The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-21
PrInters and Aushors.-Mr. NJ

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Printers and Auihors.-Nr. y. 7.
MiEsis. oze II ne eslifcrs ofsas Houas lsprnss.s
II n0sicing the PnussTs' Fs.tsslEecsnilY hsid i
NrN Yosk. sgeaks IN he fsllgNias ossnFlinrHia-
y lsruas = de ersii q PHuisrs and q he a.
,snlssss ~Lieh he pursuit q shs basinas 8
fOsas % "a illrlissui sn1 olsrning mind.
If lhrre atIe ~ apprenticeship % die
trade ii suihoIship. ii would be Is e.
senilNl than a yonng suihor should pass
wear a. a rempnsiinr IN prinIing-of-
fee. a. lhaI i future sea-e-piain should
make ,nysge before the mssf. II is moi
alone that he would lhns learn The impnr-
ianre n properly preparing . copy" for
he printers. IS leglile penmanship and 4
know ledge 81 The signs, marks and alb
lresia,sons ~ Uhirh proof j. e"rfseird.
These are matters. an acquaintance with
Ahirl,. an The pari 81 The Anthnr. would
save much lisne ani yexaiinn. and prevent
seTinns bIundtrs. The chief ID. anlages
would be 10 the author himself. There
is M such ellrclual analysis rf style ~
the pracess ufiype.seil,ng. As he takes
Up ieuer ~ letter. IL long or complex
sentence. lie compassion becomes most
crilieaily aware nf where the sentence
might lave heen shoriened 10 save hi II.
hor. lie detects repeliiions, becomes i'm.
patient 81 TeG5nasneies. recognizes rare
less o: inappropriate use II explosives. and
soon arquiies habit &c paiiins an all
miriug value ON clearness and hreyily.
We venture 10 say lhai il would alter The
whole character II American literature. II
The authors al our very fluent nation y
were compelled, before legally receiving q
copyright. 10 have given one yrai 10 labor
al he compnsiior's case. We have said
nothing &C The arr &C nice punctuation.
which is also acquired in a priniing-0i-
iire. and by which style j. made as much
more tasteful as champagne By e1etesr.
ing.
Jnurneymen Printers are, necessarily,
well.iasirucled and intelligent men. IL Is
= pan ul proot.reaher's duty to mark a
"Quer," against every passage in q new
hook which he does not clearly ccmpre
bend. Authors Who know what is salua.
ble. pruf. hy these quiet estimates Of their
meaning: and many weak point, that
would have ruined literary reputation IL
left nncOrrected frI The reviewers 10 han.
die. has been naiSelessly put right BY a
praol.rea,lrr's unohlrusiye .qn!" 0fmnst
books. indeed. ~e would rather have the
rri.irism of the workmen in the Office
where il was printed, than of the re-
viewers WIN skim and pronounce upon i.
We speak with some lille authority on
this subject, not only because father and
grandfather &c our own were printers and
newspaper editors before US, but because
We have our,elf protiied by the disci-
pine Of winch we speak A rebellion
against Greek and Latin IN hoyhrod, was
very sensibly met BY the putting Of us 10
work al the rompOsliurs case, and we did
mi leave It to resume an education, I'LL.
taItrr lao years practise) We could "srl
and distribute" like a jouneyman. Our
labor was upon The religious newspaper,
The Boston Recorder. and we well re-
member Tie qualification with which We
The exclusive privilege OF setting
from the manuscripts Rev. Richard Slorrs,
one vi the rnmrilmlnrs-ih the Style was so
seizabie Nv The memory and 50 invariably
bnef snd 10 Tie point. Whatever may
have been The merit OF our own style Of
writing since, We are consinced that we
owe, Il least lis freedom from certain de-
i.cis. 10 the training We rerelved while so
small a. 10 stand prrrhed upon Two type.
boxes al BREWER case.