The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-06-21
Southern Publications.

We are not so chimerical in our notions as to sup
pose that the fact Of publication being at the
South will ensure it any particular success, unless
its claims unquestonably enttle it to pre-eminence
and in that case tits with US matter ofserous doubt
whether Southern people would givet preference over
Northern issue equal in point of character and abi.
ty. Southern this, that has very little weight
Importance with the mass of people South If they
get article to answer their purpose little cheaper
from the North, they almost certain to do it, and
their own enterprises are left alone and unaided to
struggle on, whilst their Northern neighbors reap the
benefits of their la5ors semphaticaly true and
cannot be denied Is it right? All things being
equal ought not Southern paper to have precedence
in every those published at the North? We
think they should. We have now at the South as
good publications as can be found any where else
the difficulty is in getting the people Of our own coun
try to think so, for prophet is not without honor
save in his own country; and the same thing applies
to newspapers aud such enterprises The rage for
novelty has been long kept up that unless Southern
papers 10 just they manage at the North, they
are scarcely sought after at all. Why would ask,
is not the Southern Quarterly Review, Published in
Charleston by Messrs. WALKER BURKE in every
way worthy Of larger and better patronage? Where
is there to bo found better Magazine Of this charac
ter2 Elevated in its tone ably edited true to South
ern interests see reason why the Review Should
not be found in the library and Office of every South
ern gentleman. Can better Commercial papers be
found than those published in Charleston and the other
Southern cities of the South7 Isa good Family Pa
per wanted-gving little of every thing and good
deal at that-take the Illustrated Family Friend. The
price las been greatly reduced and it can now be OBJ
tanned cheapy any paper of its size and merits in
the Union. To clubs Of twenty and upwards, the
price isa single dollar each subscriber for whole
year. Let any Northern publisher beat this, and we
will put GOODMAN against him again.
In the Agricultural department, we have in our
State The Farmer and Planter, by Messrs SEABoRN &
GILMAN at Pcndleton, and the Southern AgHcutur-
alis by the indehtgable and entcrprsing proprietor
of the Laurensvillc Herald Mr.. R. NJ. Stokes Each
of these are only one dollar per annum. Money thus
invested is well spent. For Religious and local pa
pers there is no lack lfyou want Temperance pa
per, try the South-Caroina Temperance Advocate
There is now no excuse for man not taking the pa
pers. There is now in almost every town and village
in State two papers, and it will be the peo
pies fault if they do not read them.
There is with large number Of newspaper publish
crs sort Of craving desire always to give something
which borders on the marvellous and wonderful: and
it happens but alas, too often, that the mseres and
misertunes Of humanity made capital of to increase
the interest and Importance Of newspapers Of the pre-
sent day. This is venaity Of the press which overy
honorable man ought to rcprobae severely. 1t is
worthy the age in which we live.