Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-03-29
TRINITY JOURNAL.
.Weaverville, Saturday, March 30, 1852

TIE following truthful article is copied fror
the Napa Reporter. We fully endorse all the Edit
or has said and commend it to the perusal of ou
readers:
Local SunJECrs,-Many people think it tn
duty of the Editor of a newspaper-par:icularl
in a country town--to furnish in detail ever
species of gossip current in the place, and ais
to give an opinion, as formed by intellectu,
intercourse with the population, upon any 40
every subject which attract particular noticc.A
part, this demand may be deemed just and ~
when it enroaches upon no ones personal feeil
but matters of gossip are often scandalop
and many times needs some one to father "
tale: and even when true, their publicatiq
could not add to the virtue Of the community
while oftentimes doing positive harm. No senf
BILE man wishes to give currency to a rcpol
when majority of his readers would cOndeH
his exposure of matters of which the party spokf
of is the best Judge aud referee. We are led ,
to this matter, because we are often taken y
task for not speaking Of occurrences, which dp
eventual for a day to the immediate spectacle
but which have no real value to any one a wd&
hence. Fights of dogs aud men may cXcifa
moments curiosity, but there are too may
occurrences of more real value, that desel
chroncling.
In this busy hurrying age of civilization thee
il never to be found paucIty oil material Tor ~
Editor to write upon but the demand OF hl
readers of his paper are for something upon "
ing subpcts-thosc which attract general attn
ton at the time of writing. This is the secretoI
making a newspaper interesting to the reaeG
! and one in which many who attempt 10 c0nuct
journal miserably fail.
Whenever the Editor of newspaper atterpts
to force upon his patrons, views and opinions
|
write upon n subject which is hut half dgeSed,
he may expect his articles and his paper tdall
! still born" in the community. Many olthc
dailies are in lust this condition-they are dig
ed to write write-and oitentlneS put orth
arguments and opinions which they wonI be
willing to recant in week if they could so
with consistency. A country newspaper s0uld
be history of the times. in its own lmmdate
community and should chronicle every eVet OF
any local, political or historical WORTH liking
place. and giving impulse by the publication of
valuable domestic information that would enelt
the varied interests of the population' That
which will benefit or inform the reader hould
be published to the exclusion OF all mattr that
has simply an evanescent existence.
1t is the duty of every patron OF n newspaper
TO consider ii a =" joint stock concern, 10 Which
he will aid in furnishing every item OF iil,rma-
tion upon griculture. Education, MeclIanci, and
the kindred sciences which may be deentd OF
practical benefit to the community. " hs was
more generally considered, we should cur
local journals esteemed more highly, fnd more
worthy the perusal of the reader; Essa, such
subjects are always living subjects-Iuly as
much so AS ddactcs on War, Politics IT News.
Country publishers are generally as pfor as
" Church Mice" and cannot pay for host OF
Reporters, or for prepared articles only m CRATE
ful thanks, but the readers value voluntary con
trbutions as highly as if they broaglt their
penny-a-line."