Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-03-29
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gressionai district held pursuant to general call
at Winchester on the 21st Of March, 1854
on motion, H. N. GALLEHER was called
to the chair, and CnAs. II. STEWART and GEo.
u. SESsgNEg appointed Secretaries.
| The following papers we're found to be rep
resented BY the editors personally or by proxy
Free Press and Spirit 81 jefferson, Charles
town; Republican and Gazette, Martins
burg; Virginian and Republican, Winehcs-
ter; Democrat and Washiagtonian, Lees
burg; aud IateHigcncer and Virginia Ar-
gus, Romaey.
After discussion. the following rules we're
agreed upon:
For marriage announcements, no charge
viii be made.
| Obituary notices not exceeding ten lines
viii be inserted gratis. Tie excess above
that number Of lines will be charged accord
ing 70 the advertising rates. Tributes Of re-
spsct viii be charged at advertising rates
All communications designed to promote the
personal interests Of individuals, or that do
not possess general interest, viii be charged
for at the usual advertising rates Those Of
an offensive personal character viii not be in
serted.
All advertisements forwarded BY Newspa-
per Agents will be charged at the usual adj
vertising rates; and must be accompanied 5g
the cash or its eqaiualeat dcdaefiag The com
mission.
Pateut medicines shall be charged for at
the usual rates Of yearly Advertisements. and
sbishop notices" double the advertising rates
Extracts from other papers referring to such
advertisements viii be subject to the regular
advertising rates
Candidates announcements for office Of
emolument viii be charged at advertising
rates
On motion, Resolred, That these rates shall
not wtiate any existing contract; ard shall
take effect on the lst Of May, 1854
Ga motion, Resotrea, unanimously, That
HE publication OF the laws Of each successive
Legislature. immediately en- adjournment
local acts 10 all the journals of the section to
which their effect is cOnfnod, and general acts
in the entire press Of the state--is, in the
opinion Of this convention, measure indis
pensable tothe foil understanding Of and sub
mission to those laws on the part of the peo-
pie whose representatives enact them. aud
who are subject to their operation for coed o.
evil To shut up the laws Of modern repub-
licau Staten scarce and costly statute book,
differs only in degree from the practice Of an
ancient tyrant who posted bis edcts so high
that they could not be read. 1t caBnot fair
ly be attributed to merely selfish motive on
our part that we urge step tho peoples
clear interests justify us 10 counting them
next to unanimously for.
On molten, Rcsolped, That committee be
appointed to prepare an address setting forth
the reason and necessity Of these resolutions,
aud inviting the editorial fraternity of the
State to unite in the above propositions.
The chair named Messrs. Bruce, Senseney
and Alburtis as the committee under the
above resolution,
The committee named in one Of the above
resolution think but few words called for.
ltisnot doubted that the regulation adopted
as above will meet the views of the fraternity
generally, and seem to them suited, as far as
they go, to remove evils now existing. So
partial a meeting could not undertake to crap.
pie with greater difficulties; The removal Of
which is not less desirable, but lequires more
general concert The COMMITTEE hope that
such united effort will ere long b, made; and
that in the meantime the rules lere decided
upon will receive general aud crdial acquie-
scenee. without which they muslin measure
fail of their effect even within tn, eomparately
limited area the convention represented.
There is not such innovation in them-none
it is believed, save on points where it was
plainly aud confessedly required The very
slight diversity of opinion whiah prevailed
among the members, and the proNptness with
which they arrived at their core customs, gives
good assurance of the united determination
with which they will carry them out, and
ought to recommend them to general adop-
ton.
System in the management Of the press 10
this Commonwealth CT few and widely scat
tered towns is much wanted The people Of
Virginia show at increasing appreciation of
the value Of good press and will not fail
to sustain any movement calculated to en-
hance its dignity, usefulness, aud Stability
| Its conductors must be true to themselves be-
fore thew cen expect to be true to their mis-.
sion and their duty; and the popular iutelli-
| gence, which is their great and is may be said
only reliance, win carry them through in the
one as surely as in the other movement.
Editors who accept the rules here offered
will of course see the propriety OF laying them
as clearly as possible before all concerned, aud
of keeping them standing for length of time
sufficient for that purpose
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