The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-09-19
TO the People.

The session OF Congress, which mas 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 il has been our constant effort 10
advocate and defend, and from which no prosper
ity, no adversely, can swerve US; we cannot be I'm
mindful Of the attitude in which we are placed by
a recent vote of buth houses Of Congress-we al
ludeto the contemplated withdrawal of their pat
roma ge from the newspaper press To this decision
we cheerfully bow, sensible as we are OF the patr-
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 conh-
IDENTIFY appeal to aid u.s. by their patronage, in sus-
tanning at the seat OF government journal that Is
inlexibly devoted to their interests and the true in
terests OF the country.
1t is known to every one, that the chief source
of sustaining newspaper IS not the magnitude OF
its subscription list so much as the advertising pat
ronage which may be bestowed upon it. In large
commercial cities, indeed, the latter is usually the
concomtant 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 situ-
ated Deprived of the advertising patronage Incl
dent to mercantile community, and burdened
with peculiar and enormous expenses which are
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 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.whose banner they are enlisted. In
publishing the most full and ample debates OF the
two houses of Congress. It's believed, ever before
attemptep on this continent in daily newspaper,
they have secured the services OF the reporters
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 anoth-
er large item of expense, but the instructive USE
funess OF which Is SO highly commended and ap-
preciated as to justify almost any outly to attain it.
Still il must be evident that these heavy expenses
cannot be borne unless the subscription list is COM
mensurateto the undertaking; and although we
can boast Of $1,000 subscribers, (ncludlDg daily,
tri.weeky and weekly) yet this list must be still
considerably enlarged to enable the proprietors OF
1 the "Union" to sustain all Its 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
to renewed efforts in the of the glorious prin-
ciples we CHERISH we offer the following proposals
The aDAILY UNION" will be published, as
heretofore, at $40 per anEun,, payable in advance
lis character hitherto has been almost exclusively
political. We purpose in future 10 devote por'
ton Of its columns TO domestic news of general in
terest and to miscellaneous literature, which, with
out impairing its politicaIinauence, may render i
the more acceptable anextended class Of readers
The "SEMf-wEEKLY UNION" will be pub
ished every Monday and Thursday. during th
recess Of Congress, at S5 per annum. This con
tains all the matter contained 10 the g 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 sub
. scrbers.
] Enlargement Of the Weekly