Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-04-01
Country Editors.

The following article, which is pervad
ed with sound philosophy, is too good t,
have merely local circulation SO W,
put it through our six cylinder press ant
send it to every part of the United States
We copy it from the Calais Advertiser
! Boston JOurnal.)
! .AheatioH Country Editors. II is a griev
GUS thing and hard to bear, that mucl
wisdom, brilliant observations, wholesome
geniality and sprightliness, and occasion
al good writing seem pretty much thrown
away upon the columns of country news
papers. --."" -- e.
The published sentences of the Repub
lican, the stirring appeals of the Union,
the uniform good sense of the Sentinel,
and even the.sage reflections of the Ad,
vertiser, are hastily run over by their re-
spective readers, thrown aside, and for
gotten, because they do not grace the
broad page of some Omniyerous metFopo-
Titan Daily. If read from Boston or New
York paper, their merit would at once
have been perceived and recollected.
Really, compared with the editorials of
many of the dailies, the general writing
of some country papers would not suffer
badly Nor should it. Our city editor
sits down day after day, and whether glad
with full health, or tortured with head
ache, in good mood for writing, or taking
his pen as he would ipecac, he must write.
The country journalist has his whole
week before him, consults his files of ex-
changes leisurely, determines his subjects,
and goes at them, with the conviction
that he knows what he is about, and can
do it with all his might. If he does not
give his composition the air of negligent
polish, which the city man does, he
throws into it hash OF country health
and directiness which contrasts well with
the mechanical brilliancy, and pump up
wit of his overtasked brother. 's..-...
Yet, poor fellow, what comes of il
When he rises from the last period of his
manuscript, satisfied with his mental
effort, convinced that it must charm his
neighbors, be copied by them with glad
ness. and in time emerge to full glory from
under some big steam driven press, he
has exhausted pretty nearly all the pleas
ure it shall give HIM True, half expect
ant, he peruses his exchanges, haply to
find his progeny resurrected to life again,
but commonly-poor man-discoyers it is
beyond the reach of scissor surgery, hope
lessly, actually dead.
Ills III IOIALdl1S W.
not want his thoughts, for they have
their own, but his facts, his Incidents
in word his news. 80.
Edward Everetts editorial communica-
tions for a country paper would never get
far cut OF the country, but the printers
devil, Bill Jones account (set up from the
case. .Ieft-handed) of an enormous hog, or
a two-headed calf or three legged chick
L., .
month. a o.. L=.-....t.-. s....f .t-.--- ..-u- I
a bear story is an uncommon fine tray
eler, with steady and substantial gait,
and if surpassed in the first brush by a
railroad or steamboat disaster, invariably
comes out ahead and returns home rath-
er the better for the journey, while the
railroad or Steamboat which Started even
is now here. Individual accidents, fires,
small crimes, runaway matches and one
horse Incidents generally, are short wind
ed, and make poor time. Murders, par
of the aggravated style, are pretty
sure to head at top. speed for New York,
and there bring up all standing. Thought
and fancy alone, seem to lose at1once the ]
crutches of country types, and /
crawl round about home, within the hor-
lers of their paper circulation. f...r-.-... !
Yet there is comfort, ye underrated and /
Overworked country editors. A your To-
cal items form the solid part OF the food
lpon which the great dailies .tatten, so
he children of your brain insenslbly are
The beginnings or the suggestions OF the
bright creatures of the intellect, which
make the newspaper literature of the day.
Your labors are not thrown away. They I
enrich, week by week, your readers; they
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he same pursuits; they Stir up general
election, and become a portion of the
makes this country glorious.
So, cheer up, brethren and work brave