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Home The News Archives General First published Friday, November 6, 1858 in Kirk Anderson’s Valley Tan
First published Friday, November 6, 1858 in Kirk Anderson’s Valley Tan PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kirk Anderson   
Monday, 09 October 2006 00:49
Custom has made it necessary upon the advent of a new paper that the Editor should present himself before the foot lights of public opinion, and indicate his course and policy. We shall not trouble our readers with any lengthy disquisition. Our salutation shall be short, and we trust understood.

We have embarked in the enterprise of publishing a paper in this Valley because we believed the interests and wants of a large portion of the people of the Territory required an exponent differing essentially from any hitherto published in their midst, that the necessity of a “newspaper” in it’s true signification was demanded, local in its nature, catching the current of events upon it’s mirror and reflecting them back to the people. We did not come here to make war upon “this people,” but it is our intention so far as our efforts and abilities can exact, to and in correcting abuses and errors, and particularly those relating to the administration of public affairs. We are satisfied that many exist, and in the discussion of them we shall be guided by their rules of courtesy, which should always be manifested in an open fair argument. People are appealed to, through their reasoning faculties and discussion is the legitimate means used to accomplish it-the barrier of exclusiveness which has so peculiarly surrounded the people of this Territory, should be broken down and a more free and candid interchange of sentiment be maintained. If in developing the resources of this Territory and thus contributing to the prosperity of the people is a matter of consideration, then all proper appliances to bring about this result should be encouraged. The spirit of exclusiveness which views a brother with a jealous eye, disturbs the harmony of the political system and creates distrust.

This Territory is the common property of the people of the United States, and any attempt by Legislation of otherwise, which seeks to violate it, interferes with individual and constitutional rights. Emigration should be invited and the emigrant should be met, not with barricades and bloody hands, but in the spirit of friendship.

There are questions peculiar to “this people” which must from necessity assume a legal and political aspect and we shall discuss them fearlessly and fairly.

We design so far as we are able to make our paper eminently local and present from week to week and faithful record of events and condition of affairs generally, thus endeavoring to present to the people, far removed from us and those at home and true and faithful transcript, and not leave them to draw their own conclusions from the to often highly colored representations of correspondents.

We shall endeavor to present to our readers a summary of interesting news generally so far as our limited space will permit- With this declaration upon our part, we submit our case and will await the verdict.