The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-02-16
Complimentary, but True


The following deserved notice Of the
merits of GoDMAN'S most valuable jour
nal we extract from the February num-
ber OF GrGham'S Magazine and, there
is no man in the Union, more compe-
tent to judge of a periodicals merits,
than is the veteran Editor of that long
established monthly -
"GoDMAN's FAMILY FRIEND.--When this jour
nal was first announced, there were well-mesn-
ing people who shook their heads with know
ing air, pronounced the scheme visionary in the
extreme, and predicted failure. We, who had
known GOODMAN intimately and well, and appre-
ciated his character as man of indomitable en-
ergy, and writer of power and brilliancy equal
Ell by but few of our best writers, felt that he
would achieve triumph overall Obstacles We
must confess, however. that highly as we valued
the genins of our friend, we were not prepared
for the brilliant success which has marked his
progress from the very first number of his paper
"a success as unexampled as it has been we'll
deserved. The Friend already stands second to
no journal. either North or South, and is win
ming golden opinions IN every corner of the I'm
ion as literary and pictorial journal of the very
best order.
The editorial department of the paper is mark
ed by degree of manly independence and just
and vigorous thinking, quite unusual in this
class of weeklies; and the selections show mind
fully skilled in the wants of the great body o
periodical readers-but in the original contri-
buttons to the journal as we'll the romances
/ a. -. ~.
sketches, essays and poetry which enrich its col
umns, from the pens of contributors South, whom
GOODMAN has seduced from their retreats, there
is freshness, versatility. and hearty joyousness
of style which give value to GoDMAN's Family
Friend that is all its own-a distinctive charac-
ter, which cannot be successfully initiated. Oh
the effect of such weekly paper upon the coun-
try, in improving and elevating the taste, and
moulding and forming the character of the
young in the ten thousand families to which
it has access, it would be vain to speak /; but
that the circle Of its readers is widening with
every week at rate unexampled. we know from
the hundreds Of orders that arc pouring into us
from all points, to send it and Graham for So
81 in preference to any other literary paper
} GOODMAN will live to see circulation that will
asto1ish even HIM, or he must die early. We
: predict that before the end of "a the Friend
will be in every Southern post town the organ
and the oracle in all literay mattera
The press of the South eve it to themselves
to see that GOODMAN is supported in preference
to the piratical reprints from the large daily
offices which sail in every sea, slowed with
freight which costs nothing, and is worthless a,
well cheap-mere bobtails to some enormou,
kite-a competition of mere sOhite paper, with
the brains, muscle and capitol of the in terror
editor. Brothers of the press in the country
don't be gulled into encouraging, by noticing
these locusts which swarm around you to eat
up your very bread. The people who take them
in preference to the home papers, should be put
upon bread and water until they thought and
'ssuffered some.'
0r Reports from the Northern States give
accounts of unusually heavy SHOWS, in that re-
gion of the country, this winter. Sleighs are ir