American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-20


ave are almost tired of making apologies,
but the pressure of advertisers upon us this
morning renders it indispensable that most of
our usual reading matter should be laid over.
The advertisement from the Navy Department,
occupying over seven columns on our first page,
the list of advertised letters, and the Council
proceedings, had all to 60 in this mornings
paper, to the exclusion of other matter"
Louisville Courier, May l6.
We rejoice to hear it, friends of the Courier J;
but can indulge in no such pleasant complain
ings ourselves. We have the LARGEST cIRcU-
LATIoN in this city of any daily paper published
here, and the Telegraph is read by every body.
But we have not too many advertisements. We
do no not envy those who have; we rejoice
at their good fortune. The Latelligencer, the
Union, and Republic are all faithful, and able,
and prosperous. May they long continue SO.
We, however, hope for nothing and fear nothing
from the sources whence much of their patron
age flows; but, talking TO AND FOR THE PEOPLE,
are content with the rays of sunshine and re-
freshing dews that Heaven sends u.s. Yet, of
this one thing we are very certain, namely
that we shall work out our editorial salvation
men, mechanics, manufacturers, and merchants
are finding us out, and the more intelligent,
enterprising, and whole-souled among them are
calling upon us kindly, rs honey-bees visit sum-
mers choicest fowers-and still they come and
still are welcome; but, as the boys say, eve
don't ask no odds" We have worked our canoe
up and over the first of the rapids we have had
70 fba Nv hoo
ing firm hand and keeping courage. By-and-
bye, we shall get to the fountain-head of pros
perity, to wit the popular favor; and then our
course will lie in the safe and pleasant channel
Of public utility-and pecuniary advantage also.
In the mean time let us say word or two to
our business men. Many of you said we ought
to publish one-cent paper. We cannot do
that; but if you will get good person to try
it well, we will give him chance. We will
lease him our establishment long enough to
make the experiment in q satisfactory manner
and work for him on cheap terms, if he wishes
it. But we cannot publish one-cent paper in
Washington-at present.
Some of you say you do not care for Wash
ington two-cent paper, because you can get a
irst-rate penny paper from abroad. So you
can, too. So can your customers, many of
whom are induced, by the perusal of such
papers, to send abroad for the little purchases
they have to make. Thousands upon thousands
of dollars leave this city in gentlemen's pockets
and ladies' reticules, to go shopping in Balti-
more, because the business men of that city
sharp and sagacious fellows as they are !-ad-
vertise their commodities in the newspapers.
The same articles may be bought in the stores
of this District; but there are purchasers who
do not like to go round to look for them, when
as they sit at their dinner-tables, the light of
the Sun shows them to them, like clairvoyance,
on the shelves of Baltimore retailer, and the
sails of Clipper are set to watt them thither
Our manufacturers, merchants, and men of
business generally, are as efficient and apt as
any others: but it is known that locomotive
makes poor Roadway when off the track; and
so will they make poor Roadway until they get
on the track of advertising their business and
every particular respecting it,
In the mean time we will always be ready to
serve them; and if the whole of them will not
accept our services, we shall only serve the
more efficiently those who do favor us with
their custom.