Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-06-20
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PLAQUEMENE:
Saturday, June 40, 1857.
PER SONAL.

course prescribed for him by party tactics
that 49, IT he has any fear Of "strain of sar-
casm aud ridicuIe" from some coemporary of
his party whose fetters are too strong (from
the pecuniary interest probably which the par
ty has in his journaD to allow him similar
privilege, should he wish to exercise it,
What more humiIiating condition can pub.
Iic Journalist descend to, even though he be a
partIzan, whose position is such, ideally or rea
ally, that he dare not give origin or publicity to
any great political theory or truth without first
ascertaining the sentiments, wishes or policy
of his party from the local segment around
him, and then through the Interpretation of
| some half dozen aspiring demagogues? Or,
who dares not even insert a communication,
without first submitting it to some big~bug
leader OF his party, whose approval or condem-
nation may take from such an editor (pardon
| the misnomer y the responsibility of his course
| with reference to said communication, whether
! he concludes to publish it or reject it? Is
there person in this or any other community,
who has paid any attention to the manner in
which partizan newspapers have been conduct.
| ed, who cannot point to an editor of this class,
and who has not at the same time most Bit
ter contempt for such slavery or imbecility of
mind?
Of those with whom we have had weekly
conference for the last nine years, it is unne-
cessary to ask whether we have been the sup4
plant slave of a party, the plant tool of any
political clique, the intellectual begger for the
etusions of other mems brains, that the edto-
rial columns of our paper might make res-
pectabie display of ability-or one who has
SO little confidence in himself, and so weak, as
to be continually seeking of the party he rep.
resents Qhrough few interested politicians)
their wishes or sentiments with reference to
his editorial course.
Though we have never wished and have
never sought the editorial aid of any man of
our party, OF the benefit of his political expe-
rience-noF have we in any one instance been
the recipient of such favors-yet, the visits and
advice of all good men of our party, would
al all times be gratifying to our feelings. But
We presume to know our duty and the business
we are engaged in; as an editor we are care
nest and enthusiastic, and believe what we
write. To please all, or be q general favorite
even with our party, is what we never dreampt
OF accomplishing, and never tried to-. AS
partizan Gf the reader will excuse this appa-
rentIy egotstical representation of perfections
or imPerfections) We have ever been aware of
garing faults; one Of which is, we have an
itching to speak facts, without stopping to
think of their effects politically-another is.
it is with bad grace that we would attempt to
advocate political falsehood or persist in
false political theory, knowing them to be such.
We could produce thirty-eight other reasons
showing our inability as partizan editor, but
presume that these two are sufficient to con-
vince all who have an object 10 be obtained,
or who can only see our merits according to
the venom or vtuperation which might appear
in our columns. Notwithstanding, we believe
that if we were this day to call upon our
friends to rally around US, TO prevent ruin
that seemed impending, we would not call in
vain; we believe we would grasp the warm
hand of many who would not only aid as pc.
cunfary were it necessary, but who would
uphold our political course in the face of any
opposition that might be arrayed against it.
We find that we are drifting far out of the
latitude that we had prescribed for ourseIf at
the beginning of this article, and before We
conclude we fear its length will be upparden-
able; much of the above, we admit, is inop-
perfume, and inapplicabIe to the subject in view
yet not wholly inappropriate, perhaps, in the
face of that "tumbJe-Set" mass of falsehood
and misrepresentation which appeared in the
Sugar Planter of last week-auLhor, friend
HYAMs.
I. To say that we were surprised, after read~
ing such hotch- podge-such hash Of slang
and attempted sarcasm, at variance with truth
and courtesy from beginning TO end-would
give but a faint idea Of our feelings, when Is
taken into consideration the elevated idea We
have bad of the wit and accomplishments Of
our friend as an editor, and that magnanimity
which we thought he possessed 10 very great
degree, Of treating these beneath him in intel"
ect and strength Of mind with that consideFa-
tlon which their weakness and ignorance de"
handed.
The article in question we would copy III.