The Washington union., 1857-04-16

We commence the thirteenth volume of the Unio,
with new type and other typographical changes,
which we are inclined to believe that many thou
sand readers will regard as improvements. Within
the last eighteen months the circulation of the daily
and country issues Of the Union has more than
doubled; aud with the increased resources thus
placed at our disposal, win be enabled with adj
vantage to our readers and with profit we hope TO
ourselves, to carry into effect all the arrangements
we have contemplated to make the Union still more
acceptable to our democratic friends. Negotiations
now pending to secure the services of intelligent
and reliable correspondents at important points at
home and abroad; and while small space in our
columns will be devoted TO political subjects and
the political topics and events Of the day the dis
tinctve features of journal will not be lost
sight of Our summary of foreign and domestic in
teligence, whether received by the telegraph the
mails, will be prepared with great care, and, have
reason to believe viii be found full, complete and
satisfactory in every essential particular.
The subscription price Of the Daily Union is ten
dollarsper annum. The 1r- Weekly published semi
weekly during the recess of Congress) is five dollars
per annum and contains all the reading matter which
appears in the Daily The Weekiy Union is furnish
ed to subscribers at the low rate of one dollar per an
num- and is justly regarded the cheapest political
paper in the world. 1t is large and handsomely
printed sheet and contains much reading matter in
the course of twclvemonth would make t,rre ori-
nary ocapo ,one. 1t will be found to possess the ad-
vantages ofbotha apolitical and family newspaper The
most important political articles of the Daily issue
Congress careful abstract of the daily proceedings
of the two houses is prepared exclusively for IFS col
umns. 1t contains, besides all the important State
papers of the year. election returns from every State
in the Union speeches of distinguished democrats in
and out of Congress, interesting correspondence, a
full summary Of foreign and domestic news, and from
week to week such information in regard to the agri-
cultural manufacturing and commercial interests of
the country will be found, think, of particular
value.
That the Weekly Uaion is appreciated in the most
substantial manner by democrats in every section
Of the Union we desire better evidence than is
furnished by its rapidly yincreasing circulation With
neighteenmonths reaty thousand have been
added to the subscription list, and, with the slightest
exertion on the part of friends, its circulation
can be increased to one hundred thousand copies
before the close of the year. Will our friends exert
themselves? Ofthc value ofthe Weekiy Union to cor
rect Misrepresentation, expose taschood, dspe
ror, and to bring before the people the principles
and measures Of the democratic party in all their
simplicity, purity, and abiding strength, have
testimony abundant it is atteripg, from nearly
every congressional district in the United States
This testimony is Of itself the strongest argument
which we could offer Of the necessity Of promptly
extending the sphere of our conceded usefulness.
We make this appeal not from the selfish considera
tons Of pecuniary ganas the subscription price of
the Heey Union is so low as to barely cover the cost
Of printing and the white paper--but from motives
which we think viii be understood and appreciated
by democrats everywhere.
In conclusion, we desire to say n few words to
our subscribers and to such of our friends as may
hereafter become subscribers. There is owing
to the Union establishment upwards of seventy
thousand dollars for back subscriptions. These
arrearages the result of the credit system
With the new volume upon which we have entered
that system is abandoned and hereafter the business
of the establishment will be conducted on strictly
cash principles No subscriptions for the Daily Semi
Weekly or Weekly issue will be received unless ac-
companed with the advance payments. These are
noc the terms oMe Uasoa and TO these terms ,re intend
ferily TO adhere IN ersry instance Bills will shortly
be sent TO delnquents in and out of the city and as
they must perceive the necessity Of the course we
have adopted, confidently hope that they will, by
prompt liquidation of their indebtedness and re-
newal of their subscriptions by advance payments,
aid us in the responsibilities we have incurred and
the labors we have undertaken
T..
NEW GRENADA.