Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-31

upstbe yhtlle, and distribute them to the
SelionlI libraries where they may be
accessible to each ieighborhood. Be-
iicying that these documents were. pub
lished only for the benefit of the public,
in this way the puhlie can enjoy them
as it could not If sent to favored indi-
viduals: No ono, therefore need ex-
poet these Documents through US.
EDIToR1AL coRREsPoNDEYcE.s /.
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.ra7s.I:r5.l III y,;CoLrx srs, Jan. u. 1aeO.
ii have this moment Saturday night
reeeiyed the frstnumber of the Telegraph
in its new dress. Although it was made
UP in my absence, and Under great en-
larrassinents TO. you and your faithful
eerns-of helpers, yet it, presents an ap-
Fearancesef which the people.of Meigs
County ought to be proud We4say the
reople of the County. For although
the labor. expense, and responsibility be-
longs tosris, yet the citizens of town or
county are judged, more than they are
aware Of by the appearance and charac-
ter Of the 81 loeal paper, published in, their
midst, a0.. a.a11ga - .s..- sub &.
There has heretofore been rcasona-
ble excuse Tor the meagcr support ex-
tended to the HtegrapA, It's size and
appearance, without reference to the
ability with which it had hcen con-
Quoted was not such as to make the citi-
zens feel Il pride in its support and cir
eulatioal And that want aof support
necessarily reacted upon the publishers
and prevented them from investing the
capital requisite tofits Enlargement and
improvement without prospect ef. be-
ing remuncrated for the outlay. In this
way We account for the languiShing con-
dition Of the paper for many years
looking atthe matter IN this light,
and knowing that our County contained
an Intelligent and reading. population,
the case seemed to be a clear one Ey-
cry one felt that there onyht to be a pa
per published in the County; But none
seemed. disposed tofshoulder the burden,
while the public felt no interest in sus-
taihipg them; and the priaciple of re.
quiring an equivalent for. ones money
made it certain that it would not be sus-
tained unless it, was made to merit the
public patronage. 4.l'a! - l.t:.,,.s7 t.sa
= One Of three things, therefore, had
to he done. Either the paper must die,
or the people must pour in their money
to,sustain it when they did not feel they
were getting the worth of their money
an return; or the. publishers must, out
side of the income of the office, furnish
the means of making it an object ,ro,fliy
of general patronage, ); and rely upon the
laws Of trade, and the appreciation of the
public for fair and generous return.
Satisfied that paper ought to be pub
iished,t andequally satisfied that hepub-
lie would not-as it ought not-support
it fit did not merit support, weadopted
the last alternative The investment
has been made, and the Tslcgraph, in its
new dress, is beferethe people. a.ad
Now; good people of Meigs County,
will you please look at oun 1eseyraph-
ar yoar Tsze.gtraapht Examine it Just as you
would. q handkerchief-a hat-a coat
a pair or boots; Or, anything else. you
might. need. Well, what do yoult think
Of it,. We are not ashamed to have you
serrutfnze il thoroush1y,m.J an and "a then M ask
your neighbor what he thinks Of it,
AND especially show it to,the, family cir
cles9 at HI, evening fleside. and see what
Il Il thought Of it there Ask them if
they,can afford to do without. the, Tsle-
ssaphl .5Me believe it worth,rthe price
demanded; and believe, moreover, that
it will be patronized and sustained: This
is.oopr faith: - In the strength Of it We
Aaye made large investment Of capital.
lSutcifa that expectation isnot realized
ifsthe circulation is f,ot;at 1east doubled
during the current Volume : IF if, We are
called upon to: draw further from other
resources to sustain it, then VIC shall
take it for gfantedthat there isno mar
fRct in sIeiss County for such a paper,
:aHiid :',iid :izs W ,Rab teiH stop. But we
dlsp' t think its nlissienliis performed, and
i,elieveI itais destined to become one
4olf the: isckesishsd institutions ffaefhe
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:, Fhe inevitable negro question is fairly