The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-08-25
The MOma &c Of Gratitude.

We return unieigned thanks for the large ac-
cession of su bscribers we have received, aud the
increasing patronage with which our office has
been favored. Never, since we have been enga,
ged in business, has onr success in substantial
patronage, equeed that of the present week
On Monday last alone, there were SEVENTEEN
PATRONS, added to the list of the COLUMBIA
DEMOCRAT, and since that time the number
has been more than doubled.
A gentleman who had long been patron 10
this paper, but who had been alured from our so.
cial greetings, came in and remarked that he must
renew the old associations, as himself aud family
felt quite lost without the Democrat. Another
who had been off for snort time, returned TO our
books, and owned, that this was the democracy in
which he believed And so we might enumerate
instances of voluntary encomiums, in reference to
our course, by the very people whose opinions
we most value
We thank them sincerely and truly for their
unmistakeable tokens of friendship. The sent-
ments Of the ever faithful democracy Of Colum-
bia county have breen freely interchanged and
fully expressed and we here aver, that we have
never before known them more resoutey deter.
mined to frown down all efforts at dicaton and
TO utterly route out the last aud least germ of
disafiection and disOrganization. We are not in.
fallble, and hence we may De deceived, but we
think we are not mistaken in the state of the DO
litical thermometer.
Our advertising department too, contains this
week, about three colums of paying advertising.
This Is truly encouraging, as ii is the strongest
demonstration we could wish that our labours are
approved by the people and the democracy. But
how will our little neighbor WeavOr of :he Star, 1
reconcile this ocular evidence, with his ia lacious
assertion, that he was running into our patron.
age"
Look at the columns Of The Democrat, and cen.
trast them with those of the Star. In that sheet
you will find one neW notice this tUeek, and TIE |
advertiser there told US, voluntarily on Tuesday,
that he had such an announcement to make, and
had directed former similar notice to be inser-
ted in our paper, which appeared in the columns
Of that organ, but would this time have it in the
Democrat, but when he informed US who his
counsel was, we promptly told him it would ap.
pear there again, and we were not disappointed
Last week our advertising was more than three
10 their one, and the week bef,re-the very time
that thing boasted of the injury it was in.
hicting upon us,-we booked thirty two dollars
worth of advertising and it had not even three
Another fact we might mention, as we are con-
sdering small things, that our columns are AL.
WAYS WELL FILLED with paying advertising,
and we frequently omit, for want of room, three
or four columns, after passing every one out as
soon as they come to maturity, Not so with the
Star In its columns may be found some near six
months out Of date, and quite frequently column
or two published and republished Gn the other
slde) in the same paper.
We should not have noticed thus minutely,
the business operations Of the two offices, had not
that little disorganizer, ,imprudenty and foolsbly,
urged the issue. 1t is now before the public and
he is welcome to its benefit When we can find
time, otherwise unemployed, we may lay out the
Young limb of the law on his boasted theme of
wealth capital and ability. We will give facts
and figures.