Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-29
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THE REPUBLIC.
"No NORTH, NO SOUTH, NO EAST, NO WEST
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY"

Ranking ourselves among those who-no matter what
their former political opinions-are now willing to r.
ceye cordially and honorably the arbiiament Of war
believing sincerely that By the inscrutabe workings
on everything Providence, the dreadful tempest Of
strife and desoaon which has swept during the
past four years but the harbinger of purer and
brighter day than ever yet dawned upon our beloved
country We feel 1t 70 be the duty of every true pa
triot casting a charitable veil over the irremediable
past to bend all his energies to the pleasing task not
only Of obliteratng all traces OF bygone differences
but of Immediately laying the foundation Of present
Ald future prosperity among u.s. We believe il TO be
duty we all owe to common country-in the
broadest acceptation Of the term-to our individual
Sate to our families and to the cause of humanity and
civilization throughout the world.
Firm In this eef-mpelled by the spirit Of ne broth
erhood towards all our counuymenr whether ofsouth.
or northern origin we purpose to issue Daily pa
per under the above title Of THE REPUBLIC and bear
ing the aguilcan motto NO North no South no East
no wezt--our Whole Country The very selection
this name and motto will, We trust, abundantly fore
sh adow the principles by which We are determined to
guided. While yield TO no one in love and Veneraion
for our dear old State Of Virginia. do not and
did feel that love and veneraAon should be limited
to the n ere petty confines Of State lines.
daily newspaper containing ell the latest news native
and foreign sustained by able corps of Reporters and
by Editorial ability of the first order. It win be LIVE
paper not occupying the safe bu! sulky and dubious
position of a non.commttast but felr.essly and hon.
esy expressing its opinions attacking the WRONG and
defending the RIGHT wherever We find them-Whether
for against Northern Southern procivities ;and
from the view of what EXISTED but of what EXISTS
Entertaining feeling of sectionalsm ourselves, we
shall have no fear of either class of thinkers unchsrs
bly, confoundng our honesty Of purpose with malevo
ence of intention. In short effort will be to smooth
over the rude burrows of the pas-to maintain the dig
nifty and true interests Of undivided county
to do all towards moulding into one harmonious
happy prosperous and fraternal result the restless and
doubling elements OF discord yet surviving this horrible
convuson proud of the proofs of true greatness which
this has developed in two former rival sections oi
the nation and rejoicing in the conspicuous fac
that in spite of all the ind vdua suffering which that
has inflicted Northern and Southern brethren have
in four years been brought together, been shown each
others merits and dement's been taught to owe and re
spect each other in that would have been ut
terly impossible during centuries Of peace.
To speed on the good work, happily commenced,
will be the effort of THE REPUBLIC" but to
will much depend upon the aid that acsorued to
earnest and we'll meant endeavtrs. All we can say
IS that if the support obtain is at all in proportion to
the zeal and hopefulness with which launch
paper upon M career of usefulness it will b. long
in assum ng foremost rank among he journals Of tn
Continent.
WeexIe;t to issue our first number or about Mon
day, the 9th May.
Our oaice win be located in Boshers Hall, southwest
corner of Main and Ninth streets where have every
facility for undertaking JOB PRINTING upon any scale
from the largest playful to the smallest card
r. F. WALKER,
apQT-tw ]. W. LEWELLEN .