The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
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retiring friend, Mr., BcasIcy,. having
prepared most OF the matter in this
number. .. """
THIS much by way or business, and
this much | an tempted TO submit as
my SALVATION. But custom has or
daincd that something Of II preface
should be given BY M INCOMING ed
ltor as 10 tie course he intends to
pursue. Add to this the many dear
rcmemlranccS in connection with The
Home journal, Of which | was the
founder; the liberal support which it
received for many years under my
poor management, and the lcniency
extended TO honest but illiterate cllor,s
ON my part, and would il not be dis
courteous in me il | did not prolong
any salutation just 4 litt!6t
We'll, / INST Gay TO the people Of
rranhliu couaty that / feel an intense
trcpidation ia this renewal of editorial
duties, Tor, despite an aversion to that
mock modcsty which affects to depre
ciatc It's own efforts, ! do well know !
am mentally unfit for the position of
Editor. But, in t~helanguaee Of David
Coppcriield, what have TO do is to
turn the painful discipline of my
younger days to account by going to
work with Il rcsolutc and steady heart,
What | have to DO is to take my
woodlands X in hand aud clear my
way through the forest Of difficulty,
If make q good paper Of The journal,
| am sure it will he by hard labor.
However easy q task for others, ! am
sure il will be a hard one for me, and
this assertion 10 backed up by conside.
rajlc experience on ny part. The old
decree Of jehovah, that man must earn
his bread by the sweat of his brow,
will operate more severely upon me
than upon men born to better luck
than l.. Yet, ! am sure, than myself,
one could scarcely be found who would
devote more pains-taking and mre-
hitting labor in the performance Of his
duty than I shall cndeavol to devote.
If u patient and continuous energy on
my part will insure success, then l
need not fear. With habits of pune
tuality, order and diligence, I shall
concentrate every energy ofmy nature
upon my work. In the language of
Dickens, / would say that whatever |
have tried to do in life / have tried
with all my heart TO do well; whatev-
er | have devoted myself to, / have
devoted myself to completely, and in
great aims, and in small, l have always
been thoroughly in earnest, never be.
licving it possible that any natural or
improved ability can claim immunity
from the companionship of the steady,
plain, hard working qualities, and hope
to gain its end. | have made some
little character as q newspaper mana
ger, which is due, not to any peculiar
talent, not to any formal educstion.
or any mental superiority over the
majority of young men, but to hard
and persistent labor, and the actual
shame l now feel, when I review the
efforts of former years in editorial
life, strengthens my heart in its deter
mination to work harder in the future,
and. if possible, merit pardon for hay.
ing before crushed in where angels
should fear to tread"
Now, good people of Franklin coun.
ty, let me earnestly request your assist
ance, and if you give it me, i pledge
you 1t shall not be wasted upon an in.
sensible or ungrateful object. AS to
the absolute necessity Of q ne gspaper
in this county, there ear be no ques
ton and while l hold it to be a duty
upon each citizen to support
his county paper, l also record that it
is the editors duty to make his paper {
the support he covets, want
to make it a pleasure to each man to t
pay two dollars a year for his county n
paper, and to this end will give a good t
amount and a fair quality of matter in u
It's columns. l will endeavol to iii p
my paper with thoughts as well as e
di~scarding long, prosy articles, a
md everything Of a sectarian bias. In p
The way Of variety l shall endeavor to D
consult, or provide for, every taste, as
'reept the vulgar and prgfane, and now,
begging that you will charitably judge 81
he efforts OF one conscious of his ina. ~
'ility, conscious of neglected and per. "
laps perverted abilities, yet WHO means W
o do the best hs can, I need say but lit vi
lie more. / hope every man In the re
whether out of good will for W
ne personally or not, may properly &c
onsider the advantages Of a good o. o.
ounty organ, and find it in his heart =,
o solicit subscribers, after first setting =.
be example by subscribing himself. L..
1t is hardly necessary to say that the =