The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-18


who sicus himself -. b." and who nays
tia, b, has been the editor Of several news
pspe,s. favors our friend Of the Blade with
HE views a. to how paper should be com
dscsed. Some Of his sdvice 10 very good,
in our opinion. bu, there are other portions
which show that he has only half learned
the duties Of an editor. Among other
things. he advises the editor to eschew party
politics with unceasiog vigilance, and con.
cIpdes as follows'
"S~cure all tho aid you can in the way
Of correspondents. Especially get the u"
diss to write for your pSpes. The sb'l'ty
of a paper is estimated by it. editorial mats
ter and original communicate Any
per.on can select. The foreman will gem
etxIIy perform this task - wei, ~ any one
else"
We have been engaged actively for at
l.s., ten year. in conducting newspapers,
aud we are satisfied tina, the above advice,
If strictly followed, would ruin any paper
published in the country. An occasional
correspondent may be found who writes
well, bu. the great majority OF those who
have a penchant for Writing for the press.
are deficient in uost, IL not all the pres
REQUISITES, which render communications
acceptable But, Gays he. Get the ladies
to write for your paper" Bah Don't do
an, such hi :, unless YOU know something
sbont their compositions. II they are IN
different writer's how are you going to get
rid of them You can't say to lady,
"Yout communication is stuff and unfit to
be puhlished," &c, or any thing watch
conve,s such meaning. The ability of a
paper is estimated BY the quality, not the
quantity Of original matter it displays. We
have known papers killed of by editors
and correspondents; literAlly written to
death.
" ANY person can select" says J b. A
very great mistake-very few persons can
perform, in an acceptable manner, this most
important branch of the editorial depart
men,. An editor who does his duty, should
not perm! an asiicle OF five lines To go in
his paper without examination. But II he
does get any body TO select, let II, by all
means, be the foreman. A man who has
been several years in a printing office, is
very ap, to acquire correct taste, and his
Judgment may be, as general thing, de-
pended on,
And again what is paper without
party poltics' 4 perfect wishy washy
aHsif, devoid OF interest or merit We have
never known an exception to the rule. Or
course we do not include il this sweeping
clause the Independent. press. which takes
the liberty of discussing every question
which comes before the public but we
mean that class which eschew party poll.
tics with uuces,ing vigilance"
To edit n newspaper, where the whole
duty d,volves on one man, lie no trivial
matter. Such an editor must be n man OF
correct taste. sound judgment, one who
can express his ideas iorcibly and in few
words, aud withsll man who has perfect
command Of his temper. Tie must possess
= diversity OF talent. aud varied in'orms
ton; he able to write al interesting leader
or pungent paragraph Added TO all this,
he mast be OF industrious habits A lazy
man is totally unfl for the business for "A
full performance of hts duty will occupy all
his time. Without these qualifications, an
editor will fall short, aud perhaps entirely
fail IN public estimation; aud We have
| known more than one man OF ab.'ty wno
has attempted the task with sanguine
hopes, who has retired after having dis
appointed the expectations of his friends,
and mortified ut his own wan, OF success,
the reasons for which he was unable to
comprehend.
or We have received the first number
OF the " Temple of Honor" magazine OF
"a pp royal oc,,so. edited aud published
at Tyler, by William Chiffon, Esq, At
81 so per annum, IN advance. Mr.. {. has
been IL, considerable expense in getting up
this magazine, and unless he 10 literally
sustained by the Tempiars and friends Of
! temperance, he will necessarily lose money
in the enterprise. We take pleasure in
saying thst we regard it Ms worthy Of sup.
port, and calculated to produce good res
suits in Texas. lie. every 'remplar make
up n list OF names for the Temple Of
Honor"
OF We learn from the Delta Of the
9Th, that " No License carried the day
in Algers, on the 9th, by a majority Of 20,