Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-06-06
From tie CLronieLc g. Sentinel.


Money, the sweet aIlurer of our hopes,
Ebbs out by oceans, and comes IN by drops"
We are not sufficiently acquainted with
the history o. The bard. upon whom we
have drawn for the above couple,, to de-
si"' he question whether or not he ever
, w., octed with newspaper office,
II, a7r ;i;'n. experience has taught US,
@!t. ihai Is, u re is no business of life
IL M"!t': ,ae : more applica-
lie. Che d.; -, ...;nting office
are I'll .nr.:H = Il: :etic':,'ir ,"eg ID over
a large eX;c:I =. 'cUnlfv, =. -,.ar..s..: /
most inIposslols "r ,'e rsar''":. i' ~.
personally upon h:> ',a;rr1, ;!.o:. g7u!ar.
aud puncfnal payment. lrae' . ii. i, .nj;.
be emphalicalIy called deb,o o.: harr.., a;
in nire cases out Of ten, the prosecution Of
il suiI Al law for their recovery, would Co..
more than the debt itself, in the waste of
time, trouble and expense. If ds'an,
subscriber stops our paper without paying
his arrearases, the most we can do is To
write him letter enclosing his account,
and then depsnd upon his honor for The
payment. There is no man in our free
country, where industry IS not only unfel-
tered by taxes, but where il can always
command honorable and profitable en-
ployment, who cannot pay at some period
of the year, Ihe small amount of sub
scrplion to newspaper. And yet how
different is ON experience as to the facts.
How many hundreds are there, who with
ample means. will take a newspaper for
years, and then move away 10 some dis
tan, section or State, and not only nor
pay up for it, but not even not notify the
proprietor of !her intention to remove,
and leave 10 the Postmaster, the uupleas-
ant task of notifying him that The paper is
mol taken from the office, and that the sub
scriber has lefl the country! In some iu-
stances it is The result of forge,fulness, aud
we who lose our labor thus, are apt 10 feel
that il is criminal forgetfulness. In other
cases it is the result of dishonesty; The
subscriber feeling that the distance he
tween himself aud his publisher is a safe
guard against being harrassed by duns, in
person, or coerced by law, hardens his
heart against the slines of conscience and
the demands of honor and right. There
are indeed some who appear to think they
confer great favor upon all editor by sub.
scrihing for his paper; never think of pay
ing; become offended when we employ
an Agent, at great expense, 10 20 TO their
houses TO collrcl that which should have
been paid at our office, and perhaps dis
miss him at last without pay, and with a
curse upon his head and half dozen upon
ours. Many ac' thus, without proper re-
fcction upon the nature of our rights and
their own just and homes, obligations.
To our distant subscribers and a,lverti-
sing patrons we say, once for all, we de-
pend upon your honor to pay us-we new
er expect 10 res0rt to the courts of justice
to enforce our small demands. While
hus recounting. however, our troubles and
hopes, we feel ii duty incumbent upon
us to say, that we have very many pa
irons, who honorably and regularly pay up
their subscriptions once every year with
out failure; aud with many expressions OF
satisfaction for The ample benefits they re-.
ceive from our labors. If all would do so,
our path Of duty would be made agreeable
and our time, by being unoccupied in run
ming and sendu@ after thnse who fail tu
follow that good example, would be wholly
devoted to the improvement of our paper
for the benefit 5f alb Oar expenses arc