Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-06
Enlargement Of ti,c yirsinsa,s.

last Monday.
Enlargement Of the virginisn.
In redemption Of the promise heretofore
made, we have the pleasure this morning
of presenting the Virginian to its numerous
and long familiar friends, in an entirely
new dress and with its dimensions consid-
erably anphfied. tits believed now 70 be
one Of the largest and cheapest newspa-
pers in the State, and as a specimen ofthe
art typographical, we are far from being
ashamed to submit it to the criticism of the
public Of the merits Of its contents we
shall not have the vanity TO speak; though
we may be excused for referring to the
other improvements Of the paper, as an
earnest ola well-meant offering to the pub
lie taste and the public wants. We
have heard much complaint, and made
with some business too, Of the indisposiron
Of Southern people TO sustain their own
newspapers, and of their promptness IN
spending their money for the namby pam
by publications ofthe North but it must be
confessed acknowledgements offered by South
ern publishers are not always comnlensur-
ate with the encouragement they hope to
win, and complain if they fail to receive
The Virginian has no complaints to bring
against Southern indifference. 1t is an
old and, it is hoped, well established jour
nal, firmly seated in the affections of its
friends, some of whom have been Its stead
fas, supporters for upwards of a quarter
Of century, and all the time it has
enjoyed a goodly share Of public pa
tronagc. Since it has come under the
present control, Its revenues have percep-
ibly increased and its circulation has been
gradually expanding, the acccssions 10 its
subscription list averaging about one new
subscriber day.
We refcrfo these evidences OF attach
ment and appreciation on the part Of its
friends, in no boastful spirit, but point 10
them as grateful tokens more prcui6Gs to
memory than carcanets of orient gems ;
and whilst they shall be tenderly cherish
ed, they shall serve to siirrllntre ia iiHasaeas-
ed exertions TO invest this old family visi-
ter with new charms, which shall continue
10 draw around it, hosts Of new acquain-
tanccs. 1t shall be our constant ann to
diversity its columns with new, useful, and
instructive matter; and in this we shall be
less cramped than Its late circumscribed
limits. In short, no reasonable expendi-
ture of means, and certainly none of Ii,
bour, shall be spared to render the Vir-
gilman very frs,-class political and fami-
y newspaper, worthy ofthe cause it os-
pbuscs, Of the age it strives to illustrate, a
the reputation Gifts palmicst days, and d
the prayers Of its best friends These
shall be It's aim-how far below its own
standard it may fall, can only be deter
mined by time-an erpcrimcnt'to scAich
he paJlic are respectfully iprited 10 became
'eitaesscs, By enrolling Meirnaases on IFS sab
scJ7ption list
We must be allowed, in this conncxion,
without mourning the reputation Of dun,
to remind our subscribers that the improve
mcnts in the appearance ofthe paper have
involved heavy expenditure of capital,
which we have nevertheless chccrfully
made, without corresponding increase in
the price of the paper, and without dis
turbing them for their dues; for we have
been content to least our bread upon the
waters hoping lat, in due time, it VIII
returnunto US multiplied anhundrcd fold -
In addition to this outlay, we have had to
pay large sums to free the office from debt
in other words we have simply advanc-
ed the money for those of our subscribers
who are still in arrears. In looking over
The books, We find large number in this
condition, many Of them owing for more
than three years. This we are sure, is
not the result Of design, but Of inoneatioa;
and as the amount due from each is but a
tribe, whilst it constitutes, in the agsre-
gate, heavy sum for which we have ad-
vanoed the ready money, we arc sure, we
are making no unreasonable request, when
we urge each one Of those in arrears to re-
NIT us the amount they respectively owe.
This they can do at our risk, through the
Post Masters at their several offices, who
are authorized by law (when their salaries
do not exceed S200) to frank letters CON
tanning remittances from subscribers to the
publishers Of newspapers. Our business
partner will, in a short time, call on most
Of our subscribers who are residing in ac-
ccssible counties, and it's hoped they viii
generally be prepared to discharge their
obligations but those residing beyond his
reach, viii be expected to remit their dues
by mail. And even those residing within
kingdistoncc' ofLynchburg may wall
themselves Of the same mode of payment,
hich would save us the expenses Of the
collector We invoke the attention Of orr
friends to this matter and, as we promise
but seldom to offend agains, good taste by
repeating this appeal, we hope they will
see the necessity and justice of giving heed
to the present one.
Tue PRESENT NUMBER OF THE VIRGIN
IAN is sent to many of our friends who are
not subscribers to ii, in the hope that it
may elicit from them an approval which
shall result, if not in their own subscrip-
ton, at least in an effort to interest others
in Its behalf We should take it kindly of
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