The Ottawa free trader., 1849-04-13
Editors.

iHe ". !. Mirror remarks, that If "is
one OF the anomalies OF our political org,n-
lzaIIon, that those who have the wides, in-
uuence III shaping public events, who are
'he Glrecs means Of elevating certain men
10 oihclaI posts, who give more of their
"he 10 Inc public than any other class, and
whose alu ana advice are more anXlnusly
sought IN emergencies than those Of any
other class, should. when the patronage Of
a parIy is TO be distributed. be deemed I'M
worthy oi participating in The fruits of their
own labors. Editors aud conductors of
newspapers are, as a class, prescribed. SO
lar as the emOlumenis of executive p,lr,n-
age 20. There are exceptions, of course,
ouI 'hey are very few: and for obvious ren-
ons, which We need not repeat, We cam
ol enlarge upon this subject as NE would
willingly do"
And the Mirror nigh, add th,, it is no,
ny government alone that they are pruscrlb-
ed. They are generally overlooked IN lie
distribution OF trusts in the people's pin. SO
that when We hear o! an editor being nom
mated to the House of Representatives, or
some other menagerle OF hungry polii-
clans. the cry is, Editors rising" Wh,,
an idea Rising from the power Of the
press, the grandss, power IN all the world
The daily power of scattering abroad, no.
only The seeds of know ledge, but coroner
aung with the benehcenl designs OF Hsav-
en- itself. IN doing good--aye, by a single
'Ine or sentence promoting some cause of
philanthropy and mercy; sending forth
some purify ing and eleyaiing thought, raj.
IyIng the benevolent to the relief of some
child of misery aud W.; scourginp vice
with lash oi scorpions; sounding the ,rum-
pet call for the friends of education and in
teIIigence to combine and pu, forth their en-
ergies TO deliver their fellow men from the
deep darkness Of uninsruced mind; lead
ing the van IN some mighty measure of I'M
provemeni. which will bring forth from the
bowels Of the esrh untold treasures Of
wealth. and raise n dec,yed State from the
grave, revisting her cheek with the bloom
OF youth, and clrclng her brow with ,he
daden OF emppre-la!k of rising from such
a position as this to a sea, in Congress -
The Editor does not appreciate his vocation
who thus speaks. We should rs soon
talk Of an eagle rising from his mountain
eyre TO mingIe in the olamoring and squab-
bes OF community Of puddle-ducks.
As TO the officers Of The government, We
see no reason why the editor who has PASS
ed his life in fighting the battles and bearing
lhe heaviest burihens of the cause, should
not be entitled TO as much consideration as
the politicians. whom he has thousand
times converted by dash Of his pen from
calerpillars TO butterflies In this country,
editors are too frequently looked upon as
tools to raise asp rants to high station, and
when that is done 10 be cast aside as worth
less. ln unenlighiened and uucivlized
France. the very reverse is The case, and
we find The power of the press acknowl-
edged in deeds as well as words, and edi-
tors placed a, the head OF government.
So it will be here, one of these days,
Let the editorial fraternity wait in patience,
and its time will come. In the mean time,
lie, it never forget ,ha, there can be no sta
station more truly honorable and beneficial
than It's own yocaion,-Richm. Rep.