The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-06
BICBM0HD. VA.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRuARY6. 6. 1855

Tue Pass AND THE NoBILIrY.-Com
menting upon the statement that Lord Pal
merston had employed Wyckoff ito make
known, through the medium OF the Fren h
and the United States press, the liberal, and
especially the pacific, character of the policy
of Her Majesty's government, the Lon
don Times says;
We should not have thought this occurrence vor.
thy OF any serious remark but that has been &C.
cepte5 ss kind Of text for discussion upon the
relations between the government and the English
press We confess we are sensitive for the dignity
of our order and proud of our vocation. We should
more dream of confounding the limits of public
duty and private courtesy In our own or In our
present pursuits than we should If emoloyed in a
State office, chsreed with the responsibilities of
judicial decision. What can it signify TO any man
who devotes his time and ability to "iour nal
sm as it is called whether the door of this or that
grandee be opened to him or shut agsinst him The
mistake lies in exaggerated notions of individual dig
nitv. We know no reason why the Marquis of Ca.
rsbbas should give himself any trouble to secure the
private friendship OF political writer more than he
would in thecase of an author who had written a
successful comedy, or of an sdvc cate who had made
good appearance at the bar. The best advice we
give to the irritable among brethren is
to have loitier notion of themselves and their vo-
GATOR Let them feel assured that in this country
the home of untIing and well directed energy-there
Ia no more honorable calling followed, no honester
bread eaten. than that OF the man Who without one
thought OF the pleasure displeesure of living man.
uu6eterred bv apprehension and unallured by greed
ambition, ia all truth and conscience devotes his
mind to the daily discuaeion OF public affairs in the
columns OF the Leading journals in these islands -
We may venture to say that know as we'll as
most men the advantages and drawbacks of such u
career.
We can feel es little sympathy with those who
are ready to prostitute tho oiguity OF their calling
and their selErespeet at the feet of great men
as we DO with the suporciliousnes5 aud gnsraucs of
the less ellis ishtened members Of the upper classes
In thosa csssea as in ali others will be iouud ev,rv
variety OF Iee CT at character; but We should be
much surprised If any public writer who drawn
naturally into their 5uciety-Who had received The
education and conducted himself with the siuple
and unassumibg manners of an Eug ugish gentleman
neither curry ing favor nor churlish!y repeng we'll
intended courtesy-5id not neot with such feeep-
tisu as i6 commonly presumed, On the other hand
1t Is not 10 be denied that the very werst specimens of
the upper casses their relations with the peas
ganeTaliy those ulsiL from hoU higher degree
Of Intelligence greater experience OF mankind. and
II sourder knowledge of the social position OF the
country, mi ght have been expected. AmSng the up.
per classes Of England it has aopoared to us fro N
Ridiculous stories which have como to our
knowledge. men who have borne ministerial Office
precisely those who havs most mis- aA the cha
rscter of their agents in the press" We may be per-
ulitted to say word upon this subject for certainly
for one adYSRtufer VINO knock at the door If the
Foreign Office, of any other office of State. with
offer of his previous services ten address them-
selves-we groan over our recollections-to the of
hce ct til. Times In point Of fact according to our
experience the geneTai toie is to andeavor in the
first iastance to secure lucrative engagement here
When that little scheme fails, and some wandering
Greek Russian, q young Irishmau lust com.
menciug life, has fail ed to convince that he carries
tins Cabinets of Europe in his coat pocket the next
is to try his smooth tongue in Downirg street
As general rule, we should strongly recommend
Ministers of State and other mig h:iue to look
tells him that for given sun, he open to him
the columns of any newspaper.