The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-07
The Loyal Press of the South.

We find the following in late mum
Der OF the Pittsburg Commercial Jour-
nal:
GAS yet the Southern loyal press is
neither numerous nor influential. An
enumeration shows but one loyal paper
in Eastern Virginia, one in North Car.
olina, none in South Carolina, two in
Georgia-the Savannah Republican!
which is now simply newspaper with!
out opinions, and the Loyal Georgian
at Augusta, in the same State, chiefly
supported by colored men. In Tennes-
see there are four-the Memphis Post,
the Nashville Press and Times, The
Knoxville Wig, and the Colored Ten
aaesseeion. In Alabama one, and that
conducted by colored man in Louisi
ana two, one conducted by colored men
in Mississippi none; in Texas none! |;
and in Florida none. None in Ken
lucky and but few in Maryland or Del
eware.. 'sLet me write the songs of 4
nation and I care not who makes its
laws" was a remarkable saying wheri
the press was unknown as a social in
fuence. 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 complete,
and the influence of those in existence
entirely moderated. Besides the four
named in Tennessee, we have on our
exchange list the following which we
indorse as thoroughly loyal and highly
influential in their several localities {:
Daily American Union, Chattanooga :;
Unso,a Flag, Jonesboro'; Enterprise,
McMinnville; Republican, Shelbyville
and two German papers, the Nieut Zeit,
at Memphis, and Stats Zeitu1ag, at
Nashville-the latter daily. There
are several others in the State, more or
less liberal in their views, not here emu
merated.
From Alabama we have the Hunts
vile advocate, (tri-weekly,) and the
Mobile Nationalist, (weekly,) both out
spoken and decided in their loyalty
Texas has at least taoo loyal journals
and there may be others. We can
vouch for Flakes Daily Bulletin, at
Galveston, and the Southern Intelligent
Ger, at Austin. The Arkansas loyalists
have stanch organ in the Fort Smith
Nep Era. The Helena Shield is also
quite liberal in it's views, and favors the
Constitutional Amendment. In Louisi-
ana, the New Orleans Tribune (daily,)
and the Uiad, published at Homer, in
the northern part of the State, are firm
advocates Of loyalty, in the highest &C
ception of that term.
The above papers are mentioned cas-
ually as they happen to come to our re-
collection. There are, doubtless, many
other loyal journals scattered here and
there throughout the State, and we are
assured the number is constantly in
creasing. Southern leaders are daily
losing their control of the press, and
the masses are learning to think for
themselves. The scattered, broken con-
dition of Southern communities. result
ing from the Shareholders war. the gen.
eral poverty of the people, a hostile
public sentiment, and the lack of ade-
quate mail facilities, greatly retard the
circulation Of free press. But all these
disadvantages will be overcome in good
time. The loyal cause is daily bright
ening, and will eventually be as omnip-
otent South as North.-MemaAis Post.
To the above list of loyal Southern
newspapers we may add the following: