The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-07
WASHINGTON CITY.


ia thh HE that entities us to credit But TO
have what little We accomplish in that way, con-
vertsa into q reproach, is among the most re-
voting experiments that can DO made on human
patience.
We did not observe the following, until We
found 1t ia the Macon (I'usksgee) Republican,
copied from the Noble Adosrtissr--both South
err Submission papers.
Mr.. LANcDos, besides being editor Of paper,
is Mayor Of the city Of Mobile, and we could
hardly have supposed him capable of writing
paragraph so destitute Of dscorum as well a. of
truth. For, even IL it were true, the impro-
pristy Of publishing jocular remark, made in
private conversation. a. the basis of base i'm
putation, is too obvious to every man of candor
and Of breeding. We, however, are quite will
ing that all our conversation should be repeated;
but not that it should be misstated. The article
is a. follows:
"Langdon, Of the Mobile Advertiser, now in
Washington City, writes to his paper as follows
concerning the Southern Press and its editor,
EIwOod Fisher:
*Itis perhaps unfair to hold the present editor
Of the Southern Press responsible for the doc
trines Of that paper. The manner in which
the pnper was established is familiar to the
country II was established by the South
ern disunionists, and the present editor was en-
ployed to edit it. He therefore is hired to write
disunl0n editorials at n round salary. He
breaches disnnion for pay, for consideration"
] was introduced to him, soon after my arrival
here, by an old friend formerly Of Mobile, and
~ tho suhject Of politics was soon mentioned,
oh" Aays my friend, sFisher don't believe a
word be writes-he gets good pay" Says
Fisher, sthe least said about that the better
1efr fake drink" There's many serious truth
uttered ~ y joke. The principles Of Mr.. Elwood
Fisher are evidently a tradeable commodity, al
ways IN market and for sale to the highest bid
der, Of'course paper thus conducted is cal
culated to exert cast influence on the public
mind! Il IL such paper that sneers at "North-
ern men" who edit Southern papers.
sElwood Fisher is evidently what the world
would call agood fellow" agreeable, amiable
and kind. From the acquaintance have formed
with him here, I like him. He is certainly a
good writer and man of talents But when
ever you see man wearing adrab coat, copperas
pants and white hat in the ioi,lter, set it down
as - fixed fact" that there is "screw loose"
somewhere"
The remark that We did make was, {" that so.
far A. the pay was concerned, the least said
about that the better" And so the gentleman
referred to as northumberland US, for SO he
now says 1t is true that there's many serious
truth uttered as joke. And this is one Of them.
For zoe had not and haze not received any pay
We were not employed nor hired" to edit
this paper, at a "round salary" or any salary,
or for any consideration" So that if our :" prin-
ciples are evidently tradeable commodity, al
ways in market and for sale to the highest bid
DER" as this creature asserts, and if we have sold
them in this case, we have certainly given long
credit for an uncertain sum, with rather uncer-
tain security. For the only pecuniary advantage
we expect to derive, is from the ultimate value
of an establishment which thus far would barely
pay its own expenses, even if the subscriptions
already received, were all paid up, and unfortu-
nately aconsiderable portion are not. 1t is true
that the subscriptions are still increasing, and
that the paper will probably become profitable.
But so far as it has gone, instead of paying us
a round sum, it has cost US one out Of our own
funds And we avail ourselves of this occasion
to bring this fact to our negligent subscribers,
and to the friends Of the cause, that the former
may pay up, and the latter aid in extending its
circulation No man has thus far given more
solid evidence of sincerity in the cause in which
this paper is engaged, than We have.
The editor of the Mobile Advertiser, not con-
tent with maligning our motives, eliminates
our costume---an offence that we cannot pass
over lightly, as our taste, as well rs principles
and motives, is above his criticism. lie COM
plains that we wear a drab coat. Well We have
an elegant drab opercoat--and the color, as well
AZ the cut of it, has been quite the fashion on
Pennsylvania avenue this winter. Our under
coat is very fine claret, of the darkest, softest,
and mildest shade-now rather the worse for
wear-but made by the most eminent tailor
In the Union, and made to fit form worthy of
all his skill As for the hat, it is whichever
though, or rather because it is Winter. We
never could endure black hats, particularly in
vvlutcI, huu cSpCSl0'J WhS'a wv oN" WIS" "'~~"~
delighted, in that season, to clothe herself in
white, and uniformly gives to animals in the
arctic regions, the whitest of furs for clothing
As for our pants, the editor of the Mobile Ad-
perfiser has perpetrated an ntrocious columny.
He says they are "copperas colored." This is
an outrage, and one that can only be accounted
for by the fact, which We now recollect, that he
,oore green spectacles.
Now, is it not too much, that Yankee, pre-
Stunning on being the editor Of a Southern pa
per- although tits Submission one)-nnd still
further, elate with being Mayor of Southern
city, should come up to the seat of government
with his green spectacles on; and not content
with applying the Northern principle to us, that
everything is marketable, should add insult to
injury by presuming to criticise our costume.
If that is the best specimen Of Mayor that can
be imported by the commercial city OF Mobile,