Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-05-05

Guup.r'a Glurkaburg Rsgistsr

WE have comnsncsd the publication Of new
papsr in clarksbnrg, Va, With ths above atls,
and aasior ourself that we presentto tbs public =
Anses acceptable 70 Al, and worthy Of support.
Insre have bean several attsmpts before 70 e.
sAohsh paper in this place, ali Of which, from
some easaes have failed 70 greater or iess extent.
Yet believing this country sufacieutly uopulous
and wealthy, and its citizens arnplv int.ilig.ns
and liberal 20 support good newspaper. :. bays
made another trial. in the belief tha. an sh.s 4,
required 70 secure liberal support, is ths publ
cation Of a paper worthy OF patronage.
This We shall endeavor TO do; and with our az
perisnes in thu business, doubt not that We shall
1uccsed. Our materials, type, press, Do, are en-
tirsly new. which win enable us 70 make our pa
per, in point Of mechanical execution, second q
none in the State. The large size Of our papsi
enables as 20 give all the current news Of the day
besides publishing other articles Of general inter
est Tho Literary portion Of our journal shall BY
no means be neglected. about one half Of loui
columns will be weekly devoted to this species o.
reading, which will mako our paper interesting
to every family
1smay be thought that We arc liberal In making
promises, but We refer 70 our pspsr IS evidence
that al arc fulfilled.
The news Of the coming year will be more thar
ordinarily interesting. Commencing with The
doings of Congress and the State Legislature, To-
gether with the exciting condition Of our foreign
affairs, and closing win Presidential campaign.
The proceedings of the State Legislature du-
ring its coming session will be Of especial interest
inasmueh as the New Constitution does away
with many Of the old forms and usagss, and new
ones will have 70 be substituted. lis ofvsssim-
portanee to every person to be informed upon the
new laws which must necessarily Be passoa, as
many Of them will, in all probsbihty grsaHy diff
fer from thosa now In forces
The Presidential campaign Of the coming sea
son will DO one Of the most important elections
that has ever occurred in the history Of our coun-
try. The late difficulties on the slavery question
rendered it a matter Of doubt at one tims whether
either OF the two great parties Of the country
could unite in National Convention for the nom
inatiOn of candidate but recent transactions
have shown that whatever our opponents may do,
the Democratic Party will 90 into the contest up
on national principles which will command the
support Of all sections Of the country.
All these subjects Of exciting interest will be
thoroughly discussed by the public prints, and
no where can a moro general information in re-
gard to them be obtained, than through their me-
dium.
| This, in addition to the general neUI givon ev-
cry wesI, forms great inducement for all to take
the paper. Our terms are rs low IS paper can
possibly be printed for in this country. The at
tempt has frequently been made to publish pa
per for less price, and nearly every month wit
nesses their downfall. There is probably not .
man in the country who does not wish to see q
good paper established in this place. We have
commenced the publication Of ono which We shall
endeavOr to make worthy of that cognomen, and
call upon all to assist us in establishing it upon
firm basis Onr subscription list is rapidly i'm
creasing, but VIC have not yet as great a number
as rapidly as we have since our commencement
few m :nths will place the permAneney Of our
undertaking beyond doubt. We hope, there
FORE that our friends will not cease their effort,
| in our behalf; and let each subscriber endeAvol
induce his neighbors TO send for tho paper also
By this means, We will soon obtain a sufficient
patronage.
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