Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-08-05
CouNrY NEMsPAPERs.

That a County newspaper s'worihnotaing'--
IL matter second handed and stale, andits edito-
rails dry and prosy, are al facts thar have passed
into proyerb--''every body" has said 50. and
therefore It must be true. Then there as papers
iom me larger eiies-New York, PaaaaeipDla
aad Boston, of equal, perhaps less exps"se. lIet
aie jusl what papers should be-large la. ped
sheets, containing full statements of the hes' iof-
"a and domestic news, the best stories OF The day,
lnd vii aad iun ia abundance, ali got up al select
and elegant ssyle; and why not paironize these
sheess and hack a paper, in preference 10 sqnan-
aering money tns lame Efforts OF oar own
County publications.
Ba. are there moi some points ofhlsh and ap-
ealing interests Ihere not an imperative duty
imposed upon the wesseuh settler, overlooked IN
lhisIapid canvass, and which is calculated 90
show up this line OF comparison in different
hight!
Ii the intrinsic importance Of County is no
humb s if us p,,iuoA and resources are OF a
character to bear omlaFison--io bear scrutiny,
they are just so cenany OF character 10 be
be promoted--masenay advanced by the aid Of
a newspaper Though ils energies may be feeble,
aud It's 6eld LIBERALIZATION limited, nevertheless, lis
whole object--ils evry existence depends upon The
eio,s puts forth, iosteripg the Intelligence, de-
Tending the rights, and exhibiting the powers and
the capabilities OF that section to which it l1oks
lof support; aud that paper must be insignificant
indeed, that docs no, richly pay back to lis COM
munity ths niG ng sum which the necessities OF
us exis.ence bouows Gom them.
Stfiks out the interior and western papers OF
" isconsin, aud will these same large and excel
lent papsrs supply their places by subscribing our
in,eres,sl II their subscription lists are heavily
filled iIom the West, OF they are DESTROYS OF a po-
hlcal favor, we may hear them talk Ia eloquent
strains about 'tte groSeihg Hes.--sbs mighty
u est pse empire best" But Try them upon
a pom, ofconfllcuag interesis--where we want
ponuon Of lasis population and capital upon the
basic OF "A more open and extended field Tor the
one, and better pay ioT he otRef, and what, snort OF
tangible opposition, has been and IS the,r SDsaTy-
ing course Miil taey extend 10 US than species OF
K, idness unserlr isior,une and jeopardy OF chasae
Ter, which distinguishes true, from pretended
frienal win they pallioto the faults inseparable
nom an immense community, hastily and inaIs-
es,naiaalely th,owh iogs,hes! lave We received
assusaaces Of lni. measure OF iIendsaip! Wa
aoss an affair Of iii fs,lu,s Array murder
Win how much credglty and gJeedinsss are
such occurrences laid held Of Fms indsed seems
to be the style OF western jaelligencs wheh pleases
,bsn best; j, being Amos, insariably taken as an
appoaun9 moment OF uadenniains ds'raesioA. "A
tocioas- 5!ooay--baseAsry," are toe SON EsTu's ia
which vs a,e sNcossd--gensy consisting such
deeds, or deeds thus depicted, with our every day
one ct society; a "progrsss Of Western uoFa.s -
rcry liks--cAa,actsnstsc, &c.,'' which uniiesmiy
crown. th,s speci1s Of news, eill testify.
'rae p.l.a ,sa,a Is, ,hsy aaa', aad must ever
wan,, u,s sympathy d ies.las, sas reciprocity OF
Interests, ,sadesias them bosh quaiiasd aad dis
posed 10 deal fairy aud aishf-ly b s; sas 5lisd
as they ore ,h wos'd Of ussiu.aess and ea,ss-
taiamso,, ans ia.dy desa0ias as they are ~ q.
Wss.ela .lpgor,, they esrsaiay saalid no, gees.se
TIA; slaPoS TO s1e exclusion sna s;awa,ioa o.
oas eSn papss. Il oar prosperity is saseeps.ols
o. Oil sancsa,eai at al, nashese eaa 'tIseeivs thst
advaaeemsa; 50 certainly ard s,eadily, as from
soafct wnsre interest, and pride, AIT oa2s are al
a.u'y uaits u is favor.
paoWvyp, % t.s,,le Fla:.s, q, viasyasi's Ir,
ia as eosagy, ~ Sasaay las, Ms. PaiiiPi, wails
sasaiss 10 gen Fsay aish ssresal osas.s
We a. 'slssaaI saa; Be vas 70 hass besn u,at-
siss 80 Tsas,5sy lss,.