Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-01-07
The Ashevle Nees says the members ofthe Leg
islature "voted themselves more pay" before they
adjourned. This is mistake. The bill passed the
Senate, but not the Commons. We have no ides
that any such bill will become law.
The Press.

:. The Press.
We learn from the Fayetteville Observer, that
that journal entered on its thirty ninth year the
-1nk-day Of the present month. Our friend, the
Senior of the Observer, has been at the helm about
twice as long as we have, we having taken charge
of this journal in Is 49, At that time our circula-
ton was about s00 now, it is more than ten times
that number. We are glad to learn that the Obser-
Ger is prospecting 1t deserves al the patronage be-
slowed upon it
The following remarks of the Editors are so just
and embody our own views so well, that We copy
them for our readers Our profits from our bust.
ness are handsome and would be considered large in
ordinary times; but if had risen in our prices as
would have amounted to = sung little fortune. But
We are content as we trus: our friends are with or
labors. Since the war commenced, we have insert
ed without charge enough matter, for which we
might properly have charged, to amount to hun.
drels of dollars. With the 0Jssrver, and others Of
our contemporaries, we have "rcfused to slide into
the great sin" Of extortion; and whether We get
credit for it not we shall always enjoy the con-
seriousness Of having performed our duty by avoid.
ing this sin ourselves and by warning our country
men against it. The Obseroer says:
"Thrty years ago the Observer had weekly cir
culaon of five hundred-about large that Of
any paper in the State of Raleigh 1t gradually and
regularly increased till year ago when it had attained
much larger circulation than it had ever before Du
ring past year. however, that large circulation has
been more than doubled To print and despatch all these
papers regularly and in time for the earliest mails appears
establishment accomplish. How it can be done it
90 for six months longer receiving from ten to thirty
day is more than We can
no failure to supply the mails But viii hope for Peace
and then dimuuon Of course instead of increase of
subscribers We will hail the former with uualloyed de-
light and the latter with quiet satisfaction, reducing
hbors rather burdensome.
print the O5sue al old prices now that paper ana other
things cost much more than formerly. And good
Of subscribers have urged US to increase the
accumulate money would certainly follow their advice
for they argue why should continue 70 furnish
p.if shoes or IS for Dbl Of hour o. 10 cents for
pound of bacon, Fl for pound of butterf and SO on
through the list Of all articles that obliged to buy
O6seroer at 80 cents year. and the scmWeekly at 81,
which is all get when the prices compared with
those Of other things, We admit the force Of the argu.
in practice When the war broke out we made up our
minds that it would sweep away every thpg that We had
msdeby the labors of lifetime This fear ha. not been
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ways with means beyond hopes One these
Of increased incne has been from the increased circula
ton Of the O6ssruer which has yielded profit than
equal to the increased price Uf such profit
indeed realized in other occupations and by the spec
uators but as much satisfied before the world became
infected with the passion Of gain. Il shall satisfy STILL
aud 80 long as We can print the Observer whou. actual
loss we mean print present prices Should it begin
to entail loss will then think about raising the price
Of subscription We might indeed make perhaps twenty
thirty thousand dollars year BY quadrupng prices
many other people have done but would be 1T the
1t might have been expected well As hoped that the
which has generally refrsined from extortion. and
when it has made any increase Of price has advanced but
triae compared with other thngs-it might have been
expected say that this example would have had
effect the people, ia TO be regretted that such
effect is hardy precepble. Almost every man demands
much for what be has to sell be screwed out Of
purchasers he pleads that be pays high for everything
be buys mag the printer If be pleads hetths great
laws Of demand and supply regulate prices Of his produc
ons may the printer for while the demand for news
papers greater than before Onehz Of the print
ing Offices are shut up And money is abundant and
the desire for great that people would pay almost
| any price for . newspaper. s-etsGs.s -.
When the ID over and thugs settle down 10 fair
basis pei haps will be remembered TO the credit of the
Press" the palladium Of liberty preached against
extoron the Of the ago, and what il uncommon,
that it praciced what it preachsd But Whether gs
such credit not nothing deprive those who have
fused to slide into this greet SIM Of the Consciousness d
| having done thei- own duty.