The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-01-02
To the People.

The session OF Congress, Wnicn mas JUST t'ter-
minated, will be long and gratefully remembered
by all true republicans for the triumphant success
OF MANY of their cherished principles and measures:
While we heartily rejoice at the triumph OF the
PRINCIPLES which 1t has been our constant effort 10
advocate and defend, and from which 10 prosper
ity, no adversely, can sweTve Us; we cannot be un.
mindful of the attitude in which we are placed by
recent vote of buth houses of Congress-we al
!ude to the contemplated Withdrawal OF their pat
ronage from the newspaper press. To this decision
we cheerfuy bow. sensible as we are oil the patri-
otic motives which hare led to it. But we trust
that this decision of Congress increases rather than
dmnishes our claim to the support of higher
power--that of the people; aud TO them we conf-
IDENTIFY appeal TO aid u.s. by Their patronage. in sus-
tanning at the seat oi government journal that is
nfexibly devoted to their interests and the true in.
terests Of the country. -5.lk l&i
1t is known to every one, that the chief source
of sustaining newspaper Is not the magnitude of
its subscription list much as the advertising pat
ronage which may be bestowed upon 1t. In large
commercial Cities indeed, the latter IS usually the
copcomitant of the former. as it becomes the OBJ
vious interest of mercantile men to advertise IN
those papers which are the most extensively circu-
lated. Washington, however, is differently situ-l
ated Deprived of the advertising patronage incl,
dent to mercantile community, and burdened
with peculiar aud enormous expenses which are
not elsewhere incurred, nothing but very long list
of subscribing patrons sustain paper in useu-r
ness--if, indeed, even IN existence. The propri',
tors of the g Union" have hitherto spared pains,
and no expense, to make their paper worthy of the
metropolis, and worthy of the support of that great
party under whose banner they are enlisted In
publishing the most full and ample debates of the. !.
two houses of Congress- II is believed ever before
attenptep on this continent in daily newspaper,i
they have ed the services of the best reporters
which the country aft ,rded, but al the enormous
cost of $4,000 or $l5, 600 per year. Their extern,
sive foreign and domestic correspondence is anoth-
er large item of expense but the instructive USE.
fulness OF which Is so highly commended and ap.t
precated TO justify almost any outy to attain 1t,
Still it must be evident that these heavy expenses
cannot be borne, unless the subscription list is tom
mensurate to The undertaking; aud although we
can boast Of Is 900 subscribers, (incudng daily,
tr.weekly, and weekly) 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 thu following proposals:
The DAILY UNION" will be published, as
heretofore, at $40 per ani:um, payable in advance.
It's character hitherto has been almost exclusively
political We purpose in future to devote por.
ton oi its columns to domestic news of general in.
teres, and to msceane Jus literature. which, with.
out impairing its political influence, may render it
the acceptable to extended class of readers.
The "SEMI-WEEKLY UNION" will be pub.
lished every Monday and Thursday. during the
recess of Congress, at S5 per annum. THIS con. 4
tainsall 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.