Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-14
.Irom.Me ReS York Statesmo,
NEWSPAPERS

NEWSPAPERS.
We last evening gave twenty Conf.
pamphIetsef ID or Is paees. w, i"s 'N
an ordinary style. on eoo1}non ' .,s: 10
and published on paper 10 no NAV sso!est,
kabIe for It's quality. Il IS proua., Una, J,
marx, that this pamphlet is from = !, ~ ls'
joining city, and our booksellers b ~ a.
thing 10 do with fixing the price nv H.. NO
pence of,sucb small quantity Of ,e aa q
OF the same kind contained in nu neo oua|
Journals remio1ed us Of an ariel Wi
The utility Of Newspapers" which ,e,. y
ed in the Trenton N. J.) Emporium ,ppe q
which we take the liberty OF LAWN, y, y
fore our readers. although the 6aI us
compliment bya brother editor NAV ny
haps subject US TO the charge Of ,aa fs'
1t cannot however, be deemed indsl;sg.
to endeavor TO satisfy the public Tia, nss.
papers generally are both useful and chez
vehicles Of information. and ought Il =
ceive q more liberal patronage THAI ! = 1
their good fortune in many instance, n
enjoy. :
,Wevspapers.--It has been remarked A
regard 10 newspapers, that so great. il ihe;
influence, aod SO visible their effects IN
family, that visitor need only cpaye.
with the children upon any general s..
ject to ascertain whether The dsily !,
weeklysheet finds regular admiltanee linz
or not, so striking Will be The diferrs
on the score OF intelligence, between bu.
who have, and those who have MT aces,
! 70 this simple and economical yehicl, Oi
useful knowledge. 30
We recollect circumstance which !.
in d good degree, illustrative Of this. WI
were once in public company in a usigl
boring town, when conversation respect
ing the out 6ls and salaries of minister
foreign courts came on The carpet, and
gentleman calculated that diplomat
parsonage would receive something III
thirty-six thousand dollars for making
tour Of a couple of years to the conline
"La !" said an awkward looking yot
man whs sat in one corner Of the room /
til now SILENT" that's power Of cash.
minister--our paFson can preach I'll
any of them, and he'd go the worlds d
for quarter Of the money!"
A newspaper is kind OF prospeclrI
within the range oil which every inters} |
ing object in the animal & vegetable kidd
com is brought; it brings within the Vi
ion, collected in one group, the whole u
riety OF animated nature. Human hle,9
all it's vicissitudes of woe and veal, pat
es before us-and to brighten the d
picture OF reality, romance blends Wit
her softer bues. and poetry sprinkles on
borders her delicate sunbeams.
We said newspapers were econom
vehicles OF useful knowledge we req
it. they are, in every sense Of the wort
We have before W. at this moment th'
York Statesman, il contains about w.
ty columns Of origins! and selected naf''
besides advertisements, and costs lesiSa
four cents number. Now the mmrl
contained in this number OF the Sh@
man would If printed in octave iormi'SI
on acommon sized type, make hlgPi
ges, and be cheap at twenty four cens1
SO great is the difference in price bslHsi
newspapers and books.
These thing. are not generally sno
and appreciated /; newspapers are co
monty, therefore undervalued; they are
cheap, therefore the price is complain
Of by theirSpairons, andvery frequent
happens that they are poorly ccedue'
Because but poorly patIonized.