The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-06-15
Country Papers.

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A few days since We announced that
change had taken place in the Lancaster Ga
zeae. Our friend Weaver on retiring from
The establishment felt it bis duty TO say Il
few words in behalf OF zeal papers which
contain SO much truth that we cannot let
them pass by without republication for
the benefit of this community. He says:
''Ssort articles are reaiby most persons,
but at the expense of brevity, we must say
Il few words in regard to local papers. Now
that our interest in the establishment has
ceased, we cannot be accused of selfish
ness, and we would earnestly entreat the
"patrons" OF the local press to think awhile
and reflect upon the many advantages that
flow to them, in various ways, from the
publication of a newspaper in their midst
It. may not contain the amount of matter
nor be as large as scme Of the city papers,
but in real value it is worth 10 them ten
fold. 1t affords facilities for lGcal intelligen-
ce that cannot be secured by any other me-
dium, and is generally filled with matter to
suit tie tastes and advance the interests of
the public for which it is published and by
whom it should be lioeraIly patronized."
Now every sensible man in this county
will at once admit the truth of the forego-
ing-but how few .here are who have the
magnanimity eOen aCti'e feeling tile force Of
this to be just to the publishers of their coun'
ty papers.
Mean, niggardly, soulless men in every
community will higgle and grunt, complain
and grumb!e at the price of subscription to
their home papers, They will talk to you
about the smallness of your paper when
compared with the double swollen Journal
OF Commerce, the Mammoth Brother Jona
han, or some other Behemoth in the shape,
OF a newspaper, extended by quack notices
and rehershals of old dialapidated novels
and antideluyian publications. The won
derfui exploits Of some modern Don Qulx.
ote-- the heroi3m ofJGck the Giant Killer,
and the lamentations Of poor Old mother
Hubbard find a response in theirtendcr bo-
sons, AMI they arc ready and waiting to
to Shed tears over some sentimental rash
that may be found in these Jurnals. Such
persons VIII IN spoken 10 by some friend Of
Of home paper, wil!excIaim, ooh, | hope
The paper may be sustained; the people 0
his county ought to support such IL paper
but rather think | can't afford to take it.,
foc | SIN getting a paper twice the size of it
all the way from New York for less money
and you must excuse me, if don't take it.,
for really | wish you welI:" So Mr.--
and scores of other blanks in every commu-
nifty think and we say@lct them 90 on so
thinking, till they reach the----:
Again, those who take paper from a
broad mast pay for it before they can receive
the first number. and the Editors of the
home journals are left "to watch and pray,
and if they with ''prayer" through much
fasting" to continue their suppIications for
,"daiiv bread" ii the goodIy language
"world without end" through great
"trial and trbulation' we must all pass be-
fore we can hope to give our local presses c.
nou gh Of the '.breAtn of life to enable :heir
skeletons to make a shaaow. May the good
Lord support and stay the hands of those
who conduct the local press, for as Il gencr-
al thing the people, for whose benefit it is
established, are too ungrateful to do
it,
The local paper is the most important of
all things to the well being of every conmu-
nifty. "'Whst were the world without the
sum- The darkness Of community
without a newspaper admits of no COM
comparison 1t is the register of all
the good acts of men in THEN lives-the
faithful chronicer of their deaths-the re-
cord of all the important events in the en-
tire community--the receptacle ofall nfor-
nation as to the progress and advancement
OF the country-the promoter Of the morals
the diit'user ofs2H@a ion to the millions
tie bread |h& for the mtole peopie--M.
KernoaFreo IEhig..