The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-16
WINCHESTER:
legal Advertising.


Sherds 10 advertise their sales OF land
and negroes in the newspapers, and to
20 back to the old mode Of putting up
the notice in wrilingin some public place,
In our opinion, it ought not to pass.
While the old laws in eIation to official
and legal Advertising were sufficient for
the times in which they were first cnac'
ted, they are very inadequate to the de-
mands Of the present. and are far behind
the progressive spirit Of the age When
there were few newspapers in the coun'
try, and mail facilities were so scarce
that only small number Of people, who
hapdenod 10 live convenient to a mail route
had an opportunity to obtain newspapers,
the old system Of posting legal advertise
mentS, written often almost illegibly, at
"'hc four prominent, pIaces in the county,
was the most available means Of giving
publicity to sales under execution or by
order Of the court; but, at the present
time, when the whole popul alton depends
upon the newspapers even for local in
,oIligcnce Of every description, the old
system is very an ust to all parties in
tcrcsted n'such sales. Unless they are
made known by publication in anewspa'
per circulating in the eighborhood, they
may be moro properly called private than
public sales. The old system OF legal ad.
vertising belongs to and is a relic Of the
old practice Of the law which has been
altogether abandoned or completely rem
ovalcd in most Of the States, and for which
the law Of 1856 has been substituted in
this State.
We hope every member Of the press
will come out UPON this subject, and
WELD his influence IN favor Of retaining |
the law as it now iS.-Fay UeUile Oh.
SerUer.
OF course we'll come oat, feeling as
VIC do that "Mr. Ross is attempting to
cause the repeal of one Of the most
beneficial and sensible acts that has
characterized our Legislature for ma
ny days. What interest can Mr.. X.
wish to subservo by introducing such
an uncnled for and foolish resolution?
Is his heart bent upon caring for the
interests Of those whose property is
sold under an execution If so, then
he can only serve them better by stri-
wing to increase the extent of adver-
Using. Now, let US look at the case
A sheriff has sale of land and ne
yrocs to make. Which is the best
to stick up one Or two notices in wri-
tng-Which Of course many cannot
read-or pay three or four dollars to
have it published in readable style in
u paper read with avidity by hundreds
Of the very men who will attend the
sale, and by their bidding make the
property bring twice what it would
have brought under the first named
mnthed. In the one case only few
find it out--in the other it is made
public both at home and abroad, and
the property sells to vastly better adj
vantage. In fact, Spectators and mo-
MED men are the very men who read
advertisements most attentively. We
have ii large number of subscribers
to the Home Journal who take it in
the main to read the sales that NAV be
advertised.
But why need We attempt to show
the necessity of advertising clerks
and shcrihs' sales, when it is so boldly
apparent? Mr.. Ross almost deserves
n pewter button for the sound wisdom,
huge philanthropy and original design
displayed in the Introduction of this
magnanimous bill We do not be.
licve there is member of either
House that will do him reverence for
tive know his constituents will not,
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Capt. James Williams of Tenn, has
been appointed by the President Minister
TO Switzerland. He was an old line Wing,
did noble service in the last canvass, and
is an able man.
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\ large and fashionable Ball was Civ.
en- in Knoxville, Tenn, on the New
y ears Eve. The Ladies were costumed
IN ten cents calico! The most sensible
thingin the dress line we have noticed,
10 these many years.
Dr. Granville p. Smith, of Nashville,
has been appointed Mail Detective Agent. ,
in place of Maj. Barclay Martin resign.
ed.