American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-03
American Republican,
AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. ;, l846.

O,,n o,vy Concerns. We have endeavor-
ed to pursue the "even tenor OF our way with
;,,arference with others, and particularly
.;,bo,t any covert or insdous efforts to do
them injury. Whatever we do is done openly
and aboye-board. But such is not the course
which has been adopted towards us by some OF
our contemporaries; who, envlous otthe increas-
inc circulation of our paper, resort to means TO
arrest its progress, not justified by true prnci-
ples ofhonesty, courtesy or justice We were
some time since applied to by gentleman IN
Winchester, Virginia, to send him daily GER
tain number of our paper, the people there de-
string, as he said, to receive the Clipper Inc
order was promptly complied with; and IN
few weeks, the subscription increased to three
the original number 1t so happened, that the
individual who served subscribers with the
Clipper, distributed alsO the Sun. Jealous OF
our rapidly increasing patronage, the proprie-
tors of that paper forbade the individual from
circulating any other Baltimore paper than the
Sun; and on his refusal to obey the command,
that paper was withheld from him. This is
new kind of monopoly" coming from those
who are constantly crying out against monopo-
lists. In a ecuniaiy view the thing is unim-
portant; but the principle involved is worthy of
attention. What would be said if publisher
were to require the periodical agents through
out the country to circulate none but his pub
LEGATIONS? The attempt at monopoly would be
treated as an insult to the public; and in the
present case it is nothing more nor less.
Now we really do not care whether we cir
culate more or less papers than others-for we
have no envous feelings, and would not swerve
from our principles, or be guilty of mean &C.
ton towards a contemporary, to increase our
patronage beyond precedent. We are content
to be prosperous ourselves, without induIging
in "envy, hatred and malice" towards those
who may have been more successful-nor would
we throw stone in the way to mar their con-
tinued good fortune. We acknowledge with
gratified feelings, that the liberal support which
we have received, has enabled us to lowe no
man larthing"-te support ourselves respect
ably-and to clay by something for rainy
day." Such, then, being our situation, we can
find no room in our hearts for envy at the pros
perity Of others, be it what it may. We notice
the transaction in Winchester to shew the I'M
generous and unjustfable interference which
has been attempted in our concerns-but we
are thankful that we are entirely beyond the
reach Of covert or open attacks upon our inter-
ests Those who indulge in these efforts will
End, that our house is not built upon sand, but
upon solid rock; and cannot be overthrown
by force or fraud
We extract the following article from the
Winchester Republican,:
''.NonopoIy-Mr. Editor: The readers of the
Baltimore Sun may remember how frequently
il has cried out against monopolies OF all sorts;
and vet the proprietors of this very paper have
refused to let "Old Jack" distribute the Sun in
Winchester because he also had charge of the
'Clipper. know that Jack obtained the Clip
per at the request of many citizens, who now
feel indignant at the attempt of the Sun to
monopolise the business-and have no doubt
they " i'll su tain him against this selfish effort
of its propretors to have the whole field to
themselves.
every body knows that this industrious aAd
faithful carrier is not mercenary in his feelings.
His aim has always been to oblige the citizens
of the town. Let him be sustained in his ef-
forts to circulate the Clipper, and let the grasp
ing monopolists feel the effects of their own
doctfne. JUSTICE"
AMsTocRAcY. Aristocracy is defined to be,
CI,hat firm Of Government which Dlaces the Sill
preme power in the nobles;" and the man who