Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-30
~ Tho efice Of the "Daily Evening STAR
II on the south side Of D street, two doors
west es 18th street.
The Evening Star" in the Ascendant.

tie EVENING STAR, peering through the
clouds of doubt and shadows of uncer-
tainty which generally attend newspaper
enterprises, first shed it's modest and un-
pretending light upon a Metropolitan
Public. Kind friends hailed it's advent
with smiles of welcome, and encouraged
it to beam out through the darkness that
threatened to obscure it, until now it
shines brightly and serenely in an un-
clouded armament, and has become q
fixed and immoveable Star in the news
paper constellation of the Metropolis.
We promised, at the outset of our ca
reer, to leave nothing undone, which en-.
ergy and perseverance could accomplish,
to make the EVENING STAR welcome
visiter at every home-to infuse into it's
columns spirit of independence, of JUS
tice, and of truth never to be surrendered
for any considerations spirit ever alive
to the welfare of our beloved country,
and especially watchful of the interests of
our growing City. We likewise promised
to advocate, with whatever ability and
zeal we possessed, those reforms and i'm
provements which we, in common with a
vast majority of our fellow-citizens, deem
ed essential to the advancement and pros
perity of our beautiful Capital, and also
to urge on, with warm and cheering
words, that industrial spirit of Progress,
in Mechanical, Mercantile, Artistic, and
laboring pursuits, which is so rapidly
dotting our magnificent distances" with
comfortable homes, and adding 50 vastly
to the wealth, the happiness, and the
beauty of our National Metropolis.
How those promises have been fulfilled,
let the columns of the EVENING STAR an
swer. We point to them with pride and
satisfaction, conscious, as we are, that
they will attest the sincerity of our early
pledges and the usefulness of our humble
labors.
And now, kind readers, when entering
upon the second half year of our under
taking, permit us to tender you our warm
est thanks for the generous support which
we have received at your hands. More
than our most sanguine expectations have
been realized. We do not hazard truth
IN asserting that our city subscription is
larger than that of any newspaper pub
lished here; and our circulation is daily
and steadily increasing. In very few
days such improvements will be made in
the paper as will render it more accepta-
BILE to its patrons. In word, the STAR
will increase in size and grow brighter
and more attractive as it wakes older,
until, we hope, the eyes of the whole read
ing community shall gaze upon it with
even greater pleasure.
The course originally marked out for our
paper will be pursued. On reviewing our
career for the past six months, we find little
to regret, but much to console us. Errors
of commission and of omission have doubt.
less, in some instances, marked our path;
but we are comforted by the reflection
that the head, and not the heart, was the
source of all such errors. Besides, "to
err is human"-and an indulgent public
will readily overlook the errors of poor
humanity, and especially those of the
toiling publisher of daily paper.
In conclusion, we again tender our
heart felt thanks to the patrons of the
EVENING STAR for their encouraging sup
port. 1t shall be our aim to merit a con-
tinuance of their patronage by furnish
ing them with paper which shall
please and instruct. We have no fear
that those who have watched the light
of our little STAR from the beginning.
will desert it now; we know that they
look as regularly for it as for their even
ang repast. To those into whose homes