Year: 1865

OUR WHOLE CoUNTRT."


Ranking oursei-es among th'sc who-ao matter that
their former political opinioassyo now willing TO rt
ceye cordially and honoraoiy the arbtamsGt Of war,
bee7ng sincerely that by the nscrutabe workings of
ca cverHuling Providence, the dreadful tanpest ct
strife and iesoaon which has Sept rs lc:lg the
past four years was but the harbingor Of pgrsr and
brighter day than yet iswnsl upon our beloved
country feel it 10 be ao~ the dlty Of every true pa
triot casting charitable veil tie irr med able
past bend all his energies to the pleasing tsk no.
only Of obliteratng ali traces Of bygone differences
but of Immediately laying tie foundation Of present
and future prosperity among We believe it to be
duty We all owe to our common country-in the
broadest acceptation of the term-to our individual
State to on families and to the Of humanity and
civilization throughout the world.


Firm in this beef-mpelled blythe spirit of true broth
erhood towards all our counrymen, whether of south
ern or northern origin we purpose to issue Daily ps
per under the above title of THE REPUBLIC and bear
ing the niicant motto mo North South no East
no West-Our Whole Country" The very selection Of
this name and motto will, trust, abundantly fore
shadow the principles by which are determined TO lie
guided. While yield to one in love and veneatoS
for our dear old State Of Virginia. do not and never
did feel that eur lore and Venerston should be limited
TO the ere petty confines Of State lines


We intend to make of The REPUBLIC frst-ca's
daily newspaper containing all the latest news, native
and foreign sustained by able corps of Reporters and
by Editorial ability Of the frst order II will be LIVE
paper not occupying the safe bat sulky aud dubious
position of non.commitalis but felr!essy and hon.
esty expressing its opinions attacking the WRONG and
defending the RIGHT wherever we find tbem-whether
for or against Northern or Southern procliyes and
&c of
Entertaining no feeling of sectionalism ourselves we
shall have no fear of either class of thinkers uuchar
bly, confoupdng our honesty of purpose with maevo.
ence of intention In short our effort viii bc to smooth
over the rude furrows Of the pastto maintain the Dig
nifty and true interests o. undivided couutry-
to do all we can towards moulding into one harmonious
happy prosperous sud fraternal result tho restless and
doubling elements Of dscord yet surviving this horrible
convusion proud of the proofs Of true which
this has developed in two former rival sections oil
the same nation and rejoicing in the conspicuous fact
that in spite of all the ind vdua suffering which that
has inflicted Northern and Southern brethren have
in four years been brought together, been shown each
others merits and dement's been taught to love and
spect each other in manner that would have been ut.
terly impossible during centuries of peace.


To speed on the good work, now happily commenced,
will be the effort of "THE REPUBLc but 10 ensur9 sue
cess will much depend upon the aid that s accoraed to
our earnest and well meant endeavCrs. al We say
is that if the support obtain is at all In proportion to
the zeal and hopefulness with which we launch our
paper upon ts career Of usefulness will not be long
in assuming foremost rank among the journals OF this
Continent


weexrect to issue our first number about Hon
day, the 9th May.


our ofce will be located in Bosbers Hall southwest
corner of Main and Ninth streets where We have every
facility for undertaking JOB PRINTING upon ans scale
from the largest play bill to the smallest card,
r +. WALKER,
ano1-Iw j. ". LEWELLEN