Clay County AlArchives News.....Talladega Newspaper Press in Alabama heading for Ashland. April 1, 1874
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Talladega Watchman April 1, 1874
The old Press, upon which the Alabama Reporter was printed for nearly thirty 
years, and which was, perhaps the oldest Press in the State, has crossed the 
mountain into Clay, and will print the Ashland Times. This, old press was the 
press ever brought into, Talladega County John F. Henderson, father of Rev. 
Samuel Henderson D.D. and Hon. John Henderson, had used it at Madisonville 
Tennessee; in printing several books, anions, them Gunn's Domestic Medicine, and 
Stuart's life of Murrell. In 1835 Mr. Henderson, removed to Talladega and 
brought the printing Press with him. Here he established the "Patriot" the first 
paper ever published in Talladega County. Rev. Samuel Henderson was at that time 
a printer, setting type in the office. Joseph N. Savory was also a printer in 
this office and here taught J. H. Joiner to set type. The name of the paper was 
changed after a time to that of "Ihe Southerner" and was continued under this 
title until 1844, when Daniel Sayre, the present honored Grand Secretary of the 
Masonic Fraternity, of Alabama took charge or the editorial department, and 
established the Alabama Reporter, then the leading Whig organ in this portion of 
the State. In the meantime, the Democrat and Watchtower had made its appearance 
under the editorial management of Samuel F. Rice, and our old friend Joiner, had 
gone to setting Democratic types. Thomas J. Cross took charge of the mechanical 
department of the Whig organ and continued to run, the old press for thirty-one 
years. A year ago, the "Reporter" and "Watchtower", were merged into one paper, 
and we hope may continue aa the organ of Conservatism in this county for many 
years, to come. We trust that the old press may continue the good work of 
advocating sound conservatism, doctrine among the good people East of the 
mountain. Ashland in Clay County is a fit resting place for an old Whig Press.

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