Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-05-14
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/ IT is not strange in view of the common impulses
of humanity that little children at school should
become angry with each other and call hard names,
and we can look upon the acts Of larger boys, who
muster sufficient courage to write some sad remark
regarding their schoolmstress, which is syy circu-
lated among the pupils in the light Of small things
But it is not small affair forfull grown men, and
men too. who assume to possess ability adequate to
the editing of public Journal to fall out and set to
scodng their neghbors with needless personality
language Thus when writer tells that if it had
not been for the efforts of SO and SO, governor
would to day have been at home whetting jack
knives and again in smaller language attacks a
work the ability of which has been uniformly ac-
knowledge.l, we willing to take it for granted
the author has delivered hsmsef Of very fecitous
image in his own peculiar style, but conscious
that he has said very foolish thing ''-sfs f.
To call a mar thief or a liar, because he can
not help himself OF to indulge i'll mean personality
fsr the sake of newspaper notoriety, cgrades the
dignity of the press, and entities the writer to a
place in Biingss tic rather than to the honor, bic
position of the editorial chair -'
Manly effort to obtain an honest living, srewd
business ability in conducting ones affairs though it
undermines the foundation of your own dwelling,
must be admired but mean assaults, and low trick
cry are the weapons of the black guard. and should
congn their authors to company of their species
There is no ability, far less any evidence of
thought in catching at a common rumor, and brand
ing men with hard names. alone such responsible
ity, and there is nothing more contemplate than
the spelling out of names in large type and then
lacking upon them the the eminations of a mind
biased by petty jeaousies or disappointed aspira-
| ton.
There arc journals in this state which know
no other ability and how the Times and Register
cvate the law prohibiting the sale of lcwd works,
not able to discover; but they do not sail I'M
der false colors and when they ebtrIc their brazcn
faces into your presence yon know them and make
yourself ready FOX the attack. ,...t
But for coantry papers, papers that arc taken for
Children for school girls to rcad which of all Others
should be devoted to correct morals good manners,
and common civity, to take bath in weak solu.
ton of the New Haven Register, is exact:as toe
much from liberal public We not disposed to
find fault with our nc;shbors they at least require
all our goodwill and encouragement, ard that OF
our patrons TO subsist, but must We object Icing
classified with them, because in our absence occa
sional replies have appeared in the Enquirer drawn
out by attacks upon of the most ptiabe character
We would say to the editors of these Journals that
according to common events, success in such ca
reer is most doubtful-and though they may flatter
themselves they witty, ironical, they please
but few, and these too not of the stamp which pay
their bills promptly To be conf dent in your own
cndowments is happy state of feeling but in the
possession Of this sclfcomplaccncy it is not we'll te
to overstcp the decorum of gentleman. Moral ex
celence hold far above the largest literary ability
and when VIC persons violating the amenities Of
life for any consideration perceive at that
they sacrificing the greater for the lesser We
recommend these suggestions to the careful considc
ration of our immediate neigLbors. ....t....