The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-04
announcement.

Two numbers after the present will
complete the seventh year of the existence
of The 1Heghoniian. During five of
these seven years, have been its propri-
etOr and editor, and humbly. and trust
faithfully, have sought through its col
nmns to defend and establish the aims
and principles Of the Republican Union
party, believing that by so doing was
serving the interest Of the entire country.
From this faith, it is perhaps unnecessary
for me to say, [ have not departed. Nor
shall I. The AReghanian, though thus
advocating the teachings of the party Of
its choice, has never been a mere party
organ, and much less the mouth-piece of
a clique or faction. During the five
years it has been under my control, it has
never asked. nor has it ever received, a
dollar of patronage from any political
source whatever. Its advocacy of princi-
pies and candidates, whether Federal Or
State, County or District, has never been
to it source Of gain. Its entire income,
from The printing of suffrage tickets and
political handbiils during the past five
years, has not amounted to one hundred
dollars l do not utter these statemen nts
by way of complaint. Far from it. |
desire only to show that The ANeghaniian
has been an Independent paper, and that
its editor has never sought to make his
purse fat by means of his political prin-
cipies. Since the day l first put On the
editorial garb, | have not had moiety of
sufficient leisure in which to discharge an
editors duties. Many a time my edito-
rials have been written during an hour
stolen from the cares of a mercantile life.
Now, more perhaps than at any former
period, is all my attention required by
my mercantile affairs. l propose, there
fore, to relinquish at the close of the pres
ent volume the publication of THE AHe-
ghanian While such is my design, l
would be sorry to see the county seat Of
Cambria destitute of Republican Union
organ. The absence OF such an organ
would be loss to the larger portion of
the county. Regularly has Tie ARegha-
MIA" gone forth to the people of this sec
tion, explaining and maintaining the prin-
ciples ever dear to i, anG exerting its
Influence toward the establishment in the
hearts of the people of this section those
principles that bid fair soon to triumph
in every part of the Union. deem it no
vanity to say that the interests of the
Republican organization will suffer in the
absence of a paper here to advocate its
claims. therefore propose 10 grant free
Of rent, interest or charge, for a term Of
three or more gears, the entire Aleghania'
establishment, valued at about a Mousaad
dollars, to any 'corthy person Of EJeasJmy
or Uicinity, or to any association Of persons,
Of aohOn1 I am willing to be one, acAo ei2t
undertake to continue the publication Of the
paper for the time named in tie interest OF
the Republican Union party.
Judging from experience, l entertain
no doubt that under judicious management
the paper could be made a profitable
investment But for the reasons named
/ wish to withdraw from its publication
and desiring that the county seat shall
not be without Union newspaper, make
the foregoing offer. a. A. BARKER.