Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-02-23
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CHEsHIRs, Feb. 18th. 1865.
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MR. SfEwARr- - Il II II
In late number
of the journal, I was pleased to read
an article in the farmers column from
q subscriber near Rodney on the ne
cessity OF newspapers in the family.
trust the writer of that letter
will not stop there. His remarks
are well timed, aad we assure him
will have a good effect
You invite the farmers and other
classes to send communications to
the Journal. This may be easy for
lawyers, doctors and preachers to do,
but for, rough fis-ed farmer, the
thing is not quite so easy as hoeing
potatoes. The lawyer might send
you an essay on the policy of keep
ing out of the clutches of the law.
The doctors ailyice would be swal-
lowed with more satisfaction than
his pills, and the arguments of the
preacher might be read with profit
by a larger congregation than he
could ever expect to have.
But all this would be against their
interest, and few there be now a days
who viii act wholly for the public
good: - -
Farmers as class are not so sell
fish. five have light on any snb-
ject, we are willing to imPart it to
Others without fee or reward. The
farmers column IN the Journal gives
us this chance. 1t is one of the
best improvements in your paper,
and ifyou could spare us two col
umns it would be- still better. There
are intelligent farmers enough in
this county TO fill them every week.
We may murder the kings English a
little and Lot be able to explain our
ideas very fully. but that is matter
you can amend
Now l started out intending to
say something about farmers sup
porting their county paper. In
Cheshire we do This tolerably well,
yet am sorry to have to say, that
there are several good Union men
among US who are TOO saving of their
dimes to invest the small sum of two
dollars in the Journal. Yet they
will send mile to borrow it of a
liberal neighbor This shows they
approve of the sentiments of the
paper and therefore it must be that
they dislike to part with the dollars.
hope some of them may read this,
and open their hearts enough to send
In their names with the two dollars.
They are anxious to have their
children educated. b-~S don't see
that the best education their sons
can have will be of little use, when
they go into public life unless they
Lave a knowledge ofthe business of
the county, winch they only can
have by reading tae county papers.
see the Legislature are endeavor-
ing to punish truancy at school, end
are using every means to oblige
parents to send their children to
school. Now 1 think they should
go one step further, and oblige every
head OF family TO take q newspaper
of some kind and pry for it, and any
head OF family to poor to do so,
should be furnished at the expense
of old bachelors who would thus be
doing something for their country. |
Now if You are not already out Of
patience Mr. Editor, l will only add
a word to farmers from other town
ships. Let us hear from you on this
subject. When any great political
measure is presented to us, it is agi-
tated and talked about Agitate this
newspaper question. In this crisis
of our country no man can afford to
be ignorant or raise his family in ig
norance. The want of newspapers
in Southern families, brought on this
war. Had they been rightly instruc-
ted, by the free use of papers, we
would 10 day have been at peace, and !
here in the North, wherever you find
a secesh sympathizipg copperhead
community, there you don't find
newspapers. Don't you see itf