Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-08
From n. Sarunrah Mercury. May ISL
INDEPENDENl L OF THE PRESS
OR. THE PRINTER AND HIS PATRONS.

IN +
OR, THE PRINTER AND HIS PATRONS.
Asw we sat turning over the leaves vi our SUD,
scrip,ion list The other moving, we looked /
up and saw our old friend Fudge Puffendo't
before US.
see Won have not learnt all the secrets OF
your trade, (says he, and have called 10 give
YOU a liule wholesome advice
We have prea, pleasure in receiving advice
sAnd too little discretion in following ", (sa'a
he III see how il is; hu, no mauer; Will open
10 you--
But here ne was interrupted by knocking
al the door. and in moment he sunk brhinu
the screen, as our patron entered.
i am very sorry tsays Mr. A. that you Came
on, with tina, piece this morning; It WI pay
the very devil with vorr concern | have heard
several people say that they mean to stop your
paper
Can't help il; an editor, you know, must
speak bis mind.
'Ooeraiuty like 20 see editors ind pend
i eni-But then IFS ALWAYS best to be on 'ne
rgh, ssde And to tell you the truth, nave
10 wisiiato supper, paper which propaga'es
such dangerous doctrines. | j's' give you
price Of my mind Good morning.
And he wen ou'; but the door had scarcely
closed when in came MI b
-tThar was capita piece 'his morning tsays
hey just he thing. Put my name' down "a
| sub,cribrr; like 10 see editors irdepeDd' n -
| Here's long advertisement, ket2h In mon'n'
| Blu before we hid lime 20 congratulate our
selves on the event, MIR. & made his app ar
/ ance
| Sir (says he) have called 10 tell YOU that
you may stop my paper can never snppor
| an editor who enrer:aius such absurd opin oHs'
-. til, HxvNN
WHY, as 10 that. arn,s er lime will do as
we'll But take tie liberty OF telling yon tha
the tariff is runou. to the county add NOR
over diabolical; and if You do not come out a.
gain>t il, we will put you down-,has all
like 10 S. edit rs independent
| AID he H. pared in high dudgeon. But IN i
moment after, NJ. ID Came in.
| Good morning, Mr.. Editor, saws he,) have
Just called to lei you know thar my friend Nh
Spiffi kins is sb,n, % sar for Alderman, and
wish YOU to give him lift in your PAPER
WHY. to be sure, lid we. Mr. >pfflikins s a
verv decent man; but should suppose we might
selec' more useful Alderman.
! True I mus, confess there are smarter mfn
than Nr Sniff1ikins; hut then havt reason
{ r wishing HIM elec ed. And certainly vo"
cannot refus, to support him, considering we
have always supported, you, and as we all ayr p
in politics
That. to be sure, is great ma'ter;-hut in
the selection of pubic off crs, we ought 10
look the, public good and not be governed
Sy priya'e r., lings
'Vc,y we'll Sir, very wel-my practice is
TO support ,hosr who support me Just stop
nv paper I am fnr an independent editor,
who will sick to his friends, withoul regard TO
And he 'urped IN his heel in great pei. -
Blu, our enb ,rrassmen's were notye, al an end.
Nh. D. ba k was scarcely turned before in
came Mr. Z.
Il unders and, (says he J that old Spfflikrns
hts been put up as a candidate Car Alderman
Nov want you to lay tim out as cold as .
wedge. 1t may be done in three lines AID, do
you hear? Call him an old-an old dunder-
head and all that kind of hing Don't far
consequences There is nothing like indepen-
drnce in an editor
| But consider Mr. T, there is something due
TO III, FEELINGS Of wor ny old man. even though
he BE- no Solomon. 1t is not every one for
! whom zee cannot voc, that we feel free to ar
| ra; gn b. fore the public
'What YOU wo 7 Writ agains' him, then !!
Just stop my paprr; won't support an edi
,or VII" cam he independent
| You e, Sir, (said we cur friend Puffen-
do,f who r. Joined US as The hea,y tramp of
| our las angry visiter died away TN thu ear
how impossible j, is for editor TO please every
,odv. These are all equally admirers of he
independence of tie press. Aed vet either Of
| hem would IL nom nj sacrifice tn his own
convenience; would ,rample il under foot, WHEN
ev, it crossed his own pa b, or inter ffreG with
his own particular feelings ~ prejndices. You
see then ,ha, he same paraer "a IN which exci'ts
ne admiration Of The one, will prove 'hehos'il'-
| sof the other. And tina, in contested elections,
III" editor is posed between two fires ne is
sure to be sc"rched by one, perhapN ny both.
| You have found i Out then a. last, said "ur
I'D friend Puffendorf) hat is the very subject
Of and concerning which wish to give you
lrtle sage advice. In ae frs, place, le' me ad-
wise you. never TO commit yourself on anv sub
jet. II you find i, necessary 10 say any thing,
speak ysry obviously; first say smart thing
on, This side, and hen on that lfyou speak out,
you will mos, certainly interfere with some Of
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