Year: 1877

In few more brief weeks the Rus sellyille DEMOCRAT will enter upon it's Third volume, embracing the year 1877. We desire to enter upon the new year with largely increas- ed circulation in this and surroubd- ing counties-but more especially in this,

 During the pas: two years we have endeavored to give the readers oi this journal Il paper which would meet their approbation. We natter ourself that we have partially suc- ceeied.

 Whatever our immediate home req lers may now think ofour r lper, we could, at least, il We were so dis posed, publish some Hattering opih- sons of our efforts, freely offered from sources which we know are competent tu judge. But enough oI the past.

 The future demands our attention. The coming year is traught with is- eues of the most weigbty import, The political events of no year since the foundation of our government have had such all intense interest and importance to the people, as those of the coming year will have The citizen Of the Uuited States owes il to himself and his country to be fully informed upon public affairs. There is no telliug at what hour try ing duties may confront the ciuZeh who is true to the form of free gov eminent handed down 10 us by our Revolutionary sires. The duty Of every citizen is to keep himself SD informed that he may not take a wrong step.

 The amount of money expended for an honest, faithful newspaper, which is the true chronicler Of car rent events. is always insignificant, compared to the value received, but this year nothing v'onld justify a man in being without this, the best means of keeping himself inform d.

 The DEMOCRAT will try, during the coming year of great events, to be a true correct and faithful chron- icler of things which may nspire, and he who will read from it's record need not be ignorent ef any single important event which may take place. We propose to keep our read CTS So informed that they need nev- CT err tn ough ignorance oi the sltu- tion.

 Aside from the value which our paper will have as a chroni ,ler of important events, we propose, if the Ruler ef Nations gives our country 9 peaceful deliverance from the per picking complications which now appear upon our political horizon, to do much work for the upbuilding, the development and the material bettermeut of the condition of our own State, and especially our own section. The influence which a good county paper exerts may mol be generally known or acknowledg- cd by the people of our county, but we assert that it is very great in- deed. 1t is very seldom that the consideration given by the people ot county for good home paper, is at all in proportion to the benefits received, or, the labor and expendi- ture of means incurred by the pro- pr;etors of such an enterprise.

 Aside from the pecuniay reward to be derived from generous home patronage and a large home sub' scription, the cement afford ed by knowing that our efforts arc appreciated is an immense incentive to stimulate Us onward in our work

 We want the cooperation, the sympathy and the confidence of tht people for whom we work. Without this peeuniary reward is poor pay We ask hat those who wish credit able home paper live in Pope county will now go at it and add their eff forts to ours, to get every family il Pope county to read the DEMOCRAT. N Will you do 1t?