Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-15
cErY ANp COUNTRY PRESS.

York Times have beca lately trying which
Is the most skilfui OF fence, or. to speak
more correctly, which can be the most sue
scssful in vitupera,ing the other. The
controversy Is rather spicy Blu, no, very
credisable to either of the bellisereuts,-
Raymond. the Leutensn, Governor OF New
York, and editor of the Times calls Greedy
hard names, and Greel,'s associates (Hor-
acs being in Europe) retort upon Raymond
We ara rot much interested eitacr in the
merits Of the quarrel. or in tao manner in
which It IS conducted, but such strife be.
twsen two papers Of the same political faith
Gonsrslly. ana both making prctensions to
re 6rst rank Of American journals, is a
cause Of lsugater. if not oftears-
~who would no, weep n sub a man thcre be,
Who would not laugh II Atsieus were her.
The metropolitan press Of the larger cities
occasionally take opportunities Of leciurins
their country contemporaries upon the proper
way Of conducting newspaper. and if We
remsnbsr rightly, the Tribune has often
volunteered this species of advice; What
kind Of articles the country press ought to
write. to what kind Of subjects they should
coafne their attention. what kind of infor-
nation they ought almost exclusively to
sive,-h often been the theme Of some OF
the atty papers, which seem to think that
the county press exists for little other par
rose than 10 furnish them with items for
column Of news.
We remember an article Of this tenor
that appeared, some year ego in the Gin
cinnssi Gasea<. The Boston-bred editcr
Of that paper seemed to think that !, was a
work Of foolish supererogation for country
editors to attempt TO express their ideas on
any subject o. national interest and i'm
po-tance,-those they could find properly
discussed in the columns Of their city cx-
changes. and oil they had TO do was to copy
them, and con6ne their original efforts 10
the state o! the weather, the prospects for
fruit and wheat, and The price Of beef in
their particular Realities. Attention to
these subicsts and the insertion OF local ad
refreshments. and deaths and marriages,
would. in the opinion of cur Cincinnati CO.
Temporary, be sill that is required from
country editor. We do not coincide in
this opinion. We remember Carlylss satir-
zeal remark tia, daily editors were always
thrashing the bushel of chat FOR the one
grain Of wheat, but whatever virtue there
may be in the saying il is about as applica-
BILE 10 city as TO country writers. We are
decidedly opposed 10 centra!ism in any Of
its modif cations, and We think that the
chief beauty and benefit Of country press
is that j; both reflects and guides the opin-
ions oil its own community. 1t is not ex-
pected Of country editors that they should
always write with the grace or the ability
which chsrscierizss the compositions Of
the weil-paid metropolitans but there is 4
natural vanity in every community that
supports newspaper. which prefers that
il should have something of its own to say
on the various important and interesting
matters which constitute the current hsto.
~ Of the world. To swear in the words Of
no master, is as good motto for a paper as
for an individual. But we have somewhs
wandered from the item with which we
commenced, and we will conclude the sub
jec' for the present, by saying, that til the
metropolitan press sets u better example.
IN naners, We will nc. feel obliged 10 70 J.
low its lead in other particulars.