The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1849-11-08
Personal Notices.

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ity as the prompting motive of the publicu-
lions. We have been editing too long, and
have been too much accustomed to seeing our
own name and writings in print to feel any
thing more than a healthy pride in the best
notices we receive. But it has been our de-
sign in publishing these notices. as we are
stranger in this community, to offer as an in
PRODUCTION these voluntary tributes of the
Presto show that We are at least not o. the
kind spoken Of in the article below, who dis
grace an honorable profession by a dishonor-
able course. We ask attention to the follow
ing, written by B. F. Clarkson, of the Brook
vile American. He Is right The charac-
ter of the Press, not only in Indiana, but over
the whole country, requires elevating. We
hope so far as the Journal is concerned, that
nothing shall ever be found in its columns
which as gentleman we should be ashamed
to acknowledge the authorship OF in any COM
pany. Many of our editorial squibs are folly
but the world is fond of folly, and there is
much of this same love in our own heart
There are sensible articles for men IN their
sensible moments-light ones for their amuse-
ment let each man read his own, and leave
the others for his fellows 1t is idle for this
prosy, matter of fact old gent, 10 pish and
pshaw at the nonsense he has once felt-it is
ridiculous for that harum scarun, laughter
loving. graceless youngster, to sneer at and
condemn the sober homiles which may one
day come bitterly to him in experience. 1t
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takes all kinds Of people to make world, and
| it takes all kinds of paragraphs TO make a
good paper. But hear Mr., Clarkson talk:
EVANSVILLE JoURNAL.-Wm. H. Chand-
Ter. the editor of this paper, having been APP
pointed Post Master of that CITY. has retired
| from that establishment Knowing and
watching as we do the career OF every editor
in the State, the retirement of a contemporary
is an era with us. Z Every ;editorin the State
has commenced his editorial career, since we
1 have occupied our present position. We
! have therefore seen the commencement Of all
the present editors. as well as scores more
who have fourished and fallen. Notwith-
standing we are only 80 years old, and there
are many editors in the State older in years,
| yet us editors they are all our juniors. Then
we say when one is added to the list, or one
retires, it is noticed by US with more than u.s.
ual feeling. Mr.. Chandler has published a
good paper-been a devoted and consistent
whig. and has done much service in the cause.
| We hope he has made an ample fortune at it..
Mr.. Sanders, late of the Cairo Delta, takes
| the Journal. Personally we are about as
well acquainted with him as his predecessor.
But MIR. Sanders has earned for himselfa re-
putation for an able and witty writer, which
has extended far beyond his own immediate
county. We therefore look upon this as a
valuable accession to the editorial corps of the
State. We feel deeply the necessity of its
character being elevated. We have seen too
many mere tools of politicians occupy these
| stations, who are perfect dolts, and have no
more to do with the editorial department of
| their papers than the man in the MOON They
are generally bankrupts in character and
PROFESSIONALLY irresponsible in any respecte.
And these tools are made use of by the ,.spi-
rant, the malignant and designing, to traduce
the character ofcorrecta and Irresponsible editors.
Through them all the filth and venom of a
corrupt village political clique is disgorged
upon the best men of our State This is no
fancy sketch. Almost every county town in
the State is cursed with this kind of a dung
cart-the establishment either owned by a
company, or mortgaged to those who started
it-and the men at the head SO destitute of
character, that no honorable man can make
them an equal by replying to their attacks.-
In this way, then, is the editorial profession
very much degraded in our State. We really
have but a few editors who are responsible.
or respectable. We say this n all soberness.
| Look around you-see the tools-the dupes-
| the vagabonds the bloats-and the ninnies,
| that are made to talk and make signs like the
images in the days of Henry With Of Eng
| land. And who does not feel humbled at the
prospect. giSi -.r-1 --sl 81, g,,s,s.1
| Werejoice thenat the accession of Mr.. Sam
ders to our profession. He is a man of tall
ents, and of independence. =. iA.a '.'a'I y
"a HARD WINTER p-Some of the pa
pers are. predicting a hard winter, from the
fact that the squirrels are emigrating to the
South in great numbers--which circum-
stance. those who are versed in squirrelology
regard as the sure signof Il severe season.
H. IPAn Iron steamboat, intended to run up
on Lake Titicaca, on one of the peaks Of the
Andes in Peru is now being built at New
York. lG She is So feet long, feet Deep and
| II feet broad. with two small engines of ten
horses power each, inclined and working at
right angles, and is built entirely Of the best
Penns u vania iron. Il When loaded she. will
not draw more than two feet Of water. 1t
may not be generally known that Lake Tit