The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-11-30

SrArE ADyzRrnre.-We have long
since seen the injustice done 70 the commu.
nifty at large by tis manner in which the Law
provides for the advertisement OF esirays ana
other notices, and we are glad that the os.l
has at length attracted the attention Of he
press. The following from the Fort Wayne
Sentinel we hope will not escape the notice
Of our lawgiver..
STATE ADVERTISING.
The COUNTRY PRRss.-Wc desire To can
the attention Of our brethren Of the press 70
the manner in which the greater part 81 the
advertising provided for BY law in this State
is performed. Take for instance the eslray
advertisements. As the Law now stands,
all estray animals taken up are advertised
not in the papers published in the neighboEs
hood, and where tho notice would be likely
TO be seen by the owners--but in the India
napolis Journal. A late number ofthe Johr-
nal contained about sixty of these nolices.
Sixty dollars was thus fiched from the nee
dy country printers, TO build w and support
press in Indianapolis. We look upon lhls.
as gross injustice, not only to the county
press but 10 the owners and takers ~. Of "a
trays. We suppose the object of adyertising
these notices TO be-not 10 build up maui
moth papers al the seat OF government butfo
give the owners of estrays chance Of IND
ing them. lfthis be the intention Of sdyef
Using, il is manifcsily defeated, by having il
done in distant papers, instead Of in those
srhf ssr~tt1asn .n he, .,oswl.b<~l..<.sl 4
this and two or three neighbonng counties
nearly 800 copies Of OUT paper are circulate
ed, and in the same region probably not over
half dozen copies of the indianapolis paper
are taken. An advertisement Of an ts,gay
taken up is therefore more likely TO be seen
by those instead Unpublished with us than II
in the Indianapolis papers;---lhe odds IRE 50
; TO in our favor We consider gross inius.
tee is done to the advertisers by thus divert
ing their notices from the proper channel
This matter appears 10 glairing and ineonsis-
: tent that il needs but tobe pointed out to our
Law makers TO insure its remedy. We have
been asionished at the apathy displayed By
the country printers on this subject. Hliey
would only make combined effort the thing
could be reciied al once. They are the
making of all the little great men in tho
country. tits the country press and nc ihe
indianapolis one that eleciioreers for the as
piring geniuses throughout the State, sounds
their praises through the length and breadth
: Of the land, and transforms them, n the
I eyes of community, into very Solons SOLO
mons in wisdom, and Washineions in patri.
I otism. Let Il be understood that hereafter
7 no man need expect the aid Of the locsl press
: unless he deserved il, and would in return
support their rights and those of their con
I siituents, and we should see no more ol this
favoritism; the Indianapolis papers, like The
country ones, would have to stand on their
own merits, and the result would be they
= would be improved and rendered more wor
" thy Of PUBLIC patronage.
The estray advertisements are notfhe On
= " ones thus diverted from .theirnronas b,1n.
fnels. "A large portion OF the Acts Of the Le
gislaiure, Of local character, are difrosct
4 lofin a similar manner. They are ordcreg
!; TO be advertised, not in the paper circulate,
Y among those for whose benefit the Law )
! passed, but in the Indianapolis agar
all mortgage lands forfeited 10 The Stale io
= f4ilure in paying interest on loans from fh,
y sinking fund, OF other State funds, are II like
- manner advertised in indianapolis. Tho OBJ
= iect OF advertising these lands. we suppose
~ to be 10 give buyers an opportunity II al
- tending the sale; this We think would 30 bel
Y, ter accomplished by advertising them in III
- several counties in which they are situate
=, than at the seat Of government; the buyer
~ will generally be found among the resident
' D. Of the county, and they are much moi lik'
= y to see the paper printed there, than an
~ other. We frequently see advertisements Z
- this nature occupying page or more Of N
- indianapolis papers; the land advertised Tic
" in almost every county ofthe Stale, and e
any practical use might as well be advertise
in Washington City or New York. II Ines
IL advertisements were divided among II
is country papers, the expense might perhar
ri be little increased, but the greaseruuiy Z
U. the advertisement would moro than counio
Of balance the cost.
e. We should like TO hear the views or %
brethren on this subject.--Fort Waync Scr
err tincl
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