The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1850-05-17

NO. 3S.
spindIes, in say one of the parishes Of this State
will be the means of adding to the comforts AMI
increasing the intelligence the population now
sparcely scattered through the pine woods
Indoent and ignorant these people now are, be-
cause they want the motive for exertion.-Give
them market for their labor, where they may
exchange fair days work for fair days paw,
and this sluggishness would dsappear it is but
the rust which corrades even the true steel.
"But the South wants motive power In the
first place; there is not piny woods region which
does not produce streams with sufficient power
for small factories. Who that has Travelled
through the pine woods Of Louisiana, in the
summer months, does not recall with pleasure
the clear streams which sofrequently cooled his
thirst and refreshed his languid and exhausted
frame?
"What especially pleases and refreshes me in
these forests, is the abundabce of water which
is everywhere pouring itself forth Is it be-
cause it gives US such feeling of life-hecause
in those lovely soiudes it sthe only thing which
movesl Or is it that it exciies in feeling
ofwealth and exuberance o. nature? Everything
which grows and lives needs the relreshAent of
water, and thirstily longs after il, and so Mother
]
Earth opens her veins here and her blood flows
| lovingly forth to her children"
"Mr. Jamos, however, shows tina: steam can
be used with as much economy as water.-The
mills in New England running by steam, use
coal at S5 per Ton. which is equal TO wood at,S6
| per cord. Wood in tie Soufh IS worth from 81
to So a cord, ard coal is much cheaper. Cloth
made by steam, too is made more even and COM
mands higher price. The Numerous Southern
villages now gngushing for want Of business.
would again thrive If portion Of the capital
yearly invested in lands and negroes were ap-
piled TO the erection of steam cotton factories.
The Editor.
He is the dupe of destiny. His lot was
knocked down to him a bargain and it
turns out to be a take in. His land Of
promise is a moving bog. His bed Of ro-
ses is high backed chair stuffed with
thorns. His laurel wreath is a garland Of
nettles. His honors resolve themselves
into a capital hoax-his pleasures are
heavy penalties--his pride is the snuff, Of
a candle-his power but volumes Of smoke.
The editor is the most in-stared man alive.
He, and he asone-the thousand preten-
ders about town notWithstanding-is in
deed the indentical martyr commonly
talked of as the most il-used individual.
He seems to govern opinion and is in re-
ality victim to the opinions of others.
He incurs more than nine-tenths Of the
risk and responsibility, and reaps less
than one tenth Of the reward and reputa
ton. The defects Of his work are liberal
ly assigned to him-the merits of it are
magnanimously imputed to his correspon-
dents. If a bad article appear. the editor
is unsparingly condemned-if a brilliant
one be inserted Anonymous carries off the
eulogium. The editorial function is sup
! posed to consist in the substitution Of sit /
be- for If ii is and the insertion of tht
j word however here and there, TO impede
5 the march of fine style. Commas an,
d colons' are the only points he is repute'
/ to make--his niche of fame is merel
$, parenthesis: he is but note Of admTatio
=, to genius; his life is spent in usherln
= = clever people into deserved celcbrity-h
n sits as charioteer, outside the sehicle, j
which prodigious talents are driven
n, immortality.
o 1t is his fortune to insert all his contribu
II tors in the temple of glory, and to cxclud
= himself for want Of space. He is alway
,. to go in but expires unpublished at last
10 He bestows present popularity on thous
l. ands, without securing posthumous renowl
in as his share. His career in this life is
lie tale of nfystery--'to be continued in In
le next" He is only thought of when thing
q 90 wrong in the journal. Curiosity thel
q looks out at the corner of its eyes, ant
= with brows and lips pursed up, querulous
). ly calculates, who is he?' Ii by chanc,
8: praise instead of censure meditated, the
wrong man is Immediately mentioned
People are only certain of their editor
u when they are going to cowhide him. |,
le there bright passage or two in an indli
Sc ferent article, you may be sure that they
t, are not indebted for that polish to the edi
le torial pen. Is there d dull phrase or harsl
J. period in some favorite contribution! Oh
r the editor has altered il, or neglected Il
!. revise the press! But if the editor is abusee
. for what he inserts, lie is twice abused
: for what he rejects. tits curious featur;
~ of his destiny that if he strikes out but /
single line Of an article, whether in poetry
3 3 or prose, that very line is infallibly tin
is crowning beauty Of the production. 1t i
n, not a little odd that when he declines i;
rs paper, that paper is sure to be by far thf
C. best thing the author ever wrote.
0, Accepted articles may be bad; rejecte,
"i +" ones are invariably good. 1t is admitted
- that judgement is the first essential for al
i, Is edtorship, and it is at the same time in
I. sisted on, that judgment is exactly t.
or quality which the editor has not. Anau
0. thor is praised in review--he is grateful
ut to an individual writer whose name he IA
70 industriously inquired for; an author
= condemned in areview-he isunspeakabl
a. disguised with the editor. Week afte
ut week, month after month, the said edito
er succors the oppressed, raises up the weak
applauds virtue, exaits talent-he pens {
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