New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-01

City and Country Journals
We noticed in a late Washington County Jo"r
nal on article On the relations Of the City and Coan
uy Press which seemed 10 repleie with error That.
though we have misaid the paper we shall endeavo
TO reply to its positions
Its first error was one Of compliance and want o
proper selfrespect The Editor expresses gratitude
70 the Albany Evening Journal for urging the w hig'
of our State to support the Wing newspapers OF theh
several localities Now this was very good advice
and very kindly intended. but the Country Press cal
rarely be benefited by such. When people take
paper only because they are told or imagine ihe'
oughf to do So their patronage is OF little value anc
cannot BE- relied on. They may take II as duty
perhaps pay for it as a duty land perhaps noi0 bu
10 read il is no part Of the duty and they wouldn
perform il If it were Then they will be slow to I'D
vertise in it, Except legal notices. for each will say
why do III People don't take IT because they
really want TO- and they will be very clear of read
ing the advertisements" SO the Country journal
BY descending TO the Charity level, qualities itsel
for another and another hoist downward. II i
making itself very sorry tract which People fame
the giver ought to thank them il not pay them ioi
reading
Next the Editor grumbles at the Eve Journa
for reducing the terms OF its weekly issue Here
the other side OF the same old error The cOuDtr,
press must be supported Very good But hor
First by begging persons to take il who don't wan
il next by dissuading particular City papers from
ceiling OF cheap as they are able and willing 10 do
Here are on one side class OF men who make thci
living BY selling newspapers on the other side, .
larger class who wish TO take Newspapers and III
question is, At what rate shall class A. supply TIL
want Of class b Il can afford to sell at such price
Gays A. will give IT, replies Is. That woul
seem to be a fair business transaction. But no
interposes class C. Veto But on what ground Z
On the ground, says C. that if b. buys A.'spro
duct socheap, he won't pay me my price for mine
VIII that pass muster
The blundcr here consists in making the City ant
the Country paper convertible or rival articles
which they properly not, and never can be. The
have distinct spheres uses and duties. Considere'
merely a. furnishing each given quantity Of read
Ing for given price the Country paper stands no
chance with its City contemporary The reading
matter Of single Weekly Tribune, for instance
would probably I'll three Country papers OF thu
State on the average. four Of the average capac
" Of the Country Journals of the entire Union. Ne
Protective Tariff (which the Wash Journal talks
Of under two hundred per cent. would avail 70
shut City papers on, OF the Country If each read'r
70 to subscribe for Cityor Country paper according
TO the eheapness Of contents respectively estimated
by mechanical admeasurcment.
But the City and Country paper ought not to te
rivals In this way They ought rather to be cowors
ers each in its proper sphere and each RESPECTING
the sphere of the other The City journal can Civ,
larger amount of matter for dollar or two than ii
Country contemporary possibly afford to do. |
can give fuller and more elaborate expostions of tn
great questions which agi,ate the Country. Ii ca
give Foreign and General News earlier and in grca
or variety and detail than the Country Press Their,
10 no help for all this as general rule. While tn
Country Editor is perhaps enabled 10 devote hal
his time aliberal estmate to writing for his pape
the City journal will have principal Editor dc
ing nothing else-gcnerally who has attainec
his post by reason of some real supposed adapt,
ton to it-with two three assistants reading file,
Of exchanges magazines, books, &c. in search o.
material for its columns, and correspondents at
ly all important points Ia il possible that Countr
paper should compete with this iorcel
The mistake. then, Of portion of the Counir,
press consists in counting and insisting compar
sons on grounds most unfavorable to its own cha
racter and interests. The Washington Journal TO
instance. can never rival the Weekly Albany Jour
nal In those respects wherein the latter excels-i
those departments which il flls-bu, il may am
should be, in a different line. indispensable 10 n,
people Of IT'S ric'niy. 1t canno, tell its readers
much sbou, Europe, Asia. Oregon, Texas. Mr. Pol
&C &C as the Albany Journal can and does; but il
may give them the earliest accounts of all exper
nents improvements and gratifying results in Agr
cultural and other branches OF Industry aroundi
may give information and counsel TO the Farmers O
that vicinity which they canno, find so prcciscl,
adapted to their climate, soil and circumstances ii
any other paper, may instigate the formation
there are none already OF County Agriculture
Societies, Indus, Fairs &c. and by proper am
seasonable exertions interest the whole people
the County therein give early and precise account
Of oil notable occurrences notice all factories, mills
churches, &c. commenced or completed and II
fine. be truly County Journal County Post O.
whatever the name may be- We do not believ,
one paper 80 conducted. by man Of industr,
ability and economy. was ever killed or seriously
injured by City papers, though numerous III,
fross ofEgypt and cheap as sturgeon. But if III,
Country journal is mere reproduction of the con
tents Of City journals stale meagre on older typ,
and coarser paper, its chance of useful and honors
bic existence Is slender indeed You NAV give
away. yet folks won't read il
IL not al this obvious truth Is no, the remed,
for any falling OF in the supper, of Country journals
not raising arbitrarily the price Of City papers bu,
altering the course and increasing the in,ercs, o
those which experience the difficulty And com
nsnsQrste with this is the duty Of resisting the sell
ish multiplication Of village journals We know
Counties where there is not too much patronage 10
two papers where village rivalry and love Of motor
ely have set up half dozen. and still keep them il
sort Of dead alive existence. The Editors canno
devote any time to making up their weekly issues
hey mus devote half their time to mechanical du
uss and good share Of the other half to unsuccess
I'll Cumming expeditions The village lawyer per
haps writes an Editorial each week. and perhsps h.