, 1853-03-12
Here we go again-Commence-
ment of the End OF the First
Volume of the Columbian"

NOAhAAAO "a eAO OC@N-@-@
4" There's no such word IA, faii"-was
an expression uttered by the great Cardinal
Richelicu, through the Promp'ings Of the
poct, Bulwer; and when the course Of any
individual, eDsaged in any houorslle pur-
suit, is characterized by COURAGE, ENERGY,
TIRNNEss, PERSEVERANCE,, INDUSTRY, iNDE-
PENDsNcE and CONSISTENCY, there needs be
bu. slight cause to apprehcud an intrusion
of the word "TAlL l''--par,icularly "in
the bright vocabulary Of youth" Why do
men "TAiL" at aHs in the prosecution of
any laudablc pursuit Il arises from
WANT Of ONE or ALL Of the qualifications
alluded to. From lack Of self-confdenee
and ssli-relanoc from q lack Of moral
courage to overcome obstacles, and success
fully grapple with difficulties; it is because
they fear 20 KHderf0Le 10 "ride The whirl-
wind and direct lhc siorm.n To RESOLVE
is TO PERPoRN. We have "KEsoLvED ~
The mans of performance must be de
rived from the public-from those who have
determined with US, that the Columbian
SHALL succeed from those who have ap-.
proved our course--mSintain their friendly
intercourse their kind Offices Of
patronage in our favor, and lend their inau-
ence and approving smiles for our future
success. With such friendly elements al
our back, our course is oHtrard -" nor
dread the future, nor lament the past"
"tho' earth should cape, and from the gulf
Of hell destruction cry" Shall We "Jaill'
" There's no meb 'oOrd ~ ..s1
In the publication Of The " Columbian"
thus far, il would be madness to suppose
that our course has met the appreciation Of
ALL who may have been It's readers. Such
result would have been without precedent
IN the history Of the world, and an anOma-
iy with which the smemory Of man run
meth not parallel" Consequently we have
not SOUGHT to please eysybody-HAvE NOT
pleased eveerybody---And had We done SC, :.
we would have been led to the conclusion
that the field Of conflict in which we have
been engaged, was ioeak unworthy
Of being contested. The abuse of the ma
lieious4-the aspersiOnS Of the envious--the
contumdy aof the sel6sh-.,he dbnbOundod
stomach /" of the politician the derhlop Of
the fool-all eonspire-always have con
sPiFed, apd always will eonspire, TO Op,
pose any undertaking, however neritOrious,
for the achievement Of any great and noble
undertaking, however compatible, 'ihpor.
taht and necessary, for the well-being Of
general sociay, or for the common good of
mankind, If not eOnlormablo Of 10 their own
several ideas of proprstys What says the
history Of the past on the subject We
win not quarrel with il, " "a
In our introductory wc proposed to pub
lish aweekly newspaPsr-5-is NEuThAL mPUI-
iticsiDd Ieliglon,D and thus far we main
tain 70 Rave Been governed strictly by The
terms Of our proposition, and challenge the
evidence to the contrary to be produced from
a "iile" Of the past six months. 1t is true
we have Published call for political con-
Sention-proeecdings Of political meetings,
&C., as ADvEE1IsEaENrs we have given
utterance to the almost unanimous voice Of
the people of northern Oregon, in commen-
dation of the faithful and beneficial manner
in which our representative in The legisa-
tive assembly has discharged his-duty to bis
constituents 1--WE have expressed the great
ful Acknowledgements of the people of this
new territory, for the consideration bestow-
ed upon it, for the FIRST time, by the last leg
iSlalure but we have meter foflmoment
thought Of making the columns Of our pa
per a medium for the senseloss patty Irgib-
berish with which our eotemPoraries seem
pleasedsto amuse their readers, thereby cIe.
ating discord, division, sectional rivaly, cen
w, malice and al uncharilablencss," when
harmony and nnanimily is SO essential 10
the present and future well7beng of our
growing country. We have been NEUTRAL
in politics, and propose to continue so, re-
serving to ourselves the privilege Ofapprov-
ing what We conceive to be right, and con,
demning what we conceive to be wrong in
the administration of affairs connected with
this part Of the country, regardless Of PAR
TY, in a spirit Of candor and Independence
"uuawed by influence, and unbribed by
gain" And in this determination, although
wGdo not anticipate meeting the approba-
iion of AL, yet we expect TO be seconded
by% large proportion Of the intelligent, lib-
eralaRd influential residents Of columbia