Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-29
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VIRGINIA ADVERTISER, already reao
nv three generations, proposes to continue Its
useful life, and now enters into another volume,
determined to be the newspaper of the era IN
Virginia.
Never have the times demanded more than
now sound, thoughtful journalism. Seldom
have the people had deeper interests at stake
Never did the events of the hour, rs they I'M
fold themselves, surpsss in personal interest 10
every citizen those which are now Transporting.
Never has tho importance Of early, autt entic
intelligence of public matters been OF greater
Importance ~ every one.
To meet this now 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.
Washington is now the point to which all
ewes look and all ears are directed. Almost at
the base of the Capital, and yet in a Virginia
town, amid a community which has proved its
taithfulness to Virginia i'll Eore than one fiery
trial surrounded by the traditions and hopes of
the Commonwealth, the GAZETTE has a position
unique among journals and promises to be
worthy oft. It's 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
portsnce to the people of the South. The pro-
ceedings of Congress, seldom SO interesting ss
now, will be regularly reported in succincttorm
fer its columns, but all matters of especial inter-
est in Virginia will be given in detail. Two
gentlemen connected with the paper are con.
SANITY at the Federal capital, and the Wash
ington news ofthe Gazette has for q long time
been the fountain Of Washington news for the
State.
As the interests OF the people mainly ceDtre 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 q Journal that is
treasured at many thousand hearthstones of
Virginia
From the State Caplt.. it will receive early
General Assembly and of all the operations OF
the State government likely to interest the peo-
pie.
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.
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be promptness 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 and 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 a
warrant for saying that it psys to advertise inits
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 objectnas
been to advance the interests of the people OF
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes
have been their fortunes; it has shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. Its
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community in which it is