Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-08-05

ter, In our own individual condition, and
in that Of our co-laborers, there have been
changes. We were then bachelor, and
almost oman-hater--now we rejoice in
the society and embraces Of one whose life
is oil devoted to our happiness whose
highest earthly enjoyment is found in min
istering to our comfort--and, as we sit by
her side, each in an easy chair, in our own
little cottage, somehow the world seems
every way brighter and better-humanity
generally seems far less vile and repulsive,
and the 'fiirer portion seem far more an
gelc Again, our first apprentice has also
taken a wife, and is now publishing the Op-
position paper Another Of our former CO.
laborers has recently retuiNed from the
gold mines Of California, we trust richer
and wiser. But why proceed Instead of
four years, when we consider all these
changes. it seems Ike forty. Verify, we
are fast people.
But, holdl We are trihe too fast. In
one particular, the change has not been so
rapid, by any means, or any thing like as
satisfactory. Let us look now at our SUBJ
seription-book. Here are the names OF q
few staunch old friends, who have taken
the Telegraph ever since it was started,
and paid for II. 1t dees our very soul good
to read over their names They constitute
our Legion of Honor. But there lacks a
great many Of numbering legion. If the
number were doubled, we could labor with
much more zeal and efficiency. That it
ought to be doubled is self-evident prop.
osition. Justice to ourself, to the county,
to the cause we advocate, unite in demand
ing that it should be. That it can be, is
about as evident. With all our increase ir
population, it would be strange, If there
were but two or three in hundred who
could read, or who could lie induced to TAXI
paper. Yet that is about the rate at whlcl
our list has been increasing. The truth is
nobody makes any effort to increase it. Ou
friends are continually making up clubs TO
New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati pa
pers, some of which have larger circula
ton here than both the county papers pu
together; but they never think of askin;
their neighbors to take the Telegraph. Now
we have made up our mind fully, that un
less greater interest is taken in sustainin!
the Telegraph. we shall not remain here a
editor. Not that we cannot make livin!
we can do that -where-but we ar
unwilling to spend our time and labor TO
the benefit of people and party, wher
so little interest is manifested in the enter
prise, and where we know our labors ar
not appreciated. An editor, to labor sue
,cessfully, needs something more than brea
and butter--he needs encouragement. 1
few weeks ago, we made direct appeal
the Republican party to increase our lis
The result is. three campaign subscribers, :
so cents ach--$l.5O. What sort of cr
couragement is that? Do you say it is OH
own fault--that the paper is not worthy {
-support9 Then get somebody else to TAX
hold of it, who will make it what you dt
sire, and then rally to its support. For ou
self, individually, we ask no favors; but "
do ask that those who desire the contin,
ance of county paper advocating Repul
lican doctrines, will bestir themselves, an
DO something to sustain it. There is not
subscriber in the county who has SO litl
influence, that he could not procure on
more. If there is, he had better leave Il
county. Now if each subscriber would pr
cure BUT ONE, our list would be doubled
once. We put the question directly to e
cry one of you-will YOU do it? If S
make no delay. Do it now! ..
We have many more suggestions to max
but pass them for the present. We wish
see what attention will be paid to what Y
have already said, before we go further.