The Weekly Lancaster Gazette

Daily Gazette. - Our citizens begin to feel the loss of a daily medium through which they can review the latest intelligence from abroad, and as there are always certain matters of local importance in which they are deeply interested, they feel the necessity of once more having a daily paper re-established among them, and we are frequently asked, by those public spirited gentlemen who sustained the daily in former times, the reason why we did not keep the little craft afloat. We are fully aware that the interests of the city, the intelligence of her people, the rapid growth of her business, as well as the progressive spirit of the day; demand from the public journalist something more than a weekly synopsis of news; but when we look over the receipts of the daily whilst under the charge of Mr. Weaver, we feel some hesitancy in commencing an enterprise from which we could expect to reap no pecuniary advantage, but on the contrary, would be sure to lose in the operation. This has been the experience of our predecessors, unparalleled, to commence that, which to our certain knowledge, would pecuniarily ruin us. When we take into consideration the age, experience, and capacity of the late editor, we must confess that the chances for success are greatly against us; yet still we are willing to try the experiment upon one condition, which is this: If we can procure one hundred advance subscribers, at the rate of $5, or a year, each, we promise that a daily paper shall be kept up for the term of twelve months. This amount will defray the expenses of its publication, but will afford us no profit whatever. In making this proposition we would say that our object is not a selfish one; but looking beyond the purview of self, it embraces the interests of the whole community. We desire to keep pace with the progress of our neighboring cities--with the progress of mind and the increased facilities of the age. This, however, cannot be done without patronage, without a determination on the part of the citizens of our place to rally around the standard of progress, and furnish the "material aid", necessary to defray the extra expenses incurred in its publication, expenses which have to be met promptly and punctually. It is not a very pleasant task to labor on in weariness of spirit for want of that generous support, which would not only cheer our hearts, but enable us to make the paper all that could be desired by our patrons.

There is always an amount of local matter in which it behooves every citizen to keep duly "posted up." Instead of sending away fifty or a hundred miles for a daily paper, suited only to the reader in the locality in which it is published, every enterprising citizen should endeavor to have a similar medium of intelligence in his own city for its object would not only be to lay before the public, at the earliest possible moment, the latest intelligence from abroad, but also to give a daily synopsis of all local affairs, in which they can possibly be interested, and the building up of the business of the place. The telegraphic, commercial and local columns shall receive the strictest attention and nothing shall be left undone to make this department of the paper replete in usefulness.

Reader, it now remains, with you to say whether a Daily paper shall be established or not. Many of you will, doubtless think five dollars a large sum to pay for this kind of reading; but let us beg of you to look at the many advantages such newspaper facilities would afford and see whether its usefulness will not, overbalance its cost.

We intend visiting our business men in a day or two and see how they meet our proposition. We trust there will be no difficulty in raising the desired number. Those who are now subscribers to the Weekly Gazette will be discontinued on their subscribing to the Daily, unless otherwise desired.