Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-03
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THE REPUBLIC.
mo NORTH, NO SOUTH, NO EAST, NO WEST
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY"
JAY COOK
PHILADELPHIA.

OUR WHOLE COUNTRY"
Ranking ourselves among those who-no matter what
their former political opiuons-aTe willing to re-
ceive cordially and honorably the arbtament Of var,
believing sincerely that BY the inscrutable workings of
an overruing Providence the dreadful tempest Of
strife and desoation which has swept over rs during the
past four years was but the harbnger Of purer and
brighter day than yet dawned upon our beloved
country We feel it to be DOW the duty of every pa
trot casting a. charitable veil the irremedable
past to bend all his energies to the pleasing task
only of oblteratng all traces of bygone differences
but of Immediately laying the foundation of present
and future prosperity among MS. We believe it to be
a duty we ell owe TO our common counry-in the
broadest acceptation of the tern-to our individual
State to our families, and to the Of humanity and
civilization throughout the world.
Firm in this belief-impeed by the spirit of true broth
erhood towards all our countrymen whether ofsouth
ern northern origin, purpose to issue Daily pa
per under the above title OF TINE REPUBLIC" and bear.
ing the sign ifcan motto mo North South no East
no West-0ur Whole Country" The very selection Of
this name and motto will We trust, abundanty fore
shadow the principles by which are determined to he
guided. While yield to no one in love and veneration
for our dear old State of Virginia, do and
did feel that our love and veneraon shonld bs limited
to the n ere petty confines of State lines.
We intend TO make of " The REPUBLIC" a frst-cla =
daily newspaper containing all the latest news native
and foreign sustained by able corps Of Reporters and
by ditoria ability of the first order. 1t will be LIVE
paper not occupying the safe but suky and dubious
position Of noncommittalist, but felressy and hon.
ety expressing its opinions attacking the WRONG aud
defending the RIGHT wherever we find them-whether
for or against Northern Southern procvities and
from the view not of what EXISTED but of what
shall have no fear of either class of thinkers uucharta
bly, confounding honesty of purpose with nlalevo
lence of Intention In short effort will be to smooth
over the rude burrows of the pasto mantainthe Dig
nifty and true interests of our now undivided country
to do all we can towards moulding into harmonious
happy prosperous and aterna result the restless and
doubling elements of dscord 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 fact
that in spite of all the ind vidual 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 love and re-
spect each other in manner that would have been Mt
terly impossible during centuries of peace.
To speed on the good work. 3pw happily commenced,
will be the effort of THE REPUBLIC" but to ensure sue
will much depend upon the aid that is ACCORDED to
earnest and wellmeant endeavors All we can say
Is that if the support obtain is at all in proportion to
the zeal and hopefuness with which we launch our
paper upon its career Of usefulness will not be long
in assuming foremost rank among the journals Of this
Continent.
We expect to issue our first number on or about Mon
day, the 9th May.
Our ofice viii be located in Boshers Hail. southwest
corner of Main and Ninth streets where We have every
facility for undertaking JOB PRINTING upon any scale
from the largest playful to the smallest card.
R. F. WALKER,
/ an o1-lw j. ". LEWELLEN