Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-05
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Already read by three generations, now enters
into its SEVENTY NINTH VOLUME.
Few newspapers in the country have lived sc
long; nowhere enjoyed more the confidence o
people.
The GAZETTE will put forth its utmos en-
deavor to continue model newspaper, and itE
SUCCESS during this entire century in catering to
the wants and meeting the wishes of the people,
guarantees that with this paper promise means
performances.
Washington is now the point to which all eyes
look and all ears arc directed. Almost at the
base of the Capital, and yet in Virginia town +,
amid a community which has proved its faith
fulnoss to Virginia in mora than one fiery trial !:
urrounded by the traditions and hopes Of the
Common wealth, the GsZette has a position
unique among j journals and promises to contin1e
worthy of it Its contiguity to Washington
gives it an early precedence over all the jour-
mails Of the State in Intelligence Of the operations
of the General Government, now Of such vital
importance to the people. The proceedings OF
Congress will be regularly reported in succinct
form for it's columns but sll matters of special
interest to Virginia vii! be given in detail. Two
gentlemen connected with the paper arc con-
stsntly at the Federal capital, and the Wash
ington news Of the Gazette has for long time
been the fountain of Washington news for the
State
As the interests Of the people mainly centre at
homo, no pains will bs spared to caronicls all
matters occurring in the city and neighborhood
carefully excluding unseemly expressions or
gross narrative as unfit for journal that is
treasured at many thousand hearthstones of
Virginia.
From the State Capital i. will receive early
and accurate accounts of the proceedings of the
General Assembly and of all the operations of
the State government likely to interest the peo-
pie.
Especial attention will be devoted 10 present.
ing, as we'll from original sources of information
as from its exchanges. the news of Virginis.
Concsely and completely it will give the news
of the world.
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
tpre will be promptness and accuracy. The
farmers, drovers and commercial people Of the
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette.
Early aud reliable reports Of the Grain. Cattle,
Grocery and other markets will be furnished,
and the prices and position Of the stocks, which
are the subjects of business transactions in this
section of the country. carefully quoted.
The continual favors of thoes who have once
used the Gazette as an advertising medium is a
warrant for saying thstit pays to advertise in its
columns.
During all this period its prominent object has
been to advance the interests of the people OF
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes
have been their fortunes; it has shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters. Its
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
b,st interests of the community in which it is
located, and its own prosperity is as it has been
purposely made, insepsrable from that OF the
community it aims to represent. When they
grow rich it hopes for reward commensurate
with its labors. While they are poor it expects
to work with them and for them, expecting to
mako their success the measure of its own.
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