Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-27
THE REPUBLIC.
no NORTH NO SOUTH, NJ EAST no WEST
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY"

OUR WHOLE COUNTRY"
Raukng curse YES among tn use who-no matter whAs
t,eir former political opn 5ns-are willing to II
cordially and honorably the arbitiament Of war
believing sincerely that by the nscrutable workings
:uling Providence. the dreadful tempest OF
strife and desoation which has swept during the
past four years Vas tu. the harbinger of purer and
brighter day than yet dawned upon our beloved
counry We feel 10 be the duty Of every pa
triot casting charitable veil the rremediable
past 20 bend all his energies TO the pleasing task no
only Of obliterating all traces of bygone dferenceS
bat of Immediately laying the foundation of present
ID future prospe ity among u.s. We believe it 10 be
"a duty we oil owe to our common country-in tn 9
brosdest acceptstiOn of the term-to individua
State TO our families and to the Of humanity and
civilization throughout the world.
Firm in this teief impeed by the spt Of tue broth
erhood towards all our counrymen whether of fsouth
ern or northern origin we purpose to Issue Daily po
per under The lbove title of THE REPUBLIc" and bear
ing the sign icant motto NO North South East
no West-Jur Whole Country" The very se'ection o
tn nama and mJuO will We trus. abundantly fore
sdow the prime pies by which We determined 20 he
guided While yield 10 one in love and ye.esatioE
for dear old Ste of Yrgnie, do not and neyo =
Geel that ar loya snd vaEersd should be lAits
70 the Il ere petty confines Of State lines
We intend 10 make of The REPUBLIC frst-liss
daily newspaper continuing all the latest news Ss.fvs
and foreign sustained by able corps of Regorz, and
by Editorial ability of the first order twill be Lawn
paper not occupying the safe bat sulky anf ddtious
position Of non-committalst, but feessly ana hon
estly expressing its opinions attacking the WRONG and
defending the RIGHT wherever we find thsn-w4eth
for or against Northern Southern proeliyes and
from the view not of what EXISTED but of what ExISrs-
Entertaining no feeling Of sectonasn au--e'yes, we
sha have no fear Of either o. THINK unchsrita-
bly, c0nfounding honesty Of purpose with maeyo-
enoa of intention In short effort will TO smooth
the rude urows Of the past to maintain the dig
nifty and true interests of now undivided co1ntry
do all towards moulding into one Harmonious
happy prosperous and fraternal u the restless and
biting elements of discord vet surviving this horrible
nvuson proud of the proofs of true greatness which
this has developed in vo former rival stTiGns Of
the nation and rejoicing in the pcuous fac
that in sp te Of all ind viduaI suern which that
has inflicted, Northern and Southern brethren have
in four years beel brouy together been shown each
hers merits and dement's been taught 10 and -.
spect each other in that would have been Ut
terly impossible during centuries of peace.
To speed on the good work now happily commenced,
will be the effort OF THE REPUBLIC but 70 ensurs sue
will much depend upon the aid that corded
our earnest and we'll meant endeavtrs. All say
f. that il the support obtain is at all in proportion
the zeal and hopefulnsss with which we launch
paper upon IL Of usefulness, it will not BE- Ien
in ug foremost rank among the journals of th 10
Continent
weenent to issue our first number on or sbout Mon
day. the S,h May
onr oSce will be located in Bosher's Hail. south west
corner Of Man and Ninth streets where we have every
hiitv for undertaking JOB PRINTING upon any scale
from the largest y-bl to the smallest card
r. F. WALKER,
ap27-iw J. W. LEWELLEH