Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-06
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nis the present purpose Of the undersigned,
Of the DAILY and wKmulH NATIONAL
70 make the latter more thorough
and reliable newspaper for Families and Clubs
throughout the country, than Il has been hero
tofore.
In making this announcement we do not In
tend 10 enter into an extended detail statement
Of all the improvements we shall make, but, In
q general way, 70 Indicate what we propose
doing, assuring the public that wO shall use
our utmost ondoavors TO perform faithfully all
that We promise.
The facilities afforded us TO produce tho
rough national newspaper are greater than are
enjoyed by the publishers Of any other Journal
In the country, for the following reasons;
LIST. The REPUBLICAN Is published at Wash.
lngton City, the seat of the National Govern.
ment.
"a. TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
being authorized by an act Of Congress to select
one paper as the of1cial medium Of all the Exc
cutiye Departments ofthe Government, We take
pleasure In stating that he has done us the
honor 10 select the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, under
the law Of Congress referred 10.
Sd. The Congress and the Supreme Court and
ally sit here during each year, and we employ
corps Of able RKpoRTrRs, whose duty 1t
70 furnish the daily records OF those high tri.
bunals.
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 tho Government and the Ma
rIoNlL REPUBLICAN, referred to above, nothing
that is proper TO publish, Of Military and Naval
operations, eau or shall escape our notice.
9Th. Our "Forelgn Relations" now mare
important than ever, will 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 writer's
In the United States are frequently employed 10
discuss the subject In the REPUBLICAN.
It'll. 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 RnPuB-
LIcAN. Especially shall we keep our Agricul-
tural readers, throughout the country, posted
up concerning everything OF public Interest In
the Agricultural Bureau.
9th. The Patent Office, being within Owe
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will be an easy matter, as It will he a pleasure
for US to keep the Inventor and Artlzan 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 ofits
| Bureaus Of Art and Science to earich our col.
umns for the instruction of our readers.
18th. Washington being the central city OF
the Union, the learned and influential men o
every class In society congregate here-military,
naval, and civil officers Of the General aud
State, and territorial acknowledgements
tives Of every branch Of business taxed by the
Internal Revenue Laws-ieputations of citizens
| for purposes Of State, and politicians and theo
ogians Of every stripe, who come in iocks,
some for office, some for business, and some
| for pleasure. Each and all OF these ,mere
and goers increase our labors, and contribute
TO enhance the value Of the columns Of the Rs
PUBLICAN in some manner.
18th. The official, civil, and uncivil repre-
sentatives Of every foreign nation on tho earth,
| are found here, and cannot act or move unher-
aided by our active attaches.
Above, In q general form, We have given
| t,osive reasons why the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
published In the City Of Washington, possesses
| greater facilities for obtaining all the import
ant news Of the day, OF every description, than
any other Journal in the United States. The
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the charge OF egotlsm, 10 the fact witnessed oil
over the nation daily (by those who care to OBJ
serve it) that tho leading, widest circulated,
and most influential Journals In the United
States gather the most important Departmental
news, especially of eur military and naval
operations, official and otherwise, from the
columns Of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. This
Is true in face of the well known fact that
many Of the proprletors Of those journals pay
enormous sums OF money yearly to "AssO.
ciated Press" and Especial Correspondents, -
60 called, to furnish them with tho current
news of the day. We regret TO say, In this
connection, that those correspondents do not
always inform their employers that they are
not the authors Of many of the most important
dispatches they send over the wires at an er
pense OF four cents pr cord, By crediting them
| 70 the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, as they In JUS
tice should do. We especially think they
should credit u when they encroach so far as
10 telegraph our editorials, bodily, as being
| uaeir oson compositions. However, we beg par
don for this complaining DEPRESSION, and viii
not deny that we observe, in all this unfair.
ness, q compliment 70 our Industry on tho part
OF these plagiarists.
Politically the REPUBLICAN will support as
earnestly as possible the civil and military
policy OF the present Administration, while
that policy Is for FREEDOM In Its broadest and
highest sense, and against Slavery. When n,
different course on tho question Of human slavery
voc Iadu Oppose q 10Th our nigh aud main, Goo
helping US, PATRONAGE OR NO PATRONAGE.
The domestic and personal news of the day
will always receive prompt and careful atten
ton.
It Is but proper and Just 70 our readers 10 say
that the Publishers, Editors, and entire corp.
OF Reporter engaged upon the NATIONAL Re
PUBLICAN are thorough, practical newspaper
men In the broadest sonse of the term. TIL,
principal Editor, and his chief Assistant, havl
both been engaged for more than twenty year
tive are both young men yet y as journalist
upon the leading presses of the country, occu
plying at times the most arduOus and respOnsi
BILE positions. This may seem like "blowinl
our own trumpet" 30 II Is. But, good reader
we have q right 10 blow II, for we have earne,
that right; besides, you are entitled to know
whether the REPUBLICAN Is conducted by expe
rienced or inexperienced men.
4 A very small portion Of the WEEKLY REPUH
LIcAN will be devoted to advertising, and onl
Q that class Of advertisements which will prov
OF the greatest value TO our country readers vii
: be admitted. 1t is printed on a Double Supe
Royal sheet, "a by AZ inches, and contains 5
G columns of reading matter.
The Literary Department Of the REPUBLIoA
will be supplied with choice, selected and orr
!. ginal prose and poetry, from the abest writur
In this country and in Europe.
!, We shall permit nothing, knowingly, 10 ente
the columns Of the REPUBLICAN that v In often
the susc0ptibilitiUs of the most refined.