The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-08-29
TO the Peonle.

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The session of Congress, which has Just ter
minated will be long and gratefully remembered
| by all true republicans for the triumphant success
OF many of their cherished principles and measures
While we heartily rejoice at the triumph of the
principles which it has been our constant effort to
advocate and defend, and from which no prosper
ity, no adversity can swerve us; we cannot be un'
mindful of the attitude in which we are placed by
a recent vote of buth houses of Congress-we al
lude to the contemplated Withdrawal of their pat
ronage from the newspaper press To this decision
we cheerfully bow, sensible we are OF the patri-
otic motives which have led to it. But we trust
that this decision of Congress increases rather than
diminishes our claim to the support OF higher
power--that of the people; and to them we conti-
IDENTIFY appeal 10 aid us, by their patronage, IN sus
tanning at the seat OF government journal that Is
inhexiby devoted to their interests and the true in
teress OF the country.
1t is known to every one, that the chief source
of sustaining a newspaper is not the magnitude OF
its subscription list, much the advertising pat
ronage which may be bestowed upon it. In large
commercial cities indeed, the latter IS usually the
concomitant of the former, as it becomes the OBJ
vious interest of mercantile men to advertise IN
those papers which are the most extensively Circu-
lated. Washington, however, is differently stu
ated Deprived of the advertising patronage Incl
dent to a mercantile community, and burdened
not elsewhere incurred, nothing but very long list
of subscribing patrons sustain paper in useful
ness-if, indeed, even IN existence The propri-
tors of the I" Union" have hitherto spared no pains,
and no expense, to make their paper worthy OF the
metropolis, and worthy of the support of that great
party under hose banner they are enlisted. In
publishing the most full and ample debates OF the
two houses of Congress, il Is believed ever before
attemptep on this continent in daily newspaper,
a.. haet. rfarl
which the country afforded, but at the enormous
cost of $l2 900 or $l5 900 per year. Their extern
sive foreign and domestic correspondence is anolh-
er large item of expense, but the instructive USE
fulness OF which is so highly commended and ap-
preciated to justify almost any outly TO attainit
Still it must be evident that these heavy expenses
cannot be borne, unless the subscription list is COM
mensurate to the undertaking; and although we
can boast of $4,000 subscribers, (including daily,
tri-weekly, and weekly) yet this list must be still
considerably enlarged to enable the proprietors OF
the "Union" to sustain all It's usefulness, and to
insure them against pecuniary loss. Invoking,
then, again, the aid and support OF all true friends
of republican government, and Pedging ourselves
Ia renewed efforts in the cause of the glorious prin-
ciples we cherish we offer the following proposals:
The "DAILY UNION' will be published, as
heretofore, at $40 per anEum, payable in advance.
Its character hitherto has been almost exclusively
ponHcal' we purpose III Iuture u ue'o'e Poi-
ton OF its columns to domestic news of general in
erest, and to miscellaneous literature, which, with
out mpairlng its political influence, may render it
the more acceptable to extended class of readers
The "SEMI- I-WEEKLY UNION" will be pub
lished every Monday and Thursday, during the
recess of Congress, at IS per annum. This con-
tains all the matter contained in the Daily Uni
on" except local advertisements. During the ses-
sions of Congress three numbers, instead of two,
will be issued, without any extra charge to SUBJ
scrbers