Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1852-10-20

HISTORICAL NOTICES OF THE ART OF PRINT
ING.-T first Paper-Mill in America was erec-
ted in BtIstoh, in 1870, the Legislature of Mas
sachusetts granting aid. The first Type-Found-
nv was established at Germantown, Pa, several
wears before the Revolution, from which the
Bible and several other works were printed in
the German language. As late as 1916, there
were but three Type-F in the U. States.
The first Printing Press in the Colonies, and for
20 years the only one in North America, between
the Gulf of Mexico and the Frozen ocean, was
established at Cambridge, in 1888. 1t was near
" century later, (172l), before the Virginia
Colonies permitted Press to be set up. Rev.
Jesse Glover procured the Press used at Cam
bridge, by contributions of friends of learning
and religion in Amsterdam, and in England,
but died on his passage to the new world. Ste
phen Day was the first Printer, and as such re-
ceived grant of 800 acres of land. The third
book published was "The Psalms in Metre" In
1861, the New Testament and Baxter's Call,
translated by Elliot into the Indian language,
were printed at cost of some fl200. The
title reads thus: Wusku Wuttestamentum Null
Lordunum Jesus Christ NuppoquOwussuaenen-
num-" The whole Bible was printed in 1868.
The nation speaking this language is now ex~
tinct.
The first Newspaper printed in the North
American Colonies was called "The Boston
News-L letter." and was issued In 1904, by John
Campbell, a Scotchman, who was Postmaster,
and Bookseller at Boston. Sometimes it had
one advertisement and often none. After four
teen years, when 800 copies were sold, the pub
Usher announced that his weekly half sheet being
insufficient to keep up with the foreign news he
should issue an extra sheet each fortnight;
which expedient he announces, after year, has
enabled the "News-Letter" to retrieve eight
months of the thirteen that it was behind in the
news from Europe; SO that those who would hold
on till the next January, five months, might
expect toahave all the arrearges of intelligence
from the old world "needful for to be known in
these parts" After sixteen years the publisher
gave notice that copies of the Newsletter
would be printed on whole sheet of writing
paper, one half of which would be blank, on
which letters might be written, &c"
Such was the infancy of newspaper enterprise
in this country. Could John Campbell look into
the office of the American Messenger, and see
its edition of Us, 900 copies rolling off from the
Press, or step into the Office of one of our "dai-
lies" with foul-cylinder press issuing its 5000
or 10000 sheets an hour, what would be his emo
tions? How can our mercantile community,
who can hardly wait for the lightning, that they
NAV get the news, like the promise Of install
ments of European intelligence thirteen months
old? Should we not be grateful to COP for
FREE Press? And should not we be untiring IN
our efforts to speard its blessings and the bless
ing of a FREE GOSPEL through the world?
We condense the above interesting facts from
an article contained in the American Messenger,
Missionary journal of great circulation and
usefulness.-Al5any Er.