Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-02-05
THE CHRONICLE,
Newspaper Con,olidation.


Newspaper Consolidation.
As announced in the last number of tn,
Irnmbull Democrat, that paper has beer
consolidated with the Chronicle, its pub
location discontinued, and the two off
oes merged into one. The past season
has been n Of depression in many kinds
of business, snd perhaps no class has fell
this depression more severely than the
publishers of country newspapers, many
having been compelled to suspend entire.
ly, and those in this towu have not escaped
unframed. There has been q large fall
ing of of advertising and job work; there
is a large diminution of County printing,
and the publication in the newspapers
OF Ian of the State has been suspended.
The publication of two papers in this
town, having by these circumstance been
rendered unprcftable, and thero being 4
prospect for furthe r drawback in the shape
of an excise tax, which there are strong
indications will be laid upon newspapers,
and their publishers not being ambitious
for pccuniary ~martyrdom, a change he
came necessary.
Since the breaking put of the rebellion,
there has been no difference Of opinion
between the editors of the Chronicle and
che Democrat upon the great question,
shan the government of the United
States ~exist"-which has oyershadowed
and swallowed up all Others, but the one
supported the Government just as steadi-
ly and faithfully as the other, and con-
E~equently there no longer existed any
political or party reason for continuing
the publication of both. Morris there anv
reason why editors should, more than all
other men, be chained to the car of party.
Forgetting past chickering's and s%trifcs,
loyal men of all parties are acting together
asa unit in the support of the Govern
ment; appointed by a Republican Presi-
dent, Democrats are filling some of the
most important positions in his Cabinet.
and filling them well; side by side and
shoulder to shoulder, in the ranks of the
loyal army, Republicans, Democrats, Old
Wings and Abolitionists are fighting for
the nations existence and their mingled
blood mcistens every battle field, and sure
Il it lily becomes those who control the
public press to SO far forget their duty as
to use its power to fan the embers of an
almost extinct party strife and expend
their energies, and disgust their readers,
in abusing each ether.
There is a constant increase in the in
te~lligence of the people of the whole
country, generally, and, thanks to free
schools, and many newspapers,-of this
section in particular, and they, each sue
ceeding year, demand better newspapers.
We need not say to our readers that it is
impossible for any man or company of
men to SO conduct a paper as to give them
ever tolerable satisfaction, when his, or
their time is almost entirely occupied III
attending to its mechanical and financial
departments, or when the income derived
from it is SO small that its publishers are
driven to the necessity of devotinga large
part of their time and energies to other
callings. By the union of the papers this
difficulty viii, to a great extent be obvi-
Ated, and as a consequence there will be
increased attention to the editorial du-
ties of the paper.