Washington telegraph., 1847-12-15
OUR EIGHTH VOLUME.

OUR EIGHTH VOLUME,
whhihe present number commences the eighth
volume Of the Telegraph. and in opening Il We
beg leave TO tender our grateful acknowledge.
menis to those kind friends wha, have by their
smile, Of appreciation sustained Us, during the
seven ysars through which, we have labored, to
the utmost Of uuf humble ability 10 furnish them
stesdsble sheet How far we have succeeded
In our efforts 10 please. our readers eau Judge.
We have had many disadvantage. to struggle
against slaee We eommeneed the publication Of
the "Telegraph,' and II gives us pleasure TO state,
that through the kindness Of our friends, Who
have esineed every disposition to sustain u, oaf
prospects ios the future appear brighter. aud
the gloom which SOMETIMES shtoaded our hopes,
and rendered doubtful the prospect Of our ultimate
success. has yanhhtd. We established the hfai
pres Ia this State west Of Little Rock and although
We do mol claim 10 have been IN all things par
sreslienes, yet, we have the satisfaction Of know
Ing that whatever tbilily we possessed humble as
il may be. has been employed in sustaining and
advocating what We believed 10 be the true inter.
60, Of the section Of eeun,ry In Which our lot Is
cast.
MANY noonvsnisaees under which we have
l.bored in regard 10 mail faeilaies have been
remedied. and oPPoit.nites thereby afforded afge
number Of persons for obtaining information
through this channel which they have hitherto
been denied, There Is however yei room for inl.
proyemsn, Ia this respect which We hope our
delegates in Congress will endeayot 10 have car.
RED into elf-ei. Petitions are in circulation .of
mail route from thus place 10 the county teai Of
Pix county, passing through thiekly settled
neiehborhoods which have never yet esPerieneed
the advantages 10 be derived ffom regular mail
communication. There are also changes neees-
sary, for the accommodation Of the public, on the
route. already In operation, which We have every
reason to believe will be granted BY the Depart
meni when the proper representations arc mae
A very impOr,an, change has recently been made,
on the route FROM this place to Camden. which
will enable Us 10 furnish our subscribers 10 tha,
direction with their PaPsn nearly week in ad.
vance Of the time they have received them here
tofore. For this change they are mainly indebted
10 The Efforts Of the post master a, this place.
With these increased facilities for furnishing
late intelligence nesd we say, ,ha, we expect
large acquisitions to our subscription lis, as we
will doubtless be able to furnish our patrons with
III. news" ss early as they eau possibly obtain
/, through any other medium We do not expect
10 be able 10 give our columns the diversity Of a
city paper We have not the material TO do 40
bu, VIC can and pledge oursclf 10 furnish useful
aud interesting variety, giving all the current
events Of the day--,he state Of the markets, and
such other articles us We may deem Of interest to
our readers. We have too, in contemplation the
improvement Of our typographical appearance,
aud will use every eEehion TO render the "Tele'
rraph- welcome aud entertaining visitor
In polite. our opinions have undergone no
change, ahd ws shall continue 10 do battle Tor The
principles Of the whg party, believing their sue
GEES viii most rebound to the prosperity and hap
pnpss Of our country.
Ia commencing the prcsoul volume, We ask
the assistance Of our friends IN extending our cir.
eulaliOn. There are many VI Them We feel salts
fed, who, feeling an iniefes, in tho success Of a
home paper, would not hesitate 10 use SOME little
ereron to place il on o firm basis Thi, could
BE- easily accomplished 4 bat half the number Of
our subscribers would. land who Of them could
not procure Us an additional patron, thereby,
placing Us beyond the pale Of circumstances, aud
enabling u. to make further expenditures Ia the
improvement Of our sheet
With these remarks We start forth our humble
bark on another twelve months voyage hoping
we may be favored with fair wind, a reasonable
share Of freight In the way of Advertisements
aud that the trip will prove profitable to owner
and consgnees