Litchfield enquirer., 1857-12-31
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Litchfield, Conn, Thursday, Dec. 3
TO OUR DEBTORS.

Congress having adjourned for the holidays and most of the dalcs from which We extract Monday morning not having come to hand on account of Christmas (Oheh do n but e'sce year,) we have but little whercwith to make the ucua budget of weekly news. In the place of it, we have given a general hash of the events of the year, with good deal of gravy for the children. In it nothing has been said about our put ons-a word by the way of which we are heartily sick The ENcrlRER solicits no mans patronage. It s a tub that stands on its own bottom, stands on its merits-and is either worth what it cost nothing at all. No man flat ters its proprietor by telling him that in unbounded generosity MT. Smith, or Jones, or Widow Somebody has concluded to give him two cents week and all persons feeling after this sort, had better find object that, too lazy to work too proud to beg, will shed tears over their generosity and have two cent spree soon their backs turned. Last week we rendered our thanks to those who had promptly responded to call and paid up. We take this back now. We are not obliged to any man for paying us what he honestly owes We conceive newspaper just as necessary to family fine tooth comb. and man might just as we'll be thank ed for not stealing ones wood pile or plundering hen roast, for paying up his just indebtedness. The story of patronizng the printer, and the habit of printers once year chanting peans to the kind and generous patrons of the press is all humbug, and ought to be put at rest The printer is too much of
 man for such nonsense, and instead of going about like hungry hound, and cringing down on his marrow bones to every man that gives him dollar he should stand with the dignity of manhood and demand what is his due, fesressly American mechanic, who should feel he would honor Prince Albert by shaking hands with him. What calling is more honorable, what vocation more dgnified and important, than that of him who selects the matter for family reading, the mental food of children and grown men ; who works harder, who knows more hours of labor, of strict and conscientious economy, or uniting industry and who is paid less and fares harder Away with the bonlbast of patronage. Pay us what you owe, and not 90 brazen-faced out of the post-o1ice into the pure ail of heaven con- scous you carrying off anothcr's property-when in reality you feel no more honest at heart than if you had a stolen sheep on your shoulder.
 If your country paper declines in typography or editorial ability it is your fault you have abused the good nature of its proprietor with your long
 
 has vet to learn how burnt buck wheat straws, OK bows and axe helvrs will feed his ccmpositor child ren or pay the paper maker for his material, and half the papers about the country do not even get these. No man but he who has served a regular apprenticeship in country office has the slightest idea of the trials and difficulties country editor eh- dures Not only is he called upon to write for the benefit of minds different in their tastes as the stars in magnitude, but to attend all the meetings keep the of all the Courts poorhouses ails and grogshops to leave his family at the nod of any call of the world to sacrifice health domestic comfort, and too sick to hold up his head write for his week iy issue to keep his own books, to set type at the e'sc be roller boy and pressman-in short from day to day, month creeping into month and years whit en'ng his head, till at last too in.irm to work be shr'nks into his grave, victim of despendsncy bit 'er'y murdered by system of extended credit and procrastination on the part of those whom he has athtuiiy served. Shame you who will cheat him.
 For the benefit of the children of every county where there is paper, We propose a new book of nursery rhymes bc invented and to be pub,;shs,, weekly in the villags paper.