Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-03-10

SUSTAIN your COUNTY TAPER Hc
article below, which we clip from the Sa-
.em Gazette. we recommend to the peru
sal Of all, and especially 10 those VINO
stop their county paper to take some Guy
parer. Such men need hardly be told
that in the long run they act against their
own interest and we believe that they VIII
be found, in nine cases out Of ten. 10 De
men destitute of genuine public spirit and
honorable principle. We always admire
the man who loves his home. who has
strong local attachments. who sus'aIns ana
cherishes what is his own domestic IN
preference 10 what is distant and foreign,
and who brides himself particularly on the
prosperity of all The various institutions
and interests of his own country, town.
and village.
"The towns and counties out of the
metropolis, do themselves injustice when
ever they neglect to supper. their own To-
cal Journals. Very much Of the standing
and reputation abroad, of a community. Is
influenced by the character of its newspa-
pers. If they are intelligent. judicious.
and respectable, in their management. the
character of the population which supports
them will be inferred to be the same; but
if such publications are discouraged by
cordial and hearty support. the natural i'll
ference of the people abroad, IS that The
newspapers are above the standard OF the
population. In this matter we speak dis
in,eres,edly. for a large number Of our pa
pers 90 into towns where newspapers are
printed. and consequently our opinion
may act against ourselves. Nevertheless,
we do not hesitate 20 say, that we consld'
it duty 10 support ones own town or
county newspaper, when its character Is
unobjec,ionable, before bestowing patron
age on more distant publications.
| There must always be much in local
newspaper. 10 interest the reader. even
when i: is not conducted with extraordinary
ability. 1t can never be without the charm
4 of home production. 1t relates to the
concerns of our friends and neighbors, to
the Improvements, the municipal elections.
the local statistics, the parish changes, the
| accidents, the business and anusements.
| in which we ourselves, or those around
! us, have had more or less concern. But il
is TO the absentee that the local newspaper
has the most charms. Of the truth Of this
no one can form an idea, bu, he who has
been away from home. TO one who is
great distance, or a long time abroad,
not only are the marriages and deaths
sought for with great earnestness, bu,
even the very advertisements are read
with a zest altogether unknown before
They bring into his view the names of
friends, and acquaintance. recall to his
mind the localities, which he has left be-
hind afford picture of their commerce,
and keep him posted up, as the merchants
say. as to the business of commercial men.
lie looks at the various notices of the i'm
provemen,s going on IN his absence, with
lively feeling Of interest, and even de-
lights in knowing how cold or how slip
perry it was on particular day. In fine
there is scarcely type set up on the four
pages of the paper, that does not possess
value in his estimation. and especially if
he receive it after long interval during
which there has been no arrival.
Whenever any branch Of family is re.
moved to Il distance from the parent stock
at home there can be no more acceptable
remembrancer than the transmission of
a regular file Of the local newspapers, after
their perusal by The family that has loved
member abroad, should carefully preserve
file of the town newspapers for the Pc
rnsal of The wand erer on his return.