Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-05-25
THINGS HARD TO UNDER
 STAND.

There arc some things that happen every day and arc being continually repeated, that arc hard to understand te the man who closely watches the ac- tions and listens to the expressions of men. The prevailing idea, expressed in public and private, is, that the duty of every man in these times is to en- courage home enterprise, and give aid, so far as possible, to such schemes as arc calculated to promote our common interest. But while this policy is be- ing advocated, very different system is adopted and carried out. Various efforts have been made to build a school-heusc in Dcs Arc, but signal failure has characterized every attempt, for the money required was needed for other purposes, applied to which, no benefit accMcd to tile individual or country. Or, to illustrate more fully, we have in Dcs Arc two newspapers, which for responsibility and worth. compare favorably with any in the State. These papers have labored, and do labor, for the good of the country. Their interest is the interest of every citizen of the county, they arc home institutions, and yet, by many, they arc cast aside for the worthless productions of the Northern Press, whose politics and principles are fashioned 10 suit the pockets of their Southern pasrons.- Although we may not possess perfect facilities for obtaining the latest news, yet onr paper is sufficiently filled with information based upon truth, to com pare favorably with any of those north ern productions which feed the South srn mind but for their money.
 We began the publication of tho Git izcn in dark and critical times-it has grown with the country, assisting and being assisted Those controlling ii are "to the manor born, and it is but reasonable that they should cry out against this opposite preaching and practice. If it is really the desire to encourage homo enterprise, we ask, is it consistent to patronizc the Metropol- itan Record, and bc too poor to take your county paper? 1.-the object is to get correct information regarding the South and her condition, are we not more apt to find the truth at home than abroad? Is it reasonable to suppose that news that must travel to New York and then back South, will be news when it reaches us? Another idea connected with this matter is, ev- cry dollar sent north for copy of this paper, of which we speak, is forever gone from our midst-therc is no hope of its returning, and is this the way to encourage home enterprise?
 We have singled out the Record, be- taasc we believe IL 10 De the most worthless sheet circulated in the South. Its statements arc rarely copied by re- spcctablc Sourthcrn journals, it being looked upon by them as mere catch penny; and in the city in which it is published, it is scarcely known to have existence. This paper is circulated cx- tcnsively in tllis section, patronized and read by men, many of them who say they cannot afford to take the Citizen, times are so hard and yet these same men would say, encourage homc enter prisc-kecp money in the country.- This is why we say strange things are happening, and we have practically spoken of it, believing that upon re- flectiOn, our readers will think with us.