Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
Our Fourteenth Volume.


We present to our readers the first number Of the
Fourteenth Volume of the Wilmington Journal, array
ed in new dress from top to toerom the head on the
first page to the last word on the fourth We trust
that its appearance will give satisfaction to its readers,
and reflect no discredt upon the press Of the State
Speaking canddly indeed we not little proud of
the good looks of bantng, and we feel the pleasing
assurance that hosts of friends who have stood manu
bv the Journal in the years that are past, will hail this
evidence of its present prosperity with scarcely less sat
isction than that experienced by the editors and pro-
prietors.
The Journal greets its old friends with no strange or
unaccusomed face. 1t presents the same familiar Inca
mens but clothed in the freshness and beauty of YOUTH
symbozed by type better and handSomer than any
we have yet used We have been induced to incur the
pretty heavy expense incident to this Improvement by
desire to evnce our gratitude for the very liberal sup
port we have so far received, and may well con-
fesg by the hope that increasing circulation will
keep pace with our efforts to deserve it.
The past history of the Journal affords the best guar
antee for its future in politics When defeat i'm
pended over the Democratic party and dismay fell upon
the tmd and waverng in its ranks the Journal strug
ged as devoedy and as unfaeringy for the principles
of that party it did in the hour of triumph when
victory was perchng upon its banners We trust that
our efforts were not altogether useless or unproductve
of good We have been and we are Jealous advocates
of the principles of Democracy because they
principles not because we tack faith to the skirts of
any man set of men, in power or out of power, or
would withhold the free expression of sentiment or
opinion where such expression mg seem in accordance
with duty as independent journalists We belong
to cIique-we beg for no pap-we crave no patron
age but that of a liberal and discerning public, and
true-hearted Democratic people,
We know that one ounce of performance is worth
many pounds of promise, and we therefore make no
pledge save that will do best to render pa
per as much better in the future than it has been in the
past as longer experience and more extended aci-
ties will admit Of 1t will be our constant endeavor to
make the Journal in all respects reliable neSpaper-
To give all that may in any way interest readers
to express weweighed and Independent views upon all
important questions which may come before us, and
while avowing our opinions earlessly and firmly to
do so in language courteous and respectful to those who
may honestly differ from us. We thus hope to retain
and increase our hold upon the public confidence and
favour, and render the Journal still more welcome Wis
liant to the homes and resdcs of North Carolina-tC
the farmer the mechanic the merchant and the proes
siona man. We hope to be able to announce at each
annual recurrence Of the birthday of enterprise
increased list, and determination to work for still
greater increase We take pleasure in saying that we
can make this announcement at the commencement o.
our fourteenth volume.
We cannot close these somewhat extended remarks
without ausiOn to cur friends, James Conner Son.
Of New York at whose foundry the types for the
Journal were cast We have known them for years
and have procured from them nearly all the materials we
have had since the establishment of the Journal and in
the long years of our business intercourse have had
fault to find with them. They have always acted uI
to their promises not merely correct obigng, bust
ness men, but clever gentlemen We can cheerfully
recommend them to our brethren of the press.