Maryland free press., 1867-04-04
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Thursday, April 4, 1857.
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ANDREW C. boyd, Editor. t.

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Ely The past week has been busy
one in our community. wagon loads of
furniture and all kinds of household goods
have teen passing alcng our streets in ev-
cry quarter betokeniug the moving season.
which with uscommences generally about
the first day Of April. On that day the
Free Press office, which since its establish
ment in Hagerstown has been tcmporari-
ly located in the old Brewery, uex& to tke
Market House, together with all its para
phernalia; mui wagon, forks. rakes, hoes,
spades and shovels, (Which We hope to
have soon employed in burying the defunct
Office holders oil our COOL oil State, now
gasping in the pangs Of their approaching
dissolution,) proceeded in solemn state
down Franklin Stree. to its new quarters
in the building recently occupied by Jus
tioe Tice, on Jonathan Street, adjoining
the Methsdist Church. Our new location
is in every respect great improvcn cnt
on the one which we have left, being but a
few doors from Washington Street, near the
business portion of the town and aGording
US greatly increased facilities in the way
of Office room for the transaction oe our
rapidly enlarging business. We feel ton,
that we stand as it were upon historic
ground. For many years the rooms in
which we are located, we're occupied as
printing Office by Mcssrs. OFT & Weber,
formerly for long time. prnprietors Of the
IIagerstown Mail in the good old days Of
yore, and from tEcncs proceeded many
sturdy blow and death dealing stroke a:
the enemies of Democracy, aad many a
vigorous and successful appeal to its friends
to rally in the support of the time bonored
principles and measures of the old party;
for in those days both parties were actua-
ted by honest principle, and sincere and
patriotic love Of country Bat n,w alas.
what change do wo see OF a truth have
we fallen upon evil times in these mod
ern days of rapid progress and boas'e ed
improvement The highest principle
to which men now seem to aspire is that Of
present cxpedionex their noblest effort
of patriotism is an intense desire and
desperate struggle to advance and secure
their own selfish interests, with total dis
regard oftbe welfare and rights of their
neighbors. Instead Of the old ma<im
"Do rnio others es ys would they should
do unto you," our progressives have adopt
ed the rule ''that they should take, who
hare the power, AMI all should keep
that CAM" ....
We hope that these associations and
recollections Of the past, that aIc connect
ed with our present location, may strength
en- our purposes and infuse new vigor in
to our pen, which shall in the future as in
the past be devoted to the best of our hum
ble abilities and energies to the further
ance and maintenance Of TRUTH honor and
justice, and that we may never yisld title
OF either, for the sake Of pandering to the
passions and prejudices of those who would
be willing to sacrifice all the memories Of
the past, and all hopes in the future, foI
the sake Of present temporary gain, and
whom, if it be not too late, we would fain
recall into the ''old paths" from which
they have strayed so widely.