Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser

LEXINGTON, DECEMBER 18.

A FEW days, and our labours for the year 1806 will close,—on which occasion, the editor of the Kentucky Gazette tenders his sincere thanks to his real friends, for their patronage, and solicits a continuation. He is sorry to be obliged to inform them of the necessity of changing the plan of publishing his paper twice a week. About the commencement of the present year, he announced that plan to the publick, and assigned his reasons for the change. Those reasons still exist ; but some of greater weight have occurred, which make the former mode of publishing weekly in the most advisable. To those who are in the daily habit of transacting business wherein money is required, it would be unnecessary to mention the reasons which have operated in making the proposed alteration ; but as many of his patrons have not an opportunity of knowing the scarcity of money which exists, he is obliged to declare, that that is the cause of the change which is about to be made.

The Editor proposes publishing the Kentucky Gazette, weekly, from the first of January 1807, at Two Dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or Three Dollars to be paid at the expiration of the year.

The difference in these two sums, may be considered by many, as bearing no just proportion. The following statement, however, is offered, to shew the propriety of making such a difference ; and of the necessity of the change:

The cash expence for the paper only, on which the Gazette has been printed for the present year, amounted to 950— and the whole amount received for subscriptions, for the same time, only 555 50—leaving a balance of 394 50 for paper only, to be provided for from some other fund! But the paper is not the only expence—the wages of journeymen, board and clothing of apprentices, house rent, fire wood, &c. are serious expences, which, under existing circumstances, must involve innumerable difficulties. It will therefore be necessary, that the difference should be such, as to make it an object with all to pay in advance.

If this statement will not also shew the absolute necessity of those in arrears paying up their balances—it if is not sufficient to stimulate them to this act of justice, the editor must relinquish all hopes from mild measures, yet he feels a great reluctance to resort to any other.