American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-11-15
will alter your opinion, somewhat

will alter your opinion, somewhat.
Indeed why, what's the matter p ask
ed Farmer Smith in astonishment
"Why. the editor comes down on our
candidates. and condemns our new politi
cal movement with great severity
is it possible? Well, must acknowl
edge that l am surprised. Does he give
any reasons for this unaccountable step?'
'Reasonsl Can be give any? Know
ing that many of. the supporters OF our
movement were subscribers to his paper,
it was his duty, if he could not sustain US,
to remain silent on the question.
Yes, he ought to have done that
But / think can see through it all
The opposition to our movement, | am
confident, does not arise from honest mo-
tives.'
Il suspect that myself said Farmer
Smith, his feelings becoming somewhat ex-
cited
The truth is,' continued the attorney,
the editor has been bought. That is the
conclusion we have all come to, and we
have determined to apply oar only remedy
TO STOP OUR SUBSCRIPTION FORTHWITH T.
That is right responded the Farmer;
we must not sustain newspaper that will
not support our principles
Then you will unite with us p
Certainly. authorize you to stop my
paper Immediately. l will not touch il
again
Good for you. was certain that w.o'd 1
be your decision, and now l am confident
that by the next mail we can send Mr.. Ed
itor document that will make him stare
| hope that every subscriber at that post
Office will stop his subscription
so do l. But then we will have SOM
, difficulty in getting all to consent to it,
: It's such good newspaper that"
4 never could see anything SO extraor
dinarily good about it, interrupted tn
: lawyer. 1t may suit women and children
: but it never was the paper for man
h business
It y, 4 must differ with you there, neighbo
a Black, responded the farmer. Il haV
y never met newspaper like it. Ithas e2
G erted beneficial influence in my family
: uniting more firmly the happy ties of III
j. domestic circle, and saving me in the mai
y agement Of my affairs hundreds Of dollar
Indeed do not know how can get alon
d without it now, and
t. You are disposed to relent, then, an
n still lend your money and influence to Il
y support Of a newspaper which oppos
70 your candidates for Office
Mt No, no, you are mistaken, neighb
er Black. While acknowledge that the P
j. per is invaluable to NE, | am determin
IN to stop my subscription. have auLhori
III ed you to act for me, and you can do s
ed without further parley. The course of t
at editor seems to me- an outrage, and '
nt must bring him to his senses, by Withhold
ing our support. Without patrons he C
H. do us but little harm
is Good. l am glad to see you so int
ts pendent. With little exertion we W
h. break the concern down, in less than
ne month";
,re After some further similar conyersati'
,sa the two parted, both fully determined
ful do their utmost in destroying the Dol
-. Farmer Smith afterwards say
,at copy Of the paper. and read the obnoXlt
- article, and became so excited that he
M. clared he would not have the paper, If
- was printed with gold and furnished h
he gratuitously. He returned home that c
ne. ming in rather grabbed mood, and
in feelings were still further excited by
ow universal regret in the family that the
per had been stopped, Mrs. Smith
rv. came fretful, Adeline wept, while the S
- aalJl,l tl,o,r hn,enc and ro1a tO tOWI
ne, overcome their disappointment. De
could not have shed greater gloom
the the family circle of Farmer Smith, bu
fnn only served to make the head of the fan
,ow more determined in his course.
Tn. Several months rolled away, and Il
me was great change in neighbor Smi
family. The sons had acquired the h
de- of running to town" to learn the nc
he and were neglectful of their duties on
= to farm. The daughters finding home less
owe tractive than formerly, now sought del
in gossipiug visits to the neighbors,
de-. were continually getting into troubl
the The mother, worried by the change in
! lat habits in her children, became fretful
ill-humorcd, and farmer Smith himself
=, . forced TO complain that inc Worlu was
.nI ~ /" ming wild, and getting worse and W
'"u amd every day. He had not only experien
any. anu even in so short time, disagree
'Sr' ~; change in his family, but had had wh'
;n1 elt1 called bad luck in disposing of his
'nuo .'i ducts, Just at time when the prices b
TIE toraise. He new full well the cause of
great change, but he consoled himself
the reflection that he had 'vindicate'
principles, by stopping his subscripti
the Dollar--, and had no doubt
ed the editor and the paper, who had
rmer ed to oppose what he believed was
nose 1t is true that on several occasions, "
5usi- in sober reflection, he partially regr
10 at the absence of his once favorite neV
Vino per, and might have been constrain
due renew his subscription, if he had not
tbe confident that it had died for the wa
r tbe patronage. Not a copy of it came
ed /, post Office, and he was sure that i
dead, and that he had helped kill it.
,rso CHAPTER III.
ayes, twas moonlight night.