The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-01-11
The LOYAL Press Of the South.


The Loyal Press Of the South.
We find the following in a late
number of the Pittsburg Commercial
Journal
"Asyet the Southern loyal press
is neither numerous nor influential.
An enumeration shows but one loyal
paper in Eastern Virginia, one in
North Carolina, none in South Caro-
ina, two in Georgia--the Savannah
Republican, which is now simply o
newspaper without opinions, and the
Loyal Georgian, at Augusta, in the
same State, chiefly supported by coli
ored men. In Tennessee there are
four--the Memphis Post, the Nash.
vile Press and Times, the Knoxville
Wing, and the Colored 7ennesseean.
In Alabama one, and that conducted
by a colored man in Louisiana two,
one conducted by colored men in
Mississippi none; in Texas none; and
in Florida mono None in Kentucky
and but few in Maryland or Delaware.
Let me write the songs of nation
and / care not who makes its laws
was remarkable saying when the
press was unknown as q social infu-
ence. Southern leaders seem to think
that so long as they can control the
press, they are secure"
The Journals list of loyal papers
in the South is far. from being com
plete, and the influence of those in
existence entirely underrated. Be-
sides the four papers named in Ten
nessee, we have on our exchanges list
the following, which we indorse as
thoroughly loyal, and highly infuen-
tial in their several localities Daily
american Union, Chattanooga; Union
Flag, Jonesboroj Enterprise, MeMinn-
vile Republican, Shelbyvillo I; and
two German papers, the Nietf Zeit, at
Memphis, and Staats ,Es,ttng, at Nash
ville--the latter a daily, There are
several others in the State, more or
less liberal in their views, not tere
enumerated.
From Alabama we have the Hunts.
vile Advocate { tri-weckly) and the
Mobile NatiOnallSt (weekly) both out
spoken and decided in their loyalty.
Texas has at least tvo loyal journals,
and there may be others. We can
vouch for Flakes Daily Bulletin, at
Galveston, and the Southern InteUi-
gsncer, at Austin. The Arkansas 10y
alists have stanoh organ in the Fort
Smith Nelo Era. The Helena Shield
is also quite liberal in its views, and
favors the Constitutional Amendment
In Louisiana, the New Orleans Tri-
bune, DAILY, and tho Hiad, published
at Homer, in the northern part of the
State, are firm advocates of loyalty,
in the highest acception of that term.
The above papers are mentioned
casually, as they happen to come to
our recollection. There are, doubt
less, many other loyal journals scat
tered here and there throughout the
State, and we are assured the number
is constantly increasing. Southern
leaders are daily losing their control
Of the press, and the masses are learn
ing to think for themselves. The
scattered, broken condition of South
ern communities, resulting from the
slavcholders' war, the general poverty
OF the people, hostile public senti-
ment, and the lack Of adequate mail
facilities, greatly retard the circula-
ton of a free press. But all these
disadvantages will be overcome in
good time. The loyal cause is daily
Frightening, aud will eventually be as
omnipotent South as North.-Mem-
phis Post.
To the above list OF loyal Southern
newspapers we may add the following;
TESNEssEE.-Ne,O Era, Greeneville; ;
Unconditional, Harrison.
VIRGINlA.--NeO Nation, Richmond.
WESTERN VIRGINIA. Weekly Regis
ter, Mount Pleasant,
NoRTH 0ARoLINA.-P Pioneer, Hen
dersonville. s..
Loyal papers throughout the South
are requested to publish the above,
adding the names Of all loyal papers
not already Published. -r.
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