Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-09
1877.

ADVERTISER, already read
BY three generations, proposes to continue is
useful life, snd now enters into another volume,
determined to be the newspaper Of the era in
Virginia.
Never have the times demanded moro thar
now sound, thoughtful journalism. Seldom
nave the people had deeper interests at stake.
Never did the events of the hour, as they In.
fold themselves, surpass in personal interest TO
every citizen those which are now transpirng.
Never has the Importance Of early, authentic
intelligence of public matters been of grester
Importance to every one.
To meet this new era in journalism, the GA
zETTE will put forth its utmost endesvor, and
its success during this entire century in catering
to the wants and meeting the wishes Of the pco.
pie, guarantees that with this paper promise
means performance.
Washington now the point to which all
eyes look and all ears are directed Amo:, d.
the base Of tho Capital, and yet in Virginia
town, amid a community which has proved its
fathfulness to Virginia in more t]aan one fiery
trial surrounded by the traditions snd hopes of
unique among journals and promises 10 Be
worthy of it. Its contiguity to Washington give;
it an early precedence OVER all the journal:
Of the State in intelligence Of the operations of
the General Government now Of such vital I'M
portance to the people OF tba South The pro.
ceedings of Congress, seldom SO interesting as
now, will BIZ regularly reported in succinctiora.
for its columns but all matters Of especial intor-
est in Virginia will he given in detail. Two
gentlemen connected with tho paper are cos.
stauty at the Federal capital, and tho Wash
ington news of the Gazette has for long time
been the fourtsin of Washington news for the
State.
AS tho interests of the people mainly ceutrea:
home no pains will DO spared t. chronicle -.
matters occurring in tho city and ncghborhooi,
carefully excluding unseemly expressions or
gross narrative as unfit for q journal thsi i:
treasured at many thousand hcsrthstonc: Of
Virginia
From the State Capita! it will receive early
and accurate account, Of tho proceedings O! the
General Assembly and Of all the operation: Of
the State government likely to interest the pe3-
pic.
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing, as woll from original sources of information
as from its exchanges, tho nows Of Virginia.
Concisely and completely it will gives The
news of the world.
In its Commercial columns the especial iea-
ture will DO p1omptness and accuracy. The
farmers drovers and commercial people o! tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upoa tho
Gazette.
Early and roliablo reports Of tho Grain, CnLo,
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and tho prices and position Of the stocks, "i""h
are the subjects of business transactions i'll this
section Of the country carefully quoted.
The continual favors Of IL oso who have once
used the Gazette as an advertising medium i +"
warrant for saying that it pays TO advertise ih'!'
columns
The Gazette came into existence before the
opening Of the present century. Few new
papers in the country ara its seniors.
During all this period its prominent objoc!""=
been 10 advance tho interests Of the people o.
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its iorlHhe'
have been their fortunes; it has abared ''e"