Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-03-04
Che Iouertiser.
EDGEFIELD, s. q.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1852.
TO THE PATRONS OF THE ADVERTISER.


ment, if not produce a reasonable degree Of ap-
prehension. in the mind of him who now addresses
yon. Deeply sensible of his own inability, and
ever mindful of his fnany infrmities, he readily
admits that his presumption may manifest itself in
undertaking with "weak and unexamined shoul.
dcrs'' go responsible and arduous a task. At an
age too when the follies and absurdiies Of youth
have scarcely ceased when passion still excrts
her sway, and reason and prudence are just be!
ginning to operate, 1t will perhaps appear arrogant
for youth and ineyperience 10 assume the position
and undertake the duty Of practised wisdom and
acknowledged ability.
This much the undersigned has thohght It ne.
cessary TO premise. more from duty and conformity
| to custom than with the hope or wish Of escaping
tie general lot of humanily-censure and cri,i!
cism. Nor would he be so inconsiderate as TO ask
indulgence from that quarter, whence lie knows it
is never granted, and from whence It were the
very acme of foolishness to expect it. IT, as was
the prevailing opinion among the ancents GO medi
ocribus esSc poeiis non homincS non di non con-.
cesserc columnac," certainly, in our day. still
less degree Of moderate ability is allowed IN Edi-
tori6uS Indeed, the greatest sa,irist of the pre-
sent day dignifes the Editor with the very happy
sobriqnct Of &c literary hack" as if he were not
able to direct himself, but must necessarily have
the guidance Of the rein, and that too Under whip
and spur. True, the muses. have rarely, if ever,
fancied the Editor. He can invoke with success
neither him who dwellest upon Parnassus," nor
those who sport around the Picrian Spring
Helicon's sacred hill, and Castalia's sparkling
fount are not to be deserted for the smoky garret
and contracted apartments of n modern Editor
Nora .flG'' is an occupation fit for beings of
less ETHEREAL tcmFer-the scissors formidable
looking instrument at best, and the printers devil
a sorry companion for The tuncfnl nine. His Pc
gasus, if lie should be so fortunate rs TO mount
one, dwindes down to n Rosinante-he is com.
pelled TO draw upon his own resources and say with
the fantastical Spaniard, in Loves Labor Lost"
'' devise wit, write pen-l want whole volumes
in folio" not having. like llamet. the consolation
Of promising to his pen sweet and delightful re.
pose. Ii, however. the 8! fire that never tires or
ceases TO dazzlc'' is not his, still the Goddess
Minerva lights up his casque--beforc him lies the
garden Of science and literature, filled with rich
and varied learning, from whose sacred beds he
can still gather fruits and flowers, s fruits where
in lie nepenthe, flowers that are flowers Of ANA.
! ranth."
If genius or commanding talents were essential,
| or must necessarily belong 10 the Editor, then the
name hereunlo subscribed would never appear in
that capacity; but if (as he believes will appear
from the foregoing remarks) ndefatigable industry
and unwearied exertion will, suffice, then he is
certainly entitled TO fair trial, and in point of
labor, at least, will not shrink from comparison
with the tolls of his predecessors
Hisce rebus predicts, it WILL Of course, be e1-
pected that the undersigned should present TO the
public the views with which he enters upon his
duties. AS to the causes which have influenced
him, he will ray little; for if motive be TO action
in the moral world what cause is to effect in the
material, then those motives which. overcoming
all others, finally prevail, are certainly the most
powerful. In the present instance, they are briefly
as follows: The mind Of every man thirsts for
an intelligence similar to itself-secks for and
must be allied with some kindred nature-all it's
powers and faculties require sympathy from like
powers in other beings-hcnCe To love one another
is essential TO happiness-and good sense, rs well
rs experience, teaches that cordial cooperation.
constant communion, and free and active inter.
course with our fellow men is the trlc secret of
con,cntment, and constitutes the very charm Of
existence. How then is this to he effected better
than through the columns of the prcss--cspecially
by one at that temperate interval OF manhood de-
scribed rs being :" too old for the young and yet
too young for the DID,"
Born where men are proud to he, | love my
country wcll-her altars and fire-sidcs are to me
most dear, and TO benefit that country has ever
been my first and most ardent wish. believing
then, as do, that the Press is the great Palladium
of our domestic liberty, the very fnunt from
whence we are to expect the waters of our saliva
ton, am more than willing to exert my powers,
limited though they be, in its behalf and for its
advancement, concluding with the patriotic Cur
ran, that however feeble and worthless those
powers may be, Z" / should not ihiere them from
my country" 1t is rs yet the boys mite, and his
only consolation is that like the widow it may in
after days be turned TO some advantage.
IAS W my polCd! pllneipler, IL IS scarcely Nsccs
sary TO say than that they are the same as our
paper has heretofore advocated shall, however,
attach myself 10 no party, espouse no particular
creed. As yet vitiatcd by no political bias Ishall
follow where honor and conscience dictate. True,
in the recent and exciting contest in our District
my sympathies were enlisted upon the side Of
Secession, yet not the least bitterness was then
entertained, or has been since cherished against
the other party. Our Cooperation friends, ever
noblp and frank, and generous, and opcn-treatcd
with all due courtesy and fairness, and with
honest Jack, we shall ike them the better fo7 it
the rest Of our life.
My younger and slcndercr taper I" shall as pru-
dence dictates or occasion requires" imbibc bor-
rowed light from the more enlarged and redundant
fountain of our Senior Editor; and though
write with rough and all unable pen, still, prefer.
ring the more equitable mode of being judged ra.
ther by my diligence and labor than any preten.
sion TO talent and ability, hope to merit a small
portion Of public favor and regard.
JOHN BACON.
t| WE call attention to the article OF "JU.
MUS" on this page. The writer touches upon
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