Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-02

THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE ana
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER, already reea
by three generations, proposes to continue i,
useful life, and now enters into snothe- vol,,n no
determined to be tho newspaper of The era IN
Virginia.
Mover have The times demanded mora thar
now sound, thoughtful journalism. Seldom
have the people had deeper interests a. stake,
Never did the events of the hour, IS thew IN
fold themselves, surpass in personal interest I,
| every citizen those which are now trspsp;rino
Never has the importance OF early, auth eut;.
intelligence Of public matters been 0 srestar
Importance to every one.
10 meet this new e:s in journalism, the Ga.
zETTE will put forth its utmost ondesYor, aut
its success during this entire century in catering
to tho wants and meeting the wishes Of the pco.
pie, guarantees that with this paper PROMISE
means performance.
Washington il now the poin. 10 which all
eyes look and all ears are directed. Almost q.
the base Of the Capital, and ye! in q Virginia
town, amid a community which has proved il.
fsi,hfulness to Virgins ia more than ono lery
trisl surrounded by the traditions and hopes Of
tho Commonwealth. the GAZETTE hss Is position
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 o.
the General Government, now Of such Wits! u.
portance to the people of the South. The PRO.
ceedings of Congress, seldom SO interesting as
row, will be regularly reported in s~uccinc: TORN
for its columns, but all matters OF especial in:cr,
eel in Virginia will DO given in detail. T@v
gentlemen connected with the paper sc coz.
stantly OF the Federal capital, and the W.sL-
ington news of the Gazette has for o long tir,c
been the ~iouctsin of Washing on uows for the
State.
As the interests OF the people mainly ~ce0..cat
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle ali
matters occurring in the city aid neighbochooI,
carefully excluding unseemly oxpEossic.S %
gross narrative 90 unfit fo- a journal lha. is
treasured at many thousand heartbslones q
Virginia.
From the State Caplt-: it Will receive cs:Iy
and accurate accounts Of the proceedings Of thr
General Assembly end Of all the operations c:
the State government likely 20 interest tie PEI
ple.
Especial attention will be devoted to pccaeAt-
ing, as we'll from original sources Of iniormG.:oa
as from its exchanges, the news CT Virgins.
Cone sely and completely Il will gi'e' the
news of the world.
In its Commercial columns the eapecis! lea
ture will be plomptness and accuracy 1"s
farmers, drovels end commercial people Y. Ic
State know they MAY DEPEND upon tn"
Gazette.
Early and reliable reports OF the GfaiH' o':!'''
Grocery and other Markets will be !G7A''ac"'
and the prices and position CT the stocks ""''"
arc the subjects of business TRANSACTIONS. Il" '"''
section OF the country, carefully quoted.
The continue! favora Of tto=c who nH'e""~'
used the Gazette as al advertising meH1u'" -"
warrant for saying that itpayato sdVeFI':c ~.
columns.
The Gazette came into existence before LUG
opening Of the present century. re" Hc""
papers in the country are its seniors.
During all this period its prominent oo'ec'
been to advance the Interests OF the peop'c"
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its lo't1L''
have been their fortunes; il! has shared IHeF
prosperity and suffered in their d!sssIet'' :"
inspiration has been the desire to forward 'e
| best interests of the community in when IL -