Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-12-29
PROSPECTUS of the Ellsworth
American for 1865.

The Ellsworth American has been printed now,
almost or quite eleven years. 1t was never in a
Iuore prosperous condition than at tbs time,
which is not saying great deal, foI tae record
,f news paper tli!uIcS in the County sineo tae
estutlsl mcut Of tie Castiue Juraal in lao. is d
sad olc. No less than some fifteen to twenty
Publications o. the kind hare ieen started, and
hcYe.each in turn failed, no living hnger
than about six years.
Tae Twel.ta Volume OF the Aas.ieaa COM
mcrces in January, 1876; and We wish TO com
mence the volume with an inereaSl number c!
Subscribers, thereby enabling the ublishor to
make zuadry improvements. To do tais we
m st rely Gu thdsail Of It's many frienls, in the
several towns in The County. We ask, Therefore,
these friends who have taken tine paper from the
be Inning, and those who have heretofore aided
us By their patronage md good will. to continue
,he same good Offices; and not only continue
subscribers, but to ask others to become 81.
We have no great promises to parade before
you. As ia the past, % in the tatare, the iaai-
an will continue an earnest supporter Of tie
clu,e of civil aal religion lib r;y, an an earn
est and enthusiastic advocate of Uailn p,ino
II,s
Tle American will aim to ID its part in de-
velopi1g spirit Of eaterp7-, il the County, en-
csurp sing of all efforts TO put iaso operation rev
enterprises tenling to build L? the Community in
Which tie urnai ci-eulates, aud also t. create
anl foster disposition to say at hons in Maine
because we believe /! one Of the b.s. State. in
tie Uaion.
White this urnal has never ceased to have
opinions aud t. cx9ress them all the eurten;
tpies of thc day, it has also ainel to be fair,
aaa has beer !:eer&l IN according TO those vita
won it las disagreed, al opportunity to be
heard wAea sought for.
II tie future we sAall always cxpcct To have
opinions on tao debatabe topics Of tae day. aud
STALL not tail 20 express them, Eor shall we fail
70 aear other sides. We don't sell our opinions
In selling tie paper to subscribers, not at all,
v. premise auy one Is, tha. lie or they shall be
heard.
We shall'io wlst We can al.oto make the A,arr'
-aa a hoaseloll ncccssityia the County, so that
fh1sa can viii tke itaal those who fail of the
,zsans, VIII Gcsi.e 10 DO so.
We shall DO what re can to give faithful re-
cord Of loeh current events, keeping our readers
ally pasts4 up in matters and things al home -
Not to know what is +, ans itins at home, argues
a thou htlcssness and ndiGereace not at all
saamendabie.
TIE Ansr.clR will aim u be a US paper, 60
f,ras il is possible to make it s. by the unro-
hitting atttsti n of the I'D tor AID also by the
s-si.taaee Of respondents il different sections
Il tue c uctry.
We have seeu; ed an abba Wa'hias:on e1rrcs-
p,nlrnt, Who will give us a weekly digest OF
Metrooa'iaa news. We expec. to have an
Aaxast.. earrespsaleat dlfins the session Of the
legislature, WAC will keep Our rea lers advised Of
matters aal things i. Tie site CIpital
Aftsr this issue we saa'l use sm9lisr siz'd type
IN the paper, tlieieby cushing us to give near
one Il ita more reading matter than now. We
10 this because We have failed in obtainias our
,,sv nre,s 10 season 10 eonaleuee tie Rev volume
ia an enlarged forH.
Heask the ffieals Of the A'Heieen to assist ~
ext,ndinr It's Calculation; and also particularly
s,.;.s that. the Postlr astsrs of the County will
.ndar US waa. asA st4res they clnjn this direct
~.
reasonable compensation allowed for obtaining
,b,e -ibers. Any porsol sending US Eve good
.les i.e,s Er o.as year. saalI have saPy gratis