Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-18
TIE pnNTANE RIII.

Inc following remarks by lhe editor OF
the Village Record, are to the point and
must satisfy any one that Mr.. Chambers
speech, in regard to the Country Press,
was not only selfish and illiberal, but that
in his views he was entirely Incorrect
But Government legislation has always
been so exclusively controlled for the
benefit of city interests, that some members
seem to think that the country has no
rights, except the right of taxation, for the
benefit of the Government.
The object of cheap postage, and the only
object, at present should be, to give the people
full aud comprehensive views Of whatever is
Interesting in their several counties. This is
best done, and only done, through the coun-
try papers, Do This, and much will be
done-attempt 10 do more, and all may be,
wiI be lost. All the local affairs, the local
politics, the candidate TO ill the county Offices
the local taxes, &c, are discussed in the
local papers, and in them only. The proceed
ings Of Courts, Commissioners, County meet
ings, are found in county papers, aud are not
found in the city papers. These are the grea,
points OF interest 10 the farmer aud taxpayer
of the county, and he can obtain a correct
view Of them only in the county papers. 1t
is "A benefit to himself, 10 the Stale aud to the
county, to enlighlen him. For all the Sc
things he is dependent on the local papers
The local paper, is therefore, an article Of ne
ccsSity to him-aud the question is welher
Congress will allow him to obtain it without IA
TAX, or whether the whole system must be bro
ken down, by connecting foreign luTuries
with il. a mans county is a miniature of his
country. Every man has II voice in It's affairs
every man has potent influence. To re-
gulnte and govern it well, it must be well un-
ders,uoI. Let every city, county and district
attend well to It's own atialls, and our country
will be prosperous and happy ! But domestic
papers, and not foreign ordis'am papers throw
light about the peoples homestead.
In connection with the policy fostering the
local press, we may state that the people Of
the ci,les'and those OF the country, do not en-
Joy equal privileges under the present system.
From the compactness of The city population,
the local papers are delivered ~Hhod postage
this is not and never has been the case in the
country. The subscribers TO the country pa.
per mr'' pay postage And yet Mr.. Chandler
wond have equality orr country subScri-
bers pay hundreds Of dollars poslaGes annually
10 the Z. S; whereas the Ledger's, with ten
lines the circulation pay not one cent! This
is equality with vengeance! We ask the
country press 10 stand to their arms!
05~ The Lycoming Gazette in copying
our notice of the prize wedding in Trevor
ton thinks "the enterprising gentlemen who
have charge of Trevorton affairs would dc
well to offer premium for the first baby"
We are glad to inform the Gazette, that,
bachelors as most of these gentlemen are
they have not even deemed this too small
an ''ailaiI" to be attended to, and that the
premium for the first baby, has been award
ed long since, comparatively speaking.
A FEW days ago, a very imposing and costly
tombstone, designed for the remains of the
lamented President Harrison, was landed al
North Bend, Ohio. The family have not the
slightest knowledge of the parties from whom
it came.
THERE is but one guideboard in the whole
State of Rhode Island, and that points the
wrong way--and if man asks directions,
they set dogs on him.