Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-27
MbrxANpR1A GAZETTE.
THE ALEX ANDEHA GtZE1fE ana

useful life, and now enters into another volume,
determined to be the newspaper OF the era IN
Virginia.
Never have the times d marded more than
now sound, thoughtful journalism. Seldom
have the people had deeper interests st stake.
Never did the events Of the hour, sS they un-
fold themselves, surpsss in personal interest to
every citizen those which are now TRANSFERRING.
Never has the importance of early, aut1 ent!c
intelligence IF pub;ic matters been Of greater
Importance to every one.
To meet this new era in journalism. the GA
zETrE will Put forth its utmost endeavor, and
its success during this entire century in catering
to the wants and meeting the wishes oi the peo-
pie, guarantees that with this paper promise
means performance.
Washington is now the point TO which al
eyes look snd all eArs are directed. Almost At
the base Of the Capital, and yet in d Virginia
town, amid u community which has proved It's
faithtulness to Virginia III more than one fiery
trial surrounded by the traditions snd hopes Of
the Commonwealth, the GAZETTE has d position
unique among ~journsls and promises to be
worthy of it. Its contiguity to Washington gives
it al early precedence over all the Journals
Of the State in Intelligence Of the operations Of
the General Government, now Of such vital i'm
portance to the people of the South. The pro-
ceedings OF Congress, seldom so interesting as
now, will be regularly reported in succincttorm
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 at the Federal capital, and the Wash
iugton news of the Gazette has for q 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 unseemly expressions or
gross narrative as unfit for a journal that is
treasured at many thousand hesrthstones of
Virginia.
From the State Caplts. it will receive early
and accurate ~sccountg Of the proceedings of the
General Assembly and of all the operations of
the State government likely to interest the peo-
pic.
Especial attention will be devoted TO present.
ing, as we'll from original sources of
As from its exchanges, the news Of Virginia.
Concisely and completely it will gives the
news Of the world.
In its Commercis. columns the especial fea-
ture will be %p1omptness and accuracy. The
farmers, drovers 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 and position OF the stocks, which
arc the subjects Of business transactions in this
section of the country, carefully quoted.
The continual favors Of rose who have once
used the Gazette as an advertising medium is a
warrant for saying that itpays to advertise Units
columns.
The Gazette came into existence before the
opening OF the present century. Few
papers in the country are its seniors.
During all this period its prominent object mas
been to advance the interests Of the people of
whose life il ia the daily chronicle, It's fortunes
have been their fortunes; it has shared their
and suffered in their disasters. Its
inspiration has been the desire to forward tie
best interests of the community in which it is
and it's own prosperity is. IS it has been
made, inseparable from that Of the
community it aims to represent. Whom they