The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-08-15
A SMALL HUMBUG.

/ A SMALL HUMBUG.
| We have been intending, for seyera
weeks, to devote short chapter to some
what troublesome customer in our own fra
ternlty: no other than the genius of the
Raymond Times, who writes-or prints
his name N. Greene North. This youth
from thread bare and penniless penny-a.
liner, accident maker and small correspond;
ent of the Natchez Courier, has become the
censor of the press and the Autocrat OF
Letters. He is somewhat unambitious. il is
true, In the selection of locality; but al
though his court may be obscure, his litera-
~ edlcts and political firmans, are as ambi-
tlous IN phrase and as lordly in spirit as il
he himself were the Sultan or the Grand
Lama.
This young gentleman's ingratitude is as
conspicuous as. his vanity. 1t is said that
ne was sustained by the editor of the Nat
chez Courier, and placed in situation TO
make an honorable support, at time when
ne was hungry, thread-bare and homeless:
and since the commencement of his editori-
al career, he has received nothing but court
esy from MIR. Black. Here is some of the
recompense: how courteous!
"Let us pepper away at friend Black. tin
we cure him Of his duel-hunting monona-
MIA. Black is good sort OF fellow and
means well, but he is sad hand to keen up
the interest Of daily paper. Poor fellow!
no wonder he is always attempting to at
tract attention by his astounding details oil
street fights; for he cannot get readers for
his twaddle in any other way"
Our "Green" editor is smart, too. He !
publishes story of some candidate for
Congress who voted, in that body, for a |
large sum of money to send Minister to |
Muscat, and, when enquired of, could not |
tell where Muscat was; and adds:
'.The above Is laughable incident: but
still we doubt whether there is one man ont
OF hundred who laughs at it that can tell
where Muscat is. Even of the editors who
assist in circulating the Joke, there ;s not
Piooaoiy uthe that can tell in which
quarter of the globe it is situated.''
Now for specimen of his knowledge Of
oriental geography, politics, sc. We quote |
from the "Times'' ofthe 9th inst.
"All England is agog, and France too. Al
general oriental war is inevitable England
and France on the side of Egypt, and Rus
sla for the Turks. To US peaceful Amorisl
cans, it will be fine sport to stand by and see
al Europe, together with large strip oil
Asia and Africa, fighting for the.nayiQation
If the Red Sea, the Euphrates and Z few
'ther small water courses"
We will give small specimen Of his dis
nterestedness, and entire independence Of
III mercenary considerations. He has pro-
essed to be = warm and determined poJiti
ian, and, we are sorry tosay, thorough
yoing Wing. He is now about to start an |
agricultural paper. See how he drums upI
Or subscribers, and how disinterestedly he
'easons on the subject:
eve hope that the editors will wake up
They make their living out Of the culiivators
4 the soil-who are better pay than any po- |
Itical party. Why, then, should their in
erests be neglectedin order to serve pack |
y scheming, gambling, ungrateful politi-
:iansfn
If any Planter fails to subscribe for the |
Mississippi Farmer," after reading the
lbove paragraph, then there is no virtue in
soft solder" and Sam Slick is no philoso-
,her.
Bot we take leave Of our 1Green" conf
emPorary.