Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-06
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THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE and
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER, already read
By three generations, proposes to continue it.
useful life, and now enters into another volume.
determined TO De the newspaper of the ers il
Virginia.
Never have the times demanded uo:. :.sn
now sound. thoughtful journalism. Scion
have the people haG deeper interests 8: sake.
Never did the eveI,s OF the hour, ss .her ".
:old themselves, syepsss in personal iI:e.e:: =
every citizen :no4e which are now TRANSMITTING
Never Ia: tie importance Of cary, at, eu,ic
Intelligence i public matt-rs b-en . g1ea.er
importance - e:-rg one
To meet til. new era in Journalism, the Ga
zETTE will III: forth is utmost endes7ov snd
its success :1-ilg this entire century in catering
TO tie wallis sni meeting inc wishes Of the peo-
pic. gunr.-:eas .ns. with hi: psper promise
| Iccan: per: 7C.a!.ce.
Wellington * now the point 10 which s..
ey:s Look snd a.! ears are directed Almost ::
tn. base OF the Capital, and ye. IL Virgins
town, sn!;c community which hss proved L:
fsi'@:u,aes- - t',.giti. IL NOR tran one -e:y
:ria: SUI: ,.ncci b. he tradition: aat hops: o:
the Com non~ waltz the GAZETTE Las yosi:ig.
| unique aL.oag ;ou::s.s 81! pcoui:es 70 De
wtor:cy j.. l.: co4;gu.:y t. Washington Civ
it ~ a.7!y precedence ov". 81 he ;ou.:.s:
0: .n. >tste il intelligence .: he uper.::o5s ,:
the Gereral Government, now OF =gcn r!:ai IN
pc-:.nc= - lta people OF he South. TIE p.,-
cee:ingS u Congress, seldom - Interesting =.
now, wi, 81 :-gu.s-lr reported c .lcci.c:
for its columns. hat M m>::"-s d: = icc.! L:e-.
g: in Virgins viii be given in l=:ai.. T"o
gentlemen come ted wiz! :he psp.r A-- coz.
s.sa,iy s: M Fede-al capi:A .at 40 VS.
! iag.on news Of the G.ze.:- !: = 70. .o1g time
been ne f,uct.i1 ii Washington a=s: Tor ne
State.
~ he Interests .: he people .n.inly Carte =:
lone, no pan: will be spare! 70 chronicle 81
na:,e-s occurring il the city 10 egAbo:5ood,
Carefully excluding unssemly e1p7ess!o2s or
g-os: narrative as unlt Coz journal tbs. is
treasured ut many thousand hea..hs.one: o.:
Virginia.
From he State Capt.. i, will receive ea-.y
! aad accurate accounts Of the proceedings OF the
General Assembly sHd OF s the operations Of
the State government likely 10 interest the peo-
pie,
| Especial attention will be devoted to present
! ing, as well from original sources OF information
Is from it: exchanges, the news Of Virginia.
| Concsey and completely i will gives the
news Of the world
! In il: Commercial column: The especial iea-
ture will be plomptnesa and accuracy. The
| farmers, drovers and commercial people Of :ts
Stste know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gszetie.
Early and reliable reports Of the Grain, Cattle,
| Grocery saI other Markets vii! be furnished,
aHd The prizes AND position O; the stocks, whlra
A.. he subjects OF business Transactions IL .A!'
section o: he county. carefully quoted
The con.iau.l ..v"rs Of ii ose who have cncc
used the Gazette u: Al advertising medium Il -
warrsn: FOR saying .Is. il pays - advertise !iIl5
columns.
TIE Gazette came into existence oe:Jre ne
opening OF the present century. Fe" cc"='
papers in the country are it; seniors
During all ,hi; period it, prominent objec: M.
been TO adva1ce the interests Of the people o.
whose life it is the daily chronicle. IL fortunes
have been their fortunes; i: has shared Their
prosperity end suffered in their disasters. Is
inspiration has beer the desire to forward the
best interests Of the community in which 1t Is
iocated, and its own prosperity is, IS It hss been
prrr sol IA iy-o ,1a .h.t