The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-09

Niufnte bt tNiininfu ana NOV CAUTIOUSLY
weighed how Alse and how deceptive is
the LEA, that what is generally believed is
nitliihl, the rishi.
From The " y. Commercial .adprtfser.
EDITORIAL LIFE.
TIN tale Of" The Ass. the Man, and ihr
Boy has lifting illdsirAtiun Ia The lie
of u dali, Journalist, except that The luck
less editor has WY little chance Of being
Carried unless II be 10 the Aims house
1'hal h., on the contrary, is It'll. eisr ihho.
a beast nl burhrrn, rode wlip'd and'
-por'd by every holy, IL what, thank
Heaven, is nt quite true, thnugh every
body tries hard H. ha.cii So. Bat the ca
mniiiirs ofhis lot arr dire and lpnumerablr.
II. can mere hope, far what al mrn have
a natural dcsi,r, fre.,lun from censurr Il
crniainl, lac il not always sure of praise.
II like an Ass he supports Cran ford, the
good people rail M his absurdilv, and tell
him the burtlMn is more than hc can carry.
Besides, the ghost IT pnor Van Alien is
conlared from It's " dread ahode,' 1"
" shake his gory locks" ~ him. II he is
for Adams, sun,e will sn-eriugly class him
with" the universal yankee natioo," while
others will declare thal nu man ought Ia
be elected who il the son of his father. II
he sprak n Word far Jackson, he il dr
licaieIy reminded of \ rope, and an un
comfortable rleNatinn, by ,hose Who, five
years ago, would have deemed II treason
to have plntkcd II leaf from the laurel HAT
entnn.s his brow and IL Clay br his
iavoritr, he j. sure 10 BE- duhbed half
horse, half alligator sort Of T. loN, With
out a single leading raid IN his hand. Md
~ II goes 10 the rnd oiihe chapter. Even
~ this dltIsjnn uf tie community, suppose
ths four candidates di.id, the nation equal
", the chance Is against ia" editor he
,nakrs by supporting one candidate, one
friend and three enetnies II hc supports
mo one, .'r of COURSE uriihrr gains nor
loses and Il he supports all, he Is drs
pl~ed hy all-as h. should be. There arr,
however, other dangers which hazard The
support and friendship of HAT ON quarter
IN tdrt il must needs br divided II nutnb Der
Ut times, castng out hrre and there
p-rsunni rnuntS, now aud Then ONE wound
rd by chanvr shot, directed ~ another,
on mt directed nj ull--somp whu find fault
with Your grammar, some with Your ~
hgion, some hccaasr yuu have iuo mnch,
and some hcrause YOU have nDt rpough,
until IN firt the remnant is a shabby one.
% lllfil lbr lnt frslu'ncN.
Snpppsc yUn advocate the Tariff, the
merchants sWp their laruurD--and "A COM
mcrciH paper stops of course. Cry dnwn
the iafl0, and y"n cry down the vengeance
of mechanics aud manuinrturrs-an "ho
van stand that Advocate middle course,
aud both esteem yuu luke war,n, and every
body knows that is na,,sra,ing Turn,
therefore, which way Son vii, 10 the
right ~ hii, and you ar "uPa stump"
If you pun II string Which iIchles one
lliend, ,du scan find you nav. twig'd
nuthcr il you praise one gOUd man, you
have excited thu irnluusy of another good
man if yuu smnrk nf y good dinner Soa
ale numbered with vine bibbers If you
laugh nj good cheer, and cohaemn licen
il"usntss, Bacchus aud all his hosls are
out upon ,un inakr fun Of honorable u
fairs, and you are Threatened with - DIS
ho0ofabi, dumping and that is IA thug
- 10 be surr1ed at" il you ,an help
it.
mere man ran do npthing tnwatds
answering The expectations Of the reaGing
public.
Gould hn with ink the peean I'll,
Were the Whole earth al pare bment ~ ado,
Were every siugie stick Qnil,
Aud evtry man scribe by trade
| 10 calrr for each Whim OF man,
! Would drain The ocean dry,
J Nor would tho scroll ronlnin the snme,
Though stretch d from earth 10 SKY.
O'hpr people are suffered 30 rise and
/ fall in ihci, feelings with the different de-
! grees Of pressure innIeled on the soul by
- this mortal col" They are permitted
| 10 be- stupid hen they feel SCI, mud whrn
they wake u, and ighicn upon surround
ing hlccls, The; are esteemed bright mud
M deduction is made brrauss they have
also heeu turk. Bat an editor poor Eel
low, is required h. be always hnoyant,
always "tiy thing god amy thing. Each
individual reader has Inste and nh inter
,st of his own, and consequently the daily
'anmissary for The public palate, must b..
always ready with an endless variety uf
dishes, and each di8h must exactly suit
the palltr Of every teader, though every
taste is rs widely different MS h,yney ana
l. mon i"ire. The SAINT paper must pre-
sent ms many different aspr.ts as " lir in
constant moon" II m Isl have sort u
strico siragico. comicn-ludicIo appesru ..
mixed ap WIN III thai is curious, b. ~. n
NOUS, b"i halons, nufdcrnI's, aud ! .odi
e'ous as well as that which is WI .,,.;cai
iHp5,hahlr. sentimental, .i9vi' ,,tb.,ic,,i
4nizzieal and h,rdtl"liriJ az i even the,
IN nine iinics on Of ter lhe editor " uct,
More kicks Than cor .,tr,.n
=" De stf'ou'- At. gave tried il long.
w. ''t",le ed. 10 it, tells, ,iisappoint
nen'a anu g. .a,ions, and .h"ugI We have
~ WI" .atcd ONE in ten Of them, ant
;a ~' .ner lay our TONGUE, nor direct tht
w .haiion of others 10 their variety AZ,
dniber, yet we some years ago fontid on
the best way 10 get ainilg viii, them "nt
that is, 10 b, indeprndent-" poor and In
dependent" as the man said bal never
thrless-- Independent.