, 1874-01-03
REDleERsr, TRYkr oe uDeIrET AT CHRISTIAN DA
sscHRlsr1AnsrED, LoRDAGEH Zen sdie JANUAR ls74.

&.HEM & EM<s@tA
blad'. obsei I'D not long ago, and the want
of a Press, that in a candid and dispassionate
manner would undertake to be a medium
for, and to guide the different opinions that
may prevail on public matters and institu-
tions, became more and more felt. The
deplorable consequences of such a state of
things were soon seen. How much might
not have been otherwise How much has
remained unknown, or only known to the,
authorities of the Mother country in a one
sided manner |! We need not go far back
been refused to publish liz the st. Croix
Avis, articles from the papers of the Mo
t%her-country that treated Of these islandsa
But does not the blame for such q state OF
things fall on the community itself? How
can we reasonably expect the desired in
terest and support al the Mother-country,.
when we do not consider ii worth our
while to give an expression Of Dur wishes
and views in a public local organ? The
want has however never been more keenly
felt than during the last year, when the
paper of the island hardly ever occupied it.
self with public matters, and that too at a
time when the wants of reforms was more
keenly felt than ever among all Glasses OF
the community, and when the Superior
ADMINISTRATION, both in the Colon
in the Mother-country shaye fe
sity of meeting advanq
want. How can the
MoEher-country-hoI
rior local authority,E
does not i've IA tie fSfal And VINO, tliere-
fore, in a great measure Mn only know the
people here and their opinions through
others-avoid cropping Pre or less in the
dark, if not assisted in dta1ning lntorma-
ton of matters and thiy by a free and
independent Prgs?
In order some v nat to pmedy this detect,
and bring about a stae of things that
would make it possible or the public to
judge independently public matters and
without bias, severa. Aabitants of the ISL
and have united to ma& a trial, by pur-
chasing the Printing Establishment and IN
trusting us with the ed @and publish
ing of this Paper on ouI responsible
ty,-we having obtainedp tse necessary grant
from Government. is a matter OF
course, that those. 1orpei who have thus
taken the lead in lie of so much I'M
R 5Sat ai w SG 54 fsd Pp ! 3@' and p pssI i 3Ge e in
this island and tha e well-bring and
prosperity of its pSSSs' VI on, will come for
ward and support t9Ei~0 terprise, both iT
pecuniary respect, as w{ll as by their va
able contributions towards the ASSIST
sof our efforts in maxim 9 the Avis ~Whaf Ii
ought to be. II
While we, on our part, will edo all 81.
our power to attain the end above allu9 ~
to, and on the whole, loyalty and conscfnS
tiously endeavourt to execute tibet task lntEotst'
ed to us, we beg leave to embrace thisIop
portunity OF expressingAur best thar to
the many that hafe alre ay shown tb ln-
terest In the cauy
With regard to the Question Of til, poilcy
which we propose to pursY pr rather
what aims and endea kurs YuF0be FREEDOM
inant during the ex3 lcise aat the charge
intrusted to us through En5e confidence
of our fellow-citizens, as eEfytor and pub
Usher of the only public organ, we can, in
all essential points, fully agree with the