Smyrna times., 1858-03-04
The Village Paner,

The village paper is moi a Haunting, NAM
moth city production, with It's tens of ihUu nds
OF subscribers, and with its display Of te cgra-
phlc news, and original prize tales; with its
sa larled talent, and purchased communications
NO, the village paper is a modest, unpresum-
ing, UitLdge production, with It's hundred of
subscribers, and perhaps thousand readers
The city papers have taken the freshness from
The telegraphc news before the village Tarer
goes to press; and as to prize novels and pur-
chased communications, alas the village cdi-
tor has not the whcreWithal TO secure such lit
erature and for saaried talent if hc can sut1i-
clently remunerate his dcrH or, in other words
"gNe the devil his due" 1t is as much as can
! DC expected Ct hlin III the way Of giving salary.
Yet, is the village paper doing the work OF pro-
| gress aud enlightenment In lis sphere, perform
ing It's part in instructn% and cultivating the
Community IN winch it is published, and ndis-
pensOe to u stirring, progressive, and inteli.
gent people.
The metropolitan, the city paper, with its
advantage Of location, goes forth, fresh from
Tue lightning wires, on to tens OF thousands OF
broad wings, treghted with the general polti-
CAL commercial and literary news of tie day,
with detailed reports OF national and state Leg
lNlatITc and executive proceedings-with letters
from Its "own correspondent" VINO writes news
/
with communications and articles from some OF
the most talented writer's perha ps in the country
who 1t can afford to, and does remunerate we'll
The cO"nty-the rtti0ge paper. is different in
character, corresponding TO its different loca-
ton. 1t Is necessarily IA small sheet. 1t car
give but bret Summaries Of general news, and
short dgests OF legislative, executive, and other
important national and sta,e proceedings. 1t
gets, indeed, a correspondent once in a while,
from Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, or
Wherever some literary and observing indi-
Vdual OF the village or county may be sUj juurn-
ing or travelling. And some OF the iiierGti oi
the locality, may contribute a communication
an article, or a poem, to grace its pages now
and then, but their pay must be the glory o!
having their pieces " read and properly ap-
preciated, and the satisfaction Of having done,
1t may be, worthy act.
Bat county IS a necessary and important
DIVISION, SO is the county paper an important
institution as well as the metropolitan. Each
Que has an interest and IN object commensu.
rate with the importance and requisite facilities
of its place Of publication, and the extent Of
its circulation.
Does any one ask what are the objects Of the
county paper To publish the interesting and
important news of the localily-to notice and
try to correct local public grlevances-to dis
cuss the proprety of local public improvements.
when nccessary,-to publish accounts of local
public meetings of interest,-to do the general
advertising OF the cOunty-to improve the NOR
ais and cultivate the iniellects of the people
to watch and guard the general interest of the
locality. These are some OF the objects of
county paper.
Not the least among the benefits of the coun-
ty press, is the literary and intellectual culture
1t induces among the young people, exciting
emulation in the valuable art of literary com.
position, aud thereby cultvating good use OF
language. For here is paper published among
them, containing the efuslons of those with
whom they are acquainted. "Ii such an one
can write this way, why can't | ~ is then the
question mentally asked. lis he not Of Naza.
rcth as well as myself" Forthwith the trial
is INade, and where deficiencies are discovered
as they naturally will be, they should Ebe sup
piled by assduous and elfculture-HcsScn.