Demoine courier., 1855-12-27
TIE Positions or the Courier.

70 know whs, the position 81 The Courier
under The administration Of the ns~ aand
Of The below, 10 to be. l, would have
afforded Us pleasure 10 have gra,'ied thu,
curiosity last week, had il been in our
power bu. finding ou,sslf. not, exactly
by accident. but quite unexpectedly. ush-
cred into The presence 81 The public, sitter
enc half ,hs issus whose paternity we
we're 10 sssume, bad been manufactured,
~ only had time TO rub cur eyes and
get them partly open TO . realization Of
sur new si,u,,ion. Coming from com.
para,ivs exclusion thus sncdenly 70 q po.
sition which enables ". aud where il 10
required Of 10. 10 take . general survey
ef.shs world. nav 40 ssi,ased by stirring
sves,s and momen,ous Issues, il cosld
hardly b expected Of us. lass week. -
de6us with precision our position upon
81: tLs great Questions Of shs day; ], was
about % much 40 We could then do, 10
bow our predecessor out. and to bow our.
self ia. That formsliiy over, We turn
~ seriously to our duties, and proceed
10 define some Of our views upon . por.
zion Of The questions with whieh va
shall hsss 10 do.
Ia the Ere, plsss We Say that ws ere
not aware ,ha. the prerious courss oi
me Courier, will, in any materiai par
s~ieular. BE- departed from under our ad-
minissr.,ion, while at the same time il il
,rrs shat Ne shaIl not necessarily be
bound. in every particular. either BY
Wis, /, has advocated or opposed. We
mean by this simply tina. 30 far - We
have been able 70 gather from The col.
smns Of the paper, i,s views upon both
local and general questions asbssn such
% I . command our approval; and that il
vill bs our design. 90 fer forth, 10 pro-
mole those views in the direction OF their
final consuuanon, and what we mean BY
the aboss justification. 10 that in the
s~xieeneiss which may atise. in the ever
changing and .sr, ing phase Of opinion.
Of sven,s, and in,erssss; amidst The nu-
msrous md diverse ms.hods OF attaining
the ssms res uI,. we may fnd il 10 DO
su, duty to vary somexhat The arrange.
nsni Of our sails. aud to depsr, . poin,
o. 40 occasionally FROM ,hs course
which our valued and respected prede-
ssssor, aiming, 10 We believe he Cid, 10
a,asin The sane general results. felt il 10
10 his duty 10 pursue. 10 ~psriieuls,'ze,
somewhat:
L, is the glory and boas, Of tho Cour
Ter .h., amid Encouragement. in the face
Of opposition, and in the infancy and.
comparative poverty Of the coun,ry. il
h.. struggled on. aad ys. lives in full and
even enlarged proportions. and ina sound
end hssl.hy state. furnishing ~ this beau.
sifui md rising town wi,h which il 10 a.
nos, ,enporaneous. and 10 this rich
and prosperous county, in which. fro"
abou. is frs. settlement. II has been .
psruansn, institution. ana 10 ihis whole
Of which j, 10 10 no -smsli.exsen'
Q continuous. history. a. unfailing and
advocate. !, is U purpose. 90
(ar - the Courier has been an instromen.
,aIi.y Of good 10 this locality and region.
. promoter Of i,s inse rests. and . record
Of events which have come 10 pass here,
70 see 10 il that those relations, aims and
purposss are carried GU, in ihs future.
lis also q jus. ground Of satisfaction
hat in the efforts which have brought 4.
bos, reform in ,hs administration Of our
sounly affairs, and 10 which may DO a.
sribusd the prssent condition Of our d
ns.oiss. our aiinoe. freedom from dsb'.
and The County improvements Of 30 be-
esming. useful and psrmsnsn. q charac.
Ter. which have been rade. il has bssn
The sids which experience has proved
10 DO right and in accordance with tho
general good. i will be ground Of ~.
erased ss.isfas.ion to ~, if.the Courier
san hereafter make itself fsl, o.. the same
questions. aud aid 10 carrying forwa.d
lhe vo,k Of r~s,renchment, economy. re-
form ..a improvement which has 80
been conmecesc.
In that movsments too. which placed
he Republican parry IN power in 'hi.
B,a.s, The Courier. i, is believed. render
ID efieisn. ssrsics. aud ne course .hrough
~, .Aas contest. met with our cordial
approval. We Kaov no'hisg, q prs'sns.
which viii be likely 10 lead 'oa change
10 sbe visss Of the rapef ia relation 10
Stats ooliiiss and policy. generally ss.
p,ssssA. Il he ispsrsass d'sssss'sas