The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-01-31
Your Local Paper.

Reader did you ever reflect on the e',b-
ject OF supporting liberally the press, aad
fret Of all you're own local newspaper ?
II not. permit Us to suggest to you your
privilege and your duty in this respect.
Each city, town and village in coun-
try like the United States should be rep
resented oy Ire local newspaper, and i!
would be well, not only for the people and
the p{ace go represented. to have a paper
which would reh4c: credit on both, but
paper which would be an honor and cred
it to the State and the nation, Strangers
from abroad judge us by our newspaper
press, and hence the importance of making
that instrument as perfect and patent as
possible
1t is the du.y OF every citizen Of each
place to contribute something towards i'm
proving AMI strengthening the local press
He may do 1t by subscribing and paying
for his apsr ly advertising in it, By rec
ommending it to others, or in all these
ways. Were the country press as literally
ps,ronized. and as we'll supported as it
should De, the country would not be SO
flooded with the worthless tras i in the
shape of Glove c-and murder stor Ies." as It
now is, which poison aud viiste the minds
Of the young. There is usually more NOR
al integrity and circu,nspection m aniissted
by editors of the country press than by
those IN the large citiss, and more heal
thy tone of mind and morals will generally
be found to pervade them. Thoy are more
free from the reports of degrading vices
aud crimes, and are never opened with
that feeling Of suspicioh which attaches to
the common clash" literature Of the day
The country press may be improved
Each individual residing within the limits
of its sphere and circulation may aid in its
improvement He may be on the "look
out" for interesting information, and when
/ this is obtained communicate IL TO the ed :
itor He may bring his own business be-
tore the public by an appropriate advertise
ment. or, il he has beef, pork or grain to
sell he may announce it through his local
press. He may give historical sketches Of
the past, and show the progress and chan
ges going on at the present. He may
help to make his local paper source of
instruction to strangers and of entertain
ment to his neighbors. Is he manIfIc-
turer? Let him invite capital and influ-
ence by setting forth such natural advan-
tages as the place may possess, and midi
cate the routes by which it may b. reached,
its accessibility 10 The markets. DC. There
is no estimating the advantages TO any
town or village of iipe local Journal, and
we doubt if there Is to be found at the
present time AN editor who gets fully paid
FOR the services he performs. and we put
the responsibility where il belongs
ly, on the people. whose business and duty
it's, first of ALL to support handsomely
their own local paper.--LJe illustrated.
MEMORIAL.
To THE SENATE AND House. OF REPRk
SENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATEs,IN Cox
GaKss ASSEMBLED. The undersigned \ ci;
liens Of Indiana. view with alarm the pres.
ent condition of public affairs. They
have seen with great regret the secession
of five States from the Union, as far as
the action on the part Of those States Is
concerned. and they fear that others may
follow the example. They deeply regret
that any condition of national affairs should
have brought about such an issue and
without going into n n examination Of the
causes which have i'm PEELED sister States
to this act. they pray your Honorab Z
Body at once to pass such acts, as will re
store the Union and give peace 10 the
country And in this connection they
Il. Il. e IL.