The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-06-26
EDrTING A NEwsPAPrR.


Foks who dent lie the way papers arr e.iiie
ought 10 al icave 10 pui in > specimcn az N
nsht soFt Any editor will he glaa % siye sri
berzons q ch4ncc a any time. We wouid-Jus
for de FUN of seeiny them cut and slashea ~ n,
cntirs, Afterwards Every mn who thinks
essy Is edit paper exactly night and 10 univer
al socs aance. ought 10 IN i. Maybe he wouk
suooeed: and Il "a he would b. lsfier tnftlel 10
reward dian the discOvercr u the perpetual mo
ion. k;can0sd Mar.
We do not insert the above because we
have reason 70 find fault siihthe imporiuni-
tics ofsuch friends rs are therein complain
I'd Of. That class have pretty much con-
eluded 10 lei Us conduit our paper accord-
ING 10 Usif own notions Of propnieiy. The
fehisrk I. il.ai every man who thinks he
Fan edit paper exactly right, had better
iry IT," reminds us most forcibly Of m IN
stance or similar Kind which occurred
once within our own knowledge. A GER
tian capiions brother In the Methodist
Church had grown wonderous wise in his
own eonceit, and found il impossible TO be
pleased with the pulpit efforts &c the clcr-
". Finally he resolved 10 do his own
preaching. Accordingly, after the usual
preparations; the sanction Of Conference
was granted; and the prDmpous gentleman
armed. as he supposed. .wiih the sword
bf the spint," went forth 10 the conflict.
His lirsi grand effort was before the We
N people who had listened patiently 10
his criticisms and regarded him as a
mighty man in the Scriptures" The
services we're commenced in clear. dis
iinct tone Of voice, manilesling only that
degree Of pampcusness which is excusa.
ble among gentlemen who are conscious
81 their oRn superior powers. The read
ing OF the t-st and The Introductory re-
marks, passed of with the same air Of self
possession. As the thread of the dis
course, howeycr, was drawn ont, cvidcn-
ces Of lis becoming somewhat enlangled, !
hogan 10 multiply. Every effort Of The /.
speaker 10 recover from his dilemma, on
~ increased ilir difficulty. abandoning
the subject in hand. he attempted d.
erosion in the shape Of an exhortation, but
some disorderly children attracted bis at
teniion, and he was drawn Cd into kind
Of Caudle Lecture" That ended, he
had forgotten not only the place where
he left %, but the very subject Of his dis |
course. lie yainly attempted by raising
she tone Of his voice and by accompanying
his peculiar nasal tones with the most vio- |
lent action Of both hands and feet, to d.
vert the attention gf his hearers from the
barrenness Of his ideas. Finally, as If in
fit Of despair; and with the large drops
Of Precipitation standing on his brow, he
suddenly stopped short, and after every eye
was fixed upon him, said in subdued tone
" MY brethering, have hearn that any
man embued with the proper sperit can
preach--most Of YOU have hean me ex-
press that opinion in your time. | am now
satisfied with my own experience. lfany
ut YOU thinks | am mistaken and preach
ms an easy basiness-why Just let him
come up here and try.'' The concluding
remark was full Of practical wisdom even
when applied 70 other professions besides
preaching. Weare inclined to think with
our friend Of The Richmond Star, that il all
the gentlemen who regard il as SO easy
matter TO conduct newspaper ably, fear
lessly. impartially, and yet so as TO please
Ill parties, were only compelled TO take
hand themselves, they would soon arrive at
about the same conclusion as did Bro. Ro-
berts about preaching. Should any ono
think differently, all we have 70 gay is,
"jusi lei him come NJ here aud try"
After all. the life Of an editor, TO one who
has trained his mind and habits 10 the bu.l
siness, is not so disagreeabIe. That il has
its trials, its lurinolls, its disappointments
and It's ever wasting, never ending labors,l
is but loo true. Yet even these arc not
without their counter consultations, their
Joys, their triumphs, their convictions of
duty done, as well as the occasional re-
joicings over the success OF sober argu-
ir'eut and sound principle. These consi-
herations when properly regarded, 90 far
10 tighten the labors and concordance
the annoyanees ofthe busltess. The mani
who conducts a strictly independent press .
must have degree Of firmness, equal 10 .
one Of the ancient martyrs. The people, :
nay even party friends, are moi discrimi-
iiating--ihey make no allowances for dif-
ferences Of temperament and Of mental
They act strictly on the
maxim, that I" he who of1endelh in one
Hing, oflendettl in ALL" We have known
ihcn TO change their entire party relations !,
trcause they differed from their friends on >
single, aud some times uninportant par 9
nodlaI; u is not strange then, that such t.
men should indulge in sweeping denuncia- b
ions because their whims, or interests e
nave MOI been consulted BY the editor even : :
~ The violation Of truth. principle, Of pro- !