Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
ALI about Newspapers.

All about Newspapers.
The overweeninS desire of our young men to
engage in some of the falsely called gentle
manly" avscaticns, has resulted in causing the
business Of newspaper publishing, as we'll as
that of some, either pursuits, to be sadly over
done. The. number Of papers has increased far
more rapidly than bastthe population to support
them and il is no uncommon thing to hear of
the failure of a newspaper. This should not
be. The number and patronage of papers should
be such ASA not anly-t warrant the publishers Il
livelihood, but also such us to ensure the sub
scribers against all risk of losing the money
paid in advance for them. We have before
chroncled the fact that over half dozen pa
pers in this State have, the past year, been
obliged to suspend publcation-not for lack
of ability, perhaps, but for want of sufficient
patr mage We say this without the least Ill
feeling, but as aTayning against further ad
dition to to the number, and to urge more
general support of those now published. If a
young man wishes to engage in the business Of
newspaper publication let him purchase some
establishment centrally located, and with pat
ronage large enough to warrant success. This
can be done at home, Gs we'll as abroad for we
have now venerable men grown old in war
whose places should be supplied with the more
live young men of to-day.
Nearly year since. we added the list Of the
Mortified Star to that Of the Freeman, and
supplied thoee who had paid for that paper in
advance, their full complement Of numbers paid
for, with paper of double the size. and more
than double the AMOUNT of reading matter
by continuing with US, and giving US cordial
support.
Last week we received information from the
editor of the West Randolnh Farmer that he
could not longer continue the publication of that
paper; and he desired us to take the list off his
hands. He also informed us that, during the
snort time of its publication, he had sunk over
five hundred dollars. That paper has been dis
continued, and the list transferred to us, as
those subscribers have been informed by anar
tice IN the last issue OF that paper, and we this
week send the Freeman in place of the Farmer
Our terms are at the head of this column but
all who have paid for the Farmer will receive
the Freeman the full length of time paid for the
Farmer Those who have not paid, will pay at
the terms of the Farmer to April 18th, 1857,
and al our terms above, after that date Those
who were previously taking both the Freeman
and Farmer, and whe have paid beyond this
time for the Farmer, will be credited the same
amount on the Freeman.
The Freeman has Il large circulation. and
sufficient capital to warrant its subscribers sure
of the full value of their subscriptions But
that is not all that is needed The public must
see that the lis, is kept up, that its doctrines
are such as shall he the most wholesome to IL
moral community and the Editor will, We
warrant sec that all the news is carefully given
and that the space occupied by Patent Medicine
advertisement, and othor j" trdsh," grows beau
tifully less.
The accounts due the Farmer have become
our property and all payments of the same
must be made to u.s. No paper will be stopped
until all arrearages are paid, except at our OPP
ton. We have spoken thus plainly, that there
should be no misunderstanding.
We shall be happy to have every subscriber
10 the Farmer continue with us. and shall en-
deavor TO furnish them as good paper as the
country Affords The amount of reading mat
ter in the Freeman is over one-half more than
in the Farmer; the paper is larger, and the
type, although large enough to be easily read
is not as large us that of the Farmer-which
enables us to give greater amount of matter,
Our motives of guidance are those early taught
us by large experience in residing in the
Southern States, an unenyiable acquaintance
with the evils Of intemperanee, and conviction
that public journal, in order to be the voice
of the people must be independent in all things.
neutral in nothing, unbiased by party or men,
and unprejudiced by selfshness
We have already large number OF contribu-
tors, who, we are glad to sec, take SO free
privilege OF suggesting and contributing to our
columns, and shall be happy to add to the list at
all times, and upon all subjects