The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-10-28


the banks and brokers of Norfolk, he
finds, very fortuitously Of course, an ''in-
cidenta charge" in the Day Book. which
he thinks should be marked ''null," or at
least abated somewhat.
This Incidental charge which our
neighbors maintain to be exaggerated in
our journal is, that the E,aer, although
can intensely jealous sticller for the home.
industry Of our city, is printed in BalSi-
more" In cxtenuation Of the fact, which
the writer of the card admits, he enters
into Il ''simple statement" Of the circum-
stances-it being maxim Of common
consent that circumstances alter cases."
The verify of the Statement wo do not
attempt to question-extraordin as
the reason assigned by the proprietors Of
the M7er for getting their sheet printed
i'll Baltimore may seem to the printers Of
Norfolk. No wonder that ''for the cred
it Of our city" they ''woull desire to con-
ceal the fact, that Norfolk, with her huge
dcstinies, marvellous capacities and even
tual commercial greatness, is noe in
a so nearly primitive condition Of society
that a 'little." semi-monthly advertising
sheet canpot be accommodated within her
corporate limits, hut must be sent two
hundred miles away, across the Chesa-
peake, to the Monumental city, in order
to put in type, for the beho>f of our citi-
zens-as well as for the benefit of all
corners hithcr from North C,volina-elo-
quently patriotic articles, in favor of "home
development and the encouragement Of
domestic industry.' \ sheet too, which
bears SO intimate relation to the inter
ests of our city as to be called, significant
ly, the "CITY INDEX" "a sheet which
affects to be the especial "oryap" for the
advertising of the city's business.
But the ''Car,l" states that this patron
age of the "Foreign Office" to the neg
lect of our own printers, which it confess
ses to be discredtabe to the city. was
dire neccssity-an inevitable and forced
resort. An memorable "must" uttered
its percmptory mandate in the matter
There was no help for it, The writers of
the Card say that after fruitlcss efforts to
get the printing of their paper done in
this city whence it purports to emanate,
they "were compelled, reluctantly, to
send it to Baltimore" This assertion re-
minds us of the truthful tale of the indo-
lent soldier of Malone who went out to
seek work, all the time fervently praying
that he might not happen upon any. If
due diligence had been used by our breth-
rem of the hader, we are inclined to think
they would have found no impcrious obi
cation to send their printing into dis
taut and rival city of another State
We think they might, by vigilant inqui-
ry, have found printers in our own COM
munity entirely competent and very glad
to undertake the publication of their fas-
tidious sheet.
The Gard" intimates, furthermore, that
the proprietor of the Day BOOK, has been
Every ambitious to print the Aa7er." This
''soft impeachment" we don't deny. We
are ''ambtious' to do as much honest
business in our line as we can possibly
obtain. We are "ambtious'' to employ
as many of the industrious and capable
printers of Norfolk as we are able. We
shall not specify yield to any persuasion
to ''throw away such "ambition," nor
can we blush in shame at the imputation
of being actuatcd by it.
In view of the publication of this Gard
we congratulate ourselves that our 'litt.e
penny paper" has been instrumental in
drawing even tr1e out of the pockets of
the proprictors of the Index, in the sum
they have had to pay for its insertion as
an advertisement in one of the city pa
pers. A crumb is better than no bread.
The gentlemen of the Index will doubt
less now confess that, in the present rath-
er extended notice of their Sheet we have
outdonc them in magnauimity. And we
shall be happy, at any fitting time here
after, to aid them "gratuitously" in the
same manner.