Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-09-12
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b From the Alexandria Gazette.
EDITORIAL WRITINGs.-A few days
ago, the National Intelligencer had some
sensible remarks on the subject of editing
paper. One idea expressed has frequent
ly struck US with great force. Many peo-
pie estimate the ability of newspaper,
and the industry and talents of its editor,
by the variety and quantity of editorial
matter which it contains. Nothing can
be more fallacious. 1t is compal atiyely
an easy task for frothy writer to pour
out, daily, columns of eoords-w0rds, upon
any and all subjects. His ideas may flow
in lone weak, washy, everlasting flood"
and his command of language may enable
him to string them together like punches
of onions; and yet his paper may be
meagre and poor concern. But what is
the labor, the toll of sucn a man. who dis
plays his Headed matter" ever so large Y,
to that imposed upon the judicious, we'll
informed editor, who exercises his voca
ton with an hourly consciousness of its
responsibilities and its duties, and devotes
himself to the conduct of his paper with
the same care and assiduity that a sens!-
BILE lawyer bestows upon suit, or hu
name physician upon patent-without
regard to show or display! Indeed, the
mere ,oritimg part of editing paper, is
but small portion of the work. The in
Z. dusry is not even shown there The care
the taste, the time, employed in selecting
is far more imporant-and the tact of a
good editor is better shown by his seIec-
tions than by any thing else ; and that,
we all know, is half the battle. But, as
we have said, an editor ought to be esti-
mated, and his abors understood and ap-
precated, by the general conduct Of his
paper-its tone-its temper-its manner
its uniform consistent coutse-itS princi-
ples-its aims-its maniness-its courte-
sy-irs dignity-its propriety. To pre-
serve all these, as they should be preserv-
ed, is enough to occupy fully the time and
attention of any man. If to this be added
) the general supervision of the newspaper
establishment, which most editors have to
= encounter, Tire wonder is, how they can
find time, or "head-room," to write at all |!
Duty TO INFER1oRs.-Thec celebrated
Walter Scott has somewhere observed, in
7 his popular works, that, in an ordinary
| ride in a stage-coach, he never found a
man so dull as not 10 communicate to him
If a free conversation were opened
something, which he would have been
very sorry not to have heard 1t was =
noble observation; and the practice which
: it implied, no doubt contributed much to
? that deep knowledge Of human natu re, for
which this great author is so much diStin-
/ guished. But it is not as fine sentiment,
= or as a useful maxim, that [ urge this m u
I tual respect. | say it is a duty. l will
t listen to no language of naughty preten-
2 sion, or tastldlous taste, or over-refined
doubt; l say it is duty. l say it is a
: duty, most especially binding on all Chris
' tians; yes, binding upon all who make
! any pretensions to belief in the religion
Of Jesus Christ. And remember, too, my
brethren, that it is duty which will one
day be felt, which will enforce conviction
thro' sanctions more commanding, thro' a
judgment more awful, than that of the
, sages, or the preachers Of this world
: There is an hour coming, when all world
ly distinctions shall vanish away; when
} splendid sin, with all its prize, shall sink
PROSTATE and covering before the eye of
r the eternal Judge; when the modest mer-
y 1t that it could not look upon here nay,
e when the virtuous poverty that was spurn-
ed from its gate, shall wear a crown OF
honor-when Dives shall lift up his eyes,
: being in torment, and Lazarus shall be
: borne in Abraham's bosomto the presence
5 Of the angels Of GoI-when the great
gulf which shall separate men from one
another, shall separate not between out
ward spendor and meanness, but between
inward, spiritual, essential purity and pol
luton. Let the judgment of that hour be
our Judgment now. That which will be
z true there is true here-is true now Let
that severe and solemn discrimination find
its way into this world for it IS written,
He that exaIteth himself shall be hum
bled, AMI he that humbeth himself shall
be exalted DEWEY.
HEAR IN THE SPIRIT OF OBEDIENCE.
: The directions of St. James ii, 22-25,l
. on this point are very express. Often ask
yourself how can 1 best discharge the
duties that have been brought before me
} How can | most carefully shun the sins
that have been pointed out? Submit your
selves, your souls and body, your estate,
your family, all YOU are and have, to
Gods holy word. Often lift up your
heart in secret e POPULATIONS, while hearing,
with reference to this end: "L2rd, write
this thy law in my heart" Lord, teach
me to do thy will" If you hear in
spirit of obedience. you will hear with a
desire personally to obey. You will not
be thinking of others, and be wishing,
40 that such one, my relation, my