The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-20
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH
THE OLD EXAMINER" REVIVED.

Richmond Examiner, of which the late
John NJ. Daniel was editOr-in-chief, and
the undersigned his constant associate
for The entire period of the war.
1t is believed that the publick will re-
cognize an appropriate and practical
idea in this enterprise. Efforts to revive
other papers in the South are announced,
and it is certainly neither Il visionary
nor unworthy endeavor for the literary
associates of gallant spirit that now
sleeps in the grave to essay honour to his
memory and service to the publick by
reviving the old Examiner newspaper,
so long the ornament of Southern let
ters, an example at once of the scholar
ship and chivalry Of Virginia; and per-
haps the only school in the South OF
pure and classic< English distinct from
the models and redeemed from the innO-
vations of Northern instructors.
The fame of the old Richmond Ec-
uioine7' reached to the most distant parts
of the world. Thepaper was well known
in Europe. 1t was pronounced by dis
tnguished Northern politician the
best exponent of the civilization of the
South" 1t was a school of literary
scholarship for the youth of the South
the glass of Southern chivalry; an eX-
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iron spirit in newspaper literature,
which its chief illustrated in his own
noble and severe life, and defended
more than once on the field of honour,
where the undersigned stood with HMM
Naturalization of the freedom Ofthepress.
Surely there are many people in the
South who will unite in an effort to re-
vive newspaper which was an orna-
ment to its literature and u school for
its virtues. The task is an ambitious
one. But the undersigned attempts it
in no mean or tagging spirit. He has
already undertaken to marshal q corps
of the old writers for the Examiner; he
will be ableto reproduce its Typographical
features, and present to Southern read
ers a fac sinaile of their old acquaintance;
| and he fervently trusts and resolutely
pledges every resource OF Intellect ana
will to breathe again in this form of ma
terial resurrection the same spirit offear-
less criticism, chivalrous contest and
unhesitating encounter with abuse that
animated it of old.
The undersigned owns some pledges
of affection in this enterprise. Ills re-
lations with the late John M. Daniel
were close, intimate and aflectionate to
the day of his death. And it will in
deed be labour and aspiration love if
he can produce some echo from the grave
Of lamented friendship, and rekindle
| from the ashes of the past and the dead
some of the fire that illuminated The ia
miliar pages of oar literature.
In the present uncertainty of political
questionable displacement OF old is
sues and the imperfect development o
d the newt would, of coarse, be impos
sible to state with precision the politica
career of the E,ru,aif3of. But this may
be said with safety: that it will use al
its influence i'm restoring order, tran
guilty and prosperity to the people
and while aspiring to be brave and indie
pendent, it will avoid every scheme O.
faction and disorganiZation, devote itsel
to the works of servatism, and sus.
tain, at every risk, the present President
.of the United States as longas he fulfills
those noble indications he has already
given of planting again the rights OF
constitutional liberty in the South, set.
ting his face against the Malignants OF
the North, and thus emitting himself ia
such common support of conservative
men in all parts of the country, as will
secure the continuation of his wise and
patriotick administration.
No pains or expense will be spared to
make the Examiner the newspaper OF
the South. For every department. of 1t
| the services of the most accomplished
and active writer's will be secured
Special correspondents will be posted in
New York and Washington and other
important centres of intelligence in the
country. A former active editor of the
old Examiner, Edward A. Pollard, will
be employed as correspondent from
Europe, in which country he proposes
to write History of the War, and to
form familiar acquaintance with the
politicks of Europe, especially in con-
nection with American questions and
topicks. This correspondence will con-
stitute a special feature OF interest in
our paper; it will enliven its columns
from week to week with the produc-
lions of an animated pen and it will
afford our readers a singularly good OPP
portunity to make themselves acquaint-
ed with contemporary Europe, and to
: apprehend the growing interest of oui
foreign relations.
The undersigned was recently the edi.
tor of the Richmond Times, but in con,
sequence of disagreement with thu
mart proprietor of that paper, he has
been forced TO leave it and appeal to the
civil courts for his rights and he now
proposes to himself the nobler task o
revivng paper endeared to the Soutl
by many memories of the past, and as
sOciated with so much that is admirable
in its heroick and literary name in his
tory. He calls upon the old subscriber
of the Examiner, from Virginia to Texas
to rally to its support, to renep their sub
scriptions, and to assist in the revival OF
n paper which has existed for three
quarters of a century, and which has
ever been solicitous to honour truth and
virtue prompt to chastise abuses, and
ambitious to defend and adorn the civil
jization and literature of the South.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: -.
DAILY-One year, in advance, $500
six months, in advance, SOC
- Three months, in advance 300
. One month, in advance, Loo
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. year, in adj
vance, 500
Six months, in advance. SOC
4 WEEKIY-One year, in advance, 300
Six months, in advance, zoo
Advertisements will be inserted on the
same terms as published by the Other
THE first number of the Examiner
will contain sketch of the life of thu
late Jobn NJ. Daniel, whose name is
historical in connection with the Nir-
' rinia nress. and than whom the annals
of newspaper literature IN Amerlc'