Year: 1877




APPROACHING DEATH OF THE INA


TIONAL REPUBLICAN"


RumoIs of the waning circulation and
early dissolution of the NATIONAL REPUB-
IIcAN have been going the rounds Of the
press for several weeks past. From our
brother journalists Of the Democratic
faith. with that rare magnanimity and con.
sidera,e regard, that is SO Characteristic of
them, we have heard no kind word, at our
reported mistortunes. In vain have we
searched our Democratic exchanges for
even breath of sympathy and coincidence
at our moribund condition.


Our local : cotemporaries, especially,
with one or two exceptions, have been SO
eager to see US give up the ghost, that
hardly day has elapsed without the pub.
lication of remarks, designed to be ex-
ire mely sarcastic and cutting, in reference
TO our rapidly approaching demise. At
the time that we reduced our size
from bulky to convenient form, these
prints became Immediately solicitous. lest
the contraction should be continued from
day to day, until we ultimately contracted
ourselves out of existence.


1t may be well to remark at this point,
that it is much easier to write a short book
than long one, and that when we reduced
our size we were compelled to increase
our force, so that all matter might be pro-
perly edited and condensed.


When Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR appeared
on the horizon as youthful aspirant for
journalistic fame, he bent his rays first on
the Chronicle building, and that structure
melted away rapidly, and soon the Chronicle
was number ed among the things that were.


The Hon. MONTGOMERY is now slanting
his fervid rays towards the office Of the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, and his brother
journalists are watching with great interest
the result of the operation, and kindly
announcing to the public that the end is at
hand. We cannot but feel flattered that
such deep interest should be taken In our
affairs, and that such famous journalists
should trouble themselves to investigate
our condition, lest the public might be
misinformed, or might still have confidence
in our ability to keep from melting under
the intense rays of Hon. FRANK BLAIR's
son, as we have in former days retained
our solid form when other journalistic
planets have concentrated their rays upon
us. We also feel thankful to these journals
for keeping US informed upon the condi-
tion Of our business affairs, as they un.
doubtedly know more about them than we
do ourselves.


The many reports of our sinking and
hopeless state have induced US to examine
our own affairs, and we regret to announce
that we are dying fast. In order to pro-
vide for our limited and waning circula.
tion, in few days a new $a2, 900 Bullock
press will arrive at our Office, by which an
edition of twenty-five thousand can be
struck OF in one hour.


Our journalistic health is furthermore so
poor that on February 18th we will begin
to issue Sunday edition of the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, in order to supply long
needed want in this community. The
SUNDAY REPUBLICAN will be strong,
live, wide.awake modern newspaper. full
of health, vitality and young blood, i'm,
bued with the progressive spirit of the age
and containing the best, the fullest and
most reliable NEWS from every part OF
the world, together with q choice selection
OF entertaining literary matter. Sunday is
an excellent day to die in. and our Sunday
contemporaries may exhibit more compas
sion for a dying brother than the heartless
dailies We contemplate other changes
which, like those mentioned, may be con
sidcred an indication that we are nearing
the grave. 1t has been matter of sur
prise 10 ourselves, upon careful in vestiga
lion, to learn how close to death we have
come, Had it not been for our kind CO
temporaries we probably would never
have known that destruction awaited us SO
soon. Indeed, we are seriously consider.
ing whether, after our new Bullock arrives,
the public will not insist upon an afternoon
edition of the REPUBLICAN to take the
place of the little pop guns and Play Bills
that in their presumption and assurance
call themselves newspapers.


We have made mention of these facts &C
that the public may know our extremely
unhealthy condition.