Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-01-18
FRIDAY. JANUARY ls, 1857,
VOL XII. - No LII.
Volume Thirteen.

This number closes Volume Twelve Of the
Aner{cda. How many Old friends will con-
clude TO go with us over the pathway of 1867,
and of volume thirteen. remains TO be SEEM
We end this volume and the year 1866 with a
larger list of permanent subscribers than ever
before. Many of these have been : ubscribers
since our connection with the pap er, more than
eleven Years since. All such seem like old
friend; and every week the sight of their
names revives old memories, and brings up to
view bright and warm friendships that have
cheered us along, and made pleasant the many
weary months of care and labor, that have
been our lot With many such we have differ
Cd ii times ON some questions of local politics,
or perhaps some other exciting question Of the
day, but these diNcrgcnces have not ripencd
into estrangement, nor prevented the usual flow
of good feeling and friendly interest. From
our stand-poim,--w the view that opened to
our vision, we have labored to do the best we
could for the great cause of human freedom.
and the party to which we have been identified
rs the agent or method of working out results
in consonanec with the spirit and intent Of that
great cause. We have failed. no doubt from
doing the best we could, and, perhaps that fail
ure comes from lack of good judgment, but
as remarked we have arrived ut concus ions
from different standpoint from the reader ut
times, and that point may be less or more fay-
orable for just conclusions. AT any rate, we
must, in the future. a. in the past, rely upon
our own judgment in all these local matters rs
to what is right. just. and public duty. We
do not expect to suit all our readers in 1867 As
we know we have not in 1866 and in 1s65. Ney-
ertheless, we hope not to be bigotted, nor too
censorious. nor too ltnient in dealing with
wrong.
We have been laboring, waiting and hoping
that we could have the pleasure of announcing
to our readers of 1867 that the -imericda is ca
ldrged and greatly improved: but it will cost
more money than we can command 10 make the
change. however desirable and gratifying such
a result would be. Fifteen hundred dollars is
not so easily saved up in the business of con-
Quoting small local newspaper, and therefore
our readers miist take the will for the deed" and
wait patiently with us. We are still laborins
for that result and expect, If our life is spared
TO accompishii When that shall have been
accomplished, we shall be willing to give up
the business to : ONE more capable and lifting
person.
We have no promises to make for the future.
We shall do the best we can to make good To-
cal paper; and no doubt shall come far short
of this modest intention in the past. But
the reader can assist Us greatly in doing this
An editor can not be eyerywhere,-he cannot
gather up all the local news Of public interest
Transporting in all parts of the country, and be
at his post in the Office. This, any one can see
runs contrary to the laws OF our being. Now,
then. good friend, send us all the news of pub
lie interest transpiring in your town. II there
is Mill, or Westinghouse, or School-house, or
any kind Of public building Icing erected in
your Town or vicinity, just write us an account
of it. II will be doing us and our readers IA
vor.. send your nalae with the communication.
But do not write US to puff this or THAT thing
or person, merely to CRAFTY that persons vani-
ty, or help sell his wares, and expect us to grind
out the grist merely for the fun Of the thing.
We close these desultory remarks by hoping
oil our readers will be wiser, and better this
year than last, and that all their good resolu-
tions will ripen int good acts.