The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-12-13
change In the Proprietos.hip.

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We have sold our office to Mr.. ID |
X. Locke, recently connected with
the Bucyrus journal. lie hae an
extensive practical experience, both
10 Printer and Publisher, and is in
every respect one whom we can COM
mend to the confidence OF our pat
rops and friends, in this county as
a gentlemen of moral worth and
good abilities as an Editor. We
hope that hr will receive from the
Union men of Hancock county, th'
earnest support that the cause which
he will txpcDd Ills entire energies in
advancing justly demands.
Our Union friends here should
understand that they have resting
upon them no little responsibility, as
to the efficiency and success Of the
Hancock Jefersonidn. Tho Pub
lisher must have no, only tbcil sym
patty, but their active efforts in bis
behalf. Nov, during the eight
years we had a connection with the
paper, wc had to depend almost en-.
tirely on our own personal exeTtions
for support. To.be.sure, when we
very foolishly proposed to give our
paper at one dollar year in clubs
OF fifteen, somo few friends In the
country lahored for us a short time;
but instead Of it's increasing onr cir
culation ns we expected, its only
effect was to work into these clubs
q large number Of our old sub
scribers-thus reducing our means
abd proving a detriment, instead Of
benefit. When discouraged and em
barrasscd, and needing q good friend
to put forth somo ohor,s IN our bo-
half, wo not unirequently found
prominent men Of the party in Find.
lny, laboring to get up clubs ior tue
New York Tribune, Independent
and other city papers, without seem
ing to be ut oil concerned as to the
wants OF their own paper at home
which was not only exerting it's in
fluence to give success to the party
but TO promote the interests Of the
town and county.
In 1865 VIC had tho honor to be
appointed member Il the County
Central Committee, and, as such,
during the campaign OF that year,
procured speakers from abroad and
found them 10 lying at the hotels
and in addition, did printing, for tho
pariy, at low job rates, to the amount
of fifty dollars. When the cam.
paign Was over. wo made an cffor,
to raise funds to de'ray expenses,
and succeeded in obtaining no. more
than three or four dollars. This il
not only all VIC received for our
printing, but We psid ont OF our
own pockets the hotel bills, amount
ing to some twelve or fifteen dollars
We mako this plain statement oi
facts, not by way of reproach, but te
guard againet like treatment in the
case OF our successor. The friends
Of the Union cause should take @
deep and abiding interest in theiI
press in the county. They can find
no substitute for it in any foreign
paper. 1t is on agency they neec
and must have, if they expect theil
cherished principles ever to triumph
1t is urjust, to cay the least of it, to
expect the Publisher to invest all
his means and employ all his ener.
gies in such an enterprise, and re-
ceive the cheapest kind of sympathy
to back him up in time OF need.
We hope our friends will act IN,
generous psrt towards MIR. l. )cke. -
Let them stand bruvely by him il
the way OF patronage, and in ever!
other way in which they can ait
him. and wo assure them he will no
fail in doing his part TO make tn,
paper what it is desirable it shoul,
be.
We will retain our connection
with the paper for few weeks, unit
Mr. LOCKE can arrange his business
ut Brcyi us. S. a. SPEAR.
New York Municipal Election.