Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-01-20
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} A N B S B I C II ANAN
OF PENNSYLVANIA
S06IscI TO THE DECISION 0F ARAToNAl CONVENTION
A FEW XVOHsfsS MORE.
To the People of Shenandoah.

III Tie ftGpic OIL Nhcnand0ah.
Last week we addressed the good people o
ms county on the subject of supporting lhe
.wn county paper. We took occasion to say
that IN al the counties in the Valley. in which
papers are published, they are ali, as faf as we
can learn. (and we have taken some pains to
enquirer we'll supported all, both Wing and
democrat, much better supported than the
oENTINEI is, or ever has been, in this county
Indeed, those Wing papers which have
been established in Democratic counties. have
much larger subscription lists than we have
and those Democratic papers which have been
established in Wing counties, are doing better
than we are, here in the very heart of this far
famed ant much boosted ''Tenth LEGION -
whose people we have defended, from time to
time, with what little ability we possess,
against the malevolent assaults of her political
traducers. To partcularize: Beginning al
the lower end of the Valley--in Marlinsburg
Berkeley county, there are two papers-one
Wing and one Democratic-each of which is
twice as well patronsed as is ours In
Charlestown, Jefferson county, there are two
papers, both enjoying at least treble our
number of subscription. and great deal more
advertising custom. In Winchester there are
two papers, both extensively patronised by the
people of Frederick, Clarke and WARREN
In Harrlsonburg there are two papers, the
Register and the Republican-tke former
Democratic, and has circulation in lis own
county at least three times as numerous as thai,
which we have in this county; the latter a
bthig paper, and is as well supported in that
staunch democratic county, as we are in Shen-
adoah county. And in Stanton there are also
Wing and Democratic paper-the former
circulating at least fo,v times our issue, and
the latter at least twice our number.
These are facts; and we have cudrelled our
brain not a little in endeavorlng to ascertain
why it is, that with us, state OF things should
exist, which has no parallel in the circum-
tances of our neighbors-,chy it is, that
erery other paper in Tie Pulley should be bet
ter sustained than your county paper. Have
the people Of this county discovered that we
a:e unworthy their confidence and support?-
that we are unsound, in our political opinions?
that we are not faithful chroncler Of
the news Of the day?-that we, whose inter
ests-are identified with theirs, are not as much
entitled to their support as those who hare no
interest IN common ruth them? No; for thea
hr,o of g,.,s, IL
US, and therefore, cannot have arrived at any
such conclusions.
Perhaps the fault lies with us-perhaps we
have MT made as great exertions to bring our
paper into notice, as are made by the numerous
agents of the hundreds Of other papers that
circulate in this county. Well, if we have
failed to perform our duty in this respect, in
lime past, we alone are responsible for the con-
sequences; but we do not intend that inactivity
on our part shall in future be, if it has hereto
fore been, the cause Of the meager support
which has been extended to our paper.
In a few days we intend to issue a prospec-
tus, and cause it TO be circulated throughout
the county-laying before the people all the
facts which have been s'ated-and give the peo-
Ple,ane and all AN opportunity Of giving TO their
county paper that support, without which it
never can be conducted in that manner, and
present that genteel appearance, which should
characterize the organ Of the Democracy Of the
"IsnM Legion"
There are few persons who have any just
notion of the expense and trouble connected
with the publication of a newspaper. The
credits upon which publishers buy their mate
rIals--type, paper, ink. &c.,--are short, and
the payments have to be punctually met. Add
to this the titles which they hare to pay 70,
collecting their accounts. which are generally
small, and scattered over a large extent Of
country land it is not dIfcultto see, that they are
frequently in danger falling mtothe Sheriff 3
clutches. 'Phus circumstanced, as all editors
must be who are not we'll supported. how is il
possible that they should be enabled to condue
their papers spiriiedly?- specially when they
are cor PEELED as is the case ,cih us,to set fu
proportion Of the type for the paper every
week. Wesay,it is impossible for one thus
cIrcumstanced. TO appear to advantage. in his
editorial capacity; for his original articles mus
Of necessity appear crude and ill-digested.- =
gotten up, as they are, without premeditation
or regardto system.
To those who have stosa by us. during th'
few years that we have conducted the SErTI
KEEL, we feturn our thanks; and we will en-
deavor to use the means mat may be conferre'
upon Us to she1mProvemens Of the paper; both j
interest and appearance