The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-10-10
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The session of Congress, which has JUST ter.
minated, will be long and gratefully remembeFed5
by all true republicans for the triumphant success
oI nany OF their cherished principles and measures.
while we heartily rejoice at thestriumph OF the
PRINCIPLES which it has been our constant effort 10
advocate and defend, and from which no prosper
ity. no adversity can swerve us; we cannot pe un.
mindful of the attitude in which we are placed by.
recent vote of both houses of Congress-we ai-
iude to the contemplated wiihdrawaioi their pat
ronage from the newspaper press 10 this dec'soh'
we cbeerfuIly bow sensible as we are oil the patri-
otic motives which have led to It. But we uust
that this decision of Congress increases rather than
diminshes our; claim to the support 'oi mgner'
power--that Of the people; and to them we confl-s
denty appeal TO aid u.s. by Their patronage, IN sus-
tanning at the seat OF government Journal that ~;
ipflexbly devoted 10 their Ipteressand the truen-'
terests Of the country, VI b, = as ss}}
Its known TO every one, that the chief source
of sustaining newspaper Is not the magnitude OF
its subscription list so much the advertising pat
ronage which may he bestowed upon 1t. ln large
commercial Cities indeed the latter IS usually the
copcomitant of the former. as il becomes the obs
yious 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 lnci-a
dent to mercantile community and hurdened
with peculiar aud enormous expenses which are
not esewher incurred, nothing but very long list
of subscribing patrons sustain paperin usefu!-
ness-if indeed, even IN existence. The propri--
tors of the Union have hitherto spared no palms,,
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 .thes
two houses of Congress II Is believed, ever before
attemptep on this continent in daily newspaper,
they have secured the services Of the best ,eporters
which the country afforded, but al the enormous
cost of 81 900 or $sl5 900 per year. Their extern
sive foreign and domestic correspondence IS anoh-
er large item of expense, but the instructive use-
fulness OF which Ia so highly commended and ap-
precated as to Justify almost any outly 10 attain It.
STILL it must be evident that these heavy expenses
cannot be borne, unless the subscription list is om-
mensurate to the undertaking; aud although we
can boast Of l5, 900 subscribers, (ncluding daily,
ti.weekly, and weeky.) yet this list must be still
considerably enlarged to enable the propretors of
the Union" to sustain all Its usefulness, and to
insure them against pecuniary loss. Invoking.
then, again. the aid aud support Of all true friends
| of republican government. and pledging ourselves
to renewed efforts in the of the glorious prin-
ciples we cherish. offer the following proposals:
The "DAILY UNION" viii be published. as
heretofore at $40 per annum, payable in advance.
Its character hitherto has been almost exclusively
political We purpose in future TO devote por-
ton Of its columns to domestic news of general M
terest and to literature, which, with
out impairlng its political influence, may render il
the more eptable to extended class of readers
The " "SEMI-WEEKLY UNION" WILDE pub
Iished every Monday and Thursday, during the
recess of Congress, at IS per annum. This con-
taips all the matter contained in the " Daily Uni-
on," except local advertisements. During the ses-
sons of Congress three numbers, instead Of two,
will be issued, without any extra charge to sub
Ieati d