The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-23
20 TnEnGAnEn. or THE UsioN.

From lie fist issoe 70 the present time,
The Nashville UxIax bas been edited by
Mr.. s. G. Mercer. That gentlemen hsv-
iEg embarked IN come other enterprise,
The UETos viii continue TO visitils read
ers; and neither labor nor expense viii
Be spsred By It's publishers, to deserve
. and retain the liberal support given thus
fsrby ihn loyal public. IN earnestly and
eonscisnHously supporting the Govern
ment, there shall be no abatement in thcse
columns. When this is 6eclsred, gen.
erOus public win be content TO see that
We live up 70 the declaration. We in
tend that such gentlemen as msy write
for cur columns, shall write in defense Of
The Government founded by George
Washington aud bis compairiOts, AID
give all the aid they csn in overthrow.
ing the organized revolt Of Jefferson
Davis and his cO-conspiratoTs. The better
TO secure this end, we shall endesyOr to
employ the psns Of such as have not
sympsihized with the Govsrnment'sens-
mics, and hare refrained from giving
them aid aud comfort directly or in
directly.
AS the UEIos is published and printed
by . joint stock company Of working
men, who have put their money and their
labor into the enterprise, and as none Of
themselves aspire 70 the tripod editorial,
they wish to conduct the paper so as to
make Us success their sueeets; and OBJ
ssrvafiOn has taught them that their in.
terprising cOtemporsries Of the North
and HOrihHest farnish an iIlustra-
ton Of the best method 10 be
used ia securing this Desirable end
the widely circulated joint-stock
papers Of New York and Cincinnati.
In these we End The names merely of The
company or association publishing each,
without the ostenfatious announcement
Of particular editor. And the un-
parAlleled success Of the UNION has given
itsuch . circulation IS may well eniitle
il TO place itself beside these elder
journals, as fixture Of the country. To
the discerning resder, ii is Of no moment
who wss the writer, il be likes what he
resds; and If there Is Islander written,
he knows whore TO End the publishers
= company Of men who are responsi-
bic. The history Of journalism in
Nashville, has amply manifested the
truth, by more then one example, that
between ostenR5le editor, and bona eide
publishers, conflicts of interest may
arise, causing ronten:iOas at separation,
exasperAtiDg TO the conieDdiDg parties,
and not in the least edifyipg or enter
tanning to the publio--the former claim
ing the circulation by virtue Of his
talents and services 10 the country or his
party; the latter by virtue Of their capt.
cal and labor. Where such conflicts
have arisen, both parties haYs doubtless
thought themselves in the right Per-
haps each has lad much jastice on his
side. Bus it is doubtful whether a
patient public was not weary of equity
long before il had heard their declara-
tions, pleas replieatiOns, rejoinders, and
SURF jOinders; and il is still more
question Of doubt il The public ever
rendered judgment in favor Of either.
To avoid any trouble of the sort, the
publishers Of the UEIOS are determined |
to maintain sole prOprietorship over their
journal; while each editor they may en-
ploy from time 80 time, shall hold his
talents in fee simple, parting with only
90 much Of their product IS shall be paid |
for. But for all this, they do not intend |
to employ any and every one TO write for
their columns; The reverse rather, as il
will behoOvs them 70 employ the best ad-
vised, seeing they must DO personally in
terested in the manner and matter of his
writing. Each must write for the benefit |
Of the country, and net for the benefit
Of party, as It ia intended the UNION
shall Outlivs parties and be able to dis
course inpsrtially at the funerals of
many parties, while il must thrive By the
patronage Of The country. II an earn
est partisan should At any time End
ought in these columns which displease
him, let him read The paper the next day,
snd the next following, and he viii fad,
that while free men dilfer on some sub
jscts, they agree in many. He shall not
have The same thing every day, with
nothing but 3 rehssh to give the sem
hlsnee Of writing. Pursuing this policy,
the publishers are sure, that where they
may lose one reader, because be is intole-
rant or Opinionated, they will gain
swenty whO are willing 70 think and let
others think also.