The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-09-23
Be kind enough to Read with Care.

| Sept. 10Th, lSbl. H.
Be kind enough to Read with Care.
Though it is Il strict rule of this
office not to publish anonymous
communications. vet, for this once.
". feel in duty bound to max" an
exception in the case. 1t appears
from the above that we hav" at least
one wcll-wishrr in this community;
.oue too, VIII" is no novice with the
pen.
The rithy views expressed by
the writer of the above. We leave to
our readers to consider whether cor
rect OF not, as we do not deem il
proper on our part to urg" its stub
born facts upon them. However,
We deem it advisable, and in truth,
our duty. 20 converse Il littl" on this
subject with our inIll!grnt friends
as We do not think that we can h..
takcn atni-s We hav.', since "iir
commencement attended strictly {"
nur business. not cutr~>tiuG, a sin
.le individual. "ur intentions. rrla-
tiy. to " hat We w-r" doing. or proFps-
red doing. Ga different occasions
W.. haze spoken fathel freely. y. our
readers may r-nlrIihcs, ri. III" ~"hJrct
f,t' our undertaking, inN"riNhiy IN
lnngra.c =" plain rs not I" Il" 'ni~-
understood by H.. la"~' 1lit"rr1"
! person, --
For ON. 81 two vcaIS previous 10
our vi~itin= Shreveport t" establish. "a
daily paper. W" had contemplated
e,nbarkin" in I'll. enterprise, not sup
rnsing for our moment that we
! would meet with opposition from
any source. But mau little knows
the destiny tlrtt awaits him. We
did m-et with opposition, and that
from those We least expected; Oh our
arrival We met with rs hearty II vel
come Us man could expect from his
follow creature. but the moment we
appeared 10 thrive, the devil com
menced TO max. himself busy, we
smiled as we continued on. seenninSly
with our vision darkcnrd about what
was TRANSPORTING. though We wer"
posted. Not lacking energy, and
Industry, We did. do still, and al
ways will, defy. honorGhie opponents,
what is the consequence--ourhe health
which was not of the best has be
come WORSE. 80 much so, that We
have been advised TO follow som,
other occupation. Regardless ut this
l. We can. mot without the encourage
! ment of the people of Caddo ant
: vicinity, howeverl make the News
second to none our experience II
the business, is not of /, 2, or 3
wears. but more than treble this
6 In our first number. we stated our tu
: ture intentions, these We fear, unless
circumstances change, will never b,
n done. The expenses incurred by us
for successfully establishing tn
4 Shreveport Daily News, have proven
: to be beyond our. expectations
t while parties supposed We were con
e ;as money, it was just the reverse
and we may here state that the pc,
:. son W no imagines we clear expenses
= must have very poor conception
6 the publishing business. We her
=, reiterate what we have stated before
zee can p~5fi~h tie Ncrs; do not SUI
pose though, that we are SO void {
!; common sense, as to become bant
, rupt by doing it in this city, Will
we have inducements elsewhere.
the people of this place cannot appr'
!. ciate our endeavors TO cater to the
minds appetite, We must study OF
4 own interest, and act accordingl,
:, Be assured indulgent friends that W
m do not desire forcing our paper upo
N YOU. far from it.
Is Before ven,ming the establish
ln.rt ct daily paper IN Nhr"v'por