The Georgetown news., 1856-05-22
To our Patrons.

With this issue ceases the existence of
the Georgetown News. 1t is with unfeign-
ed feelings of profound regret we make this
announcement, but the "preSsure of the
tines and the very meagre patronage ex-
tended to US by this community necessarily
constrain US so to do. 1t is useless to enter
into long detail of incidents connected
with our lot, therefore we shall briefly state
that since our connection with the Ne,rS
we have diligently endeavored to furnish
you with paper both interesting and in
Structive, and any remissness on our part to
do SO has been occasioned by inexperience
and not from wanton negligence; how far
we have succeeded we leave you to Judge.
The disadvantages under which we have
labored have been harassing in the extreme,
inasmuch as we have been compelled to of
ficiate at one and the same time in the vari-
GUS capacities of editor, jour, and devil, in
order that we might "make ends meet" but
in this we have failed, and the only alterna-
lIfC IOlG uo 10 W SCCh OIu6I
Our failure to make the Netcs pay may'I
to a certain extent, be attributable to the
fact that we have never importuned any
one to aid us, either privately or through
our columns. All the patronage we have
received has been voluntarily bestowed on
us, and not from any trucking subserviency
manifested towards any man or clique
Had we pursued the begging course COM
mon among country newspapers generally,
no doubt we would have been in better
circumstances to-day, and enabled longer to
continue our publication, but our disposition
being of an independent kind, we entertain
an utter detestation for such modes of OBJ
tanning public favor, and we could not do
so without transcending what we conceive
to be the bounds of propriety. We regard
such course as being beneath the calling
of public journal, and, with the good of
community at heart, editors and publishers
should take more exalted stand. Alas
how few do.
We maintain that awell conducted news
paper-no matter what political creed it
may adhere to-iS locally beneficial to a
place in which it may be published, and
that it is under no obligations to its pat
rons further than is the merchant or trades
man, or any other business man who is de-
pendent upon the public for support, and
furthermore, that it is the duty of all bust
ness men to patronize it literally, and that
too without being importuned, or looking
upon it as charity offering for which they
do not get valued received" That its
very existence adds tone Of vitality to a
place, no sane man can or will deny
In view Of the foregoing facts we have stood
aloof, hoping that those whose real inter
estS it is to support paper in Georgetown,
would do so, but they have deemed it mad
visable. With US, forbearance has ceased
to be virtue, and so far as we are con-
cerned, no community can reap the bene-
fits of our labor for nothing.
In conclusion we would thank those of our
contemporaries who have manifested towards
US friendly disposition and passed by un-
noticed our many faults. For those who
have favored us with their patronage, we
shall ever cherish fond recollection, and
we only regret we are unable to reward
them in some more substantial manner than
that of merely returning thanks through
our columns.