The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-06-09
Our Paper.

Ph"uNciy he" canuluhte IOr popularity
and to all appearances very successful one
We find il quoted, either rs authority, or
as the basis of Editorial discussions, in mapy
of our exchanges. Brother Belly has no OBJ.
lection to being advertised in that way we i'm
agine. He has chosen good name for his
journal. 1t looks business-like. The best
wish we can offer him is that the Ledger
may show n clean balance sheet ut the end
of tho volume, with nothing on the wrong
side of Profit and Loss.-Temperance Adro-
cate.
The above, from the Temperance Advo-
cate Of the I'D inst, (and we tender our sin.
cere thanks to Mr.. Heriot fol. his kind wish
esq gives us occasion to say n few words in
relation to our peper. Four monihe ago,
we issued the first number of the Ledger.
Through the interposition of kind friends
amongst Others, we would mention Messrs
J. A. Hasseltine, J. ii. Wi;herspoon, Geo.
McC. Witherspoon, c. p. Evans--we
had fair number of subscribers to commence
with. We declared in the outset that our
paper would be confined to the interest Of
no party or clique, but we would advocate
those measures, which, in our opinion, would
advance the interest Of our District and
State" This we have endeavoured 70 do.
and this, we will continue to do fearlessly,
knowing that in all cases we are governed
by that which we believe to be right. Our
subscription list 10 this time has been incrcas-
ing, and now we have eight times as many
subscribers as when we commenced great
number of these in North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, &c This is
encouraging, and we attribute it to the fact
that we have had adhc red to the course we
had mar! ed out. II is true We have had our
trials and vexations incident to all engaged
in our vocation; for Nm Editor of a newrpa-
per may as well endeayor to convert fool
into man ofreason, rs attempt to edit n pa
per which will please every one. Come
have accused us Of advocating principles
which they were opposed to; others have
been disposed to u ink We should favor their
peculiar views, &c; some two or three, after
having received some twelve or fourteen
numbers Of the paper, have returned several
Of them, saying they were not subscribers,
and similar vexations we have met with, but
knowing our vocation to be one, although
in some respects a pleasant one; still, with
suffciency Of the annoying TO counter
balance the pleasant, We were prepared for
this, and have kept on firmly adhering TO our
course, regardless of such annoyances; well
aware from what sources they proceeded
and consoled ourself with the reflection that
truth and justice actuated us on in the course
we pursued.
For the future, We can only promise that
we will keep on in the same course, regard
less Of "fear, favor, or affection" We have
made arrangements by which wo will b
enabled to print on better paper, End promis,
to give our readers M much reading matter
as any paper in the Southern country, for III,
same price.
To Our brethren ef the Press, we take thil
opportunity to return our sincere thanks fo
the favorable manner In whk h they hay,
noticed the Ledger; and cannot forbear con
cluding this article without quoting motto,
from the Haynesville (Ala) Waterman
which we received the past week:
We have received q number of tn
Lancaster Ledger, Published at LAncaste
G. H., 8. G. This 10 q large, handsomel,
printed, and ably conducted journal Il
published weekly at Two Dollars per annum
r. s. Bailey, Editor and Proprietor TIL
Ledger is bound to no party, but advocate
all measures which the Editor believes will
prove ofbenefit to Ihe State. Toany Of on
, friends Wishing q paper from that section 0
country, we would strongly commend IN
Ledger 20 their attention. They will find |
sphghtly and interesting sheet.