Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-06-02
AEw YoRx, May i3, 1853.

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r Nav YoRx, May Is, 1858.
Did it ever occur 20 you thaa uewa-
paper correspondent ia the post ipde-
pendent of journalists, and can aSoFd 10
tAiBk aloud much more often, and at
much less risk, than he who writes lead
ing articles, or any other ssilorial mat.
ssE for which the impersonality of 8
newspaper is held responsible by sab
scribers and the public? As have no
longer either paper Of my own, or the
control Of one, / kBow that render my
self liable to the charge preferred against
the Eo1 who, having lost his tail in 3
trap, became suddenly disgasssa ~4sh
tn unSighlliuess Of sSaudal appendages
generally, ana sndeayored 20 persuade
bis breEhrsh to undergo a surgical ops@
ration Which would place them on par
With him IN personal appearance. But,
Notwithstanding & keen s8nsoao asssaas Of
the delicasy OF my positions / aOvnet
hesitate 70 gairm that, radical as am,
known 10 be, and free as have svss
aimed to be, have never yet, in the col
umns Of M own papsrs glssn suchfres
range to nay thogsht ~ wh&n wridag 3
letter fo- anotAsr pa psE. EditoFsand
proprietor2ef saccessfal papers are By
no means the bold. powerful fellows they
are popularity supposed TO be- Their
language, indeed, is often bold enough,
bat they seldom take bolS positiens, and
wba power they WELD mast, Il they
would preaeFse it, be aPptea 70 the sn~
iovcemeut Of doctrines and measures
roputar wfsA sbesE 1Featiies,s. ! FSfeF, of
course, to the editors Of papers which
are. pecupiarily, very successful. If q
paan wish or choose TO remain all bis life
& poor devil, or 3 devil la moderate odF-
camstances, be may oeeasi ouAiiy ind ulge
ia the luxury of falling what be believes
10 DO the whole trath upon subject;
and If be be determined not to wait for
poverty, misery, and gensEal wEstehed-
ness to visit him, but TO rush into their
embraces at q very easIy period Of his
existence, he may be guilty, evRR habit
ualIy, Of using hsintellectual and mosal
faculties for the furthaGanoe of tas high-
est purposes Of his conceptions @sd Als
choi3c; but, if to make money be the
sole or chief aim 0f The newspaper pro-
prietor, be must, TEks ths lawyer, ths
merchant, aud the asrgyman, conform
TO the tastes Of his patrons. An conh-
dent that, although an exception 10 the
rule I have laid down may be pointed
cut, heEs aud thssa, with some show eS
justice, the rule ftself hol is good. 4
Newspaper correspondents, on tAsosh-
ar hand, enjay glorious privileges. It Is
not unusual to see correspondents Of the
Iondon T7ae sRd other leading papers
of Great Britain, and the correspondents
Of the best AmsriSan newspapsrs, sx-
press and defsud opinions diamssrlcaliy
opposed, net only to those advocated by
the journals for which they write, but TO
personal preferences Of the editors Of
them, ana often to I-setsled public
opihion land, for some rassen os other,
the common Law of journalism not only
holds d Newspaper Irresponsible for she
cpinions Of its correspondents, but they
are often encouraged by managers Of
newspapers and the public to sag what
they have to sag, irrespective Of tbs
coarse 70 whIeh the papers fosEhish thsy
write may BIO committed.
But, to change the aabjast; 1t would
aeem that thegsis Q settled determine
sion in, the United States TO let Great
Britain take the lead in all matters Of
material progress. We ALLOW her and
France to do all the lighting IN China,
ret meauly instruct our Minister Ar.
Reed, to avail himself Of every adyan-.
tsge gained by lhs troops 1T those Ra-
tiong over tho Celsstials; we allow the
noble Collins line Of steamers 70 be
swept out Of existence. leaving the Brit
ish CanArders 10 transpOEt our mails,
our specie, snd our citizens aaross the
Atlantic and late report Of shs Peat
hIassar General Of GEeat Bgissaa sen-
tAins a paragraph which would rsally
seem to indteato that, II we do not speed
ilyEoass ourselves 10 aStisny 10 shall
soon occupy, and aessrvedly 20, spesi-
tion as mach bshiad Englead = MexieO
La bshind as. The paragraph ia qnes-
tiou informs Us that:
aThs pFsasat Intercourse, both eOal-
1uerciAl and social, between this synnsEy
and the United States, renders the pres
ssnt high rate Ut postage, and the waas
of compgahen and isbesa4 aFs@ngs-
menss Tor The trausmsssier OF books and
other printed MISTER, highIy objection
able. II Is faosD eonsfas90DLg more Iat1sl
g year since Eaads proposals 20 sAe o.
). Post 0Rscs, trih q vt@g ~ seaeaa
zg,sTadas8ta iss thsse matters; bas hftIs-
Sgfo, haps got suecsedsd Ia obfGswssag
salhFr aAssat To tsfsat ffpgps Fugself s1ef.
= cd pr SoaaieT- -rrsposals." /" n ye
tge u u .assissb foE Is to plead sha naara,
Mormon and Kansas questions - sas as.
eusss for non-attsndauee 10 nassssa oa