Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-11-07
spirit OF THE PRESS.

0On GREAT occasions, IL IS uSua! TO
collect public opinion by publishing, IN
der the head of "SPIRiT OF THE Press"
the coinings Of the brain editorial. 1t
will be perceived that we have improved
the heading. in consequence the prirate
opinion so far expressed by the Press OF
this county and district, in regard TO the
recent editorial convention af."tare.'-
1t will be observed that a ''good feeling"
is already being cultivated, and plenti-
ful crop may yet be produced:
..C~nreniion that rcds to be heid.-Bro.
Da rice, Of the Palladium, gives, in the
last number OF that paper, gossiPlng ac-
count of the Editorial Convention that was
to have come off on last Saturday, but did
not, owing. in part, TO the absence OF bro.
Siitt, who promised US real genuine ''Prln-
tcr's iare," on tina. occasion We started
at an early hour for Centreville; on finding
that none Of the expected company had
arrived. we concluded TO 60 over to Rich
mond Just to see the .'Camels." When
we arrived in town, we found Jeems OF the
Jeffersonian, snugly housed. and as grea-
sy as ever-the prospect OF three dollars
q day has not vet even made him clean
he looks as If he has held his own ever
since his grand entrec,' with Mirty-seren
anil a-hdif cents. After looking around
awhile for the Palladium man we were IN
formed that he seated upon a cold
rock. below Brightwell's mill. enjoying
printers fare,' in the way Of cracking
hickory nuts. Friend Vale says that
there is no toll charged for foot passen-
ger, on the pike, therefore, the cause of
his walking so often rather than riding, is
explained. II is said that he does not,
naturally, like to walk, and is, without a
doubt, the LATEST man in the county
Whether this be true or not, we are not
able to say; but let our readers Judge for
themselves. One thing we do know, that
the convention of editors did not meet,
and consequently adjourned sine de-
Cambridge Reveillc.
IrrWc beg bro. DoRMoR's pardon for
mire-ing his good name; Notwithstanding
the ladies may admire his cognomen,
'twasD't proper for US to spell it "D-o-r-
m.i-r-e, and we stand corrected 1t will
be perceived, from the foregoing notice Of
the editorial convention" by the man of
the .Reveille,' that he has added rice TO
our name; but we wont grumble-manage
TO press onward, and give the "vice" the
best turn we can; (you didn't mean to in
sinuate that we were very vicious, did you
bro. DoRMORO Had the Reveille man
been correctly informed as to our where
sition than on that hard troting horse,
and If we'd been cracking hickory nuts
the ''fare" would have been more sub
stantial and not so hard.1
"Bro Davis Of the Palladium, gives
graphic account Of the editorial conven-
lion that didn't meet here on the Goth
inst. We were necessarily absent. and
we regret that we were not here TO give
the ''Printers Fare" promised, and unite
with our brethren of the Press in 'cultiva
ting a more friendly feeling As it was.
Bro. Davis had to do all alone. From his /
account, he succeeded admirably. Da-
Wis is the soul Of humor, and sociabilty.
and is on the most friendly terms with
himself. No representative was present
from any rat office, where they strike
horse-bi!ls far 87A cents, or where the pa
per is given away, and advertisements
thrown in, as means Of increasing the
subscription list. Why our neighbor Of
the Sentinel acted such shabby part in
posting himself off with such haste TO
Richmond OH foot, we know not, unless he
wanted to sharpen his Beotan wit by an
encounter with the clo,rn OF Crane and
Co.'S Circus. We are sorry that friend
Davis was put to the Extra trouble Of sha-
-:
clean shirt. 1t is said that when thus
dressed up. his personal appearance was
SO changed, that his most intimate ac
quaintances in Richmond scarcely knew
him. Bro. Dormor OF the Reveille. it is
don't believe it, took his seat amongst the
camels in the circus, and, imagining ne
was in the Editorial Convention, har-
twisting a more friendly and social feel
learn fell asleep in his easy chair. and did .
Wayne County Wing.
Friend Stiu has the advantage Of US
in always being recognised. whether he
has on q clean shirt or not: being law
yer he takes a suii out Of each case, and I
thus makes shift TO appear very respec-
tably clad at all times.-f he depended
solely on printing to clothe himself. we
opine that he'd scarcely be recognized.
when dressed up in his best bib and
tucker. by his most intimate acquaintan-
ces.' The fact is, bro. Slit, we never
put on but one srh yet. that our friends
proved unable to knoic US, and that was
Hunting shirt, made in a round about.
fashion.-which. like the
tabled one that old Nesus is said TO have
worn, compels us to surround our every
day form with battered furniture. We
have vet, thanks to our paying subscri-