Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-04-12
DlsraIcr EDlroa.AL CONVENTION.


gressionai district held pursuant to general cal
ut Winchester on the 2lst Of March, 1854
on motion. II NJ GALLEliER was called
TO the chair, and CHAs II. STEWART and GEo
Z SESs4SEY appointed Secretaries.
Tic following papers wefe fund to be rep
resented ny TIE eiilofs psfsonasly or III proxy
Free Pres ard SpiritQf Jcferson GhaIles-
town; Republican ard Gazette, Martins
burg; Eirgpiaa aud RsTuLncGn Winehcs-
ter DeAoe-cf sud HGStngtopidn. Lees
burg; aud Inteiiigeneer aud Ergiaia Ar-
gus, Rgmney.
After discussion. tho following rules we're
sgreed upens
For marriage announcements, 90 charge
viii 10 maze.
Ubitaa pot.ees not xcedihg ten lines
will Bio inssried gratis TIE excess above
that nurnicr Of lines will ne charged accord
Ing TO the advertising rates Tributes Of re.
spect will be charged at advertising rates
All COMMUNICATIONS designed to promote the
personal iGteres's II Individuals. or that do
lot possess general interest, viii be charged
for Ut tie usual advertising rates Those Of
snsoGrnsiss personal character viii not be in
serted
All Advertisements forwarded by Newspa-
PER Agents viii be charged at the usual adj
vertising rates and must Be accompanied BY
The cashier its equiralent. dedacting The com
mission.
Patent medicines shall be charged for at
TIE usual rates Of yearly Advertisements. ard
..lJishop notices. double the advertising rates
Extracts from other papers referring to such
advertisements vii be slhject to the regular
advertising rates.
Candidates announcements for Office of
emolument viii be ehorgcd at advertising
rates.
On motion, Rcsalced. That these rates shall
not yitiate any existing contract; and shah
take effect on the lst # May 1854
On motion, Rrsolrcs, unanimously, That
he publication Of the liws Of each successive
Legislature, Immediately ON Adjournment
local acts 10 all the jon nails OF the section to
which their effect is copfpcd, aud general acts
in the entire press Of the State--is, in the
opinion of this convention, measure inds
pensable to the full understanding Of and sub
mission to those laws on the part of the peo-
Ito NHVSV iNltS.0bpat'to ShdSp thSh', "hh
WHO are subject to their operation for good or
evil To shut up the laws Of modern repub-
lican State in scarce and costly statute book,
differs only in degree from the practice of an
ancient tyrant who posted his edicts so high
that they could not be read. 1t cannot fair
" be attributed to merely selfish motive on
cur part that we urge a step the peoples
clear interests justify us in counting them
next to unanimously for.
On motion, RcSolred, That a 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 proposiliors
The chair named Messrs Bruce, Senseney
and Albirtis as the committee under the
above resolution.
The committee named in one Of the above
resolution think but few works called for.
II is not doubted that the regulation adop-
ted as above will meet the views of the fra
ternity generally and seem to them suited, as
far as they 90, to remove evils now existing.
So partial a meeting could not undertake to
grapplc with greater difficulties the removal
Of which is not less desirable, but requires
more general cencelt Tho committee hope
that sucn united effort viii ere long be made
and that in the meantime the rules here deci-
edupon viii receive a general and cordial &C.
quescencc without which they must in mea-
sue fail oftheir effect even within the compar-
htely limited area the convention represented
There is not such Innovation in them--none
1t is believed, save on points whore It was
plainly and couFesedly required. The very
slight diversity of opinion which prevailed
nmppg the members and the promptness with
which they arrived at their conclusion, gives
good assurance of the united determination
with which they viii carry them ont, and
ought to recommend them to general adop-
tion.
System in the management of the press in
this commonwealth Of few and widely scat
tered towns is much wanted. The people of
Virginia show 40 increasing appreciation Of
the value Of a good press and will not fail
to sustain any movement calculated to en-.
hanee its dignity, usefulness. and stability
It's conductors must be true to themselves be
FIRE they can expect to be true to their mis-
SION and their duty aud the popular intelli-
gence, which is thor crest aud is may be said
only reliance, viii 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, and
of Keeping them standing for length of time
sufficient for that purpose.
VIRGINIA RAILROADS.
1t gives US pleasure to mark the Progress