Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-11
TO the Friends Of The Bugle.

mediate responsibility Of publishing The Dugle,
have, after much dclibcration, concluded that
the interests Of the poper and of the cause 1t adj
voeatcs require US to change the terms Of publi-
cation back to tho price at which it was issued
for the irst two years of its existence viz Sl.5O
per annum, in advance, with an addition of %
cents, IL delayed till the end of tho year. The
terms may be seen stated in full on the First
Page [By IN oversight tho terms on the First
Page wore not altered this week as they should
have been. They will DO corrected next
week.-Ea.]
At tho time of making the reduction of pricc
to sl,OO per year in advance, somo members of
the Executive Committee, and many other
friends of the paper, wcro doubtful as to tho
proprcty of making the change; but the prico
of tho Ahti-Slavery Standard, the organ of the
Parent Society, had been thus reduced, and It
was approhended that many acquainted with
the larger size Of that paper, its elegant appear
nnce and high character, might infer from its
of The Duglc should not be higher. In consid-
Grafton Of this, and in the hope that consider
able increase in the subscription list would re.
suit from the change, the Executive Committee
thought best to make the experiment. The in
crease of subscribers was, however, far from suf-
ficient to prevent a considerable decrease in the
receipts, as compared with the expenses of the
, paper and the burden of sustaining it, always
great, was thereby increased. The same was
found true in relation to the Standard, tho price
of which was again raised to $500 at tho close
of year.
We feel assured that tho Abolitionists Of the
West generally will agree with us rs to the pro-
prioty-the necessity cven--of this change in
the price of Tho Buslc. Tho paper at $3.50 in
advance is cheap compared with others papers.
1t contains but few advertisements, and is print
ed on small type, making the amount of read
ing matter in proportion to the size of the sheet
much greater than that Of most other periodi-
Gals. Its character, also, and that of tho cause
it advocates, arc such as to prevent its being pa
tronised to any considerable extent by any but
the uncompromising friends of frccdom-a class
which is, and must long continue to be, COM
paratively small We cannot, therefore, rca-
sonably hopo for large circulation, which, if
we could have it. would enable US to publish
the paper at less expense to each subscriber.
Tho readers of Tho Bugle, wo believe, are
liberal enough to pay for the paper they receive
and read. and will not hesitate to give from
$3.50 to $500 year for It, that amount being
necessary to furnish it to them. We feel con-
fdence, then, that our friends will heartily con-
cur in the measure VIC have seen fit TO adopt
that all that take tho paper will continue to do
so, notwithstanding the increase in price-an
increase absolutely necessary to enable US to
publish It without constantly adding to the en-
barrassmcnt of the Western A. S. Society. We
also hope that all who arc interested in the pa
per and the cause it has cspoused, will lend
their efforts to aid us in extending its circula.
, ton.
The change in terms will, of course, not effec
those subscribers who have paid in advance fol
the paper until the term of their subscription
shall expire; and all who have subscribed for
year, or other definite period not yet ended
will receive the paper according to the old terms
to the end of such period. All others, whether
old or new subscribers, will be expected to com
ply strictly with the terms as now published.
JAS. DARNABY, cA. Er. Com.
Benz. S. JONES, Sccy