Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

der the following article; and il they care
any thing for the success Of their cause-if
they wish to ses their naughty and insolent
oppressors humbled, and the former prosperi-
" of theft country restored, let them etince
their sincerity by their ACTS. The diffusion
of correct information is the great means OF
Political Reform. Those who do not read
cannot appreciate the imporance OF voting'
and are liable 70 become the dupes Of de-
signing men.
\ % We have room on our books for five
hundred now subscribers.
From the Albany Evening Journal.
SUPPORT YOUR PRESSES.
We cannot too often nor too earnestly i'm
press ON our Whig friends The importance of
afrording liberal and generous support !"
their Local Journals II is duty which, na
regret to say, is too apt to be neglected.
perhaps less signully now than III former
times, but still The evil exists. This must
not be- The faithful Scntinels on the wsech
tower Of Freedom must not be lrft to talnisii
on their posts. The City Journals will gene
rally do well enough without any systematic
cxcrtions in their favor as a matter of duty;
but others are often far less fortunate. We
have known many q worldly ard talented
young man wear out the best years ct liis
life in an arduuus and nntlfng Advocacy of
Truth and Good Government us Country
Editor, uniting the most rgid economy to
the most persevcrlng industry, and at last
retire from the field pennl'css aud hopeless,
when the same cXertlon Of his faculties ~
almost any other sphere would have secured
him competence aud n settlement IN life
And when al last driven from the arena ~
prostrution or dcspondrncy, those whose nag
lc has nobly upbufne through years of vicissi-
tude and strife, take credit IN themselves that
they have paid their b"ggafly two dollars
year-oitrn grndgingy and at the eleventh
bour-and complaccnily remark that they
have done their share 10 support lrm but
poor fe!low.-he had no faculty Of getting
along
!, Now this way Of supporting the Press"
will not answer. Many n good paper laa
been starved ont by ii, where II ought To have
been sustained. II the Squire, the Doctor,
and the LAWYER and the General, think they
do their whole duty by ilrerr County Paper
in taking copy and paying two dollars Tor
when they are dnInned, they are lrborfrg frf,-
der most pernlcinns mistake. At tins rafc
farmer A. and blacksmith B. and shoemaker
e.. will think they do enough by merely bor
rowing il ~ one OF these dgnl,arics, or
snatching II glance at il IN the village tavern.
The result will be that dozen or twenty
copies " i'll be taken IN n town where there
y should be two hundred, aud dcInagogitcs will
be enabled to rnisead and pervert the mind,
a OF honest men into tho support of knavcry aud
Q misrue, when "A proper diffusion OF intelli-
gercc would be sure to prcveitit.
b The iruth is, tire friends ot Good Govern
ncu do not realize half fire Importance of
.ihc Press to the ascendancy of The Right
We ask them to cast th' ir eyes over the State,
aud mark the counties where the Regency
have o ciance ot success at the coming Flee
ton. They will find them to be almost uni
iormly those in which either no Whig Press
at all has been sustained, or else those that
havc'bccn published have been very inrpef-
fcctly minated, and have had but a pnny :,
nultcrng existence. Wherever a stannclt
and able Wing journal has been supported
through the last three years, there our friends
are united, enthusiastic and confident of VIC
tory. Let not this truth pass unheeded!
There are many very good people who
are not aware Of the value oi u crcdiiablc and
wcn conducted arnal, to u county, inde-
> pendent OF its political influence. That no
family can oBort to do without a newspaper,
simply as u matter Of economy, in view OF
Z it's thousand valuable items Of practical in
:. formation and lis importance rs an aid to the
II education of children, is undonbtcd. But this
Is not all. The value Of land and property
generally, in II County or Village, is enhan-
ccd by the neighborhood Of o good-sized,
good looking, well-tilled journal. A County
;. or Village SO privileged is constantly in the
= public eye, abroad and at h0nse. b is Q sob
r Jcct Of inquiry und conversation. its pro-
;, ductions and facilities are cbFouicled and 90
, the rounds OF the newspapers. Its advanta-
,agcs strike the eye Of an inquirer in any part
o tho Union. Its citizens may obtain anv
article they need by simply looking in the.
newspaper TO sec where 1t is sold. This soon
attracts trade from abroad, aud creates a
quicker demand for all products. In a ban
: dred ways advantages accrue TO its mer-
chants, mechanics, professional men and far
niers and we do not hesitate 10 affirm that if
every merchant, manufactures and profess
sioDal nIan were obliged TO advertise to tho
amount OF ten TO fifty dollars per annun,, ac-
cording to his business, 50 as amply 10 sup
port the best kind Of paper, it would be for
! tie benefit OF all and ot each.
/ Not only is society more desirable, bus
property sactually more valuable, in propor-
ton as intelligence is more Thoroughly dlfTi,-
sed aud the means Of constant and certain
dissemination IN future, are provided. II 10
Wc inlerest, theh, OF every properly hOider
and business U,an to aid actively the creation
and maintenance Of such facilities. In so
doing, he is increasing the amount OF his
trade or the value of his possessions.
But some say, Il would support . good
paper. Ouvs is good for nothing" The more
slamc for yourselves. THIS s matter OF
public concern. II the conductor OF your
County Journal is unworthy, or disspsfcd, or
unqualified invite better oDe 10 come among
; you, and make it his interest 10 do so. DO
/ not try to sustain one Of whose character you
arc ashamed, or who is morally incompetent.
, But n,ne out oI ten Of our inferior journals
/ are So, simply because they are Bd baH sup-
ported. Their Editors cannot procure new
materials for want Of money. They cannot
print large papers with only three or four
hundred subscribers, and two or three ,scsgvc
C ,lumns Of paying advertisements. They
cam, have suitable journals and periodicals.
from which to make up their matter, for with
many oi ,bc best "the differences" of price
must be paid. They cannot inform them
selves fully Oh the mutifarious subjects which
demand their sttentioD, and write ss they
should, because they must work like slnvcs