The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
TO THE pEopIE

rTNHE session of Congress, which has lust ,crtni.
4 mated, will be long and gratefully remembered
by all true republicans for the triumphant success
oil many OF thci cherished principles and inca
surcS. While we heartily rejoIcr AZ tue uiutnph
of The principles which II been oar G Instant ci
tort to advocate ant dcicnd, aud from which "a
prosperity, adversity, can svCtvc us NC can.
not be uninindful of The attitude in which arc
placed ny rcccntvott OF both houses ofCongrcss:
We al,ude To the contemplated withdrawal of
their patronage from the newspaper tess. To
this decision we cheerfuly how sensible "a VIC arc
of the patriotic motives " hich have led To H. b.,
Nc trust 'hai THE decision of Con sress incrcasts
ratncc than iiminishcs our claim to the support of
fe higher power that of the people: aud to whom
we confidently appcai to ali Us, by, l,ei, pat image
IN sustaining at the scat of government a Journal
mat Is inueSioly devoted to their interests and
tho true Interests OF the coNutfy.
II Is known 10 every ono. that the chief source
OF sostsiring newspaper IL not the magnitude of
patronage whc!. may b., bestowed upon IT, In
largt commercial cities indeed the latter is usual
~ Tire concomiiant oi the former, as il becomes
nc obvious interest OF mercantile mea to advertise
IN tho7, papers which the most extensively cir.
cuhtcd. Washington however, is ali fferen,ly stu
Sci pfrNci OF the advertising patronage Incl
ncnt TO mercantile community, and burdcued
with peculiar aud enormous expeCs.s which arc
not e's'where Incurred, nothing but very long
'ist Oh 'u''criIng patrons can susttin a paper in
u9e.u!nc's-ii indeed, even IN existence The pro-
pretors of the " Union have hitherto spnrcd no
pains and ~ Expense. make their On Der wo, t,v
ni TIE metropolis, and worthy OF the support of
that great party under whose ham n they are en-
hrtc T. In publishing thu most fun ani ample dc.
-, ] 4.
ever oei0rc attempted on this continent in da iy
newspaper, they have secured The services of The
es' rcpot tcfS which the country AFT .rdcd but ut
inc enormous cost of s 900 s. go Der year
Their extensive foreign ai.d dlmcstic c,rrc n ~.
dcnce Ia another large itcrn of expense bar TIC
struciive uscfu ness of which is SO hiaily com
mendcd aud apprcciat al tn Justify almost any
outlay to attain it, S,i |, il mus, be evident that
these heavy ex1cnscs cannot tie ,r,,e u,,Icss tIc
subscription list Is conincnsurate In The nnd.rt,.
sing; ana although DO st nf ii, 900 sIl,srr;-
DcTS, Nnciudng daily. ri week V, and wc.Eiy1
yet this list mast he l.: 4 ns, r ,l,iy cnl ,rrcd tn
AZ ITS usefulness, and to insure them ra;st NJ Gu.
mary loss, inyOking, then, again, The al aud
support OF all true friends of republican .r,v.rn
IN NJ aud p'cdging oursclvc< tp renewed ffDtts n,
INC ausc o. tlc SloIiou prn iples We cherish we
"tiS; them the foiuwin prrposal
ne - DAILY USIoN' will &c published, ~ here
10 9, ~ ~ per arnun, payable in advance. Its
@ 'SI nlthcrt' has h'cn n' II exclusively 20.
~ 'N'i' we purH1Sc In futu'c tn devote a norton
OF is column To duncs l. news of GENERAL interest
ana '" infccllnrcons Etcra urc which, wit'our i'm
pairing lts political iuh ncncc may render IL thc
h6rc acceptable to an extended q u.s. o. reader.
Inc SEMI WEEKLY CNioN" vii. br YuNIi.h'd
every Monday and Fhuts day. during thu cess OF
congress- at y per annUn This suntai,iS I'll ;bc
hattcr contained in 1t, - Laiiy Union, TX. e I
10. ~ uiVerti'eIuens During tEo sessions Of Con.
@rcS- thr"c Numbers, instead Ui two will * .o,l
without any extra cha &c 10 5uh-criber5
MLNRGEMENrCF FHE ~ EEKLY UNION
Inc = WEEKLY CNIoS" * issued every s tue
DAY; AMI rs nts are IL, urrrrss To an
large II 10 double its present size We snail .oan
DE enabled TO give nearly every article which may
appear IN the daily and semi. weekly editions AT
ne extremely low rate of So We propose also to
give, In this edition, a comIetc svnonticaI sir.
mary OF the proceedings i'll both houses of G n.
9rcss--thus rcn eTin@ the &" Weekly Cuion'' a
hoS' Vauabc Oh Inucl of info mn ton TO all classes
oi our country But, 70 reInunrrdtc for this en-
eirfls" an SHtcns'yc s"hsci iption list is absolutely
Innls npnsil IL