The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-28
NEWSPAPER PATRONAGE.

NEWSPAPER PATRONAGE.
In the language of contemporary, We have to say,
that this thing called newspaper patronage is curl
Gus thing. 1t is composed of as many colors the
rainbow, and is as changeable as the chameleon.
One man subscribes for newspaper, and pays for
1t In advance, goes home and reads it the year round
with the proud satisfaction that it is his own He
hands in an advertisement-asks the price and pays
tor 1t. That Is newspaper patronage.
Another man only says, 'please put my name on
your list of subscribers, without much as having
said pay once; He asks you to advertise but he
says nothing about paying for it. Time passes-your
patience is exhausted-you dun him. He flies in a
passion and perhaps pays-perhaps not. This, too,
IS newspaper patronage. f,4. ..<.f. s.-
Another man has been subscriber for long time
He becomes tired of you, and wants change
Thinks he would like Dollar weekly Tells the
postmaster to discontinue, and of his papers is
returned to you marked refused. Paying for it is
among the last of his thoughts. s1 Lii
Besides he wants this dollar to send to the city
publisher. After a time you look over his account
and send him the balance due. But does he pay it
eheertully and freely? We leave you to answer.
Yet this, too, is newspaper patronage. a.
Another man lives next you-never took your pa
pert Is too SMALL compared with some of the
oVergrown and sickly sentimental dollar weeklies,
it is too smal don't like it's politics-too ocofoco
ish-too whiggish, too something else. Yet he
goes regularly to his neighbors, and reads his by
good stove fre-fnds fault with its contents-dis-
putes its leaders, and quarrels with its type, ink or
color. Occasionally article that he likes
takes halfa dime and buys number. This, too, is
newspaper patronage = s.r...-
Another sports fine horse,s or perhaps pair of
them-ls always with whip in his hand and
spur on his foot-single man-no for him to take
newsPaPer-he knows enough now. Finally con-
cludes to get marred-does so-sends in notice of
the fact, with please publish and send me half
dozen copies 'Tis done, does he ever pay for eth
er notice or papers! No. But surely you don't
charge for such things!' This, too. is newspaper
patronage.
Another and the class is very numerous thinks
that the prompt payment of three dollars per annum
entities him to the privilege of calling the editor to
personal account, at least quarter for any thing
which appears in the paper, which he cannot relish.
This class believe that newspapers published for
individual and not for general benefit and this, too
is called newspaper patronage. This class believe
hrmly IN the ancient meaning of the word patron.
Another man (bess you it does soul good to see
such a man, and We do see them sometimes, and we
have seen some such lately,) another comes and
says: The year for which have paid is about to
explre-I want to pay for another He does so and
retreS.
Reader is not newspaper patronage curious thing?
And In that great day, when honest men are to get
the reward due to honesty which say you, of those
enumerated above will obtain that reward
in attempting TO rob himself. The following strange
story find in the Hannibal Courier of the 25th ut
1t is corroborated by the Journal of the date:
We have intelligence from Schuyler county, of
one OF the most tragic incidents it has ever been our
province to record. The exact date of the tfansac
ton we have not yet ascertained, but it was only
week or two since. 1t appears that Mr.. Weather
ford, the Sheriff of Schuyler, the day previous to
his intended departure for Jefferson city (Mo) with the
State revenue which he had collected and then re-
naming in his house, amounting to two or three
thousand dollars left home, telling his wife that he
would not return until the succeeding day, and en-
joining her not to permit any travellers to enter the
house and remain all night.
About nightfall, however, old man called, and
requested entertainment. II at first refused, but
upon his representing his feebeness and i'll health,
and the distance to another house, he permitted
to stay. After supper had been given to him, he
tired to bed. About or 10 O'Clock, while Mrs. w.
was still up and sitting by the fire, three men, with
their faces backened and otherwise disguised, came
to the house and entered. They demanded of Mrs.
w. the money that was in the house. She refused,
protesting there none there; but they insisted,
and by threats compelled her to point out its place
of deposite. When they had possessed themselves
of the booty, which all in bank notes, they de-
clared there more, in silver, up stairs and again
by threats, compelled her go for it. She went up
stairs, and softly awakening the traveller, who
there asleep, told him what was going on below.
He quickly instructed her how to proceed gave her
one of pair of pistols, told her to take the money
in her apron with hand, and hiding the pistol
under it with the other, 60 down stairs, and when
she had reached the landing to let the money fall,
and as the robbers stopped to pick 1t up to shoot
one, when he would Immediately follow and shoot
another, and then deal the best they could with the
third. She did so, and as the robbers picking
up the fallen silver, she fired and killed one. The
old man then rushed in and killed second, while
the other precipitately fed.
Upon examination, the the lady had shot
proved to be her husband, who had thus laid
plan to rob himself of the funds of the State in his
possession.
These events strange and romantically tra-
gc in their character, to border upon the marvel
lous, and almost exceed belief. But from all
ascertain they are too painfully true.
LEGISLATIVE LIrrLENEss. The most contempti-
BILE piece of liteness that have ever heard Of is
that recently perpetrated by the Legislature of Rhode
Island, which, in opinion, is smaller State,
in every of the term, than ever thought it
was. With the view of healing old sores, and mol
lifying or subduing old animosities, a bill
Gently introduced into the Legislature of that State
having for it's object the restoration Ex-Governor
Dorr of his civil rights, which he forfeited few years
ago by engaging in the famous Dorr rebellion. One
would suppose that that great soother, Time, would,
this late day, have left but little to be remembered
of that extraordinary rebellion, and that the bill in
question would have been passed without dissen-
ting vote. Not SO, however. So far from that, the
Legislature were equally divided, and the bill was
lost by the casting vote of the Speaker.
1t is in than in anger that we point to
this piece ofliberay the part of the Legislature
of Rhode Island. We would hardly have thought
that of the free and sovereign States of this great
confederacy would be behind Canada in matter like
this. Yet so it is. Alas for Rhode Island! She
ought to be ashamed of herself. N. Y. Herald.
OFFICIAL SMUGGLING. If there is any truth in
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