The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-10-27
sw- We are about the last person in the


eR- We are about the last person in the
world to complain or grumble at people for
Withdrawing their names from our subscrip-
ton list We regard stalking a paper" in the
same light we do any other business transac-
ton. If man subscribes for paper and
does not like or approve the manner in which
Il is conducted, il is his undoubted right to
cease to be subscriber ut any time, and the
editor, or publisher, If he happens to be a
gentleman, will not take notice of it further
than TO comply with the order to discontinue
by erasing the name from his books-much
less will he indulge any unpleasant feelings
on the subject For we have no more right
10 expect or require man to continue TAX
ing the paper nfter he has become dissatisfied
with il, than one merchant has to demand
that we shall buy goods of him when We
can suit ourself better ut some other house.
Neither is it ut all necessary, as far as We are
concerned, for subscriber to offer any apollo
gy or excuse for aqui.ting," and we always
have less opinion of a mans independence
and manliness when he comes in and begins
to "hem and hawk" and stammer out sort
ofapology for what he is about to do. There
is no compulsion one way nor the other-the
subscriber has the same right to withdraw
that he had to commence. II is mere bust
ness transaction, and should be regarded in
the same light rs all other transactions of a
business character.
At the same time we cheerfully accord the
view above, we must be allowed to question
the propriety, and to deny the right, of any
subscriber, or set of subscribers debating to
us the course we are to pulsue in conducting
our paper-what articles we shall publish and
what leave unpublished-th opinions to be
advanced and urged, and the principles md
sentiments to combat and strive to overcome
under penalty of losing their patronage
and the withdrawal Of their influence from
our press. We have been led to these re-
marks by having received letter from pair
Of friends for whom we entertain the highest
degree of respect personally, complaining Of
the tone and spirit of articles that have re.
Gently appeared in our columns, and suggest
ing that If we persist in countenancing and
giving publicity to such articles and senti-
ments they will be compelled to withdraw
their support from us. AS we said before,
the last they have an undoubted right to do
but they have no right to dictate to us what
course we shall pursue in conducting this
journal. We are always willing to receive and
are thankful for suggestions, when made in
the proper tone and spirit, and if such sug-
gestions, when maturely weighed, jump with
our own conclusions, we shall always be rea
dy TO act upon them. But further than this
we can't 90, to please one subscriber, two sub
scribers, nor thousand. The "ireedom oil
the press" does not consist in publishing owe
ry thing presented to IT, any more than il
does in rejecting such articles as may BE-
right and proper though probably may prove
distateful to n portion of its supporters
There Is great mistake abroad in regard &c
this natter that editor is only really free anc
independent who has the iirmness to rejec
and suppress all which he believes to b'
wrong, no matter what source II comes from
and how strongly II may be backed by pat
ronage, and to publish any thing which he
believes the interests Of his country and so
ciety require, though il may run counter to
the known opinions Of half the men whose
names stand upon his subscription list. This
view may be peculiar, but il is the correct
one Il is the one by which we have beer
ruided, and il will continue to control us
In the conduct OF our paper, we can recog
nize no influence but that emanatng from ar
enlightened and improved public opinion, and
bow to no dictate but that ola sound, whole
some and prudent judgment. And while We
solicit the indulgence Of our readers fol
having occupied so much space with matter
almost entirely personal to ourself, we hope
we shall be relieved from the necessity Of ey-
or recurring to il again.
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