Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-23
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1860.

INrRovExExr-The recent virtual enlargement
.of the Repsblcan, whereby we are enaoied 70 give
"A much reading matter in one year as ordinary
.o.n,vv cancrs furnish their readers in a year and
..;,hs ,.ouths Is made at outlay OF means which
Ne hone an increased subscription list viii refund
IA. The publisher of this paper has endeavored
20 keen mace with the progress ct the age and make
a. R...sdesn an honor to the county and credit
q, himself. We know this spirit has animated him;
Aox far he has succeeded, let others determine. Ills
pecuniary success has been such as could ee rea-
sonably anticipated under the existing circumstan-
ces.
Tae paper made its first appearance IN lcoo, just
on the eve Of the fall elections. The elections all
went against us, and without single public office
whose patronage might be expected, relying for
support upon defeated and somewhat disheart-
ened party, the publisher resolved to ''make the
iron hot by striking" We need not enumerate the
msnv difficulties which have stood up like great
Wall obssructing his pathway. The calamitous fire
of 1851 which swept away the business portion OF
our town. and in which he, too. was heavy suiier'
or ID ssi,l fresh in the minds of our citizens The
<azerou, crisis of the same year, in which all the
commercial world was well nigh Frustrated, proved
h, Mn that "m;sfcrtuncs never come alone" But
sl these difficulties were met and surmoanted, kind
friends clustered around and gave him their sup
port and without dollar Of public patronage WITH
out obtaining one single drausht at the Puoc 'ca''
sAc paper was placed upon sclf-sustaining basis.
Past success encourages present enterprise and
future hope Resolved to give the Republicans OF
NJ .rsh,ll "a good paper as can be by them sup
p,rtei he has procured smaller type at consider
sble OUTLAY AMI now appeals to them for support IN
che undertaking. A we'll conducted paper attracts
entcrprisc to a community; nothing is more Ger
tin III m this not<;ns sclfevident Send TO an
T. ,stern friend, who contem3lates coming West
little e:eht-bY ten sheet, filed with patent metii-
cine advertisements, AM he'll write you bsck that
prevalence of "fever and asuc' in your section de-
tiers him from m ,vin. thither. Yoa may attempt
n prove IN him that the disease is unknown in your
c,uu,y, bu, he will only be convinced that you are
the owner of a "papcr town and want 10 sell him
a ..corncr lot" Bat send him paper of Soodiy
size AMI respectable appearance its advertising col
umns well filei by local advertisers one which dis
pl,ys energy anil desire to excel, ami, ten chan
c-s tn one. the mail Will bring you letter
inauiring the price of lind in yoar neishbofhood-
The Western lanl-spcculator undo rstands this, he
Ills in the aid of printers ink. anu the Western
prares can bo,st OF Is fine specimens OF the typo
graphical art my be seen in Older settled and
thicker pepu' ated regions. A newspaper Is an e,-
iIcnce of civilz ution, its appearance Indicates the
grade the community possess in which
i. is published. An ignorant, non-rcadins public
will be s.tis6ei with ILL conducted paper, while
reading people must be supplied in proportion To
their wants We believe the people OF MTslisii
% be Of the latter class and doubt not thst they will
su.slin the publisher in tl.is last undertaking.