The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-11-09
\ Good PAPER.

There are no, many newspaper readers Of the
present that ever propose To themselves an IDEA
Of good paper, or wha, kind Of paper j. rcqui-
red to meet the wants Of an intelligent family.
The objects Of such publications, as issue from
the news paper press, doubtless, are two fold, and
no more:
First. tn present n summary ~ important and
interesting events and .ccon ily to b. medium
through which to educate. instruct. anil persuade
the mind
Accordingly papers have before them the broad
field Of the world from which to gather foot, that
are de'irnble to be known, and the equally broad
field II human thought to gather instruction and
life for the mimi
To accomplish their work moro perfectly, and
10 meet the distinct demands Of the mind the
work Of gathering and seecting-of unfolding and
imprrssing is dviIcd.-Ono class Of periodicals
takes what pertains properly TO the business az
fairs Of mcn-the affairs and relations Of civil
cIcty, The other chiefly confines itself tn the fields
Of morals and religion These two distinct pro
ynces arc properly separated and treated Of in
different paper. and both are far more success
fully surveyed and the matters Of each more full
ly discussed and presented, in this way, than they
could be il both fields and both objects were uni
ted in ono.
This division Of labor creates the necessity for
what are termed religion, papers in distinction
from those which are secular.
1t is no! the object Of this writing ton,titu.e
comparison of the relative importance Of these
two kinds Of papers They are both necessary.
and this is enough now.
No man can be though. to be rational, in tho
highest sense Of tho word, who neglects to ac-
quaint himself with what pertains to the moral,
intellectual, and spiritual condition Of mankind.
The interests Of human minds far transcend in i'm
portance the contents Of leather pocket book.
The ETHEREAL souls Of men, in their relations ono
to anoiher-the lije that nnimates our mortal
clay, for which all business is conducted, Tor
which all other interests are imporant-the lifo
that is to continue without cessation cannot in the
rational soul of man, wholly give place to specu'
lations in "hides and tallow."
In order that every man may acquant him.
self with the manners and customs Of the wide
spread, variegs,ed, human Observation-Disclosures
condition, mentally or morally-their hopes and
fear'-.heir woful or joyous nnticipat'ons for the
present, the future and the hereafter, he should
take religious news paper A paper whose nc
curacy can be relied on--whose breadth OF view
takes in the world--whoss sympathies are large
as the human family, and whose bases are ever
towards the higher and nobler interests Of the en-.
tire human race No man who has health md
strength should deem himself too poor for such m
cnnobling expenditure. No man in sound condi.
ton 10 too poor, or can afford to be- destitute Of
such medium Of acquaintance with the numsr.
Gus scattered relatives Of his own family kin, and
with tho way they are thriving or otherwise un
der tho providence Of the common Father.
For our part we know Of no paper In this coun.
try, tina, 90 we'll meets our idea Of good paper,
in its department Of morals and religion. as the
New York Independent, We should like to zee
this, or some such periodical, in the family Of sv-
cry man--to know that Il il read and "inwardly
} digssted" II would DO hopeful thing for our
land