Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-02-17
From the Columbus Journal & Register.
APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE COUNTRY


8 APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE COUNTRY
. PRESS.
Under this head, we wish to submit fcw re-
marks to the Wings Of the state, which we trust
will not Prove altogether ineffective. We would
enjoin il upon the Wing voters Of Ohio, as a
first and most important means Of maintaining
the principles for which they have SO long con-
tended, TO ExTExD A LIBERAL SUPPORT TO THEIR
COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS. Experience must have
proved to all, how powerful engine the
local press is, in the bands Of the party sustain
ing it.
] Aside, however, from the party considerations,
a country newspaper is an important member Of
the body polite. 1t is absolutely necessary to
the people ut large legal and ordinary mcdi-
nm through which to convey TO their fellow ci,i-
zcns n knowledge Of their thousand wants; and
to a country town IT is particularly scrviceabe
as IL corrcc: index to the character and condition
Of OF those miniature worlGs--a bustling
country village.
| Bat il is in the light ola faithful representative
Of the political paraties Of a community OF free
men, governed bv rulers OF and created by them
selves, that we view the press with the deepest
interest. The political country newspaper serves
to cmbody and present the views Of party OK
isting in different sections Of a country, and to
keep the whole well advised Of the plans and Of
ganiz alton OF the several parts. Farther, it gives
character-strength--a substantial form to the
political feelings Of the country a circle, and
90 convey those feelings to the centre OF all the
col,ntics--,hc mctropol;s-thc great heart Of Po-
ji;ical operations. The effect Of all this IS, to
create among the townships of a county, or the
counties Of State, unity Of action, which never
fails to secure success.
There arc sundsy objections urged b. many,
against subscribing for the newspaper published
and exclusively circulated within their own coun-
~. The most prominent we shall here notice.
The NEWSPAPER TOO SMALL. True it Is, our
country newspapers do not compare with the
Eastern mastatons. Nor is II probable that they
will 50 do, until our population becomes denser,
and every citizen takes newspaper, and when
nc can take but one, prefer his firesidc journal
to the stranger beyond the Mountains Even
those who support the Eastern shecis,--hllcd as
they arc, with riots, murders, and tales OF love !
and blood-acknowledgc the Importance OF
homo newspaper, devoted to the advocation Of
home interests. Their actions, howeve: indicate I
n different opinion and, IT generally followed,
would soon render home newspapers as scarce III
the West, rs they were III the Eastern States
hundred years ago.
IT Is BURTHENED WITH STANDING ADV
MExrs or EASTERN PERIODICALS. This~obJoc-
ton is, in some degree we'll founded. There are
too many Of these publications IN tho newspapers
Of Ohio, and we arc well convinced that western
editors injilrc themselves much by making their
journals the vehicle Of the painted promises OF
the Eastern trashnongers. But we are speak
ing Of an evil, which is direct effect OF a cause
that should not be permitted to remain The
community do not yield to the editor an adequate
quantity Of the very lite-bOod of a printing es-
tablishIncn,--paying advertisements. He cannot
afford a weekly sheet :: new matter. He has
no advertising patrons. Hence the necessity OF
keeping the matter complained OF standing Tor
weeks and months. The business community OF
the village do not appear to understand the nd
vantagcs OF a liberal system OF advertising; and
VIC have reason to believe that printers do not
use proper excriions to present correct view OF
those advantages. Our own experience proves
the truth Of this last position. We undertook to
Il list Of yearly advertisers IN neigh
boring village. We commenced with one, and
closed the first wear with a dozen. The second
wear we had twenty. The third year almost
every merchant and mechanic in the village had I
come into tho mcasurc--we had two pages OF {
business advertisements, and were in the constant
receipt Of letters from the older States. request
ing information concerning the price OF proper G
~ i'm the county--and in almost every instance ,
The enquircrs had been attracted to the village 9
by the thrifty business appearance OF o" Hdre'- I
Using columns. c
IRIS NOT CONDUCTED WITH PROPER SPIRIT G
this is the unkndcst cut Of ally Editors gen.
erallv like the Israelites in the land Of Egypt,
arc forced Sto gather stubbe for straw, and yet /
10 sdeliver the full tale Of bricks" In the cities
If the cast, the editor is relieved from all the I
larrassny responsibilities OF printing establish
,,cnt, and with mind at ease, he can bestow all
,is talents and time upon his editorial outics.
But here in the West-in am Office from the door Fl
II which the Youngest imp in the establishment c
IN hurl stone through the windows OF the coun- d
" courthouse. and from the same place knock >
bird from ncighboring fores, trec-an editors v
ife is a different affir We shall not attempt to b
describe it, We have, in degree, escaped from 4
he ,h.aldcm, and it is not pleasant to turn our o
yves back upon prison. But will briefly state, 3
hat VIC know Of scores Of as good men as ever ex-
s,ed who for wears, day after day, abored at the
vpc-stand with an enterprise and spirit worthy Ii
+ a better lot until their complexion assumed the a
eadcn hue Ofthe metal which they handled i,
nc poisonous particles Of which, fioated around
hem. and was inhaled at every breath! Thus
hey iabored until night-then to spend hours o Il
cr their exchange papers with AN appetite some a
vhat resembling that Of tipplcr for his nightly b
ota,ions! And all this is, in many cases Pursu-
d for life time. rewarded by scarcely a comfort
bic subsistence! Encourage Prin'er-eive r.
i'm fat subscription list-bestow upon MN h
rofsablc advertismcnts-pay him well for Job v
the instances will be few in which the K
will he misapplied. Do this and p
our papers will be increased in size-feced from e
he presence ofEsstern prospcctusses and patent I.
conducted with a spirit which $,
rin greatly conducc to the advancement OF so II