Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-04-07
APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE COUNTRY
PRESS.

APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE COUNTRY
PRESS.
Aside, however, from party consid-
erations, a country newspaper is an i'm
portant member Of the body polite. 1t
is absolutely necessary to the people at
large as legal aud ordinary medium
through which to convey to their fel-
low citizens knowledge oftheir thou
sand wants; and to a country town it
is particularly scrviceable as correct
index to the character and condition of
one of those miniature worlds-a bust
ling country village.
But it is in the light Of faithful re-
preventative Of the political partialities
Of communi,y-of freemen governed
by rulers of and created by themselves,
that we view the press with the deep
est interest. The political county
newspaper serves to cmbody and pre-
sent the views Of party existing in
different parts of a county, and to keep
the whole we'll advised Of the plans
and organizations Of the several parts.
Further; it gives character-strcngth;
a substantial form, to The political feel
ings Of the county as whole, and
serves to convey those feelings Of the
centre Of all the counties-the metro
polis-the great heart of political OPP
crations. The effect Of all this is, TO
create among the townships of coun-
ty or the counties Of state, unity OF
action, which never fails to ensure sue
cess.
There arc sundry objections urged
by many, against the newspaper pub
lished and exclusively circulated with
in their own county. The most pro-
minent we shall here notice.
The ne,Osp;loer is too small True
it is, our county newspapers do not
compare with the mastodons. Nor is
I it probable they will do so, until our
population shall become denser, and
every citizen takes newspaper, and
when he can take but one, prefer his
Preside journal to the stranger from
beyond the mountains. Even those
who support the eastern sheets filled
as they are with riots, murders, and
tales Of love and blood-acknowledge
the importance Of home newspaper,
devoted to the advocation Of home in
terests. Their actions, however in.
dictate different opinion; and, if gen
orally followed would render home
newspapers as scarce in the west, as
they were in the eastern states hun
dred years ago.
Its burthened aUith standing ad-
ueriisements Of eastern periodicals.
This objection is, in some degree, well
founded. There are too many Of these
publications in tho newspapers of Ohio
and we are we'll convinced that west.
ern editors injure themselves much by
making their journals the vehicle o.
the painted promises Of the eastern
trash mongers. But we are speaking
of an evil, which is direct effect Of :
cause that should not be permitted t
remain. The community do not yielt
to theeditor an adequate quantity Of thu
very life blood Of printing establish
ment--paying advertisements. He can
not afford to present a weekly sheet o
new matter. Hence the necessity o
keeping the matter complained of stan
ding for weeks and months. The blu
|siness community. of villages do no
appear TO understand the advantages o
4 liberal system Of advertising, and W,
have reason to believe that printers d.
not use proper exertions to present
correct view of these advantages. Gu
own experience proves the truth Of thi