Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-24
COL. FREMONT IN LONDON.

IT. COL. FREMONT IN LONDON. e.
~, Inc London Correspondent of the New Yorl
Times, wiring under date April I'd, SAYS:
:" The arrival of Col. Fremont in town has createc
quite sensation among the purchasers of leases ir
the Marposa mining district, and the directors
shareholders Of gold companies generally. The Col
onei name has been used so freely, and so many
nara things have been said touching his right grant
leases and dispose of lands, that was great relic
10 minds OF many homes, jobbng gentlemen about
the CaPel Court, to hear that the Colonel com
ing In person to clear all doubts, and the
ugly suspicion which began to be entertained. an
not sure that the Colonel, by good many, was MOI
looked upon as sort of myth-a s. Mrs. Harris, y
whose existence was considered dubious, if not sha
dowy altogether. Happily the Col. Fremont has come
al last, and his first step was, not only announce
MS arrival by advertisement in the Times, but re-
fer every body DESTROYS of information IS his Soil
cltor. The prudence of this course cannot be toe
much commended. If every thing be clear and above
board, his man-of-law will save him the trouble o.
talking and if there be any little hitch difficulty
about the leases already granted for working the
mlnes clever lawyer is the very person to smooth
matters comfortably over. .....
AS becomes millionaire fresh from California, the
Colonel has taken up his quarters at the Clarendon,
| lmmortalized in 81 Don Juan"
-" one of the sweetest of hotels,
Especially for foreigners, and mostly
For those whom favor whom fortune swels,
And cannot find bills small items costy.'
He is, in short, fairly launched as of the lions
of the season, and figured Wednesday night with
Mrs. Fremont at the Countess of Derby's assembly
With his reputed wealth, the Colonel will not fail to
have plenty of worshppers and the leaders of fashion
the watch for every fresh celebrity. Once
within the magic circle. he will be overwhelmed with
invitations, and there is reason why he may no,
spend his time here very agreebly, and go back well
stocked with information about the habits and behavior
of the British aristocracy."
THE Pass. The Richmond Examiner, By way oil
reply to dissatisfied correspondent furnishes the
Of he oIafIn hofyUa
editors and their volunteer subscribers:
"a gentleman writes to know why certain articles
signed Fair Play" sent by him to the Office have
not appeared in the Examiner newspaper. "There
being nothing offensive in his articles, he cannot
conceive the cause of their non-appearance.
With all due respect we have to inform him that
they were not published simply because the editors
did not deem them interesting TO the public, and pre-
ferred filling their columns with other matters. One
or two pieces had been allowed to appear both
sides of the question involved in those arcles-some
thing about magistrates and sherifs-and that was
quite enough for our purposes.
We have replied to our correspondent publicly, be-
we desire the opportunity to correct great
mistakes about newspapers, which he shares with
many other people.
One of them he thus expresses: 81 had supposed
the press free to ALL" That is a common idea,
but it is mistake The press is only free to its ed
itors, and TO those whom its editors believe have
good ground for addressing the public and something
to say which the public has an interest in hearing.
We would recommend those who labor under this
mistake to consider the following fact That news
papers made for the large class who want to read,
and not for the small class which want to write.
Our correspondent continued : 6 press sustained
by the citizens ought to be free to them.' We do
not think The sentence quoted does not express
the true relations between the "press and the cti-
zens - who subscribe 10 it. We will just state that
relations it is the relation of buyer and seller-no
more nor less. When man subscribes to a news
paper, simply conceive that he wants to read and
possess it. He buys it he buys meal, oats, shoes,
candles, coat; and when he no longer wants it.,
he to take it, though not until he has paid for
it, unless he be y
sorry to say have discovered good
many individuals to be.
This is the only relation between the newspaper
and its subscribers. There is no ground for any de-
mand the subscribers part, that the newspa-
per be good newspaper, and in accordance with the
samples which induced him to take it. The idea that
when man subscribes to newspaper he lays its
proprietors under undefnable obligation that
he has right to publish his compositions therein with
the single proviso that they shall be inofensive is
popular fancy and most ridiculous mistake, which
ought to be corrected. Not only has he och
right, but the editor who permits him put uDinter-
estng matter in his columns, infrnges upon the rights
of four or five thousand other people to crafty one
individual. Very few editors act so absurdy. If a
newspaper communication contains new fact, no
information interesting to the public, is not the ut
of public sentiment, is the narrative
of private injury which ought not to be made public,
the editor generally throws it in the fire and this is
the fate of nine out of every ten articles written for
the Examiner
The Scott demonstrations of Messrs. Mangum and
Stanly seem to have been received with any thing
but approval by the Wings of North Carolina. The
Fayetteville Observer (whg) talks right out fol-
lows:
I'VE feel it but due to the Wing party of North
Carolina to say that SO far as we know their sentl-
ments, they will sustain the course of Mr.. Outlaw,
and not that of Mr. Manoum. either in his favoring