Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-05-13
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'ssst'snee correspondent furnishes H. fai,s-,.-
Position Of the relation betweeu easso,. -
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gentleman writes to know vhv e.rt,;,
articles sigued "Pair Play.n sent 81 k;,. =.
she ofnces, have NOT appeared il IL 49,.
saer nswsPaPsr afaere being noskinE n.
iensivs2 In his article. be cannot $500.
sae cause q their non appearances. 49, I
I "na AZ due respect We have 20 inform
h'in mat tney we're not published. simply -
e@ese- sne editors did not deem them inssr..
ssanS 20 tho public, and preferred 6lline
tneir columns with other msseera. Cln- =
.M9 pieces had been allowed te apps.r =.
Doth sides OF the question involved 20 49,;
understanding about magistrates 1nd
w have replied to our correspondent
publicly, because We desire the opportunity
70 correct some great mistakes about news
papers, which be shares with name ,sllns
people. q s.-s.'l.s
One Of them he thus expresses At had
supposed the press was free to all That
- y common idea, but it Is mistake The
press IS only free to its editors, and to sh6sS
whom ITS editors believe to have good gseund
for addressing the public, and something 10
say Whichsthe publieha an interest in bear.
ing. We would recommend those who h.
Dor under this mistake to consider tire FL.
loving fact: that newspapers are made for
the large class who want to read, and To-
for tho small class which want to write
/. Our correspondent contiaued: IA oresa
sustained BY the citizens ought to be fyee e
them. We do not think so. The sentence
quoted docs not express the true relation
between the ''prcss and the eitizensn Who
subscribe to-it. We will just state that r..
lation; it the rclationof buyer and SELLER
no more nor less When q man srbscribes
% newspaper, We simply conceive that ho
wants to read and possess it. He buys II
as he buys meal, oats, shoes, candles, err
coat and when he no longer wants Il. 81
ceases to take it, though not until be hat
paid for it, unless he be thief and ! dis-
honorable 'seoundrel, as we are sorry 70 ssy
to be-
This is the only relation betEeent tie news.
paper and its subscribers There H. NJ
ground for any demand on the subscriborss
part, save that the newspaper sbs q; good
newspaper, and in accordance with the sarA- :
pies which induced him to take il. The
idea that when man subscribes to asnews-
paper he lays its propretors under some an.
de6nable obligation Or that be has / fiehs s
publish his composition therein viii ths
single provise that they shall be inotfeusiyo.
Is popular fancy aud most ridiculous mis.I
take, WHICH ought, to be corrected. Nos
only has he no such right, hut the editor
who permits him 10 pat uninterestine nIsil1
ter in his columns, infringes upon the firlts
OF four or i've thousand other ne6pI< Il 2
crafty one indiridnat Varvs To- ssSit,, u
interesting to the pubic, or IS not the netes-
ance Of some public sentiment, or the nafsa-
tive Of private injury which ought TO b
made public, the editor generally throws u
IN the Ere and this is. the fate Of nius sua
ofcvery ten articles written for the Examiner.