Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-05-21

have incumbered security, or transfer it subject
to the incumbrance?
Fourth II the property pledged be houses, and
they should burn; if lands and they should depre
cate, must he be compelled to sell TO another who
could secure the stock!
ruth, Would not this very measure tend TO
make the rich richer, as be that had much could
secure much, ad minimum?
As to the state prison penalty, we presume no
one ~ill say that fin ancaI crises may not arise to
destroy the best and most honestly regulated
Banks in the world.
They sweep away private fortunes, where not
the shadow of dishonesty or inability can be i'm
Pnted. The "Pena!ty" then, must as in individu.
al insolvency, be restricted to cases where actual
fraud can be proven, and every man's experience
tells him how seldom the fraudulent are punished.
In behalf of The credit and interest of the State
IN behalf OF the public zeal, let some man take
this subject from the hands of party demagogues
and handle It as its importance demands.
TAKE AND READ.-We consider the period.
cal publication Of The press by far the most yau-
able as well as the most interesting portion of our
Literature. Sciences, whose principles are es-
tabshed, may be appropriately allotted to books.
Past history also may be shelved for occasional
reference. but to newspapers belong the present.
The living, moving, acting world, is fouued re.
fected from their pages
Of necessity, therefore. he that is neglectfal OF
newspapers, must be as far as present practical
knowledg, is concerned, ignorant. We care not
how much he may have history by heart he may
he able to name heroes, dates and, occurrences,
with all the facility of Gouraud's artificial memo
ry, he may be thoroughly versed in the grardest
requirements of the human mind, and yet, if he
has habtually despised the humble unprelending
weekly journal, he had better con6ne hmselfto
bis study, for a, his first appearance out of doors,
ten chances to ono but his ignorance will b. no.
,ieed by the frs, child he meets.
Blu, there is also preference to be given to
different journals, and we will give the following
hints to guide the readers judgement in his choice
of them 1st. Avoid the majority Of ponderous,
pulled mammoths from The eastern cities, unless
you receive them for their literary matter merely
land most of them are worthless even in this par
ticular) Ifyou depend on them for speedy cor
rect registry of coming events, you will be most
egregiously taken in. Some of them depend on
their literary character alone for success and their
~ bo1r Of IF from
month TO six mouths date.
A week since man came busting into town
with The astounding news that Pittsburgh was bur-
ned he "took" Wilson's Despatch devoured all
the puffs of Comic Grammars; had his head full Of
"French in SIX easy lessons without a teacher"
Count D'Orsay's Etiquette, Little red riding hood,
and when every body else had almost forgotten
it, he learned the destruction of Pittsburgh. OH
ers manufacture exciting matter to order and as
Ionish their readers by grand display Of Italics,
Capitals and the like until many simpletons actu-
like to 90 to pieces, and so it would if the New
York Herald and like prints could shake il to pie |
ces with its astounding disclosures" important
DEVELOPMENTS" ct cetera, ad minimum, Is or
If if calling cows tail leg would make it Sc"
And many thereare Qhe Herald included that
come abounding with the cant slang of city stews
defiIing the beautiful face of Gods own work, the
country, with the vice-feftile slime of metropolitan
corruption.
These, then, interest, duty, regard for virtue,
should lead you to avoid. We shall not dictate
YOU in your choice but just hint that here. in the
beautiful village Of Ypslanti. you never saw it
you ough, toy we publish modest unpretendng
sheet, no. equal in size to many gifts competitors,
but ("courageous souls animate narrow breasts
determined not 10 fall behind any IN earliness of
news, in correctness of details and the business of
our nfereuces. As test of the sincerity of our
professions, we invite the citizens of this place
and its vicinity 10 call in and see as. Take our
paper and read it, "prove all things and hold fast
that which is good.' a w
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