Show to the subscribers subscriber of the news in taking our seat in the chair editorial those who know us personally will give us full credit when we assert that we do so with diffidence the reason of this will be obvious to all who are familiar with this paper and with the energy talent and varied and powerful erful ability of the late proprietor and editor who started and conducted it to its present success under so many adverse As in this aliis case changing editors changes nei ther views nor politics we refer those who would like to know our intended course to the first prospectus of our predecessor for we design facing the music under the same banner pursuing the same policy hence all the chance you risk of loss or disappointment will be in the difference of skill and ability loss enough you say so do we but see no way to help it at present only by doing the best we can our duties having commenced with the no our readers may like eke to know why our name was not sooner published for this there were several reasons among which was the circumstance that a few good articles previously selected and set up were crowded out of the alth no by the minutes of the last april conference and we did not like to set them aside nor take credit for other mens labor and they were not all printed until i the e no then why did we vve not come out in the kind readers simply because we did not know but it would be the last until our stock of paper arrived ived from the east next fall and we did not ale like to run aground and incur your displeasure when we had no part nor lot in bringing to pass such an unexpected event you may wish to know how such a dilemma happened well you are already aware that some time ago tho publication was altered from once a week to once a fortnight for fear the paper for printing would fall short before that sent for could d arrive this plan would woula haye have succeeded J had not J E reese co failed in procuring the paper sent for to california hence when the lath no went to press we did not know when you could have another however being very anxious and determined thet the news should not stop until every possible effort was made to prevent it we card called at the embryo paper factory of hollis howard and learned that they could furnish the requisite number of half sheets every two weeks and as soon as they could get larger felting which mr gaunt had then in the web and a few other fixtures aud and more paper rags they could supply the required number of whole sheets every fortnight which we hope they will be able to do from and after the next number there are many other items under this head we would like to descant upon had we a whole sheet but having hoisted our colors given a reasonable amount of explanation and made as 88 graceful a bow as our utilitarian back will permit we feel obliged to turn the key of our sanctum for a fortnight hoping that our subscribers will diligently peruse the columns of the paper they I 1 so liberally support and freely lend our inexperienced efforts the aid of suggestions selections and correspondence as occasion may offer and in behalf of our paper makers we respectfully ask you to suspend your criticisms until increased facilities afford them a fairer chance to exhibit their skill |