Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-05-04
A Few Common Sense Facts.


newspaper. If he is a single man;
h e should read one, if for no other
purpose than TO be informed of the
pa ssing events Of the day, ana to
be capable Of conyersing with sense
a I'D intelligence. on those topics
which form the. pivots of general
conversation, and which newspa-
pers are the first to breach and IL
ID strate. We have seen you ng
Id zen in company so very ignord mt
Of what was passing in the world,
Il lat they could not speak with the
least propriety or intelligence upon
the most common place occurren-
G s of the times. We take it for
granted, they never read newspa-
pers. A young man may read
books of general literature, and
store hisGmlnd v 18th the great prin-
ciples and wonders OF science, but
unless he keeps pace with the
times. and is conversant with the
events of the day-which he can
only be by reading newspapers
We assure him that notwithstand-
ING his learning. he will be but
silent guest in company, unable to
participate in It's general CONVERSE
ton, and consequently liable to
incur the reproach of dizziness and
ignorance. No young man need
expect to be acceptable IN the COM
pany Of young ladies, unless, he
can anuse them by his wit and
general intelligence but how can
he be intelligent, or where will he
get ma terlal Tor wit, unless he reads
newspap ers? They are the most
fruitful reservoir of all that is cal
culated to create spi cy and lively |
conyersation-futhi hing to those
who read them an inexhaustible
fund of wit and h lmor-sparks
struck by the steel Of thought from
the flint of the mind gems gath
cred at random in the rich mines
OF literature, science and phiIoso-
ply. They spread before their
readers the garnered inches of the
commercial, religious and political {
world. They trans port US, as it
we're, to the places of all great
erents-and so vivid are their de-
scriptions, that We almost fancy d
ye behold the reality! Does $
4 war occur? they Instantly
inform us Of it, and discuss its
lonor and utility +, its origin and OBJ >
Get. We are il Immediately trans c
ated to the scene of action, behold Il
he charging squadrons, and hear g
he cIasblng of arms and the roar d
NO Of artillery. Is peace conclu- +
ed?-we are instantly made ac-
tainted with its nature a nd pro- Ell
isions; if dishonorable, on r indig- &;
alton is reused; if benefci al, they y
ispose " to rejoice over {. In 70
eed, what ISL that occurs on the n
road face of the earth, tina i is not
.ized by the raw enous man of the
'ess, digested, a nd sent fo nth for
e edi6cation of the public? Such at
insideration5 make it desirable DO
at young men shouldform the hab att
Of con stantly reading good news
Lpcrs. pr
But il is the married man espe- dal
ally who should patronizc the wi
ess. 1t is duty he owes his
ni!v. to provide it with the means los
moral and mental enjoyment "a, Id'
I'd what more rational enjoyment = :
uld he offer, than that derived I'd
m the perusal Of a good newspa- wit
re- A more silly idea is not con- abe
vable, than that newspapers ex-l o.. nul
an evil influence over the NOR .he
of the Young. Men may talk con
,ut the corruption OF the press,
after all, the evil is more I'M mu
nary than real Rare, indeed, tell
the instances where it forgets abo
dignity, and prostratesi tsmlghty dee die
vers TO unworthy ends. aba
We know of no class of men The