Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-14
NEW TYPE, &c.

NEW IlfE. &C'
In this age of improvement and go.
we have resolved not
to be ou,done in any reasonable effort
to gratify; our numerous readers, and
the rest of mankind"-and have
shipped off tho last of the
old WORKOUT type that had served the
purposes Of the past, and replaced it
with a raricty Of mew and handsome
type, which will not only improve the
appearance of our paper, but render
the reading Of j, a positive pleasure
instead Of a toilsomc task. Our Press
(it must be confesscd) is not of the
best or most modern construction;
and besides, it has been used by our
predecessors in grinding out so many
kinds of politics,-Dcmocratic, Wing
and what moi, that it keeps US busy
to make it print the tratA at all times;
and despite of the best skill of ourop-
crativcs, it will '1lw' the impression
occasionally, and soil the fair face OF
our Mirror. For this we propose
remedy, to be applied at the earliest
practicable date. We have our eye
upon an excellent iron lercr press, the
price of which is sl75,-and all that
we need to secure it is the prompt
payment of moicty of the amount
due to us for subscriptions, advertiz-
ing, &c. with advance payments from
the scores of ncv subscribers who have
nearly made up their minds to grace
the Mirror list. This done, we shall
have Printing Office that will COM
pare favorably with any thing of the
kind in Western Virginia.
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
To relieve, in a measure, our oncr-
Gus cares, and do justice to our en-
gagcmcnts, we have secured the as
sistance Of our Oldest son, S. S. Jun,
who has been raised in the 'poor mans
College, (the Printing Office and has
been for some time engaged in pub
fishing paper in an adjoining State.
We hope thus, with the further MD Of
several attentive correspondents, to
furnish paper that will note with fl.
deity and promptitudc "the passing
tidings of the times" and give salts
faction 10 readers Of all parties and
pcrsuasions.
INDEPENDENT OF PARTY OR SECT"
We shall study, as heretofore, to
keep the columns of this paper free
from the bias Of party or sect. We
do not profess to publish a neutral pa
per,-for that is not only out of the
question, but ifi it were practicable, it
would be mere "mHk and acatcr
thing" expressing no opinion on any
subject, and imparling comparatively
but little information. We mean what
we say by All Independent paper. Full
scope will be given, within the bounds
of moderation and decorum, for the
expression and illustration Of the
views of politicians, whether Demo-
cratic or Wing, and for the discussion
of the principles of civil and religious
liberty to any reasonable extent We
shall studiously cndeavor to deal fair
ly with all parties, and all correspon'
dents, and, as much as in us lies, to
avoid giving any real cause of offence
to any.
We seriously believe that paper
thus conducted is more extensively
useful than any mere party organ can
possibly be. Let party paper be
started in any given place, and the
men of that party will subscribe for
and read it,-but their political oppo-
ncn,s generally will do neither. But
publish what you have to communl,
cate in an Independent journal, and it
will he read by persons of all parties;
and if your cause is good one, and
YOUR statements will bear investiga
ton, you lave tenfold better chance
of making proselytes, and of carrying
your point, than by tho usual mode of
employing party Aochs to do your
work. We commend this view Of the
subject, especially to those, in this
community and elsewhere, who arc
ever and anon discussing the project
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