The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-04-28
From the North Carolina Standard.
The EdiiOr.in-Chief.

| The Editor. in chicf-thaI is TO say, The Editor
! IS n man OF many acquaintances. Ii is a cause o.
J wonder, both to clerk and devil, how he can re-
member them; but upon all bis vIstors-and thew
! drop in at the rate of one IA mmute-he bestows
il kind Of civili:v, which is emphatic but general
! insinuaing though non.cOmma If he must
| know no man is, he snys: "Let me see how
| you do spell your name?'' And this sort of ma
| n9yering is strictly necessary. For consider-a
! young gentleman who had a piece OF poetry in the
paper, the year before last, comes TO the city and
| calls upon the editor. To that young gentleman,
the insertion OF his Lines" was an event an era,
| His soul bounded within him when he saw them
! in print. He showed them cxungly To his mother,
sent copy 10 his sweetheart, and handed them
round on the "S:oop" of the village store and has
thought better of himself ever since. 70 the
Editor the printing Of those lines was TO event at
all. He has forgotten them and their author
Yet that young gentleman leaves the office under
til" tuil conviction that he is dear to the editorial
eyes, and-worst mistake of aI-welcome to the
editorial sancum. This is brought about bv no
hypocrisy the Editors part. Broad and gen.
ern cvllIiy does the business, and does it quickly
knowing every body both helps and hinders the
Editor. 1t keeps him supplied with facts and ideas,
bur II cramps the free EXPIRE sson Of his opinions
Can an Editor write quite freely Of an author, or
artist or n politician, HON he cordially shook
hands with yesterday, and will meet at dinner this
evening! Human nature is human nature. That
the Editor is utterly lncorruptbe by money we
know, but he is not proof against tue grea ter DO
tency OF friendly ri'y which is pity.
The Editor looks upon all things, subjects, events
and persons in the light Of material for articles
A catastrophe which makes the town shudder, is
to him "ltature." He says lie "regrets to learn,
or he is "paIned to announce but he is not; as
an editor paincd in The least; no more than an
undertaken is panied TO bury man IN the highest
style OF fashionable anguish. His business is with
the grave, and IL is his business To do it grayeIy
The 'dor anon, is "R jolced 10 be able to Stale"
ar has had the eXtreme satisfaction OF asceraining
beyond doubt; and in such assertions his sincerI. |
iy Is perfect; for The pride and joy and glory Of |
the E!l'oT's heart is 10 be the "first 10 communi
cafe" t" the public important piece of intcIli
g"mce. Eagerly he scans the rival sheets, TO see
II they have any inkling Of the matter and how
SIRE he Is 10 let his readers know that IN "our
last number we announced in advance of all our
contemporaries - and with what a fprocity Of de.
light, "all our coemporaries!' are "authoritiveIy
To contradict the statements which were so osen.
IaIonsiy paraded in morning paper"
The Editor rather stumbled into his profession.
han chose IT, No man has been brought up to
Tho business. II is taught at no school, No father
'ays, Lo! my son shall be an Editor But as the
duck takes to the water, the Jew takes 10 money!
ending, as the game-cock takes to fighting so the
pre- destined Editor takes TO types and Paragraph
nS and the impulse which bore him into the pro.
rsslon never ceases to act strongly upon him
lie IS iuli OF his occupation and never ashamed Of
I. lie Percelves The promise of paragraph from
far off. He snufs it in the air. He secs il in 7
window. lie catches it in the night, and pravs
ieaven he may not forget it in the morning. IfI
&c takes pill, he thinks Pill Taking in the United
states would be ''nagnifccnt subject" !" and SO
would. II he cuts himself with razor, il sug
rs's observations on The Beard. movement. And I
e is prone TO ask. whether you have any objec. :
on to hls giving publicity 20 that remarkable fact t
ct the Edl"r desperate he is 10 tell the public
Omething it don'i know, always kters back mar,