Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-01-31

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THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON 4"


The humorous and truth telling mfr Sol
Smith, has recently transferred his inreres, in
the Mobile Advertiser to McsSers Lancdon and
Harris In his valediciory, he thus speaks Of, and
to his patrons which many a luckless editor. no
doubt, will think ought To be printed IA golden
types He says
Speaking OF patrons cannot conclude
without giving some Of my ideas on the
subject OF patronage. The Americans are
a Pafronising people. II person sch.
scnbes for newspaper or adver,ises in il
he becomes a patron; IL he puts u2' at
hotel, he pa:ron,:es that house. il he pur-
chases an article at sore, he girss tho
merchant hrs custom; II he visits the play.
house on a benefit night. he 6esiops on
such an actor a dollar! THIS is all wrong
Let US change this pafvoni=i1g air, and
acknowledge, that II he takes ne wspa.
per, purchase goods, lodge or dine al a
hotel, or so 10 the play. We expect at
least TO get our moneys worth. 'Holloa.
old iellow' bawled out chap 10 me. in
South Carolina, 4 care you dollar last
night; ] like TO paiyonf-e the Theatre -
The day before, had loaned that patron
fifty dollars. 10 take him home 10 Georgia.
which he has not paid ne 20 this day
OF all trades. professions. or cslings.
know Of nome have followed a great
many-so poorly pad q. publishers Of
newspapers. Many patrons o: neWspa-
peTs, Otherwise worthy punctual men,
think II not unTighieous 20 let the publish.
&C wait, year after year, for his dues: and.
a, last. IL he Is eomp,iiedto pay. he does J.,
with very bad grace. MIR. Type must
have bis money. must he Wen. II hs
must he must. Give me receipt. and.
do YOU hear sfop ire paper. have pa.
fron'-sd that estabIshmcnt six years:
there is no such thing a. gratitude ia The
world" Another viii tell you be nsrtr
sHbscyibed for q paper the boy has lett
u every morning, " ~ true. snd asit was
lett | did read IT Occasionally; bot never
ordered st." There - another class Of
patrons who never subscribe Al ell. bu,
are grea, friends II the paper. md si,roy,
read ": ~ fact, this is The class who msy
be termed your 'cons'sni readers
Here. Sap. 60 over the way. With nv
compliments 10 Mr TomkIns. and SIX
hin for The loan Of his paper. and. Sam.
I tell him as be never reads u before break.
fact. ! u thank him TO let John bring Il
over every morning. II - an excellent pa
per. that editor really knows Whai he %
about. begiG 10 think of pafyoaisinR
him myself" There yet remains 10 be
mentioned. one more class II patrons;
supporters should say, iDr they are the
support and stay ofpubllsbers. This elias,
"a composed Of those who ssy Here. Mr.
Clerk. be 20 good as 10 place my name on
your subscription llst. and write opposite
20 itPAfD ~ ADvAScE in looking oveI
list Of some Thousand yesterday. I saw
hundred o. tao 81 this class. n bad
ary golden types. their names shooid li..
orally appear ~ letters Of gold There
are Bow from twesle 10 hf'een thousand
dollars due tbs once, sod. en-, consioo
ed. the pfop,ietoFs would Hillinziy sell
Ell the debts foF Eve thousand Itisthas
riih al DOR newspaper Offices. snd why
--beeause Publishers sTe good bsiarsd
and sabmd ~ their oua degradation ~
the scale osffsdesmep. Let this state o
l,hings b amended. reform i sltogeshsf