Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-28
X1sxANpR1A GAZETTE.
HEALExANDKIA GAZETTE and

THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE and
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER, already read
by three generations, proposes to continue lis
useiul life. and now enters into another volume,
determined to be the newspaper of the era in
Virginia.
Never have the times d msrded more than
now sound, thoughtful journalism. Seldom
have the people had deeper interests at stake.
| lever did the events Of the hour. rs they I'M
fold themselves, surpsss in personal interest 10
eyery citizen those which are now trsnspiring.
Never has the Importance Of early, sutL entic
intelligence If public matters been Of greater
importance to every one.
To meet this new era in journalism, the ga
ZErTE will put forth its utmost endeavor, and
its success during this entire century in catering
to the wants and meeting the wishes OF the peo-
pie, guarantees that with this paper promise
means performance.
eyes look and all ears are directed, Almost at
the base OF the Capital, and yet in y Virginia
town, amid u community which has proved its
faithlulness to Virginia III more than ono fiery
trial surrounded by the traditions and hopes of
the Commonwealth, the GAZETTE has 8 position
unique among journals and promises to be
worthy Of it. Its contiguity to Washington gives
it An early precedence over all the journals
Of the State in intelligence Of the operations of
the General Government now Of such vital i'm
~por:ance to the people of the South. The pro-
ceedings OF Congress, seldom SO interesting ss
now, will be regularly reported in succincttorm
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for its columns, but all matters of especial inter-
est in Virginia will be given in detail. Two
| gentlemen connected with the paper are con-
stantly st the Federal capital, and the WASH
ington news Of the Gazette has for a long time
been the fountain Of Washington news for the
State.
AS the interests of the people mainly centre at
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city and neighborhood,
carefully excluding u~nseemly expressions or
GROSS narrative IS unfit fr q journal that is
treasured at many thousand hesrthstones of
Virginia.
From the State Capita. it will receive early
| and accurate a~ccounte of the proceedings of the
General Assembly and of all the operations of
the State government likely to interest the peo-
Pile.
Especial attention will be devoted TO present.
| ing, as we'll from original sources of information
IS from its exchanges, the news of Virginia.
Concisely and completely it will gives the
news of the world.
ture will be plomptness and accuracy. The
farmers, drove1s and commercial people Of tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Early and reliable reports of the Grain, Cattle,
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and the prices ana position of the stocks, which
are the subjects of business transactions in this
section of the country, carefully quoted.
The continual favors of tt ose who have once
used the Gazette as an advertising medium is q
warrant for saying that itpays to advertise Units
columns.
The Gazette came into existence before the
opening of tho present century. Few news
papers in the country arc its seniors.
During all this period its prominent object mas
been TO advance the interests of the people of
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes