The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-08-11


proprietors of the country presto whom
they are almost entirely indebted for their,
succeas,-are not ignorant Of the means
by which they Of the City Press are ena-
Ibled to overshadow and crush them
The following are the remarks of the
4gitator
We notice that the Roter Journal
is about to enter upon its twelfth volume.
1t was started in 1913 by Wm. McDou-
gall, Esq, formerly of this county, as
Van Buren, paper, and ever since that
time it has labored manfully and fearless
ly in behalf of the principles of True De-
mocracy, and for the spread of Healthy
Reform. In 1852, under the editorial
control of John S. Mann, it supported
JoHN z. HAZE for the Presidency, so it
may be seen that it has d7,cays been a
Republican paper. In lS56it passed in
to the hands of Mr. Thomas S. Chase Its
present editor aud proprietor, and battled
nobly for Fremont and Freedom, carry
ing Potter County for both by a two-thirds
majority. Another result of IT'S labors
has been tae creation of a popular opinion
which has wiped out ram selling, coun-
Iterfeiting, and horse thieving entirely from
the county. It's friends are now asking
for 1t a more extensive patronage, and as
our circulation in Potter county is nearly,
if not quite as large as was that of the
late NorttereR Democrat, We propose to
give few reasons why Republicans in
that county should come to the aid Of
the Journal at once, and make it if not
profitable at least a paying concern. We
hope our remarks will not be lost upon
our own readers as they apply equally as
well here.
"An objection often raised against
taking county papers, is that they are
smaller and dearer than city papers. The
answer TO this objection is, that city papers
have better facilities, because they have
a larger patronage. If you want good
county paper give it a good circulation.
Let every man who grumhles about the
paper 90 to work among his friends and
get a dozen subscribers and see what a
difference it will make Let it be also
remembered that every dollar sent out of
the county for papers to the neglect of
your own, Is q protest against homo labor
If man feels the need Of q city paper
let him send for it, after he has subscrib-
ed and paid for his county paper.
During the heat OF political cam
paien, men think nothing of paying out
money for the distribution of public doe
uments. Nearly alt this money Is lost
When the passions and prejudic6s ofmen
are aroused it is next to impossible to ap-.
peal &c their reason and Judgment. Par
ticularly is this the case with regard 10
modern Democrats, as, being for the most
part office holders, expectants, or anlhink-
ing and bigoted partisans, they can not,
or if they can they acjU nos read and re-
feet upon public questions at SUCH time.
The better plan is to distribute your coun-
ty paper among those who viii read it,
and thus slowly but surely educate your
opponents and make them believers ia
your pIAnCEpIef'
Hastily, there can be no excuse for not
taking the county paper which reflects
your political principles. Men sometimes
consider 1t as a luxury which they can do
without. But the county paper is not a
luxury; it is a necessity Of every inteIIi-
gent mans life; it is an actual arant.
Men have no right to starve the bodies Of
or their children; have they any more
right to starve their own or their chill
dren's minds? And looking at this sub /
iect from its most selfish point of view,
we nave known men who have cleaned
information from their county paper by |
which they have made thousands Of dol
lars.
But enough, Let the people Of Pot |
ter county accord to the Journal that sup
port which it deserves for its labors in the
past; and let them remember that It's
present and future usefulnesS-likc that
Of every other county paper-muSt de-
pend upon the support it receives
The True Policy for Union.
The union of the Republican with the
various elements of the Opposition, to de-
feat the present Administration party, is
matter which was lately, and even now
is receiving considerable attention from
the public press. A part of them, under
the lead Of the " T. Tribune, are advc-
eating an unqualified union of the party,
North and South, for present success,
and without reference to principle, while
others oppose and seek to triumph over
the Administration upon the strict issues
of principles, holding that a mere party
success, without the distinct recognition