Daily national Republican., 1863-12-04
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TIE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN


.na -.,,ab,e newspaper for Families and Clubs !
,hrouebout the country, than 1t has been here
toforc. In making this statement we 40 ho'
wish to be understood as apologizing, In any
manner, for the past conduct OF tho wkhkLf
Rvp,pI,cks. It has been worth all that We
b.v. charged for II. Prosperity In the world,
for which we are partly indebted, and exceed
,rp,y thankful, to our numerous patrons, war
rants us In promising to make stu better
pnper Of the WEEKLY REPUBLICAN In the future,
Of the same price, than It has been In the past.
In making this announcement we DO not IN
tend to enter into an extended detail statement
Of all the improvements We shall make, but, In
a general way, to indicate what we propose
doing, assuring the public that We shall use
our utmost endeavors to perform faithfully oil
that we promise.
The facilities afforded us to produce tho
rouph national newspaper are greater than are
enjoyed by the publishers Of any other journal
in the country, for the following rea:ons:
lst. The REPUBLICAN is published at Wash
ington City, the seat Of the National Govern
nent.
Cd. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
being authorized by an act Of Congress to select
one paper as the official medium of oil the Exc
cutiye Departments Of the Government, we take
honor to select the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN under
tho law of Congress referred to.
3D. The Congress and the Supreme Court and
the Court Of claims of the United States, sever
ally sit here during each year, and we employ
a corps of able REPORTERS, whose duty 1t Is
TO furnish the daily records of those high tri-
lunals.
4th. Washington being the Headquarters for
all the operations Of the Army and Navy OF
the United States, by virtue of the relations ex-
isting between the Government and the Ma
TIoS1I REPUBLICAN, referred TO above, nothing
that is proper to publish, of Military and Naval
operations, can or shall escape our notice.
9th, Our Foreign Relations" now mere
important than ever, viii be the subject OF our
constant and paternal care.
9th. The Finances of the Government, which
always affords an ample field for the journalist,
shall meet with the most careful attention OF
the undersigned. Some of the ablest writers
in the United States are frequently employed TO
discuss the subject in the REPUBLICAN.
9TH. Our Postal arrangements, so important
10 the people of every community, be 1t large
or small, especially to those who can read and
write. are duly noted in the several changes to
which they are subject during the year.
sth. The great interests represented by the
several bureaus OF the Interior Department
will not be overlooked In the WEEKLY REPUB'
ncAS. Especially shall We keep our Agricul-
tural readers, throughout the country, posted
MP concerIing everything OF public Interest in
the Agricultural Bureau.
9th. The Patent Office, being within five
minutes walk of our Office OF pubncaton,
will he an easy matter, as II will be pleasure
for US to keep the Inventor and Artizan advised
of all improvements.
10Th. The Smithsonian Institute, established
In Washington, having already become one OF
the highest scientific institutions in the nation,
We shall avail ourselves of the adv vantages OF Its
bureaus Of Art and Science to enrich our col
urnns for the instruction OF our readers.
llth. Washington being the central city o
The Union, the learned and influential men o
every class in society congregate here-military
naval. and civil officers of the General am
State and territorial governments representa-
tiyes of every branch OF business taxed by tn
Internal Revenue eLaws-1eputations of citizen
Tor purposes of State, and politicians and theo
ogans of every stripe, who come IN HOOKS
some for Office, some for business. ana som
for pleasure. Each and all Of these 'iner
and gocrs increase our labors, and contribut
10 enhance the value of the columns OF the Rr
PUBLICAN in some manner.
l2th. The official, civil, and uncivil repre-
sentatiyes Of every foreign nation on the earth
are found here, and cannot act OF move unnci
aided by our active attaches.
Above in a general form, we have give
tirc',s reasons why the NATIONAL REPrBIIcAN
published in the City OF Washington, possesse
greater facilities for obtaining all the impor
ant news of the day, OF every DESCRIPTION, ina
highest evidence of this, which relieves US fro
the charge of egotism, is the fact witnessed a
over the nation daily (by those who care 10 c
serve it) that the leading, widest circulate
and most influential journals In the Unit
states gather the most important Department
nnys esueciaIly Of our military and nav
onerations. official and otherwise. from q
columns of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. III
is true in face of the well known fact tn
many of the proprietors Of those Journals p
enormous sums of money yearly to " ASS
ciated Press" and especial Correspondents
so called to furnish them with the cure
news of the day. We regret to say, In Il
connection, that those correspondents do n
always inform their employers that they a
not the authors of many OF the most importa
DISPATCHES they send over the wires at an c
pense of four cents pr 'Dord, by crediting the
10 the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, as they in j
1icc should do. We especially think th
should credit us when they encroach so far
to telegraph our editorials, bodily, as bel
mir orc, compositions. However, we beg pa
don for this complaining digression, and "
not deny that we observe, in all this unfa
ness, a compliment to our Industry on the pa
Of these plagiarists.
Politically the REPUBLICAN will support
earnestly as possible the civil and militia
policy Of the present Administration, VIII
that policy is for FREEDOM in Its broadest a
highest sense, and against Sldy ~. When
present, ar any other administration, purSiss
dgTsut course on the question Of human sldveI
zoe shall oppose il NTH our nigh and main,
hilping ms, PATRONAGE OR no PATRONAGE.
The domestic and personal news of the d
will always receive prompt and careful att,
tion.
The Literary Department Of the REPUBLIC
will be supplied with choice, selected and
pinal prose and poetry, from the ablest writ
IN this country and in Europe.
We shall permit nothing, knowingly, to en-
the columns Of the REPUBLICAN that will Oft
the susccptibilites of the most refined.
In brief, we purpose making the REPuBrI'
aFAMILY Newspaper Of the highest and IT
complete order.
Il is but proper and just to our readers to
that the Publishers, Editors, and entire &C
Of Reporters engaged upon the NATIONAL
PUBLICAN are thorough, practical newspa
men in the hroadest sonse Of the term.
principal Editor, and his chief Assistant, b
10th been engaged for more than twenty "
Eve are 10th young men yetD as journal
upon the leading presses OF the country, o'
lying at times the most arduous and respo
Vie positions. This may seem like "bloW
oar own trumpet" SO II is. But, good rca
we have n right to blow 1t, for We have ear
that right; besides, you are entitled to kl
whether the REPLBLICASis is conducted by e.