Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-09-25

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We know there are many good men,
whose judgment on any other topic is con
elusive. who deem party journals necessary
from the fact that most newspapers do par
take of that character. But more care
ful inquiry and observation will satisfy any
one that the independent press, both of the
city and country, is yearly gaining conf
dence and strength, and that the Party
press is losing both. And although the
& Chronicle" when issued as an ludepen-
dent paper was with many very adverse
circumstances in the teeth Of the almost
universal prediction thai it would fall
and although its issue now causes twice
The expense previous journals did, yet we
believe none of the party press here was
ever better supported than it has been for
year or eighteen months past, and none
has shared more the earnest confidence Of
The great mass of the community who have
perused it-and We, it has barely sustained
itself taking three years together.
10 looking over The papers pub
lished 20 and 25 years ago. we are
struck with the fact that although they are
equal in price TO the present, they are but
about hall the size and although the SUBJ
scriptlon patronage was better then. then
advertising profit was less. City newsPa-
pers have wrought much in crcumscrbing
The circulation of the country press; and
in order 10 maintain any chance. we are
compelled 10 incur greatly increased
outlay of expendilure-so that while we
have TO invest more capital, work harder,
and make much more show. our compen-
salon is less than formerly. In the neigh
borhood Of cities, railways, ielegraphs and
steamboats, injure newspapers more than
they benefit them.
Others think, "lhe more newspapers The
merrier-they make business-they cause
controversies, reduce prlces-and if others
are so foolish as 10 inve>, money in those
concerns,it is not our s."-Such reasons
we're as valid when eladia,ors fought with
each other or with aild beasts TO please the
depraved tastes of barbarous heather: as
thew are for the waste, hostility and losses
consequent upon the establishment of I'M
necessary papers 10 crafty some vain
him, 10 pander 10 some temporary oxci,o-
men,. OF aid IN inficting, and aggrava,ing,
and raking open the wounds Of revengeiul
feelings. .APrarent business is not always
real busi-ess-nor is temporary good ne
cessarily permanent good. In this. as 10
other things, the lowfM demands Of hon
est business should determine he enterprise;
and it were Just as foolish TO establish a
second Post office, or build a second Bridge,
as TO star, a second local press, where one
answers every prorer purpose, by giving
all parties and shades of opinions an equal
opportunity.
One well-supporled, and handsome ap-
pearing journal in town, is worth a do
zen inferior, lily sustained, and rckeiy
concerns. One journal will contain at one
view everything necessary in The form oi
notices, advertisements, domestic occurren-
ces, Sc, when a multiplicity OF them would
involve constant extra expense, and trouble
: in finding what was desired. Take for ex.
ample the "Miltonian" or Williamsport
"Gazelte." and compare it with the four
New Berlin papers, and any one would
say lha, the reception Of either of tie for
mer during year,or file Of them. would
be more valuable than al! the latter during
an equal period, and would also appear
much better. We say not this in deroga.
lion of the New Berlin journals, which are
probably equal TO their patronage: but
who will say that if all the patronage OF
those four papers were combined in one, it
would not Only be larger, better printed,
freer from vulgar and degrading political
slang, but also much cheaper 10 patrons,
more economical to the public, and more
productive TO the publishers p?
A journal once firmly established, how
ever, is rarely suffered to expire. Thus
the original "Mil,onian' has been conlin.
ded nearly "a years, while many competl-
tors for public favor have died in that town
The "Lycomins Gazette" the Oldest in
Northern or Central Pennsylvania, has
outliyed half century, and witnessed the
rise and fall of numerous rivals, and now
remains, in vigorous existence, the only
paper in large county seat. We Ger
tainly hope the Lewisburg Chronicle
may see its years and partake Of its pros
perity.
And now, probably our readers vii
consent TO receive special request or two
provided we draw this article to a close
First, those Of you who have paid nothing
since we commenced laboring for you. w
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