Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-12
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z. If YOU are to dscribe hurricane or
a thunder CAST, be areiul in selecting the
most stormy and terrific words; because
it will make the resier, who may not be
able, perhaps, full, to comprehend your
meaning, think helees or feels the tenn
pest or gust in your bhraseology.
8. Should YOU reiresent the occurrence
of fire, on a limith scale, and in calm
night, take care motto forget to state what
horrible effects mag ,t have ensued u the
wind had been high and from such or such
q quarter: it would, il that case, you might
say, have burnt down this or that street;
and so you might proceed, supposing a
whole town. increasing by this beautiful
species of amplificafon, the pleasures of
your Imagination for your readers: for
what signifies freyhere one or two hou-
ses are consumed. N. B.. as general
rule it is recommended to suspect" that
fire has been occas onsd by vile incen-
diary; because it tends to take the blame
off the heads of Negligent servants.
9. Always begin The statement of any
incident whatever With brief annuncia-
ton of your personal feelings on the occa-
sion: As thus: eve are sorry" 'we are
glad" 1--WE rejoice hear" 1--WE are grieO
ed to state;" sit gives Us pleasure;" &c.
SC. because it is OF the greatest impor-
lance that the public should know the pre-
else nature of your sensations in the case.
N. B. If you could thrust in sentence to
show the state of your appetite, it would
give much higher relish to the para
graph.
10. In describing accidents of drowning,
SC. it will be proper for you to add few
admonitory lines; as, for example, in the
case of drowning, you may say, ''People
should be cautious how they fall into the
water" Such remarks are new. and ne
YER occurred to any body before; your sa-
gacity and prudent foresight will be ap-
plauded.
II. Should you become conspicuous as an
editor among predominant party, and be
sighted, or not allowed by your political
friends 10 rule every thing 10 your own way,
show your discomfort by broad hints; tell a
little, and threaten to tell more; and by all
means insinuate that you know what would +,
at least, hang half score of the Leading men
on your side. Ii is ten 10 one but you fright
en- them, and are allowed TO do what you
wish. Should they chance no; 10 mind you,
at first, keep at them. for there is a great viz.
tue in political nibbhng.
lS. lfyour scribbling antagonist should de-
oonpoa q n, N HON bo pr,;eod BIO
up his old approbatory pieces, and contrast
them with his present denuncistions; and
without any reference to change of time,
place, or circumstance, put down your oppo-
nent for an inconsistent. grumbling. disap-
pointed creature, who is never satisfied.
B. Turn him into ridicule. if you can; but
if you can't do that, intimate that he is, or
wants to be, brbed.
ID. When you speak of the secretary of
war, be sure 10 call him the secretary at war,
because you know he is belligerent charac-
ter even in time OF peace.
u. When you take up your pen to write
for your paper,be sure not TO lay it down, till
you have written an article OF a yard or foot
long, which you may repeat every day. As
TO the sense or the topic, they are not mate
rial. Should you omit doing so, be sure to
apologize for not giving your readers the usu-
al quantity OF Original matter. N. B. As TO
this rule, the worse you write the more you
ought to adhere TO it.
u.s. Never fail to speak deci.ively as 10 tie
sentiments OF The whole body ofyour citizens,
in the district in which you live. As you
will probably be tn. principal mouth.
piece, no body can well contradict you; and
az the people will have no convenient meth
cd of ascertaining each others sentiments,
each one may believe that another thinks as
you say, and, not wishing to be singular, will
conform to your dictum. Thus you may car
~ point even against the sentiments of the
community
l6, If you should catch abrot her editor re-
publishing paragraph that you have written.
without giving your paper credit for il, pounce
upon him al onse with the charge, OF Plagia-
rism; then go into long commentary to de-
monstrate the shocking injustice OF another
appropriating for hisfown benefit the fruits
of your genius and labor. IL the paragraph
stolen should relate to large growth OF
pumpkins, or an extraordinary litter Of pigs,
it will turn to your advantage, by the notice
your readers vii. be led to take Of your in
dustry, in collecting such interesting cir
cumstances for their information,
To be continued.
Philadelphia, Dec. 8.