The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-04-03
From tie Nashville Banner.
NEWSPAPER WRITING.

Il MEWsPAPER WRITING.
We xeie struck with The nmslk ne
found the Other day in . I.andon journal
that Newspaper Writing has gown 20 Be
an art By if.sy
Many Distinguished li,siny man Who
imagined that because be vas Q success.
col ahfhor he Vas lhrrtfors qualified 10
be On Editor. has. sfier Few months en-.
perisnee. iouni that smart writing. and
bookish srqnifements, we're not Gil-sufIi.
eien'. Many "a practical man," % par.
iisl fiiends boss,fully call . perhsps very
sound and clear headed person. hss. also.
discovered that The mere ability 10 deal
with facts 10 no. Vic sole Iequisi,s Of the
conductor Of . journal that aims 81 any
commanding OF lasiing influence over the
public mind Many fluent end prolific
declsimer. tho could pour fourth common.
places in sounding end stirring phraseolo.
sy on The stump, has lsilsd ., The edito.
rial desk. because be could not cope with
~ha. may be sallsd ,he hydrGulie pressure
Of busy and veil employed Printing OF.
flee. nor accomplish ,he promp, selection
and condensation oil ssilspi points in ihe
hisinry Of passing events Of home and q.
broad. which is rendered Necessary by ihe
time and space OF leading journsl. Ma.
ny = shrewd and skilful iaciirlsn in politics
--many an able, and effective rlesdsi ai,hs
bsr--snd many az eminent and successful
member Of congress have found they had
need Tor all end more Than oil the quick.
ness end iacili.y OF thought. arrangement.
and expression, acquired in their several
professnns OF occupations. when called
upon 10 furnish the rapid comments de.
msnded BY the exigsneiss oil a daily or
iri-weekly newspaper.
The truth 10. newspaper writing has
grow n 10 be an srlby itself; and he Who ans
Of proficiency in il, must aspire 10 not one
but aHthe requisites indicsied sbo,e. Lite
rary requirements, and extensive scholar.
ship, and versatile in,eilec, are needed
10 give copious illustrations, the eiTer, OF
historic and poetic anol'gy end slIusion,
the pungebcy oi il and the flow Of humor,
10 the iIes.meUt Of subjects OF daily int.
rest. Bul they will be useless wi,hou,
the postr Of dealing with matters Of fact
constantly occurring in the nation. the
sissr. or The community INN, diaiely ..
round you, % the latter would be inc fec.
i've without them. Neither will de;-uor
both tgfther;--wIthoui punc,uslily and
promp'hude. the habit Of regularity, the
faculty Of comprising much wmhin small
limits, shd = resdlness in expressing.
without d,lay, clearly and forcibly, the
opinions and feelings OF the hour upon
whatever subject engages the minds "f
the public. These are The CHARACTERISTICS
which Distinguish the best jurnsls Of the
age, whether in An, RIGA, England. or
france. They seize the moral and spirit
OF con,emporsneous history in a manner
To whirh il will be allow ed thai no. every
mere author. MOI every meIe popular ora
Tor is entirety competent.
We speak, now, Of what newspdpr
ough, to be, and Of The requisi es of an
editor who should dignity and adOrn his
profession.
The qualifications Of one who aspires
only to be Thoroughbred partisan jour
nalist are, Of course. very ritlerent. His
business il simply to saw. weekly. or tri-
weekly. or daily, something for his par
~. and say il a, once. lie must there
fore have readiness; but chiefly in accept
ing any thing however superficial. or po-
sitively worthless. or actually inconsis-
tent, which may pass in a crowd as an
d" argument" Editors of this class lock
upon the great events happening in their
own State. in The Nation sl large, or in the
great world beyond us--the virissltudcs
IN the passing history Of mankine-as
nothing but raw material for arguments or
defamation, wherewilh tn supper. their
own partisan friends or conlound and 'e-
sist their opponents. their Whole labor
seems to be TO puff particular factions or
persons, and dlsparage all others,
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