The Litchfield County post., 1828-12-04


w;sh Che people wensgslly. The llsst question
srlred bv MANY e, what Is the prirc of she
rhSet instead Of, what are It's recommends
tions7 They want to Obtain their paper for \
few shil|ings annually. and are content to
receive one not worth iarthing. No matter
lift Is printed on brown paper, OF hlled with
the veriest trash imaginable, or not At all--
provided It has title. and costs comparative
" nothing. il answers every purpose. No
wonder such persons grumble at the mode
rate conditions Orwell printed. well edited pa
pers. They have been feeding npOn hog and
h0ninv for a penny ! treat and when they
are charged little higher for roast beef and
plum pudding they complain Of the enOrmity
Of the act. This BY way Of simile., These
are the miserable economists. who provide
instruction for their children by. the etlc0ur-
agement of cheap school teachers. They
viii hire a young blockhead to ''teach the
young ideas how to shoot" in whose brains
never sprOuted al original thought, and who
is bankrupt ia knowledge and nlOralssmeFe-
III because his terms are nothing at alI--or sui
fcient barely to save him from starvation.
Fools not to know, that nothing valuable
can BE- obtained without an equivalent; that
cheap things. rs f,e common acceptatief of
the term. are the ensfliesf; and that the iii
pF0ver0ent Of the mind is gilmore Importance
than the obtainmentOf mine Of wealth.
No, n0--this calculating spirit will never
enrich 0F enlighten individuals or cOmn1uni-
ties. If they would have good preachers,
well-quaIfed instructors, skilful physicians,
excellent papers, &c. &c. they mast pay for
them-not extravagantly, we mean, but fairly,
aud according TO their desert: or else they
will 60 uuedifed on the Sabbath, their chill
dren will grow up ounces, their own bodies
become the prey of quacks and managers, and
their knowledge OF the affairs Of the world be
confined to the occurrences of a neighbour
hood.
But we are depressing. We took up our
pen to say something handsome of the Lnqui-
rer, and to hope for its resuscitation. 1t was
not quite so tastefally printed as many 9th
erss; but its contents were always judiciOus,
instructive, and multifarious. It happily
blended religious intelligence. with literary
and miscellaneous matters, and WIS, in every
particular, valuable family visiter. The ed
itor's declaration at the close Ofhis parting ad-
dress, is such, we believe, as every relieved
watchmanof the press can adopt: $50 far
as his editorial feelings are interested in the
discontinuance ofthe paper, he most cordial
~ REFUGEES in release from the responsible
ties DC i chair, in which he has often found a
cushion of thorns.
Inos.rum, decus, melioribus utere fatis"
.- &st Jour. ISmes
! Ii isa melancholy fact, that in communities richly
blessed with the ordinances of Christianity, where
wealth in abundance and talents of the brightest
der prosssedly consecrated to the service of re
gon where open infdelity is unknown, and even
modern skepicism finds but here and there advo-
cate,-newspapers Of decidedly good moral tendency
at best but feebly supported, and frequently die
for want Of support; while numerous contemporary
priatsmany Of them decidedly hostile the present
great ohJaes Vf Cir;s.a, philanthropy, and others
never speaking Of them but with doubt or a sneer,-
are literally sustained, and even placed by Christian
parents into the hands of their children and not I'M
frequently as the only means of general information
which they provide for them. The case of the Am
herst paper 10 not solitary one-there many 9th
ers OF like character 10 New-Engand, ready to die
while the low wit, rbaldry, and stuff Of editors nct
few, are read with avidty and paid for cheeriuIly
To say that these things ought not be- might APP
pear nvidious to some. and possibly call forth the
taunt that We are speaking word two for ourselG
Well, be itso; we have lived upon auering compli-
ments and hollow promises now almost three years,
and begin sensiby to feel the necessity Of some more
substantial alnent. We will only add AT this tune,
M every Individual in this county, who has personally
compmented for the general character and course
ofour paper, would himself take and pay for the
same,-not to mention that each might be the means
Of procuring additional snbscribers,--th
County Post would be changed from possibly tran
silent, to positively permanent, establishment.
Newspaper borrotsers.-In the course. OF not
very long walk from our Office. the other
morning, says the Alexandria Gazette. we
had an opportunity Of seeing several Of that
class Of creatures, called newspaper borrow
ers. We were astonished to find that they
are not ut all uncommon in their appearance
and what is wonderful, they have no bris-
ties on their hacks, nor asses ears in their
heads. We are told they generally come out
before breakfast in the morning--watch an
opportunity, dart into peoples houses shops
or stores, and carry OF the newspaper before
the owner has had an opportunity of reading
1t himself They are never seen near print
ing Office, but bore their obliging neigbbors to
death. They are said particularly 10 prowl
around Banks. puhlick Offices, barber shops.
&c. ~
AS we have no doubt that our subscribers
are equally anxious with ourselves, to ges rid
OF these creatures. we give the following rec
ipe. which We hope will have the desired eff
feet.
Recipe. Let every subscriber who is har-