Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-07
From the Boston Gazette.
The Casual henlarker.

:. The Casual Remarker.
MuuH Of the s.tceatp.e oi our coun-
try is ia our newsp ipers. We excel
ali nations in the number, variety. and
extaasive+,ircnlation vi tlese ephcm.
crai emanatiOns Of the press. uudcr
the care OF Intelligent and CHRISTIAN
editors, they ARE therefore capable OF
, producing an effect upon the literary,
moral. and religious character OF our
people. In the,e peaceful tunes. whilc
the nations Of Europe are busy only
in internal improvement, and our news
rnongers have few facts TO detail. be,
then, may do, some service to tbe pub
lie, who will Ocanpy a small PARTON
Of Newspaper. and aatl the atten-
tioll ~ its readers 10 such 81 Jets as
are connected with our progress ~
MoraIs an1. oa,,enai prosperity. Bat
his reniarks should GA short, Or Ejiey
will not be read. aad practically useful,
OF neyAili be a'sfrSeried.
As it Is my inteHtion to otiar to
thro" IN, mite into the public stock. !
knew no topic more roper sor an To-
tro.iuctOry essay. than the faults Of
e'i,,grs. ''hey are, as il we're. IN 4
publ. oiiae, Of mu.a coHscqaeu, 4
and responsibility their mistakes,
and the errors OF tie press na. pro
duce incalculabIc evil. They are look
z OF W to by many Of their ceas.rrs as
Intelligent ,nsi,. whose KnoN ie.ige .iul
stair.lirnis aFc ancur2te, anu wei
touni.cs', and whose Judgment "a. :,
= lesriIy are, above susr'"ion. 'i'beit
sub.rrjIiass PAT 4 confidence in ttia.'
discretion not TO issue from their pres.
falsehood or folly. writings Of im
mora! tendency or seditious import
They expect, and have a right TO tx.
pen, an honorable eXertioB Of III.
Editors talent, in selecting and .ur.
nishlns useii.l matter for tiAe columns
Of his paper, and a FALL employment
Of his time in making his qualifications
worthy Dt Patronage. do not mea'
t. jc msdioas. personal 81 salyricai
but could voin, out Editors Of seve
Tai Respectable newspapers. who
saan't.,aes, like old Homer. seem Il
b. 4,i-Gp. How ..!sr ra.n We ac, Gun
jcF he adn.iss'ua oI ponpoas state
nep,s ni' lriviiuus affairs. long n.r
natives Of the lock escape Of person
notwiy knows. aAmcasuremenfs o
60 onions and sJnashrs. trtliuus AM
dis,.usting relations of murders an
cr,p,as all ine world over, raiso,n
pamegy rirs up0a every company q
soldiers that goes through, tile manac
tx .rcI,ssi. t,s, S'''-6.;,:si Oof;''' .t,'i
ins tr.in,s. which waste or t,m" in h
pcrusa!. :EG iDases US lament tie
puver,y Of editorial talents. OEhc
Editors might he name''. who st'.'i
ilesyr own pra!iI NOR" than their TEA
d,-ts ard ra,rt advertisements rattle
tia COMMUNICATIONS somc, la
ST., -. larreiy follow their leaders, Ali
co;,, ,4ri,niiUm The ,i,es which are be
fore li.,in /: sane nave = wo,iGrrtu
t,s,e tvi the liatyeloOs. and ,ruw
t!cir ,i".ie,s VITA eXtraG'alaarv Ma
rsiinns. which nubUhy believes snn.
tai t,itjrs TO ascertain the authentic
" e., aens. az. arc often occupied !
contracting tAair avn statements
soine ,ieided ti'cir press 10 s"crri'nn
'f,e,,. anil become Volunteers il ii,
jntraiieus s,Gtiue of party ;--i,ut
will close iii, Ciis.grecat.!e euumcr;
ton. Enough has becn written 10 ~
miHi et,itors VI their hou"nrahle %,
cupi.,ion, .n'i. ! hope, TO excite
then, a desire TO do Justice to the pu'
liz and 10 themselves. They have Ii
power to correct The errors of Il
T.. o,iie, and to elevate the nations
character; the prcss is An immensel
powerful engine and il is in their hand
k.s the good il neglcrts to DO, and Il
,i.r mischief which it dies, they 81
responsible. wish them to feel Il
weight Of that responsibility: Thu
hive the ten talents put into the
h.nds let them give good accou
Of .hen,. Let US see oar na.wspape
inrrovr ; lei long and unin,cresti'
details and all frivolous matters
excluded let us have many. Al
striking, and well written parasrapi
relative to litrature, morals, col