Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-28

torials than they do at the east. They
do not feel inclined to allow any one
paper to take the lead for years and
rlle the party. They expect from
each and all a regular expenditure OF
mind, and. hold that paper should
be really edited, and not become
mere machine TO reprint either in the
same or different form the mental la
Dor of another.
1t is true that as yet the labors of
an editor are i'll paid in most parts of
the United States, excepting perhaps
in some Of the larger cities, but the
time is fast approaching when it may
be expected such will not be the case.
The newspapers in the country are
taking a stand that will eventually
gain them handsome support, meas
urod out in exact proportion to the II
bility with which they are conducted.
To people in the country they arc of
vast Importance, and that Importance
is becoming every day more fully felt.
Men here begin 10 feel that the inter-
ests of the large cities are not exclu
siyely their interests, and that the pa
pers of the large cities must be tine
tured with the tone of the places
where they are printed. They feel,
too, that they cannot depend upon city
papers, where the greatest hurry
reigns. " here truth is too often sacri-
feed because the power Of detection
does not exist, and where there are so
many conflicting interests and wild cx-
travagancies to sway editors, that they
can scarcely hold opinions in accord
ance with those of men who live be-
yond the sphere of such influences.
The country press is now, by its i'm
proyement, acting as check upon
city papers, and when circumstances
shall have enabled its conductors to
add more variety and thought to their
productions, will do more yet. 1t has
not only improved greatly in few
years past, but it is improving rapidly
at the present moment, and its i'm
provement is looked for as thing of
course by the community. Let any
one look back to the files Of the old
Enquirer, edited by the veteran Noah
when in his prime and he will see a
sheet that both for humor and thought
is inferior to many and many village
paper of the present day; and yet few
without the proof before them would
believe this. Even the New York A
merican in its best days, though con-
sidered as certainly one of the best
if not The best-literary papers in the
Union, would now pale before many
paper that has not achieved any litera-
ry reputation of consequence.
The city press isnow well support
ed, and the country press Only wants
support TO make it quite as useful to the
portion Of the country in which it is
placed. The latter it well may be, for
the old cities are so far confirmed in
their advantages, that they must con-
tinue TO flow in upon them unless in
terrupted by some great error on the
part of their inhabitants, while there
is many places in the country that
want to be kept before the people to
secure those advantages its situation
would afford it, but which may be
snatched from it by superior energy on
the part of active adyersaries.
A well edited and well supported
paper, is pretty fair evidence of an
improving place, while paper without
thought or spirit, lily supported,
scarce read and unwillingly shown, is
tolerable proof of a declining place
and one to which few will come either
10 the hope of lettering their fortunes,
or providing pleasant home wherein
to spend the remainder Of their days.
fP The State that sends Gen. Jas.
Wilson to Congress sends a powerful
delegation, though it should consist of
but one individual. No stauncher or
truer Wing than he will 90 to the next
National Legislature. Asa generous
hearted man, a ready and pow erfuI
speaker, an ardent patriot, he will GER
tainly be hailed at Washington as one
of the most welcome members Of the
next House. There will be found few
taller men in shat body, either in the
literal or Gguraiiye acceptation Of that
term, as understood BY US Yankees
National Intelligencer.