Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-15
1877.

VIRGINIA ADVERTISER, already road
by three generations, proposes to continue I.
useful life, and now enters into another voIuna
determined to be the newspaper of the ers +,
Virginia.
Never have the times demanded more t3s-
now sound, thoughtful journalism. Seldom
navo the people had deeper interests at s.sya
Never did tho events Of tho hour, As they N.
fold themselves, surpsss in personal in!ere: =
every citizen those which arc now trsn:piripv
Never has the Importance Of early. gu.be,,;o
intelligence of public matters been Ct lre,;a.
importance to every one.
To meet this new era in journalism, tho Ga.
ZETrE will put forth its utmost ondesyoS, ull
its success during this entire century in c,tcr.lg
to the wants and meeting tho wishe: Of the Pee.
pie, guarantees that with th: paper gcom..
means performance.
Washington now tho point 10 which 8
eyes look and all ears are directed Almo.., =.
the base of the Capital and yet in p yirgi.i,
town, amid community which hiss proved i.
faithfnlness to Virginia in more than one fiery
trial surrounded by the traditions snd hope: O:
the Commonwealth, the GAZETTE has p2s,i,.
unique among journals and promises :, b.
worthy of it. Ita contiguily to Washington give.
it an early precedence over sill tho iourns:
Of the State in intelligence Of the operations O:
the General Government, now Of such vital i'm.
portance TO the people Of the South. The yr5.
ceedngs OF Congress, seldom 50 interesting 4.
now, will BIZ regularly reported in snccinc torn
for its columns, but all matters OF cspocisl in.c"
ost in Virginia will be given III dota I've
gentlemen connected with tho paper uro cor.
stantly al the Federal capital, snI the Wa=I.
ington news of the Gazette has for long tiTe
been the fountain of Washington news Tor III.
State
AS the interests of the people mainly ceaiTea
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle n
matters occurring in tho city sld ncghborEoo!.
carefully excluding unseemly expression: Or
gross narrative as unit for journal this. i
treasured at many thousand hrarthstonc- .;
Virginia.
From the State Caplts! it will receive early
and accurate accounts Of the proceedings o! IN"
General Assembly and Of all the operations d
the State government likely to interest the pco-
plo
Especial attention will DO devoted to prC;r.'
ing, as we'll from original source: Of lnoEnlHi''"
So from its exchanges, the news Of VirgIn's
Concisely and completely il will gives The
news of the world
In its Commercial columns the especial ic''
ture will be pIomptness and accuracy '"'
farmers, drovers and commercia people oi IL
State know they MAY DEPEND upon The
Gazette.
Early and reliable reports of the Grain, Cai!''
Grocery and other Markets wi be iUFi-""r
and the prices and positiOn Of the stocks, %"i."
are the subjects Of business transactions III tn''
section Of the country, carefully quot3l.
The continual fsvors Of those who hs;e oh''
used the Gazette ss an advertising meli'uM = "
warrant for saying that itpay= to advertise i""'
columns.
The Gazette came into existence before TIE
opening of the present century. re" h""E
papers in the country arn it, senior.
During all this period its prominent Object IN:
been to advance the interests Of the Poop" "
whose life it is the daily chronicle It, i'F''"''
have been their fortunes; It has zhartd '"''