Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-05

principle with the people, and bring it
prominently before thea by advocating
it to the best of his ability, he evidently
makes his " leading" journal. No
journalist can become a leader in this
sense without Independence. He must
have independence enough to suffer, if
necessary, for the faith that is in him.
The history Of the world teaches us how
its leading minds have been frequently
prosecuted for their faith, and how that
faith has finally triumphed. The early
trials of Christianity is case in point.
When the brief announcement of the
surrender at Appomattox entered our
mind, along with it came the panorama
OF the then future. We saw it all then
as plainly as we see it to-day, and when
we resumed our position at the press,
wo frequently found ourselves differing
from many of our brothers of the press
who were on the same side of the Dues
ton as ourself. We gave them our
views frequently, though we failed to
be stickler for them, prelering that the
opinions of others should be tried before
urging our own.
They were tried, and finding matters
drifting from bad to worse we finally
determined to speak out in unmis TAXA
BILE terms for what we conceived to be the
right policy. We spoke the faith that
was in us at length, and received our full
| share of odium for it, in all sorts Of in
situations, innuendos, sc. But we were
right, and that fact gave us courage to
stand the storm of indignation which
| met us all around, except from few
friends who cheered us on in our adver-
sity. We lost many subscribers to our
paper at one time; but they are coming
back; and what's more, they come back
bringing their energy in our behalf
where before they were 1ukewarm so
! that every one we have regained is worth
a hundredfold what they were before to
US. They are now convinced we were
right and they were wrong and their
friendship, which was lukewarm before,
| comes to us as vital principle working
in our behalf.
These reflections have been caused by
the numerous congratulatory assurances
we have recently received from many
of our friends, both in the city and
the country; and as a sample of those
from out of town we annex an extract
from letter received from gentleman
in Northampton county, North Carolina.
It speaks for itself
81 was subscriber to your most e1-
cellent paper during the year Sc and a
| portion of 81. and was more than pleas
| ed with It's character as an agricultural,
literary and a general Jews journal. |
| deemed it, also, Indispensable to every
household, on account of its wholesome
Instructions in regard to science, arts,
commerce, education and morals; but,
| being as | was, Democrat of the CAL
noun and jackson school, l mistook
many of its wholesome truths as pleas
for that foul monster, Radicalism. That
have been mistaken, must confess,
and that, too, agreeably. The Day Book
LAS, and ever will be, found advocating
the best interests of Virginia, and Of the
| whole American people.
"You will please send the Day Book
to Poteoasi, Northampton county, North
Carolina By SO doing you will confer a
favor upon an admirer and appreciation
of the Day Book. Yours, truly"