The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-25
THE COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, MARCH Is, 1886
ATTENTION. ATTENTIONi!

ATTENTION! ATTENTION.!
To what we have now to say to the citizens of
the District.
We say to them they must advertise in
the Fountain, and pay for the same. an amount
sufficient for the labor bestowed upon the daily
paper, or it cannot continue, (unless the pub
Usher should feel himself under moral oblga-
ton to spend his own time and money in an
enterprise which the community cares not for
The circulation Of the paper will make no diff
ference in this respect, whether 1000 or l0O,-
600 be circulated, because it affords no pay for
the labor. itonly pays for the material. The la
Dor must be paid for by advertising, and this.
at the price we propose TO do it for, will re-
qure very large amount; still, we ought TO
receive it I; that is, we think so but, then, you
have as much right to your thoughts, as we
have to ours--we give you our thoughts on
paper; and we pay for the paper, the forming
them into words and notions by the printers,
&c. You have hitherto, many Of you, only
let us know your thoughts by your conduct.
From this, we should judge you do not think
with US. In this Judgment however, we may
be mistaken. Perhaps you have not thought
on the subject, and only wait TO have your at
tention called to it, that you may be led 10
think and TO act Now, we ask with all sober
earnestaess, in view Of the best interest Of this
District, ought such a paper as the Fountain
to be published daily, or ought it to stop
oughtitto continue, or stop forthwith If it
be decided that il ought to continue, who
should pay the expense7 The individual
who has already thrown himself in the gap,
as he believes. agreeably TO the will Of Hea-
ven, that he mightsave menfrom falling into the
pit that he migt lead the minds Of the old and
the young to reflect upon the dreadful conse
quences growing out Of the traffic and use of
Intoxicating drinks--the individual who has
for near the last five months, (but more parti
cularly for the last two months) been placed in
The way Of receiving hatred for love, and
tempted by insulting letters, from men occupy
ing prominent places, and by sneers from no.
norable bodies, to lose his balance and his self
respect; shall he, | Isay, unaided by the com
mnnity, battle the storm which the votaries of
the tyraat and destroyer keeps whirling over
and among our race; shall he still stand open
10 the attacks Of enemies, while his professed
friends, (some of them, not all, remain out
side, and while he is assailed aud derided,
they, like one Of old, are ready to say, we
know not tho man2 Snail he continue to give
his time and his money under such circum-
stances We wish TO hear fror~ on this
and t1;ssds. the things you have W SOY !,
subject You may say them on papeli,a niaIn anu as
we intend to continue its daily issue at our
own expense, if others do not help, a suffi-
cient length of time foryou to think and act in
this matter. ass l'.t
Already we have spent large amount, be-
sides our time we still intend to spend more,
in order to give the citizens a fair opportunity,
if they wish, TO continue the Fountain. Our
time we are willing to devote to the cause
but the means we have intended to bestow in
placing this paper upon permanent founda-
ton, will soon be exhausted, and we shall not
feel at liberty to 60 further. We do not COM
plain Of our circulation; this is good, and
constantly improving; but if every man, wo-
man and child in the District took thes Foun-
tain it would not pay thepRinser, at the price
we sell il for, land we co6ld not circulate it at
more.) 1t must be by advertisements, and
them to large amount, if it is sustained
without loss. We have thus given you
candid exhibition Of our condition and feeling,
and we shall wait reasonable time to have
yeur response. 1a%
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