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Cashing acknowledged, "with sensibility, the benefits he had re- 

 ceived," during the time that he had been sole editor, and re- 

 marked, that "notwithstanding the disadvantages, under "which 

 it had been published, he relinquished it with an increase, double 

 to what it possessed when he received it." He observed also 

 that '"many thought it expedient that it should be made a 

 semi- weekly paper." 



Mr. Carlton announced his intention to continue the Gazette, 

 as it had been, " Impartial, independent, and uninfluenced, but 

 by the public good — neither devoting it to the cause of unfeeling 

 Aristocracy, or employing it in kindling the vindictive rage of 

 Democracy, or lighting the destructive torch of Anarchy." Mr. 

 Carlton conducted the Gazette nearly three years, receiving 

 the assistance of Rev. Dr. Bentley, who lived in the same family 

 with him, opposite Union street, and was ever his efficient 

 friend. In 1796, June 3, he undertook the experiment of is- 

 suing the paper twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday, intro- 

 ducing the change with the graceful remark, that "to' a town 

 whose population exceeds 8000 souls, we could not pay so poor 

 a compliment as to continue a weekly Gazette." 



The traces of Dr. Bentley's pen were abundant in the col- 

 umns at this time. His series of "summaries," afterwards so 

 famous in the Register, had been commenced here, for the pur- 

 pose of transmitting to his friend Prof. Ebeling, of Hamburg, 

 in a convenient form, materials for a history and geography of 

 the U. S. which he was then preparing. These summaries, to- 

 gether with Mr. Carlton's exchange papers, w"ere regularly sent 

 to the Professor, who in return forwarded German books to Dr. 

 Bentley, and thus a fair exchange was established, which never 

 involved the least money transaction. The newspapers and 

 other materials thus provided by Dr. Bentley, were afterwards, in 

 1818, purchased, in connection with Prof. Ebeling's library, by 

 Israel Thorndike, of Boston, and presented to Harvard College. 

 In 1797, July 24, the business connection between Gushing 

 and Carlton ceased, the Gazette was resumed by the former, 

 and Carlton and Dr. Bentley withdrew. It is presumed that 

 political differences, arising out of the increase of party feeling, 

 led to the dissolution of the partnership, though no reason was 

 publicly given. The Gazette thenceforth ceased to be neutral, 

 and espoused in a bold and decided manner, the interests and 

 the fortunes of the Federal party. Mr. Gushing continued as 

 publisher a quarter of a century, ably sustaining the cause of 

 his party during the fiery trials of that period. 



