Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-07-12
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NEWSPAPER EDITORS.

The n. Y. Mirror remarks, that it els
one Of the anomalies Of our political or
ganization, that those who have the widest
influence in shaping public events, who
are the direct means of elevating certain
men to- official posts, who give more Of
their time to the public than any other
class, and whose aid and advice are more
anxiously sought in emergencies than
those of any other class, should, when
patronage of a party is TO be distributed
be deemed unworthy of participating in
the fruits Of their own labors. Editors
and conductors Of newspapers are, as
class, prescribed, so far as the emoluments
of executive patronage go. There are,
exceptions, of course, but they are very
few; and for obvious reasons, which We
need not repeat, we cannot enlarge upon
this subject as we would willingly do"
And the Mirror might add that it is
not by government alone that they are
prescribed. They are generally over
looked in the distribution of trust in the
peoples gift, SO that when we hear Of an
editor being nominated to the House of
Represe ntatives, or some other menagerie
OF hungry politicians, the cry Is, editors
rising What an idea! Rising from the
power Of the press, the grandest power in
all the world-the daily power Of scatter
ing'abroad, not only the seeds of knowledge
but cooperating with the benefcent de-
signs of Heaven itself in doing good
aye, by single lire or sentence promo
ting some cause of philanthropy and
mercy; sending forth some purifying and
elevating thought; rallying the benevolent
to the relief of some child of misery and
wo; scourging vice with lash of scorpi-
ons; sounding the trumpet call for the
friends of education and intelligence to
ssesne th n4 Rso@ h ihf msntsf e sep
darkness upinstructed mind; leading flle
van in some mighty measure Of improves
ment, which win bring forth from the
bowels oil the earth untold treasures Of
wealth, and raise decayed State from the
grave. revisiiing her cheek with the
bloom of youth, and circlife her brow
with the diadem of empire-talk Of rising
from such position as this to seat in
Congress! The Editor does not appreciate
his vocation who thus speaks. We should
as soon talk of an eagle rising from his
mountaineyrie' TO mingle in the camoring
and squabbles Of a community of puddle
ducks.
As TO Offices Of the government, we
see no reason why !. the editor who has
passed his life in fighting the battles and
bearing the heaviest byrthens Of the cause,
should not be entitled to as much consider
alton as. the politicians, whom he has
thousand times converted by dash of his
pen from saterpillars TO butterflies. In
this country, editors are too frequently
looked upon as tools to raise aspirants to .
high stations, and when that is done to be
cast aside as worthless. In unenlig htened ~
and uneivilized France, the very reverse
is the case, and we find the power of the
press acknowledged in deeds as well as
words, and editors placed at the head Of
the government.
So it will be here, one Of these days
Let the editorial fraternity wait in pa
thence, and its time will come. In the
mean time, let it never forget that thero
can be no station more truly honorable
and beneficial than its own voeation.-.
Richmond Republican. y