The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-01-16
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The session OF Congress, which has Just 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 it has been our constant effort to
advocate and defend, and from which no prosper
ity, no adversely, can swerve us; we cannot be un'
mindful of the attitude in which we are placed by
recent vote of both houses of Congress-we al
lude to the contemplated withdrawal of their pat
ronage from the newspaper press. To this decision
we cheerfully bow sensible as we are OF the patr-
otic motives which have led to it. But we trust
that this decision of Congress increases rather than
dimnshes our claim to the support of higher
power--that of the people,; and to them we conf
IDENTIFY appeal to aid US, by Their patronage, in sus-
t9nng at the seat OF government journal that is
inlexbly devoted to their interests and the true in
terests of the country.
Ii is known to every one, that the chief source
Of sustaining newspaper Is not the magnitude of
lis subscription list so much as the advertising pat.
ronage which may be bestowed upon 1t. In large
commercial cities indeed the latter is usually the
concOmant of the former. as 1t becomes the OBJ
vous interest of mercantile men to advertise IN
those papers which the most extensively circu-
lated. Washington, however, is differently situ-
ated Deprived of the advertising patronage incl
dent to mercantile community, and burdened
with peculiar and enormous expenses which are
not elsewhere incurred, nothing but very long list
of subscribing patrons sustain paper in useful
ness-if indeed, even IN existence. The propri.
tors of the g Union" have hitherto spared no pains,
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 the
two houses of Congress, itls believed, ever before
attemptep on this continent in daily newspaper,
they have secured the services of the best reporters
which the country afforded, but at the enormous
cost of :sI0 900 or $4,000 per year. Their exten-
sve foreign and domestic correspondence is anoth-
er large item of expense, but the instructive USE
funess OF which is so highly commended and ap.
preciaed TO justify almost any outly to attain it,
Still, it must be evident that these heavy expenses
cannot be borne unless the subscription list is COM
mensurate to the undertaking.; aud although we
boast Of Is 600 subscribers, (inCluding daily
tr.weekly, and weekly.) yet this list must be still
considerably enlarged to enable the proprietors of
the "Union" to sustain all ITS usefulness, and to
insure them against pecuniary loss Invoking,
then, again, the aid and support Of all true friends
Of republican government, and pledging ourselves
to renewed efforts III the cause of the glorious prin-
ciples we cherish, offer the following proposals
The "DAlLY UNION" will be published, as
heretofore, at $40 per anEum, payable in advance
lis character hitherto has been almost exclusively
political. We purpose in future 10 devote por.
ton tits columns to domestic news of general in
teres, and to miscellaneous literature which, with
out imparngis political influence, may render it
the more acceptable to extended class of readers
The SEMI-WEEKLY UNION" will be pub
Iished every Monday and Thursday, during the
recess of Congress, at So per annum. THIS con-
tains all the matter contained in the " Daiu Uni
on," except local advertisements. During the ses-
sions of Congress three NUMBERS instead of two,
will be issued, without any extra charge to sub.
srrihers