Daily national Republican., 1863-12-07
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TIKI WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,

IT'S the present purpose of tho undersigned,
proprietors ofths DAILY and WEEKLY NATIONAL
RxYup1icls, TO make tho Later . more thorough
and reliable newspaper for Families and Clubs
tbrouehou, the country, thsn n has been here
sofore. In making this statement we do not
w,sh 10 b. understood - apologisiug, In any
manner, for sAs past conduct Of the wxExLy
Rrrrp,IcAH. II hns becn worth all sbat We
have eharxed for 1t. Prosperity In the world,
for which We are psrtly indebted, and exceed.
ipely thanhfai, 10 oar numerous patrons, war;
rsuts % In promising TO make still better
PAPER of The WEEKLY RxPuBLIcAN In the future,
os tAs su,ns price, than 1t has been In the past.
In making this announce eat We do not In
,sod 70 enter into an extended detail statement
Of all the improvements We shall mako, but, In
. general way, to Indicate what We propose
doing, assuring the public that wo shall use
our utmost spdssrors to perform faithfully all
that We promise. Il 81
The facilities afforded Us TO produce tho
rough national new wspsper are greater than are
enioyed by the publ shers Of any other journal !
In the country, for the following reasons:
lst. The REPUBLICAN 10 Published At Wash
ington City, the seat OF tho National Govern |
ment.
Sd. THE President OF rua UNITED STATES
being authorized by an act OF Congress to select
one paper as tho official medium Of all the Exc
cutive Departments ofthe Government, take
pleasure in stating that he has done rs tho
honor 10 select the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN under
the law Of Congress referred to.
Sd. The Congress and tho 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 REroRTKBs, whose duty It Is
TO furnish the daily records Of those high trl-
bunals.
4th. Washington being the Headquarters for
all the operations Of the Army and Navy OF
the United States, by virtue Of the relations eN-
i.ting between the Government and the ma.
r1oSkL REPUBLICAN, referred to above, nothing
tha, Is proper to publish, of Military and Naval
operations, can or shall escape our notice.
5th. Our Foreign Relations" now mere
Important than ever, Will be the subject OF our
constant and paternal care.
9Th. The Finan ces 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 Cnited States are frequently employed to
discuss the subject In the REPUBLICAN.
eth. Our Postal arrangements, so important
to the people Of every community, be It large
or small, especially 10 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 RsPuB.
LIcAS. Especially shall We keep our Agricul.
tural readers, throughout the country, posted
up concerning everything OF puolic interest In
the Agricultural Bureau.
9th. The Patent Office, being within eve
minutes walk Of our office Of publication. 1t
will be an easy matter, as 1t 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 advantages Of its
Bureaus Of Art and Science to enrich our col.
umns for the instruction of our readers.
llth. Washington being the central city Of
the Cuion, the learned and influential men o
every classin society congregate here-military
naval, and civil officers Of the General an
State, and territorial representa-
tives Of every branch of business taxed by th
Internal Revenue of citizen
for purposes of State, and politicians and thee
IngIaps Of every stripe, who come In docks
soma for office, some for business, and som
for pleasure Each and all Of these c''ner
and roers increase our labors. and contr'but
TO enhance the value Of the columns oi the RE
rusuICAS In some manner.
18th, The official, civil, and uncivil repre-
sentatives of every foreign nation on the eartt
are found here, and cannot act or move unhel
aided by our active dtfdehes
Above in u general form, we have give
hcs,ps reasons why the NATIONAL REPrBLIcAs
published in the City Of Washington, possesst
greater facilities for obtaining all the impor
ami news Of the day, OF every description, tha
any other Journal In the United States. IN
highest evidence Of this, which relieves Us froi
the charge Of egotism, 10 the fact witnessed a
over the nation daily (by those who care tn q
serve ~ tiAt the leading, widest circalate
and most influential journals In the Unite
States gather the most important Department
news, especially of our military and nav
operations, official and otherwise, from q
columns of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. Tn
Is true in face OF the well known Tact tn
many Of the proprie'ors of those journals p'
cin;ed Press" and especial Correspondents
20 called, to furnish them with the cure
news Of the day. We regret to say, In Il
connection, that thoae correspondents do n
always inform their employers tha! they u
no, the authors OF many Of the most importa
dispstct.s they send over the wires at an g
pense of four rents p r !rord, by credit!ng the
70 the National REPCBLicAH, as they IN Jr
uce should do. We especis!ly think tn
should credit us when they encroach 70 far
IN telegraph our eti40riGls bodily, as bell
t.eir otgn eoJnposi.ionJ. However, We beg pa
don for this complaining dIgresslon, and W
not deuv That We observe, In all this unfs
ness, q compliment TO our !udIstry"n the pa
OF these plaglarists.
Politically The REPUBLICAN will support
earnestly ss possible the civil and militia
polcy OF tho present Administration, VIII
that policy is for FREEDOM In its broadest al
highest sense, and against Slav ~. When
present, or ory otIe' adm stration, pur,Ies
different course The question Of human sIdyer
ss Ital oppose Dlh 0ur mi1h and main, O
helping Us, PArRoSAes OR no PATRONAGE.
The domestic and personal news Of the d
will always receive prompt and careful ate
ton.
The Literary Department Of the REPUBLIC
will be euppled with choice, selected and o
gipal prose and poetry, from the abest writ
iu this country and in Europe.
We shall permit nothing, knowlngl 70 en-
The columns Of the REPUBLICAN that will ofe
The suscsptblitics Of the most refined.
In brief, We purpose making the REPUBLIc
sFAMILY Newspaper Of the highest and IN
complete order.
1t 10 bat proper and Just 10 our readers TO
that tho Publishers, Editors, and entire CO!
Of Reporters engaged upon the NATIONAL
PUBLICAN are thorough, practical newspal
men iu the Droadest sonse Of the term. ]
principal Editor, and his chief Assistant, ha
both been engaged for more than twenty ye
1--WE are both young men yet , as Journal
upon the leading presses Of tho country, oc
pybg al times the most arduous aud respor
hle positions. This may seem like blow
our own trumpet" So IL is. But, good read