Amador ledger., 1907-11-01
VOLUME FIFTY THREE.

volume. ust fifty two years ago week the Ledger
launched into the newspaper world in the of Volcano
at that time the full tide of its prosperity the lib
eral gold producer in the territory comprising Amado
county, and the lveliest and populous mining camp
hereabous The first number issued October IT. 1855,
with Thomas H Springer proprietor and editor
thing of small dimensions its beginning following the
of in this respect which has wisely ordained
that everything shall be little birth about
oneha its present size The election for the organiza
ton of Amador county had been held only three mouths
before and the infant government has hardly got fairly
ed way Ledger and the county of Amador may be
said to be twins in birth Unlike animated which
wakes and wanes with the advancing newspaper
county organzationhuman creations though they be-
expected grow stronger the months and years.
decades roll Man pershes like the grass of the field
but ofttmes his works live
The Ledger born in times of great porent politically
The nation treadng Gin the thorny pathway that pre-
coded its regeneration Events moving rapidly toward
that mighty crisis the parting of the ways in which the
sword had to be unheated in defense of national unity and
for the maintenance of national honor When the Ledger
first started independent sheet But those days
of political stress and storm such that newpapes like
individuals had to declare themselves side the
other. The journalistic doughfaces universally ex-
ecraed moral towards should be whenever nvov
ing tremendous consequences only the United States
nation but mankind generally being fought
finish in the of debate prior the final arbit
of war Though infant of days. the Ledger was
deficient in backbone In the presidential campaign
1856 it hafooted in support of John c. Fremont
the pathfinder of California and who selected the
first OF the republican party blaze the
for the glorious achievements that then hidden in the
future, but be accomplished In the following Lin
coin campaign, when the had crystalzed between
united country and secession the Ledger espoused
union cause and thereafter found suuarey the
republican fold In the nearly hacenury that has elapsed
since the republican party became dominant national
affairs this journal has stumbled aercd its allie
glance the principles for which that party has contended
and the supremacy of which has placed this nation preem
nent in the annals of the world
Of the ffty-wo years of the Ledgers span life its
present editor has held the rens for nearly twentyour
much longer period than any of his predecessors
Mr.. Springer its founder, identified with the paper
about eighteen consecutive until he elected
printer the republican ticket after which he
sold the paper R. NJ Briggs and John A. Eagon who sold
to the present 1875 For thrytwo
the writer has been associated with newspaper and editorial
work in Amado county We may be pardoned for express
ing the belief that the peop Amador county appreciate the
which the Ledger has consistently and persseny
followed in the discussion of local affairs and which policy
will be continued under the present They
manifested their confidence and approval by giving gen
support.
We believe there are few still living who have been
identified with the Ledger subscribers from date of its
birth in Volcano from the time of its removal Jackson
1857, just fifty years ago. We would be more than
pleased to hear from these personally by letter. would
certainly furnish data for interesting article if old
time patrons would supply with the time and the circum
under which they became enrolled upon
subscription list In the original subscribers have
Travelled their long home but the has descended
upon their children heirs Let hear from the few sur
vvors and mutually in spirit celebrate the jubilee