Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-09-10
From the Daily Journal, sept. 4.
The End of the Year.

"The Daily Journal" has now finished the first
year of its existence, and pleased to
that the experiment of establishing daily paper in
North Carolina has been far successful as to
rant us in continuing its publication. daily press
may, therefore, be regarded permanent "insti-
tuition in the town of Wilmington.
Few, save those who have actually tried similar
experiment. can appreciate the labors and difficult
ties attendant upon such enterprise, undertaken
with limited means and facilities, and carried in
q community where such thing had never previ-
ously been attempted. IT, therefore, the paper has
not been all that it should have been, that we
could have desired to make it, feel confident that
a generous allowance will be extended to its short
comings while our efforts for the accommodation of
the public will be duly appreciated.
With none of that assistance from a corps of sub
editors reporters and WRITER'S which the conductors
of daily paper in large city, can always command;
and compelled, in health or sickness, to contribute
fA. the ann.sar,aAnt or information of the
public, our position during the past year has been
far from snecure. To give idea of the labor,
we would mention one, and by no means the most
tresome part of it within the past year, the amount
of editorial matter appearing in the paper, would
make eight hundred ful-sized octave pages in fair
type. This matter, all furnished by the editor, is
exclusive of the reports of markets. ship news week
~ reviews of markets. ETC., contributed by the as.
sociate Editor.
The commercial department of our paper has re
ceived particular attention, and upon that at
least, we have few excuses to make. Our reports oil
markets and all other matters interesting to bu
siness community, have been FULL accurate and i'm
partial; and we are happy to believe that their char
acter in these respects will not be called in question
In obtaining and publishing news, we have beer
prompt and energetic, availng ourselves of all tn,
facilities within our reach if these have been in some
cases limited, have at least endeavored to make
diligent use of them, and few items Of intelligence
have escaped us for lack of Industrious research
We wish to make no promises in advance, that W,
may not be able to fulfil but it shall certainly be ou
endeavor to enlarge facilities considerablyin tn
coming year, and to make such other improvements
an our paper as circumstances may require or JUST
fly.
About politics we have little to say In star in.
we told our Wing friends plainly that the Dali,
Journal would be Democratic paper in the fulles
sense of the word and such it has been and will be
For their liberal patronage we are deeply grateful
It was obtained under no false colors and is honor
able alike to them and to the paper. The Journal i
a convenience and an advantage to the bushes
community, and they have sustained it without al
lowing any mere prejudices to stand between then
and their feelings of liberaIity and convictions @
interest.
A daily paper has now become, in some measure
n necessity to the people of Wilmington, and with
certainty of being sustained, shall enter upo
the publication of the second year on Monday next