Show the newspaper press cc that eminent philosopher and statesman the venerable thomas jefferson left behind him a testimony like this it is a melancholy truth that a suppression of the press could not more completely deprive the nation of its benefits than is done by its abandoned prostitution to false the testimony i but bat too true A tree trie independent high toned moral press conducted upon arm principles ci les of fairness courtesy and honesty is is a public blessing bl egging to any community cem which can never ever be too highly appreciated but wrongfully conducted it is a blasting curse and a fearful instrument of demoralization the local ca paper aper of any community w when hen rightfully conducted struggles to promote the best interests aid and the welfare elfare and prosperity of that community t y and its industrial appliances and inculcates ju justlee justice peace virtue love for home and home institutions when wrongfully conducted it is constantly cost antly pitching in to some one or some institution ution to gratify personal spite revenge imaginary wrongs to force black mail to compensate for the bribes which it its iti renai venal conductors have already received for its accursed services no matter what honesty may demand no mater ter what duty to home or to society may dictate or what the best interests of its patrons may require its mad and satanic course is persistently pursued to the serious detriment of public morals Is and the tha irreparable injury of the community in which it is suffered to exist and is is there BO no remedy for this thia asks the united states journal and to which it thus thug replies there certainly is a plan practicable radical cure which the people themselves can compel F el if 11 they will money is the breath spirit lungs g of every press in the land let eve every cl citizen tl who would preserve his honor and self seif res hect firmly refuse to pay one dollar to the support of any paper which does not reach to the prescribed standard of honesty intelligence disinterestedness devotion to truth ruth let every taper paper which does attain to this standard have a hearty earty support there will then ba be a change changeat ch angea a revolution as radical as that which our fathers effected good and useful papers would soon usurp the places of what is now so generally bad and demoralizing let no claim of party papers sate slate organ organs county press as such have your countenance patronize them only for their thein honesty and general excellence where these are wanting burn off your right hand before it shall give money into their coffers tuolumne courier it if no papers were patronized excepting those which came up to the standard of honesty intelligence li gence disinterestedness and devotion to truth theire there would not be many published in this age and if the people should apply the remely proposed ed by the courier thousands of printers would soon be out of employ |