Daily national Republican., 1863-05-14
stock Market To-day,
TO TIE PUBLIC,


The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is one orthc per
manent institutions of this country. The daily
demand for it is much larger than our steam
power presses, now in use, can possibly supply
Nothing short of one of Hoes fast presses will
enable us to keep pace with the times and an
swer the roquisltlons made upon us.
We make this explanation in order that
many who have honored us with their order,
for the daily issue may understand why We
have not been able at all times to supply them.
We can assure our friends that we shall losr
no time in procuring our new press and in put !
ting it into operation.
To our advertisers we beg to say that we
fully appreciate their many kind favors. We
never expected to obtain the patronage of the
business community of the District Of Colum
hta until we exhibited sufficient enterprise to
secure such circulation for the REPUBLICAN
among the people of Washington and George
town as would render it valuable to advertisers
by the number we print.
Our circulation in the Army of the Potomac
is limited to the principal officers. No paper
can circulate there among the men with any
profit to the publisher, or as a valuable medium
Of advertising for the business community of
Washington. Besides, such circulation is only
temporary. At one time the NATIONAL REPUB-
LICAN had circulation of not less than twenty
thousand in the army. 1t did not pay. The
fact afforded no inducement to the business
men of the city to advertise, because the army
was constantly moving about.
We have made no effort to obtain mere
temporary circulation for the purpose of cstab-
fishing basis upon which to deceive our adj
vertIsers about our actual permanent clrcula-
tlon.
We have bent all our energies to mekc
thorough newspaper for the people independent
OF contractors on one side, or officials on the
other. We have never sacrificed our indcpen.
dence as journalist to obtain patronage of any
kind, and never will. Should We ever be called
upon to do so, we shall most respectfully de-
cline to trade. There is no patronage, no mat
ter from whence 1t comes, of sufficient value
to us to induce the sacrifice of our Ipdepcn-
dence, to think, write, and print, at all times,
whatever we deem to be for the public good,
and the pGrmanency of this Government. On
the subject Of advertising, either for the Gov.
ernmeni or forprivate ostab abshments, we claim
That we render an equivalent for all that we
recelVei That We are henedting the advertiser
as much as Il" benefits US, by our constant
efforts to give wide circulation to the RVprp-
LICAN among all classes, and espccioll, or,,,,,,,
those who have the facilities Tor rcachiuy the
advertiser and possess the means for ,r,,,;,,,,
with him. We do not send ten rl,u..,,,r
copies to the Army of the Potomac far
couple Of days and then boast over ,rn.
large circulation to blind the eyes Of hu,lI, 81.
men The men in the army are supplird viii,
clothing and food by the Government. They
never "go out shopping" They read army
uews-don't care about advertisements.
The NATIONAL REPUBLIoAN circulates In this
DistrlCt-in every part Of the Dlstrlct-among
merchants, mechanics, and laborersj states
men, editors, correspondents, politicians, and
lawyers clergymen and laymen in the Execu-