Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-02-24
EDITORS CONTENTION

Mf. hUChio on taking the I naT az ue lale Edi-
toTIal Convention at Richmond. Where is the
/ Editor Who will not youch for every SoTd as a
| solemn truth
But, sirs, the Press Is generally Of more ben
eht to others, than It Is 10 It's conductors. No
profession IS more irksome or IabonOus. None
imposes such serious sacrifices, as this dOes,upOn
the conscientious editor His labors are still
| beginning never ending" lie Is constantly roll
| ling the stone Of Sisyphus up the mountain and
| il Is forever rolling back upon him. He is toll
ing day and night. lie is literally a prisoner in
his own castle. Exercise and fresh air are too
| frequently denied to him. You, who know. 1.-THE
secrets of your prison house," can only know
what exertions It imposes upon you. You know,
for lou only have seen and felt II, To what cares
both Of body and mind he is subjected-how te-
dlous arc his vlgs how anSlously be sits by
his solitary FIRE, IN depth Of night, listening for the
returning footsteps Of the poor Devil who IS bring
ing him back the proofs OF the manuscript, which,
with the spiders ingenuity he had been compel.
ed to spin out his own brain.
AND where is the compensation which he
Teaps for so many sacrifices and servlces-ior so
severe and labor Ous an exercise Of so important
| profession You must have been more fonu-
nate, gentlemen, than | have been, if you have
acquired the treasures Of Crpsus, OF the purse Of
Fornnatus have served as long an appren-
ticeship as any Of you but can lay claim TO no
such acquisition. We are rich only in our Ledg-
ers. We never are" but always to be blessed"
We are the martyrs TO that expanded system Of
Indscriminate credit, which has overspread our
couniry-but no o:her class ofSocety has suffer-
ed as much by Il as we have. Our Comucoplas
are filled but not with gold and silver, nor even
with bank notes, but with our subscribers bills,
Sum of Human Happiness" Were Offer
ed the choice" said Byron, either to live over
again, or TO live as many years more onward, i
should certainly prefer the first yet my young
days have been vastly more unhappy than be-
| leve those Of other men commonly are. once
attempted to enumerae the days | had lived
which might, according to the common use Of IAN
guage, be called happy. | could never make
them amount TO more than eleven, and believe
! have a very distinct remembrance Of every one
often ask myself, whether between the present
time and the day Of my death, shall be able to
make up the round dozen" Such is tho sum to-
tai of human happiness!
An Arabian caliph, who wrote his own life,
assures us that he had fourteen days Of happiness.
GIbbon tells the story after him, and boasts that
he had exceeded the commander Of the faithful
he does not state how much, perhaps by double.
Were TO choose my lot, would not be a poet,
though i is possible for poet to get through life
tolerably well--ye, the chance is agains, him.
After all, busting man Of business, one who
has not leisure to think Of the ills of life, nor any
great acuteness Of sensbty to expose him to
their attacks-such man has the best chance of
happiness.
Some Frenchman, forget who, has stated,
that to enjoy this world, one must have a good
stomach and bad heart. ] think u man may
have both and be very miserable.
| The skowhegan Sentinel proposes the follow
ing grave question:
"ls il expedlent for printers to starve TO death
to obligc delinquent subscribers"
quaint old author dcnounces oysters as be-
inr ,ngodly ,rneha -i,ablo and unavoidable meat;
nn,- 81 because they are eaten wnnUuI grace
uncharablc, because they leave nothing but
shells and Improbable because they must swim
IN wine.
There is a moral pauperism in the man who is
dependent on others for that support Of moral
life--seli respect.
GRAcE AFTER MEAr.--One day, at the table
of,hc late DR. Pearse, (DGan Of Ely,) inst as the
cloth was being removed, the subject Of discourse
happened to 10 thai OF an extraordinary mortality
amongst the lawyers. "Wo have lost" said Il
gentleman, no, less than six eminent barristcrs
in as many months" The Dean, who was quite
deaf, rose Just after the remark was made, and
gave, rs his custom, the following grace, "For
this and every other mercy, the Lords name be
praised" effect was irresistible.
MAxlMs.--Never marry widow, unless hel
first husband was hanged, or she will be always
drawing unpleasant comparisons
Never refuse pinch Of snuff but do not be
come snuiI-taker; is paying through the nose
for a little pleasure.
Avoid arguments with ladies'; IN spinning
yarn among silks and saiins, man is sure to bt
worsted
Ii is common to speak contemptuously of tai
Tors and dress,makerS. This is bad taste ; non,
but rat would run down the sewers.
After the first OF next year, all the ship-captan
of the Russian Navy must, by order of the Au
tocrat, have been native born. We can hard,
think the Autocrat can stretch his power TO Thu
point. There must be scores OF foreigners turn
ed adriit, though is to their zeal and instruction
that Russia owes her marine.
Virginid.--A bill has been introduced int
the Legislature of this State, which proposes Il
: devote S5,ll0,00o to Internal Improvement
The plan by whish the funds are proposed to b,
raised is by a loan, which can be obtained to tn
amount OF eight millions, it is said, at four pc
. cent
> Kcaluchy.-A law has been passed, by tn
Legislature Of Kentucky, authorizing vote t
be taken Of the people, upon the proprIety 9.
Convention to alter and amend the State Consti
tuition; and if, at two consecutive elections, ma