, 1859-10-07


Unpleasant q Is the task to Us. We are at length
compelled, nom the force Of circumstances, Chard
times) 10 address ourselves plainly to our numerous
patrons and request Of them forthwith 70 transmit TO
n the am0unts Of their respective indebtedness. As
general thing, the accounts We hold against suhscr
bsn small 10 them, but in the aggregate are large
and invaluable 70 US. We have been lenent and for
beahg with our patrons, and we now hope they will
be eqaAlly just with ourselves.
The readers Of the Pioneer can Lear US testimony,
that alrect dun has not appeared within its col
umns- We abhOr and detest to appeal to hOas't men
for sums which hoassiiy due, believing that
IL honest an appeal 10 their better feelings would
be unnecessary. three and half years' experience
in the PUblioatiOn Of this paper has, however, fully
satisfied That all our patrons not Of this class.
Taken all - ell, they are sadly and heavily in our
dobt and therefore constrained TO demand our
our dues, which we hope will no longer be withheld.
Why Il Is, or how the practice Of delaying the pay
ment Of "prnters bln has become so common, we
cannot conceive but certain il Is, it's an all and
everywhere prevailing habit, which has operated (per-
haps) no more TO injury than that Of any other
Publisher in the Union. II list Of the uncolleeted
accounts Of the printer were made public. It would
show an accOuntability" and loss sustained By the
profession not equaIled In magnitude Of amount by
any other enterprise In the United States With single
subscriptions scattered from Maine to the Northwest
Territory, and from Michigan 10 Texas, they are de-
pendent entirely upon the honesty Of patrons for
The small pittance which Is justly their due. Such
accounts, It must be evident to all, would not justify
The pabsher 70 send around agent to collect and
advanllge b too often taken Of this fact to defaud
him. Sending bis paper year after year,-liVing in
the glorious hope Of "a good time coming when
times shah become 20 '-fush" that sven he printer
shall be remembered, bright visions aaa hopes van
ish BY short but very pathetic note tOD the post
maasr-"Your subscriber, Mr.. -, has LEFT these
diEgings. Please discontinue Respectfully &C.
Or-''NOt taken from the Office" Thus are sOme ac-
eounta settled, and il Is not unfrequently gatiIyng
But for removal or some other cause we should per
haps have continued sending for score Of years un-
less die from starvation before that tme) whereas
they now owe Us for but three and half
Bat prniers are not sufferers In this manner alone
Communications pour upon him for publication; ad-
dresses and otions are requested 10 be published
lsten must be printed And yet not line thereof Is
composed BY The iourneymen but must be paid for
An this could well be Afforded, and would only be
fulament Of bis duty. n patrons did but theirs and
showed an appreciation Of bic Services BY Puyng up
The Aei L undeniahe, that The labors Of the editor
and puhlzher are nrduOus, varied constant and
incosant than ai q any other calling and far less
reunrded. As puhlisher. his sheet must present re
spectacle typographical appearance, OF subject him
self % The dieue Of his own profession. As editor
he Is expected TO boIer up. either BY tacit silence, or
epen iaudAtoa, every rotten political civil instu-