Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-21

TO meet this new era in journalism, the Ga.
lETTg will put forth its utmost endasyor srs
It's success during this entire century in cgt,ri1,
10 the wants end meeting tho wishes Of the vs,.
pie, guarantees that with this paper pr5m:.
means performance.
Washington now the point 10 which $
eyes look and all cars sre directed. A!a!as. y
the base of tho Capital, and yet in ,irciai,
town, amid community which la: pro-cl il:
fsithfulness to Virginia in moro than one few
trial surrounded by the traditions HaI Lo,e; Vi
the Commonwealth the GAZETTE has position
unique among journals and promises 10 b,
worthy it. Its contiguity to Washington give:
it An early precedence over al the ioucns,.
CT the State in intelligence OF the operations O..
the General Government how Of such vital IN.
portanco 10 the people Of the South TMn?!o.
ceedings OF Congress. seldom So Interesting i.
now, will BIZ regularly reported in succinct lorg.
for its columns, but 81. mates o: cspeca inc.
esl in Virginia will be given in 4elai. E~t
gentlemen connected with the paper are Goa.
stsully at the Federal capital. and the Was...
ington news OF the Gazette has ior :. long Tin.
been the fourtsin Of Washington. now: for t.:
State
AS the interests OF the people mainly cert"es:
home, no pains will be spared 10 chronicle a.
matters occurring in the city aid neigbboraJo.
carefully excluding unseemly expressions o,
gross narrative as unfit for journal TIA. i:
treasured st many thousand hcsrtlstone: #
Virginia.
From the State Capita. it will receive cs:.7
and accurate accounts Of tho proceeding: q! tlc
General Assembly and If al! the operations 81
tho State government likely t. interest Tho pe,.
po.
Especial attention will be devo!o! 10 pro-c"'.
ing IS well from original source o! l!.!ugn'.:'"a
as from its exchanges, the nows Of EIrE'n's
Concsely and completely il Will G'se- t.o
news Of the world.
In It's Commercial columns tho especial Ter.
tuso will be plomptncss end accuracy Ia"
farmers, droyers and commercial people OF tie
State know they MAY DEPEND apo" the
Gazette.
Early and reliable reports Of the Grain, Cattle
Grocery and other Markets wi | DO furnished,
and the price, and position Of tho Stock, "!"r"
are the subjects Of business TRANSACTIONS. III tn:
section Of tho country, carefully quoted.
The continual favora Of IT, cso who haEc on''
lsed tho Gazette ss an advertising medium g.
warrant for saying that itpays to advertise l'''..
columns.
The Gazette came into existence before t1'
opening Of the present century. re" now
papers in the country are its senior.
During all this period its prominent object L"'
been TO advance the interests Of the people q
whose life it is the daily chronicle IT. fortune
AVE been their fortunes; it has shared tAc'
and suffered in their Disaster. /"
Inspiration has been the desire 10 forward '"'
vest interests of the community in which !!
ocated, and its own prosperity s. As it has DE"
urposely made, inseparsble from that 0! liz
ommunty it aims to represent. When tH''
row rich it hopes for q reward coinmeHs"'S''
nth its labors. While they arc poor It oIPe'''
work with them and for them expecting -
lake their SUCCESS the measure Of its oTn.
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