Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-11-20
TO IHE PEnPi.R.

~ 1nH L HUI Lilo
rEsfI E session Of Congress. which has just ter
minated. will be long and gratefully remem
bered by all true republicans for the tHumpna",
success of MANY of their cherished principles aho
measures. While we heartily rcjnce at the 'rl-
umph of the principles which it has been our con-
slant effort to advocate and defend, and ON which
NO nr,xpcr;ty no adycrsity can swerve US; we
cannot br unmindfll of the attitude in which we
are placed nv A recent vote of both houses of Con-
oress I'VE aIudp to the contemplated withdraw al
Of their patronage from the newspaper press. To
this decision we cheerfuy bow. sensible as we
of the patriotic motives which have led to it. Blu
we trust that this decision Of Congress increases
rather than diminishes our claim to the support Of
high power-that of the people; and TO them
we confidently appeal to aid US. by their patron
age, in sus aiming at the seat of goyernmen:
journal thst is inGexibly devoted to their interests
and the true interests of the country.
II is known to every one, that the chief source
Of sustaining newspaper is not the magnitude OF
its subscription fist. so much rs the advertising
patronage which may he ne slowed upon It. 10
large commercial Cities indeed. the latter is usual
" the concomitant of the former 1t becomes the
obvious interest of mercantile men to advertise IN
those papers which are the most extensively CHOU
lated. Washington, however, is differently stu
ated. Deprived Of the advertising patronage incl
dent TO a mercantile community, and hurdened
with peculiar and enormous expenses which are
not elsewhere incurred, nothing hut very long
list Of subscribing patrons can sustain paper IN
usefuIness-if. indeed, even in existence. The
pr1prietors of the Union have hitherto spared no
pains, and no expense, to make their paper wo-.
thy of the metropolis, and worthy of the support of
that great par,v under whose banner they are en-
II fnIl lie
bates of the two houses of Congress. it is believed
ever before attempted OH this continent in daily
newspaper they have secured the services of the
best reporters which the country afforded. but at
the enormous cost of 3l2 400 or 81 5On0 per year
Their extensive foreign and domestic cnrrespon-
dence is another large item of expense. but the in
siructve usefulness of which is so h.hy com
mended d appreciated as to justify almost any
outlay to attain it. Still, il must be evident that
these heavy expenses cannot be borne, unless the
subscription list is commensurate to the undertak
ing; and although we can boast of Is 600 sub~cri
bers, (including daily, trweek y. and weekly
vel this list must Ee still coi,slderah arged IL
enable the proprietnrs Of the Union" to sustain
all it's usefulness and to insure them against pc
cuniary loss. Invoking then again, the aid and
support of all true friends of republican govern
ment, and pIedging ourselves 10 renewed efforts
the of the glorious principles we cherish, we
offer the following proposals:
| The DAILY UNION" will be published as
heretofore at 81 10 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 In
terest and to miscellaneous literature which with
out impairng its pc itc,l influence may render i
the more acceptable to an extended class of rea
| ders
The 'SEMI-WEELLY UNION" will re pub
shcd every Monday and Thursday, during thu
recess of Congress, at SIS per annum. Ills co
tains all the matter contained in the " Daily y
MON" except local advertisements During hi
sessions Of Congress three rumbers instead OF two
will be issued, without any extra charge to subscrI
beers.
Enlargement of the Weekly Union.
The "WEEKLY UNION" is issued every Sa
turday; and as arrangements are in progress to en-
large it to near double its present size. we sha
soon be enabled to give nearly every article which
may appear in the daily and semi weekly editions
at the extremely ow rate of So. We propose al
so to give, in this edition, complete synoptica
summary of the proceedings in both houses q
Congress-,hus rendering The Weekly Union
most valuable channel of information to all cIasse
of our country. But. to remunerate US for thi
enterprise an extensive subscription list is abso
uteIy Indispensable
CONVERSATIONAL REGISTER.
In addition to the foregoing. we have resolved t
publish during the sessions of the national legi.
AZURE, " Congressional Register" to be issue
weekly and to contain FULL REPORT of The da
Iy proceedings and debates of both houses. Indeed
| the arrangements which we have made with tn
of 70
: even more full AMI extended reports than we hav
produced during this session. superior we cIair
them to be to any preceding ones. The Regis'e
will he made up from the daily reports i'll tn
2 Union careful y revised by an experienced ed
tor, and will constitute a complete aud authent
record ofthe session. An appendix will be adj
cd uniform with the Register, and to he sent or;
tuitcuslv to subscribers. comprising list of tt
acts passed during the session, with synopsis
$ their contents. and reference. when necessary,
previous legislation. This will form the most con
plcte history of the sessions Of Congress- and WI
. be furnished at the low price of sEvENTE-FIV
: CENTS for the next session.
j II , P"sTMAsrERs are authorized to act OF
: agents; and by sending US five yearly subscriber
with the subscription money. for either the Dali
Semi Weekly, or Weekly. will be entitled to OF
= copy of the same edition as they furnish Us su
a scribers for.
n o. Tho CONGRESSIONAL REGISTER will
l. furnished them on the same terms
:. Clubs 'UiH be furnished with
/ copies Of the Daily for $40
S 5 do Sem-WeekIy 30
= 10 do do 35
S do Weekly 8,
20 DO Congressional Register 10