Advertising is good; Savannah merchants and Northern sutlers compete for the trade of the army and the city; news is plenty; there is no trouble about selling papers and coining money; if it weren’t for the perpetual interference of that blockhead of a Commanding General!
Reid discusses the competitive nature of journalism in Savannah and the obstacles posed by military leadership.
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We are all washed under, and the most of us only live peaceable lives by the sufferance of our Rebel neighbors.
But why should a sensible man deal with such folly?
Above all, if there is a trace of politics in their work, or of seeking for political effect at home, they will fail, and deserve to fail.