Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-05-06
An American Editor.

The Philadelphia Register publishes notice Of
the late Russell Jarvis, which is not without some
truth and point though it carries its argument lit
tie far in undertaking. the eloquence and abill
ty of Clay and Webster he Registers article is as
follows:
"The death of Russell Jarvis calls for some extra
ordinary notice from his brother editors. Mr. Jar
Wis for long time, known to be connected with
the Public Ledger of this city. He occupied that
serious post where man is supposed to be able to
instruct some thousands of readers to read daily
bulletins to critical army than ever conquer
or with ignorance at this heels could boast. This
Isl indeed, task. 1t is never ending, still beginning
As soon as one subject has been examined, read up
aud written down. another offers itself. There must
be no mistakes, no falterings The editor must be
a multiform teacher. And such, indeed, was MIR.
Jarvis.
sAccident turns the attention of the public to
particular persons. man graduates at college ;
he studies law he goes to the State Leg slature !:
he learns how to draw up laws and speak to them ;
he is transferred the House of Representatives at
Washington his political experience is further for
tilted thereby he is then transferred to the Senate
Six years. and six years, and six years. perhaps he
is on the apex of Capitol Hill His least sayings
are magnifed into vast proportions his common
places become oracular. His oratory, which does
not exclude provincial twang or pronunciation, is
Ciceronion His wit, though such an editor would
think of writing down in cold blood, is praised as
like unto Sherdan's. His insolence and bad taste
become DOlQneSS ana originality ana mails gTOan
witt newspapers, and wires flash electricity, bearing
his Capitol Hill emancipations to California Cana
da to Enpland or China. He is magnifed like a
man on the Alps. An artificial atmosphere makes
him to look Colossus of Rhodes.
The editor has no Capitol Hill he is often I'M
known. But no man unacquainted with American
letters will award the best specimens of eloquence to
Webster or Clay. This is found in the American
newspapers. This is found in the higher scholar
ship of our writers.
| HU>I
positively encyclopaedia. In point of knowledge,
perhaps no man in the Senate during this century
equalled him. He was one of the few men living
good at political, historical and asthecal articles
His legal attainmens were magnificent He pub
| lished in the Ledger, previously to Mr. Webster's
speech in the Supreme Court the subject, legal
argument of some fifteen columns the case of the
United States Bank and the State of Alabama. 1t
was a master piece Mr. Webster never produced
anything better.
In these things Mr. Jarvis was great man.
Deficiencies the want of an attractive style lie
was always close, consistent, clear, logical as wri
ter but never lyrical, rising to the eloquent
He had no wit whatever and no humor. In this
particular his mind seems to have been singularly
obtuse. He appears not to have succeeded pub
| lie speaker
These deficiencies of style made him less popu
lar writer than his interiors in education anc
technical knowledge. If he had possessed style be
would have ranked with our greatest men, Therein
alone lay ms denClenCy.
& His place will not be supplied OF indomitabl:
industry-with the power to write learnedly agains
time, carrying his authorities in his head, with
! variety of information almost incredible-his posi-
ton in the public press was his true one'
ALE.-Although Albany ale is world renowned
few comparatively are aware of the extent to which
it's manufacture is carried in this city. Their
are, al present, eight brewerics in town. which con
sumo, IN the aggregate: at fair estimate: $50,
! 600 bushels of barley year, which, at averag
cost OF IS cents per bushel, would amount to an in
vestment of over 100000 in that article alone
The other expenses of rents, barrels hire &c, will
swell the amount immensely.
The season for brewing is from the LIST of Septem
Der to the first of May and it is estimated that full
if not over, 100000 barrels of beer manufactur
ed here every year-the average sale for whcih
$3.50 per barrel, making revenue from this sourc
of over one million dollars ready market is foun
for all that is manufactured, in almost every port
the United States, well as the ports of Sout
' America, and even China
In addition to the brewing, the mailing establish
ments In this city, for capacity of business excee
all the rest in the United States and can manufac
ture over million bushels of grain per year, yielc
ing an immense revenue as Albany is the principa
: barley and hop market in the United States wher
the brewers congregate to purchase their stock an
thus must It always be the leading place in thes
; branches of ess.-Albany Express.
We know cautious lawyer, who sent a propos:
y of marriage toa young lady, and signed it Your
without prejudice
K The ADVANTAGE OF RAKK.-If Duke vera