The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-02-01

Things which an Editor can't do.
II is an astonishing fact that he can't please
every body-yet everybody, who is a most
unreasonable scamp, seems to expect it. he
can't please every reader, because every read
er differs in mind and taste from every other
reader, and no large portion Of the readers
.oi a popular paper are worth pleasing any
how. The serious will object to The nonsen-
steal, while the snapper up Of trifes won't
fancy the grave aud sentimental. The lover
oil the horrid is not precisely the individual to
be the admirer of essays-whle the profound
thinker or scholar don't care a fig for bro
ken limbs, dreadful murders or melancholy
suicides, so himselfis not party. The rabid
politician can't be pleased by the magma
tons Of fiction writers, while they IN return
vote down as serious bore, articles breath
Ing vengeance at one party and unfolding as
pure and immaculate The creed and men OF
another. Men in one branch of business can
not be. expected to fancy the putting up Of
patrons in the same line of trade, where per-
sonal interests confict, no matter upon what
pecuniary or general grounds said pufis are
founded. Thus the editor can't be expected
TO please all, and he is thick headed numb
scull, if endeavoring to DO so, he has the
slightest expectation of succeeding.
He can't please every contributor, because
cry contributor generally considers his own
,lions proper for publication or he would
"S IN to the editor, while the poor
'rone is the tripod, is some
uiiies caNeu upon ~,ecIare officially such
communications. unpubllsh,ele and Inns in
sinuate in the most impudent h.. ,ner ,b,,.bs
has little judgment left of his owri.>
He c1n't publish every rsonal conn,-,;.
cation handed him, because from some unac
countable freak Of nature, he has no DISPOSE,
ton toadopt the quarrels Of the community
and bare his responsible back TO the Iashef ol
every rascal who may question bis privilege
ofPubIishng s. base and unrnitgateds!an.
der.n 2 llAti
He can't, to please everybody, advocate
every sect oirelig ion, because 1t would require
more knowledge OF religion and of Doctrines
that amt religion, than any christian editor
is supposed TO rightfuIly possess.
He can't discuss every question, although
hesis expected to- which may arise in politics
religion and general progress, because thi,
would require an ubiquity OF mind, and a
transcendency of knowledge, which very
rarely falls to the lot of man occupying tie
humble position of edit mr.
He can't always be in health. at all time.
in condition to write, ever cheerful sanguint
and ambitious TO please, yet he is expected Il
he more than mortal man was constituted
inasmuch as nothing less than production,
which are the result of this happy condition
Of mind and body, will please
There are thousand other things he cam
do or be. and great many things, which tc
the great surprise of some persons, he ,ron
do or be, and the more 10 his honor. Yet the
spirit Of forgiveness is not often extended to
wards him. The mantle of charity rarel,
covers his shoulders. But there is "a philos
ophy which becomes part oil the nature o
inexperienced editor, that hears him up. anc
isworthy ofattention no only as guide O
conduct TO editors, bet as sound philosophy I,
the world-do the best you know how, ant
then don't care darned for consequences