{"newspaper_name": "The Columbian fountain.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
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p i ne COLUMBIAN OuIltlu mas nearby III nOl
quite wide circulation IN this city as any other
paper published here; believe its circulation
among the citizens themselves is wider than any 9th
er city paper Advertisers would do well TO keep
this in mind


"NOTHING BUT A PENNY PAPER


We were once travelling up certain river
on board a steamboat, and when we arrived
opposite certain large city, the news boys
came aboard, while our boat stopped few mo-
ments for passengers, and asked US to buy their
papers. l shall never forget the conduct Of
one gentleman upon being asked 10 purchase
the--paper. "Pohp' said he, "its nothing
bur a penny paper" We could not help in
lruding upon him and remarking; swell, SIR,
the penny press is the most important depart
ment of our literature, since il IS certainly ex-
erting the widest influenced" ThIs remark
startled him, and lead to some controversy up
on the relative merits Of different papers and
looks, and their power over the minds OF the
community. We do not like to claim entire
victory in the argument, but we feel assured
that the gentleman was lead to look rather
more favorable than before upon the inipor
lance Of the penny papcfs-whlch are read by
every body every day, and which, in this coun-
try are doing not a little in advancing the IN
tcrests Of the people. We regard a viruous
penny press, as an instrumentali,y second to
few others, for the promotion Of the public
veal. Certainly vicious press Of this kind
will exert an equally pernoions influence, but
happily there are no papers amoung all the
cheap ones, we know Of, that take decided
stand against pure principles, though there
are 100 few that boldly and sngly maintain
them-preserving their consistency through
out. Yet we look forward 10 the day when
the penny papers Of every city will be all in
righteousness, and the pure morals Of the Cos
pei OF our Saviour every where predominant.
Who does not pray for the speedy coming Of
such q day