The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-07-20
Newspaper Articles, ,

The following are samples of shor, edito-
rial articles which we find continually float.
ing on the sea of Newspaperdom. They
are good and may prove worthy of re-pub-
iicaiion, as not inappropriate to the general
ity OF newspaper readers -
"Stop my paper"
So says the subscriber. We'll, certainly
he has the light TO stop his paper whenever
he pleases and anybody has the right to
require of him teasoh for it. 1t may be
one which he does not choose 10 make pub
lie. He may not like the paper, or he may
dislike the editor, or he may feel that be
lras norrmslo read, or If he has, that he
had rather spend his tithe in reading some
thing else, or he may feel that he is not able
TO pay for it-at all events he is under no
obligation TO give any reason 10 anybody
for It.
Nevertheless you have some reason for
it, good or bad. Some of them We have
heard often enough 10 know, and some of
them we intend to guess at. One says, s's,op
my paper, / don't like your principles."--
Well, that's very we'll. No man ought 10
sustain paper which advocates bad prin-
ciples but let us see about that. If you
are always able 10 find out the principles of
a paper, you ate more fortunate than we
are. But then If you can, are you sure the
principles are bad What are your prin-
ciplesf Are yon suite that you have any,
or ever had Sometimes we find you sup
porting one man, or set of men, and some
times anbthen Somebody has charged
! principles. you have changed principles,
you may change again if you have been
wrong once, you may be wrong again
besides man or paper may differ with
you and you be right.
"WelI,' says another, "Iagree with you,
and like your paper very much but must
curtail my expenses" 1t is very we'll too,
If you have been extravagant to curtail and
be more economical, but had you not better
cut off larger expenses-some that are more
Injurious TO you? Your paper costs you but
very small amount Of money, and ii brings
with it no bad habits, and involves the ne
cessty Of no other expenses-nay, perhaps
it keeps you out Of bad habit, and saves you
the expenses consequent upon them. It
affords you employment of time which
might otherwise be badly employed, and
no man ever had good paper for bne year
without getting the worth of his money out
of it, to say nothing of the benefit derived
from it by the family.
But" says another, "stop my paper
not that | dislike your principles or your pa
per, on the contrary, am well pleased with
it--but my neighbor takes it, and have
the use of his"
A good may publishers complain very
greatly of newspaper botfo@ers." Fof
ourselves, we Would prefer, Of course that
everybody would take the paper for himself
and pay for it but we have no complaint
TO make of anybody on that score, if there
is anybody who likes our paper and is un-
able or unwilling to pay for it, we hope
those who do take it will lend it to him.
But suppose you can have the benefit of it
for nothing; it you think it advocates good
principles, don't you think it is your duty,
aye, and your interest, 10 help and support
it? Suppose that every body would adopt
your course, then there would be nobody!of
whom you could borrow. Do you take one
and pay for it, and there will be two to lend
instead of one: You will help in this way
to disseminate good principles, and: you
will furnish the publisher with the means of
disseminating them more efficiently. You
will serve yourself and the country. In
stead therefore of stopping your paper when
your time is ont, go out amongst your
neighbors and gather up dozen new SUBJ
scribers and send up their names and The
money, and you will feel the better for it at
least whole year.