The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-12-13
RICHMOND PALLADIUM.
To Our Subscribers.

The Palladium is twenty-five years old this
number; and custom and nseessty prompt Us to
.ay few words to our readers and patrons which
we gill do very briefly. The course Of the Pal
iadium in future, can be judged By the past; by
fruits We have brought forth. willing to
be judged We have endeavored to be governed
in the advocacy Of principles which we deemed to
be Inherently right, by the motto at the head OF
our paper-"Be Just and fear not, let all the ends
thou aims't at be thy country's thy God's.i and
'-uth's' how far shert we have come of filing its
requirements, It il not for Us to say-that is for
you to decide. 1. is sufficient for Us to know and
FEEL that the best Of our feeble abilities have been
devoted to that which we believed to be for the
Welfare Of our country and the perpetuty Of her
free institutions
Wedesirc to express Our thanks to those who
have patreuized us for 10. these many years-nos
With patronage, held back and stinted; but with
q liberal, open-handed, open-hesrted manner, that
doea onss soul good to fsel-a real live patronage
given with hearty will, and not bestowed grudg
ingly That is the patronage that We are thankful
for. and there are many who have been with Us
since sc, Of that sort. The fact Of their being
with Us for long time, shows like a note Of
hGad given ''sor value received there's q mutual
coed feeling exis:ing-they've got our labor
paid us for IL, and both parties are satisfied
Asain we thank this class OF our subscribers, and
may heavens choicest blessing be thers-shey
have been just, and need not fear!
We know that times are hard, money scarce and
not come at-able at all times-we can make due
allowance for the delinquency in Newspaper sub
aIiptions for two or three years; but when it
comes TO five, ten, fifteen twenty years delin-
lIency-tliere is no excuse unless misfortune BY
toss of property, some disaster of that kind
pieces it entirely out Of the power of the delin-
qrent TO Iiqudafe. There is ezepse, we say, for
most Of these wheelhorses-these hold hackers.
Do Won ever read our motto fellow -delinquents,
flor that is ernphatcally tho relation which your
conduct Withholding pay for the paper you read
has placed the publishers--you owe us and ,ce owe
papcTmakers, journeymen, &c.) we say, fellow de
iinquen:s, did you ever read our motto: BE
JUST If you have not, do so, and practice ND
omit, withou, delay-we want mutual benefits to
Dow from our intercourse with each other As it
las been Tor the past years, the advantage ha
beer yours, and yours ali he profits,
But "there's no use in talkin' we have prep
osition to make those who owe US for subscrip
tons advertising and job work, which we knon all
viii be pleased with and accedo to- with degree
OF Enanimity unparalleled il is this: pay up and
re tciH gre you a receip! ia fuit-that is the
most equitable aud "just' method we can imagine.
Another method might do for a little whiIe-but
is like taking an opate for paip-eases only for
lime: girs " your aoie--that will settle our old /
book accounts and if you don't pay when due |
We can commence an o,nicabie suit against on
yon know that's all.
The terms Of the Palladium are Two Dol
is1is ~ ArvAScE, and hope each subscriber
VIII AID Us in increasing eur list, There is room
a our books for double the number We no
have.