New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-20
COUNTRY JOURNALISM.
LETTER FROM A CITY TO A COUNTRY
EDVrOR
ndolph Republican.

Correspondence of The Randolph Republican ,o
NEw-YoRK, April 8, 1860.
FRIEND FLETCHER: / have line from you inform
ing me that you about to start paper at SPARTA
and limiting that a line from me for its first Issue would
be acceptable. Allow me, then, as one who spent his
most hopeful and observant years in country printing
Office and who sincerely believes that the art OF con-
Quoting country Tor city, newspapers has not yet OBJ
tanned ts ultimate perfection, TO Bet before yon Few
hints making up interesting and popular gazette
for a rural district like yours.
/. Begin with clear conception that the subject of
deepest interest 10 average human being Is himself
next to that, he is most concerned about his neigh
bors. Asia and the Tongo Islands stand long way
after these in bis regard 1t does seem to me that most
country journals obvious as to these vital truths
If you WILL so soon may be, secure wlde-awake,
judicious correspondent in each village and township
of your county-some young lawyer, doctor, clerk IN
a STORE, assistant in post-offce-who viii promptly
send whatever of moment occurs in his vlclnity
and will make mp at least half your journal OF local
matter thus collected nobody In the county can long
do without il. Do not let new church be organized,
or new members be added 10 one already existing, a
farm be sold new house be raised, mill be set in
molten a store be opened anything of interest toa
dozen families occur without having the duly though
briefly chroniced in your columns IL farmer cuts a
big tree, grows 8 mammoth beet, or harvests %
bounteous Weld of wheat corn set forth the fact az
coneisely and unexceptionably as possible In due
time obtain and print brief historical and STATISTICAL
account Of each township-who first settled IN 1t, who
have been its prominent citizens who attained ad;
vanced wears therein &c. Record every birth as well
as every marriage and DEATH In short make your pa
per perfect mirror Of every thing done your county
that its citizens ought TO know; and whenever farm
is sold try to ascertain what 1t brought at previous
sales and how it has been managed meantime. One
year of this faithfully followed up, will fix the value
of each farm in the county and render 1t as easily de-
termned as that Of busbel of corn. -
H. Take an earnest and active if not leading part
in the advancement of Home Industry. Do your ut
most to promote not only an annual County Far, out
Town Fairs as well. Persuade each farmer and me-
chanc TO send something TO such Fairs, though II De
pair of welnade shoes from the one or good ear OF
corn from the other. If any one undertakes new
branch of industry in the county, especially II II be
manufacture do not wait to be solicited but hasten 10
give him helping hand. Ask the people, to buy his
flour or starch or wooens, or boots, or whatever may
be his product if be good In preference 10 any tna
NAV be brought into the county TO compete win nm
Encourage and aid him TO the best OF your ability. by
perseverng in this few years, you VIII largely
Increase the population of your county and the value OF
every acre of it's soil.
III. Don't let the politicians and aspirants OF the
County own You. They may be clever fellows as they
often are; but, if you keep your eyes open, You VIII
rec something that they seem bind TO- ana must SPEAK
ont accordingly Do your best to Keep the NUMBER u
Tnblic trusts the amount of official emoiumens, ana
the consequent rate Of taxation other than ior co9h
scbools a. low az may be. Remember that-in ado-
nom 10 the radical righteousness OF the thing-ne TAX
avers take MANY more papers than the
would ike 10 say more, but am BURIED excessively
Thai won NAV deserve and achieve success Is the ear
nest prayer Of ,op,cv cpvr1Fy
Yours, truly hohN'T' "nhi1i'1i'
. TyfIaHe Office New-foTk-