The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-06
Morning Star, Volume iii.

at the same time, q promising existence, we
are now entering our third year, with
hope gradually growing stronger as we pro-
gress. The paper had difficulties to con-
tend with from the very beginning, the
novelty of the enterprise, the embarrass-
ment of beginning, the change of old
habits, the superior attractions of daily
press, and more than all the scarcity OF
means arising from the hardness OF the
times. Our people, however, were earnest
and jealous. They knew the advantages
of having press that could represent their
real sentiments and opinions, and defend
them from the ISLANDERS which have been SO
long and so persistently repeated, and also
of introducing into their household paper
whose columns should be free from the SEN
sationalism Of the day, and whose literary
selections should be in accordance with
Catholic thought and Catholic sentiment,
and clothed in Catholic language. Every
thing has been done to comply with the
desire of those who were most interested
in it's establishment, and to supply the
wants of our Catholic community. The
paper too has been enlarged and it's col
umns extended until it has reached the
fullest capacity of the printing press which,
| from the fact that we have no press OF our
own, circumstances render it necessary for
us to use. The paper, too, may be consider
ed q success in another point of view. Hhas
established for itself a name. 1t has re-
putation, and its very existence is u proof
that paper such as our people desire and
want can be established and maintained in
our city.
However, the financial condition of our
community, the general dizziness of bust
ness, the scarcity of money and the uncer-
tainty which has cast gloom over the
energy and enterprise of our people for the
last four or five years, have acted depress-
ingly upon our paper. We have progressed
steadily but slowly. Our worthy patrons,
earnest and Jealous as we know them to be,
sometimes seem to think that, having given
us the start, we have nothing to do but tC
run, They should remember that in order
that machine may run smoothly and effec
lively, its works should he we'll and regular
:. rly oiled. Alittle more promptncss and pune
a tuality on their part would he a great hell
: to lis. If each of our subscribers would
=. use his influence in procuring one NOR
:. subscription in addition to his own, W.
~ would he enabled to purchase a press
: which would greatly diminish our neces
III sary expenses, and add largely to on
y means of support. We would most earn
~ cstly impress this suggestion upon tn
~ minds, Of our subscribers. We know the
desire to have a good literary Sunda
NJ paper, the columns of which would suppl
W. their families with interesting and instrut
III tive reading of n Catholic tone and andel
u cy We feel certain, too, they would dt
nc sire to establish such paper on perm:
nent footing, and above the mere contlngel
). ces of the times, and in possession OF a
;, Nthe facilities that would enable it to do i
~ work handsomely and well in administe
Of ing tOtheir desire for information and gr
- tifying tlIcir literary tastes, and at the san
!, &, time buildinG>up, sustaining and doing Ju
~. tice to it's own reputation. We feel satl
ira fed also that Tiers is not one of our su
oh scribers who could notify his own person
influence, without cost anCwith little or
;., trouble add one subscriber tH>our list fro
W among the number OF his friends. Th
,he which to them individually would Ne
ar easy matter, would be n difficult and cost
one for us. In this way they would
os+ more for us, and for themselves too, il
-er week than we could do in a year. We S
tho for themselves, because we know W
ipg they are all really as deeply interested
,Iic the establishment of such paper ais
cen speak of, us we are. Any one familiar W
the the economy of Il newspaper establishing
tlly knows that, without press of its own
ia paper is not only cramped and crippled
n its efforts to do its intended work, but
life must always continue to bc IL strug
IS SO, OF more or less aggravated by the revulsi
one of the times:
'',h, However, we look with confidence to
and people, relying on their zeal and energy
\ of al -, :, orr onde,vnrs to advocate IL
hing 81" S "
any sentiments and administer to their tas
ease knowing that the possession of press
rers our own would give us security of ft
,lics hold that could not bo shaken, we feel {
a ., istied they will not leave us without
RS to means of procuring what would be so C
wiul ducive to our future and permanent pl
CON perity. 1t would be easy for them to
lnm i this, a little more promptness and pune
dan atty on their part, and little more yea
n of the enlargement of our subscription