The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-07
AN OLD NEWSPAPER.
Copy of the Herald Published a
Year After It's Birth.
Il Iitor McDaniels Tells why He Brought
the democratic Herald" Into
Existence.

"Volume |. number So of the
COLUMBIA HERALD-then known
as the democratic Herald'-pub-
lished May %, 1852, is before us.
Then the HERALD was in its infancy,
having been launched upon the sea
of newspaperdom hardly year be-
fore; but is was a strong and healthy
looking infant, nevertheless, being
a fOur-page, siX-cOlumn paper
printed in small-sized but clear,
readable type, and was brimful Of
news and other reading matter.
Out of the twenty four columns about
ten are composed of advertisements,
all of which are set in small, light
faced type.
The prospectus" of the HERALD,
published on the fourth page, and
dated at the time of the establish
ment of the paper, June, 1851, tells
why the HERALD was brought into
existence, and shows Editor Nc
Daniels grim determination to
stick everlastingly at it" and
make his venture success, or
"bust." Thus says the editor:
AT the urgent and repeated
solicitations of large number of
the Democratic citizens of the
County of Maury, the undersigned
has consented to publish a weekly
paper in the town of Columbia,
bearing the above title. Arrange
ments have been made, by which
1.-THE Herald" will be started upon a
secure and permanent basis. The
paper will be published, whether
many or few subscribers be obtained.
THE undersigned is aware that
recent failures of Democratic papers
in Columbia have destroyed, to
some extent, in this region, public
confidence in the success of such an
enterprise. The publication of The
Democratic Herald would not have
been started without the express
understanding that there were TO be
no failures-no suspensions in the
premises.
ut is needless to urge upon the
consideration of the Democracy of
old Maury' the Importance of the
present political contest, or the i'm
portance of one efficient paper, de-
voted to the advocacy of their cher
ished political faith. They need not
be reminded that upon the efforts of
their party, in this canvass, depends
the political complexion of the State
of Tennessee, for ten long years to
come. They need not be told of the
zeal and industry of their vigilant
and untiring political adversary
or that the Democratic political
association has not a single organ in
a Congressional Dis trict Of some fif-
teen hundred Democratic majority,
and in which our opponents sustain
three papers devovted to their SER
vice. These matters are familiar to
all.
"TERMs:-The Herald will be
published at two dollars in advance,
two dollars and fifty cents in six
months, and three dollars if pay
ment be deferred twelve months
from the time of subscribing.
~. J. MCDANIEL"
There is lengthy article on the
first page concerning the building of
the fSouthern Rail Road"-now the
Nashville, Florence & Sheffield
| ICdllrOdu-lIOlH SOluhlDi" w III
ence.
A clipping from the Memphis Elk
press says:
Gen. Gideon ]. Pillow is in all
directions, North and South, East
and West of us, rapidly rising in
public favor-and his chances for
the nomination of Vice dent by
the Baltimore Convention (if we be
correctly informed) is daily increas-
ing and is becoming strong prob
ability. No man can more effectu-
ally checkmate Gen. Scott as the
Wing nominee with the masses
than this able and energetic citizen
soldier-this patriotic statesman!
Gen. Pillow is a great man
the nation of wise and Intelligent
freemen will declare it by their con-
fidence and a bestowal of theil
highest office in the Senate of the
United States"
Messrs. L. Hawkins and j. M
fowler announce that they have
purchased the entire interest o.
Frierson & fowler in their stock Of
drugs, medicines, books, ETC., anC
will continue the business in all its
branches at the old stand.
= Mr.. T. j. Kelley "has on consign
ment for sale from steam boa
Lunette, a large lot of flour, whiskey
) and salt, which we will sell at re.
J duced prices for CASH"
w. j. Miller and John P. Camp
bell, composing the firm of Miller
& Campbell, have great attractions
, in "fall and winter goods, " although
strange to say, they are advertising
= them in spring-time. ut is NJ
, trouble with us to pull down goods,
= they say, whether we make sales
or not; and country james, linseys
feathers and beeswaX will be taker
in exchange at cash prices"
Jas. L. Guest & Co., have jus
3 opened up new wholesale and re
{ tail grocery, and "having just re-
turned from New Orleans, be!
t leave to say to their friends, and the
5 rest of mankind, that they have IL
store, which will be sold very low
for cash, 32 hhds. sugar, 30 bags Rit
| coffee, spice, nails, pepper, candies
= kisses, ETC., etc."
ID. w. Shaw d Co., lowing to tn,
= great pressure of business and tn,
: desire of other persons to use thei
= MEANS" notify the public that the
have quit business, and "pOtttel.
D inUte all persons indebted to then
to come forward IMMEDIATELY
and SETTLE, or they will find thei
' accounts in the hands of Sam Nc