The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-08

Joseph Hewitt. do.
Laura Virginia. do. Q 10
Brig John Petty. -. Norfolk, 9 II
Ship Mentor. New London 10 II
Ship Jane Parker. Baltimore IL :
Bark PeytGna. New York, Il -
Brig Cordena. !! rs
p b. W. Hackstafr. II
Ship Apollo. II
BARK Eliza. .....''' ~
Bark Mazeppa. 10
Ship Panama (s) 10
Brig Sarah NJ 'Farand New York, IS
Ship Xylon. Baltimore, 81
Bark Philip Hone. 80. New York. ~
The following vessels had touched at ST. Catha-
rines, Ga small Island about 450 miles beyond Rio
Janeiro) previous to the 10Th of March, for water
and refreshments -
Ship Tahmaroo, Richardson; bark Croton, Southland,
m m% REWARD from New BEDFORD scr Boston,
(Br) Strickland, from Boston, for Talcahuana; and
brig Newcastle, Swift from New York, for San
Francisco
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
Allow II G to correct mistake made by your cores
pendent who states that Captain White OF the pilot
beat william g. Hackstaf hence for California, was
lost
Letters fran Captain w. at Rio have been received,
assuring of his safety But these letters announce
the loss of Charles A. Whttesey, ESQ., the navigator
of the Hackstaf during a severe gale which she en-
from this port Finding it necessary to shorten SAIL
and that immediately he sprang forward on to the
bowsprit the vessel making sudden plunge he was
washed overheard and lost He was promising young
man whose loss will be felt by large circle of
quaintances. II.
letter in the St. Louis Republican, Of April 90 dated
at Independence the Goth of that month"; records the
death Of Werner Hill. He was member OF the Ger
Se ad by the DISCHARGE of gun in the hands
of d. f. Wallace of the same company. Alexander H.
Baldwin of Elmira, wounded by receiving the
tents Of gun fired at another person. He will recover
"REwARp1NG EDIroIs." Upon Gen. Jackson's
first election to the Presidency, several editors
were appointed to office The Opposition ut
tered grieyous complaints against this practice de-
no novelty, and the loudest of the compliments
against General Jackson had worked hard in the
ordinary business OF partisan SANDER, and would
have been clamorous for office, had Mr.. Adams
been elected At least, we infer this from witness
ing the alacrty of these very compliments in de-
handing Office, upon the election of General Har-
rison. And since General Taylor's election, not
few editors, and some OF them not little dlstln-
guished for their rancor during the campaign have
been very busy at Washington In the usual routine
of ofice-seeking, and have also been very busy in
the newspapers with little paragraphs, and on dts,
and it " is saids, about the nomination of this and
the appointment of that editor. If these gentlemen
may be relied on all the important Offices are area-
dy monopollzedb by editors But we trust that they
are doomed TO disappointment; that the President
will make all legitimate distinctions between parti-
san services during the campaign, and capacity
and fidelity. r
But should editors be excluded from office Does
IIe profession OF an eultOr QlSQuall1y fOr ONCE
Must editors be prescribed class Z! We say that,
as general rule, to which the exceptions should
be very few, editors ought to be excluded from
office and we would found the rule, upon the cor
ruptng tendency of opening office to editors, and
not upon their want Of qualifications for office.
Edltorshp is profession of high responsibilities,
and consequently requires no. slight share of intel
lcctua and moral instinct and cultivation. Editors
nually strive to prove that the press is the most
powerful of engines, and when free, will over
power all tyrannles, reform all abuses remove all
moral evils. Making due allowance for profess
power to the press; more than to any other inst-
tuition. And if it be thus powerful for good, it
is equally powerful for evil. If then thus powerful,
It certainly ought to be n good hands, TO insure
exercise Tits power for evil Thus, as its power
and responsibilities are proportionate, the editorial
profession is not within everybody's capacity, more
than statesmanship, the pulpit or military COM
mand. If few can make good statesmen, good
clergymen, good generals, few make good
editors.
An editor is public teacher In free country,
where newspapers abound, and where the public
seek light of the press, editor should be able to
expound principles, moral, political, legal, and their
application to the details of daily life. He should
know too much of moral philosophy, of law, both
constitutional, municipal and International, of
raj science, OF history TO readers asray,
TO be incapable of setting them right when led
astray by others. He should be always ready,
to the case in hand with proper illustrations. His
gun should be always loaded, and sufficiently to
hit any mark, however high however distant, how
ever large. however low, however small. however |
near And he should be bold earnest, Just, devot-
ed to public good with the highest estimate of his
responsibilities, and an infeXbc determination to
consecrate his powers and opportunities to human |
Improvement, individual and social All the deyo- |
ton, the self-sacrfce, the high aspiration, the |
conservation of self TO great public end, which |
are required OF The clergyman, the physician, the |
teacher OF the school, are required still of the
editor. The clergyman seeks the health of the
soul, the physician that of the body, and the
teacher trains the youthful soul and body TO be heal
thy IN maturity and age The editor seeks all
he covers more: He goes beyond the clergyman's
congregation, the physicians circle, the teachers
school, and seeks the health, physical and moral.
OF his country. OF the world. We have not de-
but once in centuries We have indicated nothing
beyond the reach of respectable talents, enlarged
education, great earnestness, and high sense of
duty, Therefore we say that the world contains
qualified, must devote themselves to the editorial
profession, sole object and not as an object Sc
condaIy and subservicnt to something else.
All this being. admitted, (and what enlightened
mind Will deny II y how can an editor faithfully
fulfil his high mission, who makes politics tempo
rary trade OF which the profit is to be an office
With an Office as his Interior object soon to be
reached and to be reached as the reward of parti-
san services, and the rcsu of partisan success, he
will place that success above all other considera-
hons, and Will expect, when successful, to be re-
warded in proportion to zeal and activity. This
him in adulation of his candidates,
SANDER Of their. opponents, and brings him to that
1etestablc maxim, "all is fair in politics." The
results are, corrupt, slanderous, vltuperative
press, dishonesty in political action, deprivation of
MORALS public and private. We would have edi-
ors continually feel that they are like the udi-
ciary-beyond the reach of pariizan promotions too
nigh, too pure, too proud to be reached by hope or
fear of partlzan loss and gain Like the nudge the
EDITOR should wear the ermne, a robe too white TO
be touched with impunity by the poutng hand of
political trade lie who ought TO be the master of
politicians, should be too proud of his high mission.
% be their hired servant. We commend this to the
lohce OF the President ofthc United States-Phia-
telrhia Ledger
IoBAcco AND MoRTALrTY.-At the last meeting
u The Academic des Sciences paper was brought I
ONWARD by MI Carhnnnel nnon the efIecfa nf 10. y