The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-03-31
Editorial Circular.


Welast week entered upon the third
,ollae of the CoLuMBA DEMocRAT, and
according to custom, should have accom-
paned that issue with an Address, or Ed
itorial Circular. Necessary absence from
home at the proper time, prevented the
ful6llment olthat task. We now improve
the occasion to say few words to our rea".
ders and patrons.
The business Of conducting public
journal. onerous and responsible, is never
theless, attended with some degree ofpleas-
ureable satisfaction. To h old weekly in
tercourse aud friendly correspondence, with
thousands of readers, annually, to form ac-
ouaintance with friends unseen and un-
known--to enjoy their confidence and re-
spect, is source of high gratiicatlon--ls
doubly enhanced by the consciousness OF
the fact, that an Editors labors have been
properly appreciated by those for whose
ediicatlon and benefit he has catered, writ
ten and labored. We have not the vanity
to believe. nor dare we affirm, that such
has been the state of affairs, exactly, be-
twixt our respected patrons and ourselves.
Proracted indisposition and family al
Fiction, through which we have been cal
led to pass several months,--and out OF
which we trust we have now safely emer-
qed--must excuse our short comings and
will Mitigate, in some measure, the non
nerformance of our duties. We had lnten-
ded an enlargement of our paper, with the
opening of the present volume, merely to
appear in fashion with others, but find 1t
impractcable without involving an expen-
diture, witout the prospect ola speedy re-
turn, beyond what either prudence or ne
cessity woHld seem to warrant In this num-
her we have made important improvements,
by the addition Of new types, rules, heads,
&c. as the readers will perceive, by
glance at its appearance and an inves-
tigatiou of its contents, We have also dis
continued several columns Of advertise
ments aud supplied their place with ac-
ceptabe reading matter. This arrange
ment we shall continue until we can en-
large the boundaries by which our sub
scribers will get as much information,
and the Democrat contain as much
rsading-space-an it always has, since
we assumed its conduct, given more 0rtg'-
nal aH,cles,-than any other publication in
Northern Pennsylvania
"A word on politics. Through the yar-
Gus vicissitudes of our Editorial labors,
during the past fifteen years, in which we
haze been the conductor Of Press, it
has been our destiny -our duty and our
Measure, to exert our humble energies in
support of regular democratic nominations
For this we claim no especial merit, as We
have only performed our plain duty, with
out the expectation of political promotion
or pecuniary emolument, whilst others a.
round US, and some in our very midst,
have been counteuauced in their base be.
travail of the time honorcd usages of the
democratic party, and even rewarded for
their treachery by the bestowment Of office
and patronage-Sic transit gloria, &c.
To you, kind friends and patrons, for
your confidence aud liberal support, we
offer the homage Of grateful heart. The
old and accredited organ Of yourinterests =
Tde Columbia DemOcrat,-n which you
Have always found fearless and faithful
exponent of your just rights, is prospering
and going on to prosper. Your names are
dear to us,--we love them alias citizens
friends and subscribers - and shall
strive to merit continuance ofyour favors
and appreciation. And in conclusion we
wish YOU, individually aud collectively,
health, happiness and prosperity -and
NAV the bond of our union prove mutual,
upbroken and abiding