The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-08-05
A Change.

re- Our readers will perceive that we
have made change in the name of our
paper, superinduced by a change in the
place of publication. The causes of the
latter change were, mainly, a lack of en-
couragcmcnt in our former position, and
the knowledge that at county seat we
have many opportunities of securing bus
mess, that do not, and cannot, present
themselves in other towns 1t is there
the legal business goes, and from there
all the legal advertising is to come. This
is always great item to the publishers
of n county paper, and for the loss of it,
no probable amount of subscription can
compensate 1t is almost needless to say
that upon their subscription lists publish
ers but rarely rely for support. Adver
Using and Job Work are the only profta-
bic items in our business, and as the hard
times induces merchants and business
men to curtail their expenses, the receipts
from the former of these items are now
reduced to almost nothing. If stiII de-
prived of the legal advertising and Job
bling business following it, which we nee
essarily were, by our location, it was
foregono conclusion that we must sus-
pend business entirely, or leave the coun
~. Having become identified with the
county and her interests-our relations
with her people having ever been pleas
ant ones-and having received many as
surances from men of all sections and
parties, that they should deprecate the
Guardians loss, we were 10th to do this,
and concluded to take the only course
which seemed left lis, namely to remove
to the county seat This we have done,
and have changed our title from Quas-
queton, to Buchanan County, Guardian.
In thus severing the relations which
we have, for nearly nineteen months,
maintained with the people of Quasque
ton, we cannot forbear to acknowledge the
general courtesy and kindness which we
have experienced at their hands, and to
express the regret, which We sincerely
feel, that existing circumstances prcclud-
ed the greater stability of those relations.
There are many large hearted, whole
souled men in their pretty village, at the
head Of whom we rank Mr.. d. S. DAVIS,
whose efforts in our behalf, and in be-
half of his neiyhbors, we are, and al
ways shall be, ready gratefully to ac-
knowledge, whatever may be the result
Of our comparative arrangement of in
terest. The town and the people have
our continued interest and sympathy, and
whatever we can do, consistent with our
own sense of justice, to advance its and
their prosperity, We shall cheerfully do
We say this from no motive Of expedi-
ency, but because it is truth
AS regards our future course, it is un-
necessary to say word. The Guardian
has been. for many months. before the
people, and has met, We believe, as far as
it is possible for a county political jour
nal to meet, their wishes. We have an
enlarged field to work upon, and shall
strive to make our paper worthy of sup
port. 1t will be under the dictalon of
10 sect or clique, but will speak only the
editors sense of right. Its columns
will always, however. be opened to CON
uibulions, as such. in the intelligent dis
eussloH Of matters Of practical or gener-
al interest. We desire to make paper,
pot simply for Independence or for Quas-
quetsn. bnt for the whole county, and
iayite correspondence, and So
licil inforss.ation, from all parts of it.
TO Correspondents.
Ia he al.