The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-22
EOUS.
TO THE PEOPLE.

~ II EOILE.
TNHE session of Congress, which has lust ,c,m;.
Il mated, Will be long and gratefully remembered
by all true republicans for the triumphant success
of many of their cherished principles aud mca-
surcs. While we heartily rejoice at the Il iunph
OF The principles which it has been our constant c-
fort to advocate and defend, and from which no
prosperity, no adversity, can swerve us; we can.
not be unmindful of the attitude in which VIC are
placed by a recent vote of both houses of Congress
we ailude to the contemplated withdrawal of
their patronage from the newspaper press. To
this decision we cbeerfully bow, sensible as VIC are
of the patriotic motives which have led to it. Blu,
VIC trust that this decision of Congress increases
rather than diminishes our claim to the support o.
a higher .power-that of The people and to whom
we confidently appeal to aid us, 10y Mei, patronage,
in sustaining at the seat of government a journal
that is infexibly devoted to their interests and
the true interests of the country.
IL is known To every Que, that the chief source
OF sustaining a newspaper is not the MAGNITUDE of
its subscription list, so much as the advertising
patronage which may be bestowed upon il. la
large commercial citics, indeed, the latter is usual
y the concomitant of the former, as il becomes
The obvious interest OF mercantile men to advertise
IN those papers which are the most extensively cir
culated. Washington, however, is differently stu
a'ed. Deprived of the advertising patronage Incl
dent to n mercantile community, and burdened
with peculiar and enormous expenses which arc
not elsewhere incurred, nothing but Il very long
ilt OF subscribing patrons can sustain a paper in
useiulncss-if. indeed, even IN existence The nro.
pr;ctors of the " Uuion' have hitherto spared no
pains, and no expense, to make their paper worthy
ot the metropolis, and worthy of the support of
that great party under whose banner they are en-.
listed. In publishing the most full and ample de-
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ever before attempted on THE continent i'm Il da ly
newspaper, they have secured the services of the
best reporters which the country aft ,tded, bul at
the enormous cost of s. IL, 600 or s Is OOO pcr year.
Their extensive foreign AID domestic ctrrc:n,n-
uence Is another large item of cxpcnsc, but the in.
struc!lvc usefulness of which is so highly COM
mcndcd and appreciated as to Justify almost anv
outlay, to attain it. Still, it must be evident that
'hcsc heavy expenses cannot be borne, unless the
subscription list is commensurate i'm the urdcrta.
king; and although we can boast of 10, 900 snhscri-
bers, Gncluding daily, tri. weekly. and we,klvl
| yet tDlS list must DC still consider ,hIy ,,l,r.rcJ .n
enable the pr Prictors of the Union' to sustain
All ITS usefulness, and 10 insure them against pecn-
mary loss. Invoking. then, again, The aid and
support of all true friends of republican govern.
mcnt and pledging ourselves to- renewed efforts in
the cause OF the glorious principles we cherish, we
ofte, them the following proposals:
The DAILY UNIoN' will he published, as here.
etiorc, at SO per nnnum, payable in advance. Its
character hitherto has teen a most exclusively pc.
teal. We purpose in future to- devote a portion
OF Is columns TO domestic news of general interest,
a"o 10 mlSc".lancnus literature, " hich, y ithout i'm
nall0e' ITS political Influence, may render it the
'H9 ore acceptable 10 an extended class Of readers.
Inc EMF WEEKLY tNIoN'' will be published
every Monday aud Thursday. during The recess of
congress, at So Per annum. This contains all the
mater contained in III A." Duty Uniom,' cxcclt
'"oai anVeruscments During Tie sessions nc Con.
grrSs three numbers, instead OF two, will be issued.
wI,S9u' any gxtrs chas@c 20 subscribers.
ENLARGEMENT CF THE EEK UNION.
The " WEEKLY UNIoN' is issued every S,tur-
day and as arraugem nts are in p~ogrc. To N
iatse IT 20 near double lis present size, we shall soon
oe ehahied to rive nearly every article which may
appear i'm the daily and semi-wcekly editions, at
me extremely low rate of So. We propose also 10
sNe' IN this edition, a complete synoptiCai sum
mary OF the proceedings in both houses of Con.
grcss-ihus rem cTing the " Weekly Union" a
mo-" valuable channel of inform ton to all classes
OF our country. But, to rcmuncratc us for this en-
."rIrlSc, an extensive subscription list is absolutely
l~ndispcns bic.
CONGRESSIONAL REGISTER.
In addition to the foregoing, We have resolved to
publish during the sessions Of the national lceis
lature, a " Congressional Register to be issued
weekly, ana to contain a FULL REPoRT of the daily
proceedings and debates of both houses. Indeed,
the arrangements which We have made with the
very best corps of reporters viii enable US to rive
even more full and extended reports than We have
produced during this SEES on, superior az VIC claim
them 10 be TO any preceding ones. The Rcristcr
will bc made up from The daily reports in the
80 Union carefully revised by a experienced edi-
record o! the session. An appendix will he added,
uniform with the Register, aud to he sent erafui-
t"usly to subscribers. comprising a lists of the acts
passed during the session, with a synopsis of their
contents, and a Reference, when necessary, TO pre-
vious lcGislat'on. This will form the most COM
plctc history of the sessions of Congress, and will
be furnished at the low price ofsEvENrY-FIvE cEars
for the next s. ssion.
6~J-PosrMAsTERs are authorized to act as our
agents and oy sending Us five yc.rly subscribers,
Semi Weekly or Ulekiy, will be entitled to one copy
of the same edition as they furnish us subscribcrs
for.
.GG.The CONGRESSIONAL REGISTER will be fur
nishGd them on The same ferns.
GS- NEWSPAPER Publishing our Prospectus, with
the notes attached, until the LIST of December next,
will be entitled, during the next session Of Con
grcss, to receive a copy of the Congressional Regis
ter and Til Weekly Union.
Clubs toH be furnished NTH
copies of the Daily for $40 90
do Semi Weekly 30 90
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