Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-01-11
TO THE PATRONS OF THE TIMES

BY reference TO notice IN announcer COL
umn, it will be seen this number closes my
connection with this office. In withdraw
ing from the paper, should feel that had
failed to discharge a solemn duty. were
10 do so without returning my unfeigned
thanks to many friends and patrons, for
their kind offices. While memory lasts,
their kindness and confidence will be cher
ished.
The publication of the paper will be
continued by my late partner, who has been
connected with it for the last 9 years. The
patrons Of the paper are as well acquainted
with him and his ability to prosecute the
business. as am, and it were useless for
me to say anything in his behalf The con-
fdence they have SO long reposed in him, l
may say, is duly Appreciated; and with the
hope that such relations may long continue,
I withdraw from the establishment. with
my best wishes for its success, both in Pc
cuniary point of view and the dissemination
of correct political principles, of which
humbly conceive it has ever been the ad-
voca,e. PAUL SHIRLEY.
GLASGOW, January IL. ls49.
1t will be seen by the foregoing, that the
undersigned has purchased the interest of
Mr.. SHIRLEY in this office. With my
thanks TO him for the fatering notice he
is pleased to give me, on the dissolution of
of our business connection, | wish him
abundant success in whatever business he
may embark.
The publication of the paper will be con-
iinued as heretofore, and no expense or la
Dor spared to merit the liberal patronage it
now enjoys.
Attached TO the business early in life, we
have received what education we have in
q printing Office; and all we have or are,
we are indebted 10 the business for Nor
has our frs, love cooled or abated--but it
has grown with our growth and strength
ened with our years.
The responsibility of conducting news.
paper-ils vast power for good or evil
the difficulties to be surmounted-the an.
noyances continually thrown in the way,
are not generally understood and appreci-
aled, by the thousands who daily and week.
ly are benefited by them. The man who
could be tempted to assume the station of
Editor and Publisher, merely from pecu-
mary considerations, we would unhesita-
tingly denounce as unfit to occupy it; for
gold being his divinity, the influence of the
Press, for good, would be utterly destroyed
by his panderng TO personal or political
influences TO crafty the longings of his
sordid nature. To make a press useful
and fill the sphere for which it was, and is,
designed, its conductor should know neither
foe nor friend, but stand ever ready to up
hold Truth and condemn Error, reward
Virtue and reprove Vice, whether found
in the higher or lower walks of life,-in
the business and political, or social organiza-
ton of the community in which his influ-
ence is felt, and his duty calls him to act.
If, by following such course, we can rem.
der our paper useful to the community
and advance the interests of this portion of
our "na,ive land" we shall be content: and
we shall STRIVE, whether we SUCCEED or
not.
Early in the spring, we design enlarging
our sheet, so as to enable US to give more
general and extended summary of the
events and occurrences of the times in
which we live.
Hoping and expecting to be patronizec
only as we merit, we enter upon the duties
of the new year with full confidence anc
buoyant hopes. CLARK II. GREEN.
CoRREsPoHDENrs.--"E L." No good car
arise from publishing your article: possibly
harm.