Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-08-30
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From the Blackwood Magazine.
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN

ne American papers are undoubtedly n
powerful instrument, and in description are
irresistible. So long as they have to deal
WIN seha'es ana statesmen, Commerce and
co'onies, Banks and budgets, they are as
expert as they are 10 rubing nature in gar
menis not her own, and cclOring her cheeks
with vermiliion and indigo But there seems
TO ne one material which seems to set this
powerful instrument completely OF defiance,
ana that IS the purse OF their subscribers
Jonathan will give his opinion or his oath,
MS Foie or his advice, any thing but his mu.
ney-One OF them which groans for ell the
lest, uliers the deepest lamentations agains,
this stubborn power of retention 70 sub.
scribe, is evidently one thing with Jonathan
aud TO pay another Nothing is as easy as to
get MIN 10 lake paper, cXcep, il be The ease
with which he is inclined 10 take in the ed-
tor at The same time. "Stop nv paper" is
The sentence of death, with which he ratali.
ates on The dealer in politics, principles, aud
prices OF coffee and cotton.
owe have class of subscribers saws
one OF those papers, "who profess 10 like
The contents OF our paper, I'LL by and by an
opinion meets their view with which thew
do not agree. What then do they do in
their sasaciiy DO they examine The sub
Ject again or direct communication 10 the
editor, begging 10 dissent from his opinion
NO! they get into passion, and before the
ioam has had time 10 cool on their lips write
a letter, commencing with stop NV paper y
III we say the rents are exorbiiantIy high.
and that landlords should be too generous 10
take advantage OF al accidental circumstance
round comes a broad hat, and gold headed
cane, With, sir, stop my papern Dues an
actor receive bit of advice? the green room
is too ho, TO hold him, until relieved by The
words, stop my paper' II we praise an
actor some angry rival steals gloomily in
with, sir, IT you please, stop my paper =
we dare not express hope TO navigate the
sea with steamboats,, but our paper is stop.
ped by ship captain a docler nearly stop
PED us The other day, because a cOrrespon
dent had praised en- enemy of his college /;
and we expect "fieri facias' in our Office
presently, on account Of something whic b
we understand somebody has said against
some lawsuit, IN we do not remember what
! court.-But all those affairs were ouldune
yesterday by the following: We were sit
'"r aii'ow chair runinBIjnC on The
decided advantage Of virtue over vice.
when wiIhered lille Frencbman. wuh -
COW hide as long as himself, aud iu ice AZ
oeoVy, fushe! into our presence. 'Sarep
and he stopped 10 take bfeaIb We'll sir A.,
hlonsleur he stopped agaiD to take breath
A''''S, dUu ne 1OuTjShcu his
instrument about his head Really. nv
TREND, said we smiling, wien you have per
iectly finished amusing yourself with that
weapon, we should like to be master of our
leisure No, ssre, have come 10 horse
whip you with this cowhide - We took .
pistol tom drawer, cooked it, aud aimed
il at his head. Pardon, sare,' said the
Frenchman I viii! first give an expIana
tion. Monsieur, If you have writ DIS srl;.
Gle We looked ii over, and ucknuw !edg-
ed ourselves the author. II was u few iiues
referring TO The great improvement in rail
roads, and minimizing that this mode o! ira
Yelling would one Gay supersedc every other
/ fou have writ dat in your papier? Yes
SIT Well, den, sare, stop you- confouod.
ca PAPER have live quatanre reut ans :;
nave devote all my life to ide the baIIonn !
| shall look TO find every man wild his little
balloon TO ride horseback in DR. sir-rn 90
round The world in one sumuair-snd make
me rlsb like Monsieur Astair wild de big
hotel. Well, monsieur, now YOU put piece
IN you rascai!le papier TO say dat de itue
fo'i road superscde, dat is wha, you say, Gu.