The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-09-20
Hrnm The Roston Poet.

II 10 very easy 10 find fault with q
newspaper. but not quite so easy TO hni
an eXcep,ionable one. We have often
been amused 10 hear . person descrlbs
such q paper as he would like, a very
excellent model. 10 be sure, but one, un.
fortunately. which neither he. nor any
other being as imperfect as man. could
produce. We have heard politician,
who never did any thing for his party
except 10 vote for its candidates, and that
only when he was one Of ihem-de-
nounce every press devoted to the same
cause. Some we're too rank; some too
dull; some too gay; some too violent;
some too tame: some too bigo,ed; some
too liberal; some devoted too much space
TO light reading; some were always ser
monizing; some published too much a.
bout theatres; some never attended 10
the passing events around them, DC. DC,
and for these reasons he never subscrIb-
ed for daily journal in his lie. but was
forever lounging about insurance offices
and public rooms To read. and abuse. all
he could lay his hands on. while his fam
lily at home were continually borrowing
their neighbors' before the owners had
the opportunity to look at them. Your
straightforward politician. Who acts from
honest and dlsinieresied motives. does
not grumble a. his paper he reads il
with relish, as a man in good health
eats his food; but your mesgre. dyspep-
tic. selfish, demsgOgue. who is living up
on the hePe Of one DAY getting his nose
into the public crib. or has already col
IL there, and is trembling With fear lest
II be thrust aside, grunls and groans al
every paragraph which does not appear
to have . tendency to advance his per,
sonal We've; yet as he aud his desires are
alike compatible. they are rarely. II ever.
thought al by an editor, aud hence no
paper suits him. We have heard nut
IOnheajed fellows: men who couldn't
write an account Of a marriage correctly;
complain Of lack Of able ARTICLES in the
public press; they wanted something
deeper and stronger. Lake Superior
wasn't large enough for these minnows:
they could o"ly find room in the Allan
tic; while sensible and well.iniormed
men, who knew how To appreciate men.
tai labor, were filled with admiration and
wonder at the power and eopiousness oil
The contents ri The daily express.
After all, however. there is this conso.
lation; active, intelligent and valuable pol.
Itlcians; those who do the work and pro.
duce the result, and take aud pau for
newspapers; those who contribute IL their
columns, and advise their editors; are
not among the grumblers; for the latter
are too lazy for exertion, too ignorant To
write, and. TOO stupid to advise. The &C.
tive business man Chances over his news.
paper: smiles at a pleasant paragraph
here; starts al q shipwreck there: looks al
'he advertisements, the markets, &C.. is
satisfied. and lays it down, contented Ia
have the news Of The day brought to his
door Tor two cents; but the l0afer will
come IN and pour over i, for hours, read
every line from one corner 10 the other,
ask If he may take il home, and then say
"is is very dull, wonder tina, they don,
get up something interesting" and con.
clude by asking, "why do you take IL?
These are the verInin OF society. who are
eternaIly finding fault with the efforts Of
other people. but have neither energy nor
capacity enough To accomplish any good
themselves. They exist in all parties
aud all societies. and deserves the scorn
Of all. Brother editors. give them kick.
The following jus, observations. COM
ing as they do Irom decIded admInislrs.
ton journal, will. il is hoped, sink into