Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-26

tfon List, the other morning, we looked I'D and sa,
oor old friend Fudge Pufendorf before Us.
" see you have not yet learnt all tie secrets @
your trndc, (says hey and have called to give you
little wholesome advice"
| We have great pleasure in receiving advice
Sand too little discretion in following il (said ne
II SEQ how 1t is; but MO matters will open 4
But here he vas interrupted BY knocking at tn
door, and in moment he sunk behind the screen q
our patron A entered.
~ am very sorry tsays Mr.. AZ that you came GU
With that piece this morning. il will play the yer
devi with YOUR concern. have heard several per
pie say that they mean to stop your paper"
Can't help it; an Editor, you know mus. speak hi
mind.
20 certainly! like to see Editors independent.
But then it's always best to DC on the right side =
And to tell you the truth, have no wish to supper
q paper which p>Apagatcs such dangerous doe
trlnes. just give you piece of my mind. Goo
when in came SIr. b.
.'4hat was a capital piece, this morning. say
lhe(-just the thing. Put my down sub
Iscriber like to see Editors independent. Here
n long advertisement, keep it in month"
! But before we had time to congratulate oursclvc
on the event, Mr.. made his appearance.
| "Sir, (says he) ! have called TO tell you Tint yo
may stop my paper. | can never support Edito
1llo cntertains such absurd opinions"
, Ce,tRinly, sir--shall we receipt Your bill3
"Why, ns to that, another time will do as we'll
| But take the liberty OF telling you that the Tarl
J rs ruinous 70 the country; and moreover diaboca
you down--that's all. like TO see Editors ndcpeu
dent"
! And he departed in higi, dudseon. But in mo
ment after, Mr.. d came in.
! Good morning, Mr. Editor (says hey have jus
called to let you know that my friend Mr Spi tillkin
. is about to start for Alderman, and wish YOU e
give him IN in your paper"
Why, to be sure, (said WEI Mr. Spflikins is n YER
decent man; but should suppose might selec
! more useful Alderman.
True must confess there arc snn5Jer mon than NJ
Spiiiilkus but then l have reason for wishing hin
elected And certainly you cannot refuse to sup.
port him, considering we have always supported
5you, and as We all agree III politics"
That, TO be sure, ia great matter; but in the Sc
lection ofpubic officers We ought to look to the pnb
lie good, and not be governed by private feeling
| VERY well, sir. very well, my practice is TO sup
port those who support ne. Just stop nv va per-
am for independent Editor, who will stick 10 hi.
friends without regard 10 consequences"
! And he turned on his heel in great pet. Blu
your enlbarrasments we're not yet at an end Mr.
DIS back was scarcely turned before in came Mr.
L.
II understand says he that old Spiflikns has bes.
: put up as candidate for Alderman. Now wan
you to lay him out cold as a wedge 1t may bt
done In three lines. AMI. do you hear' Call him
an old fopl--an old dunderhead--und all that kline
/ OF thing. Don't fear consequences! There's no
thing like independence in an Editor"
But consider Mr. T.. there is something due 10 the
feelings of worthy old man, even though he be nc
Solomon. 1t IS not every one for whom we csnnei
vote, that feel free 10 arrRirn before the public
hat! you won't write against him then!--Jus,
stop my paper. won't support an Editor WHO can't
be independent.
You see sir, (shid We TO our friend PuHandorf vhc
reoinoi lis as the heavy tramp of our last angry Wis
tor died away the ear how impossible it is for al
Editor 10 please every body. These all equally
friends; all equally admirers ofthe independence Of IN
Press. Aud yet ether Of them would In moment
sacrifice it to his own convenience; would trample
1t under foot Whenever il Crossed his path, 81
interfered with ms own particular feelings preu
dces. You soc that the same paragraph which ex
cites the admiration of the one, will prove the hos
Utility Of another And that in contested elections
the Editor u posted between two hres he is sure to
be soorcied by one, perhaps by both.
You have found it ont then, at last; (said ouI
friend Putsendorf) that is the very subject of. and
concerning which, wished to give you little sage
advice IN the first place, let advise YOU never
to commit yotTseY on any subject Ii you find il
necessary to ny any thing, speak very dubousy first
sly smart thing on this side, and then that. L
vi speak ont, you Will most certainly interfere will
some Of the prcConcpived notions of Of your pat
rons, and then you will be TO lose business In all
cases of contested elections support or oppose
any candidates as you viii certainly make an enemy
OF tho party you opposes and perhaps aso Of the par
ty whose interests yon espouse. Because it ia moi
often that Candidate will be content with the mca-
cure of praise tbat you may be disposed to mee out
If he have character If his own, he will expect
you to give him one; and ii your i:1l gnaion be no,
very prolific, he will be disappointed these just ex-
pectatiOnS. IF bo have precntons, he will be con-
WINGED that you have not done him justice. If he
succeed, he will suspect that the public believes Inc
ow"s you m obligation; and he viii therefore be yonr
cnemy IF he LOSE Iris election he yrll attribute his
failure 10 your want Of zeal or ability in the mana no
mon, Of MS cause; and he will dislike you on that &C
count. H. g always dangerous for editor to ob-
pr an individual, ii 70 scarcely lees so, to support
ann."
why, according 10 yonr policy, an editor must iust
shy nothing NJ al.
"You have bit /, very nearly. There arc very f,,y
TOPICS he can approach Und speak out without eross -
the views Of some one. But this simple maxim viii
carry YOU triumphanJy though every difficulty
WhltGvcrInay he the subject however rninpnrtnnt il
nrry AZ The fret view apPoarne'er commit himself
Let your editorials be like Dcphic oraclce ever,
paragraph mn enigma. Every reader win then In
tcrprct so os 10 suit his pTcJudces and opinions
Fhisi7 what has roiscd many editor into popularity