Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-07-20
To orr Patrons.

To our Patrons.
UnGer this head editor. usually address
themselves TO their subscribers, and IN
this igh, we shall probably be so under.
stood; bu, from The statement which fol-
lows we Will leave the reader TO deter.
NINE in our case 10 whom the words "our
patrons" would most properly apply.
SIX mouths have elapsed since we
commenced the publication OF the Ameri-
ran under mos, disadvantageous clrcum.
stances. To these circumstances we
briefly alluded a, the outset hoping there.
BY 70 stimulate our friends to action III
our behalf b, subscribing for the Ameri.
ran Tine has proved tina. we made a
bIunder by thus exposing our poverty and
pecunlary endorsements for instead Of
doing something By wa, Of aid for the
paper with few honorable exceptions.
nerer TO be forgotten oar friends made
il as an excuse for not paying for the
paper in advance, that il was BANKRUPT
concern tina, would no, last long and
they would not risk nine siiIlinss or even
half that amount upon ii.
We heard OF such remarks and felt
PANIED ca account thereof but such things
only stimulated us 10 increased action
We ielt that the breaking down of an
American paper in Ellsworth after thu
miserable fIzzle OF the Herald and lis
place OF publication changed TO Bangor,
would be death bow to the party in
TIL. county. As We had expended near.
ly one year of time IN building up this
patty, and thereby become involved IN
debts we were too much interested in
the cause to witness It's downfall without
making one more effort, AccordinyI,
we set 10 work TO procure all the Adver.
tsments possible, and have so far succeed.
ed thereby, together with good share
OF Job work, IA no, only keeping our head
above wafer, but have actually made
good progress against the current,
Now mark the result we have pa id
out for paper S225. on which we have
printed and sent to subscribers; in re-
turn they hare not paid us enough 10
purchase the blank paper, In addition
10 paper bill, We have had four hands 10
board and pay wages; have paid SIS
for rent; about $50 Tor new type aud
othe. materials about $50 on old debts,
and paid every dollar OF the Mortgage
for SltS.
True, we have had subscription list
of about 500 names, but if that lis, had
been but $50, and those the pre.paying
ons, 10 t. e"id have been better off for
moey a, this time, ' tsiEan We are with FIVE
OF hundred dollars 'ue us on our
book We think the -kader can read'.
Iy uerstand ,.a.s statement, and will
leave u-"say who are our patrons.
We do not make these illusions by
way Of compl aint,nor do we intend alluj.
Ing to the subject again for six months;
but Tor the purpose Of apologising 10 our
readers for the space occupied by adver.
tlsemen,s; Of showing to the limd ones
who care not pay six months in advance
tina, re are not afraid. ard ofproving to
The deyFs triniy-RUM, ROMANlSM
AND SLAVERY, that we are live
Yankee. with more resources in our head
than in our pockets, and not at all liable
10 die before our time comes.
We know tina, some find fault with
our manner Of conducting a paper, and
furthermore We know where iu we fail to
please them; between ourself and snch
there is difference Of opinion, and be.
cause We will not yield to them they
chose to make a personal matter of it.
We cannot help this; and what is more,
shall not try to. But we candidly ask all
such persons TO take the Case home to
themselves and answer this enquiry-Do
you honestly believe you could have
managed the campaign since Dec. 1859,
any better than we have :
We have made many blunders. we
acknowledge, yet who is perfect! A.
,nong all the more distinguished men of
this country, who has not made some