Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-11
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the third year Of vssy PLEASANT existence.
Three years 10 - nothing scarcely, like .
watch In the night, when reckoning the
Ages Of individuals Yet that brief Pc
Rod may be 70 the Newspaper - full Of
events - the life Of man. Whilo three
years will scarce suffice to train the child
70 speak, the paper in that space will have
learned TO speak in tones Of authority, Of
entreaty and Of reason, and may have at
tanned . reputation for wisdom, for sagaci-
ty, prudence and oil the virtues, aud even
at so early = date may have attained q
reputation far superior to q paper ten
times its agc. A consistent course Of con-
duct In discussing all topics Of public in
terest. A due respect for those things that
experience proves to be beet for the peo-
pie. An elevated appreciation Of religion
In its present form. A willingness to aid
all public enterprise, Of the proper char
acter by an intelligent advocacy. All
these things are necessary for the sncces-
Of . newspaper. Indeed it may be said
that just what 10 required Of the patriotic
christian gentleman in order that be may
be Q pattern to tho world, IL required Of
the public Journal that begins life with
the intention Of seif-elevation, and the
elevation of tho community, the State
aud the Nation.
Conscious Of these fsct., we, from the
very beginning, have endeavored to con-
duct our little paper according to these re-
quirements. Notwithstanding our CON-
psrative insigni6cance We have felt that
the Guardian should he conducted from a.
digni6ed . standpoint a. tho largest
blanket Daily. We have had our reward
within the three years just closed.
We have lost . Jew subscribers, for
which loss We are gratifed. Had we have
lost none We would have felt some degree
of self-contempt. We can't please every
body. The man who does 10 not an honest
man.
We at first set ont with . fixed and fear
less determination To say and do what We
thought most conducive To public inter.
est, the interest Of private individuals
being but minor consideration. And in
our earnest endesvors to do 30 IL seems
that some have become dissatisfied and
have withdrawn from our respectable list
of subscribers. In the future A. in the
past we propose to move on under the
same banner of honesty, pandering to no
whimsical notions Of party factions or
dissatifed individuals. If the reading
matter furnished by the Guardian is &C
certable to the reading public We gladly
send it out, and if those whose peculiar
notions and choice have not been advoca-
ted 10y us do not feel disposed to patronize
us We have simply to say to them that
We have no offers Of compromise to make,
and only regret that their course has not
been more consistent
Politically and morally, for the first
three years Of our existence, we have tried
to be consistent, and il in any instance We
have fallen short of our honest desires
we have endeavored to improve by the
mistake and in the future propose to give
the public the benefit Of the improvement
Financially, the Guardian has done aud
is doing we'll. 1t ha,nsnstained itself and
furnished the ps. Comforts of life tc
it. cnergo,is' ps4etor and those loved
ones dependent Upon him for support, aud
occasionally allowed them to indulge in q
few Injuries. For all Of which the Guar
dian and its attaches feel under lasting
obligations TO its many patrons, and &c
them it tenders many, many thanks, aud
sincerely hopes that their former liberal
patronage may be continued in the future
that the Guardian "may live long and
prosper"
The editor left Monday last for Monroe
to attend the Congressional convention
that convcues there to-day, and left n,
once more with the columns of the Guar
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