To the Friends and Patrons Of the


Columbian Fountain
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Columbian Fountain.


We have now some good things to say to
you. Well, what are they2 lst. We say
that the plain address in the Fountain of
March Is, although it frightened some per-
sons, stil it has gathered around us many
friends; real friends. Our advertising list has
increased, and promises still to increase, in
sufficient amount to justify our hopes, as well
as expei our fears, Gf we ever had any.) In
deed, we can hardly say with truth that we
ever had any fears, for the following reasons
First. Our cause is good one: paper con-
Quoted on the principles we have adopted,
free from f'partys spolitcs," free from 'sectarian
,bigotry, )" firm in the maintainence of truth, re-
,spectul in its mannerof presenting the truth
thus, to the moral part of the community, it
is valuable. Second 1t is to business men
matter of interest, because the paper is cheap,
and within the reach Of all The advertising
is cheap, and suited to ALL Third 1t was
our intention from the FIRST to devote our time
and money 10 sufficient amount Providence
permltllng) TO sustain so good an advocate of
SO good cause-a cause so intimately con-
nected with the best interests of mankind in
time and eternity. And now we say, we
thank you tor your support: you need have
no more fears of this paper going down: only
continue TO give US your support as you have
done, and the paper will live, and live, to our
advantage as well as yours, and the whole
community. We now feel, while we are
writing, that many will rise up in the future
to bless our design and your support. We
are not among those who believe that putting
down others, or keeping them down, who
happen to be engaged in the same business
with ourselves. is needful TO our own pros
perity on the contrary, we believe that when
we do good we get good. It has been mat
ter of surprise to us, that men who have lived
as long as we have in this world, seem to thinl,
differently. We now refer particularly to the
two leading political journals of this city !: we
have sought an exchange, but to the present
moment we have not been able to effect it
perhaps there is some mistake; we will try i
again. It's our pleasure to hope for the best
and not to Judge rashly. It seems to be de-
sirable that we should exchange, because some
times an advertisement is in the Fountain &c
be copied in one or both of these papers, and
sometimes in their papers to be copied in ours
How are either to know, without the exchanged
If it be said our paper is small, and theirs
large, why we say the best goods are put up
in small packages. They have great deal
of politics: we leave il out--we put in val