Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-10-08
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Salem. Ohio, October =, 1853.
THE BUGLE--PRE-PAYMENT.

At the last Anniversary of the Western Anti
Slavery Society, resolution was unanimously adj
opted, recommending the Executive Committee, to
adopt prepayment as the rule, with all subscribers
to the Anti-Snyery Buge. In accordance with
this recommendation, the Executive Committee APP
pointed a sub committee to examine the question
and report upon the same. The following is their
report, which after due consideration was adopted
by the Committee.
REPORT
Your Committee to whom was referred the subject
ofadopting the advance payment system in the pub
LEGATION of the Bugle report that upon considcra-
ton of the matter, so far we are able to weigh
the advantages, and disadvantages of the rcspcc-
tive systems We are of opinion that the interests
Of the Bugle and of the cause advocates would be
advanced by adopting strictly payment in advance
rather than by continuing upon the plan heretofore
adhered to.
| Our opinion so far has been that from two thirds
/ to three fourths of the amount due from our sub
scribers, is at most all we can hope to collect, on
the credit system. With from 30 to so per cent
less subscribers, than we now have, upon the adj
vance system, our receipts would equal their pres
ent amount, while tho expenses ofpublicaton,-
the number of subscribers being thus reduced,
f would be materially diminished; and Of course the
amount of expenditures receipts also dimin-
] ished.
! We are confident that the present size ofour sub
scrption list, would not be reduced, to greater
degree than the 30 to so per cent above referred to-
nor the difficulty of obtaining new subscribers in
creased even to that extent by the adoption of the
exclusive advance payment system. Many of
those now subscribers to the Bugle have been ac-
customed to pay in advance thought it has not
been required Of them, and many of the new sub
scribcrs are doing the same, of these could
all be counted upon as well upon the advance sys-
TEN Of pnymentas any other. The effect of the
change in terms would of course be upon those
} who became subscribers, and continue so on the
credit system. From this class it is believed that
tie Buglc has never received any pecunary ad-
= vantage. That is, the amount received from such
Of them who pay is not more than sufficient to
compensate for the loss by these who do not
Hence we believe it demanded by the interests Of
our cause and the paper that the system of strict
D payment in advance should be adopted.
After the consideration of this report tho follow
. ing resolution adopted none present dissen.
= ting
Resoieed, Unanimously, That the recommended.
8 tion of the report of the Committee on Bugle be
! adopted; that with subscribers it go into ope-
It ration Immediately, but that we allow old subscri-
bers until the LIST of Jan. 1854 pay off their old
scores and renew their subscription, at which time
all who do not prepay for their paper will be stick
en- from the list.
From the above it will be seen that hence forth,
G new subscribers must accompany their names with
: the money. And that all present subscribers who
are in arrears, will have till the first Of January to
pay up their arrearages and send on their advance
payment for the coming year. We hope all will
t do this promptly, and let go forward, knowing
: just what wo.are doing.
This course we believe will be found best for all
q concerned and the best economy for the paper
y Thousands Of dollars now stand upon the books of
the society against delinquent subscribers. More
than fifteen hundred dollars have thus accummula-
, ted since we have been connected with the paper
editor, and vastly greater sum previous to that
E time. We think it poor policy in any way it can
be viewed to spend from six to ten hundred dol
, lars per annum in sending ant-slavery newspa-
! per to men who have not honesty enough to paw
after having subscribed. Such is very poor stock
out of which to manufacture abolitionists Our
present subscribers include, very few, we hope
none Of this sort. We ondeavored to shake off all
! such long ago, and we don't intend tempting any
body to the like disgrace in future A largo num-
ber of our present subscribers have always paid in
advance; and their prompmess it is, that has eno-
bled the committee to go on with the publication.
The Committee has not thought it best, as is the
fashion, to put up the nominal price Of the paper
and then reduce it to clubs. We put it at the low
est possible price to ALL and thus give to all the ad
vantages of the club price. The paper is now tn,
cheapest one Of its class in the county, and we wish
to make it a better paying one than any other W,
, know of. We think it is worth the money that Il
asked for it to every subscriber, to say nothing Of
its connection with the cause, and we should like
to have every else who thinks and wants the
, paper, to send on his dollar aud hall. We are
glad to state that our subscription list is ncreas-
ing through the earnest efforts of our lectur-
ing agents and faithful abolitionists in various To-
calities Quite a number Of the pledges ofsubscri-