Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-15
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| by three generations, proposes TO continue lis
| useful life, and BOW 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 81 stake
Never did the events of the hour. 8: they I'LL
| fold Themselves surpass in personal interest -
every citizen those which are now traISplrlng
| Never has the importance of early. authentic
intelligence of public matters been create:
| importance to every one
To meet this new era in journalism, tie 81
ZETTE will put forth its utmost endeavor, aaa
its success during this entire century in csterinG
to the wants and meeting the wishes Of the PEG.
pie, guarantees that with this pspcc promise
means performance.
Washington is now the poin. 10 which al
eyes look and ali ears are directed Amo:: 8,
the base of tho Capital, and ye: in a Virginia
town, amid community which hsz proved is
faithiulIesa TO Virginia in moro tnsa one fiery
trial surrounded by the traditions and hope: 0:
the Commonwealth, the GAZETTE hss position
worthy ofit It's contiguity to Washington gives
it an early precedence owe. all the journals
of the State in intelligence o: the operations ci
the General government now o; such vital i'm
portance to tho people Of the :'ouh. Tie pro,
ceedings OF Congress, seldom 80 intcrcslir. "a
now, will be regularly reported in succinctiorr
for its columns, tut sll matters Of especial inter-
est in Virginia will be given in detail. Two
gentleme'. connected with the paper are con-
stsnt' ! at the Federal capital, and the Wash
| in tton news of the Gazette hiss for long time
been the fountain of Washington news for tue
State.
As the interests of the people mainly coD.res:
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle All
matters occurring in the city AID neighborhood,
carefully excluding unseemly expressions Q!
I gross narrative as unfit for journal thu: Is
treasured at many thousand Learth:tones Of
Virginia.
From the State Caplts. it will receive csry
and accurate accounts of the proceedings d: Il"
General Assembly and Of all the ora:a::..-: o:
the Stste government likely to nteres: he peo-
pie
Especial attention will be devoted TO present
ing, as we'll from original sources Of Information
as from its exchanges, the news Of Virginia.
Concsely and completely it will gives the
news of the world.
In its Commercial Columns the especial fee
ture will be plomr tness and accuracy. Tn"
, farmers, drovers 8 nd commercial people Of TIE
State know they MAY DEPEND upon ,he
Gazette
Early sd d reliable reports of the Grsn, Cattle
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished
and the prices and position Of the stocks, which
arc ne subjects of business transactions in this
ser ;lon of the country, carefully quoted.
J. The continual favors of til se who hsYe once
J, used the Gazette as an advertising medium Is I"
warrant for saying that itpsys to advertise init
columns.
The Gazette came into existence before inc
opening Of the present century. Re" news
papers in the country are its seniors
During all this period its proninen: ooJec. ma
been to advance tho interests Of the people o.
whose life it is the daily chronicle. lis toFtUHcS
have been their fortunes; it has shared .hcl'
prosperity and suffered in their disasters -
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
best interests of the community in which II l.
locsted, and its own prosperity is. as it has been
purposely made, insepsrsblo from tina! OF IN"
community it aims to represent. When they