The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-12-17
TO 0TR FRIENDS IN GORD0NSVILLE
AND ADJOINING COUNTIES,

In presenting you the first number
of the Native Vrginian from this point,
we have naturally few suggestions to
make. A portion of them are SO point
eddy and forcibly set forth IN Western
paper, that we give the entire extract.
Discussing the subject of ''the local pa
per-" our contemporary says.
"What tells us SO readily the standard
of town or city rs the appearance of
its paper? And its youth or its age can
as well be determined by the observing
as by a personal notice. The enter
prise OF its citizens is depicted by its
advertisements, their liberslity by the
looks Of the paper. Some papers show
a good, solid, healthy foundation, ple-
thoric purses, and a well-to-do appear
ance generally; others show a striving
to contend with the graspiLg thousands
around them, trying hard to wrench an
existence from their close-tisted COM
munities. An occasional meteorc dis
play in its columns of telegraph or To-
cal, or of editorial, shows what 1t can
do if 1t had the means; but it cannot
continue in the expensive work until
support comes, which ought to be read
lily granted. A newspaper is like
church-it wants fostering in the COM
mencement, and for a few years; then, as
a genera. thing. it can walk alone, and
reflect credit upon its location. Take
your home paper-it gives you more
news of immediate interest than any
other paper can possibly do; 1T talks
for you when other localities belle you;
it stands up for your rights you always
have champion in your home paper
and those who stand up for you should
certainly be well sustained. Yoar in
terests are kindred and equal, and you must
rise or .faRtogether. Therefore, it is to yo,r
interest to support your home paper, not
srvidgingly, b.t in liberal spirit; as apleas-
ure, not as diSagreeable dug, But AS AN
INVESTMENT THAT WILL AMPLY PAT THE Ex-
rENDITURE."
We have but little to add to this
Our aim is to give you a live, bright,
useful and influential paper--one that
will do credit to this section of the
State, and add to your population and
wealth. Advertisements and subscrip-
tions we need, of course without them
there can be no paper. Every adver-
tisement helps the publisher, ard eve
ry subscriber helps the advertiser even
more than the publisher. But what we
desire especially is the county neaos of
Orange, Greene, Madison and Louisa.
Give us that. Do not think anything
too small. Whatever is of sufficient in
terest to make two men stop in the
street and talk will interest thousand
readers. Dive us the news OF these four
counties, and we promise you one of
the best country papers in the State or
out of it.
We inter d to devote ourselves to the
material interests of this town and Sec
ton. The site IS favorable Tor an in
land town of considerable magnitude,
and cur excellent soil and superb eli
mate will bring abundant immigration,
Year by year it will increase. We
have here the junction of two of the
most important railroads in the United
States, and to these will soon be added
a third-the road to Winchester-and
perhaps fourth. The place is bound
togrow. We want to hasten its growth
to grow and prosper with it, and to this
end shall exert our utmost powers. We
snail advocate not only the railroad
which the citizens of Greene and Madi- |
son so much need, but system of first |
rate county rosds, branching off from
this town, as well. Whatever enter
prise has for Its object the material. |
moral and Intellectual welfare of our |
people, shail receive our cordial sup
port. Our ambition is to thrive by
their thrift, to prosper in their prosperi-
ty. We have no separate, petty selfish
interest to subserve.
That you are not rich and that you
cahhoS Go all that you would like to do
for the paper, we know full well. But
the disposition is everything. Take
real interest in the paper, and sho,o it
oy your acts. Come, then; let us ioin
hands, heads and hearts, and we will
make the Native Virginian a success
and Gordonsvllle great success.