Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-03-17

John Mitchell in this weeks Citizen, giving the
characteristics of various journals by which he has
been noticed, thus chances at one: :"
Zone newspaper there is in New York, and one
We are told, of very large circulation, but whose
name we had rather Gas matter of tase) not write
down, print, or pronounce. 1t has correspondents
real aginary, everywhere from pole to pole and
every correspondent of them is in paroxysm of
cIement at the date of every real or imaginary let
ter there is eternal crisis announced in the col
umns of this unnameable newspaper; and its first
and earliest news of everything always startling
always needing confirmation, but seldom getting it
This journal is forever loudest, in the ubant chorus
OF adulaton to stranger-loudest too, in the full
cry OF hounds that open upon his track TO run
him down and rend him And, what is worst of ALL
it has not only great circulation in New York but
many copyists amongst the more paltry and ingram
NAUTICAL of the country papers. One thing however,
Is consolatory to know-it is not American !: is
owned by Scotehman, and written (though in bad
Engllsh) by Englishmen.
10 the intense disgust of the Editor of the Citi
Zen." this AFFECT newspaper and its whole sect or
school of newspapers, felt Websters dictionary too
poor to express all the wisdom, goodness and talent
of him the said Editor He was compared, nav, pre-
terred, to the lotiest genius and hero of his age
He and his comrades, the ba1ed, transported Irish
rebels of '48. were gorfed if they had been Ar
gonauts, and the Australasian golden fleece. And
above even these Argonauts. he the Editor,
was by such high authority exalted he was the
noblest Roman of them ALL
1t was too fulsome and we sometimes sternly ask
ed ourselves what base act we could have commit
ted to win the applause of This nameless newspaper
and its ungrammatical but noisy sect. We had not
money enough to pay them for keeping it up, even
if that had been desirable We had no intention of
swearing by any of the &c tckes,' or mounting any
of their Platforms to tumble or jugge there =
We knew, therefore, that they would soon find US
out, and treat accordingly.
A GRATEFUL NATIONAL wronged man | have
been-more Wronged than this world tells of forever
the public good has guided in suffering in &C
ton but when falsehood is in vigorous activity, with
encouragement and support, and power; when even
from the Judgment seat insolence and oppression
dealt forth, the dignity of human nature gives right
without mputation of vanity, to avow good services
TO me: also, inspired truth, has that pas.
sionate burst of eoquence with which Charles Fox
repealed Tor enmity" There is spirit of resistance
implanted by the Deity in the breast of man proper
toned to the size of the wrongs he is destined TO
dure" This spirit prompts me to vindicate claim
to better usage
have won victories, subdued great kingdom by
arms and legislation SO as TO enable million of hui
man beings TO enjoy life and lift their heads in free
dom. | have opened vast field for commercial en-.
terprse by the Indus, augmented the of the
Indian government by millions; and in Il moment Of
imminent peril saved the Ang 10 Indian Empire from
mutiny more formidable than ever menaced its sta
bility. The return has been twice to drive me from
| high and honorable POSITIONS and all but proclaim
me public enemy. In Parliament vlllifed by men
without truth honor out of it ibeled, and from
bench with vul gar insult refused protection against
SANDER, | leave my actions to history.
Sir Charles Napier