Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-12-30
VALEDICTORY.

sold my entire interest in the BLOOMSBURY
DEMOCRAT to Capt y. B. BRoCKwAY, edi
tor Of tho Columbian, Of this town. Th
two papers will be consolidated, first issu,
appearing under the new arrangement OF
Friday next, edited and controlled by Il
present manager and proprietor Of the Col
un,bian. 1t will appear under the title o
"The Columbian and Bloomsbury Demo
crat," greatly improved in its mechanica
arrangements and other respects. II is thu
intention Of the proprietor to spare no pains
with the facilities already in his possession
and yet to be acquired, to make this pape
the neatest, best, and cheapest weekly il
the State. In size, it is decidedly the larg
est paper in the County, and in the State
there are few, if any, that surpass its di
mensions. 1t is ably and carefully edited
and justly merits liberal and hearty sup
port at the hands of the Democracy. Mr..
BRocKwAY is yet young man, though q
gentleman Of large experience for one who
has lived so small number of years, and
with his legal knowledge, coupled with his
political and newspaper experience, it is to
be hoped that he will be able to publish a
journal which will meet the expectations Of
all, and take rank among the highest papers
in the State.
All prepaid subscriptions will be filled by
Mr.. BRocKwAY credit having been car,
ried from our books to his in all cases where
the time has not expired for which the pa
per was paid. If any mistakes have oc.
CURED, in making this transfer Of credits,
they can be easily rectifed by calling and
examining our books.
BY some it may be enquired why this
sale was made, and the consolidation Of the
two papers effected to which question there
arc several answers, many Of which arc SO
well understood by the Democracy Of the
county that full explanation is unneces-
sary: In the first place, there is no neces-
sity for two Democratic journals in this
town; in the second place, the Democracy
of the county do not furnish patronage SUI:
fcient to afford anything over and above a
decent livelihood for three publishers; and,
In the third place, 1 desire to disconnect
myself from the newspaper business at
present, that I might enjoy little rest,
after eleven years of editorial life, and
settle and collect my accounts. IF these
reasons are not sufficient, I will be pleased
to explain more fully to all who may call
upon me.
l had charge and control Of the STAR OF
TIE NeRTn in 1857, prior to the death Of
REUBEN WEAVER, ESD, and in January,
1858, purchased the establishment at an
Administrator sale. This was done under
discouraging circumstances, the subscrip-
ton list being less than three hundred, the
advertising and jobbing patronage small,
and myself comparative stranger to the
people Of the county. In less than year,
with the assistance Of my newly acquired
friends, the subscription more than doubled,
and the advertising patronage was made
quite encouraging. The STAR was pub.
lished by nae for over four years without the
least interruption. until October 10th, 1862,
when ABRAHAM LINCOLN ''took us for a
SOLDIER Not having plenty Of stamps"
and our friends mostly being in the same
fix, l concluded, as this was short draft,
that / would close the Office. l did so !;
aHd having no friends in Canada, entered
the army-served my time, got an honora,
bic discharge, and wasn't Abolitionized in
the least.
In August, 1868, l returned from the
army, revived the STAR and continued its
publication until February, 1866, when the
purchase Of the Columbia Democrat was
effected by Il. II. KELLER, Esq, with whom
we formed a CO. partnership, and consolidat-
ed the two papers under the title Of COL
UMBIA DEMOCRAT AND STAR OF THE
NORTH. This cc-partnership lasted some
seven months or more, when the interest of
Mr.. IKELER was disposed of to josiah p.
SHUMAN, whose connection with the paper
continued until January, 1867. After his
retirement the entire control and editorial
labors Of the paper fell upon myself. This
change in the establishment naturally dis
jointed matters more or less; and at the
out-start Of tho second volume, after tho