The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-03-11
The Country Editor.

Editors seem particularly to delight in
complaining of their lot, and some of them,
VIC have not tho slightest doubt, would Ike !
to have law made, that for robOlhg or
cheating an editor, the penalty should be |
capital punishment. Whom thoy chance, IN
common with other mon, to have their
pockets relieved of u few dollars, or thor
sauctum of a coat. they speak of the robbery
as so cruel and unjust, as though they were
the poorest of all classes of respectable mon
ia tho world. They hayo excellent oppor- |
tunities to lay their grievances and priva- T,
tions befure the public, and probably re |
ccivo much sympathy in return, as the legs
OF vunison from the cast, legs OF liam nom
:he west, tho rounds of beef from tho north,
which mysteriously find their way into odi-
tors sanctums can testify.
City editors arc moro addicted to this
fashionable complaint than those Of the
country, and for their benefit wo will just
glance at few of their humble brothers
troubles and perhaps the contrast will serve
partially to allay tho irritation OF mind
which seems to force their pens into tho
habit of complaining.
| Tho farmer s,ops his OK tcam before tho
! door of tho printing office of his native town
| and, with his whip swung over his shoulder,
calls on tho editor TO pay his yearly sub
scriptiuu. Tho editor, perhaps wishing to
draw out n compliment. asks him how he
likes the paper His reply will be that it is
d" first rate, only there is not quito enough
said about farming" and as the greater por-
ton OF his subscribers belong to that res
pcctablo class he advises him to read books
that treat upon raising cattle, potatoes and
corn Ho thinks he has somo of tho best
books to be found On the subject OF farming,
and kindly offers to lend Their, for which hc
receives tho editors thanks The next
morning tho farmers son calls with TWO
bound volumes of an agricultural paper
! published IL d0zon years ago, with certain
1 articles marked for the editor To insert, one
of which recommends very highly plough
patented fifteen years before.
Next comes in L pompous young man
who had sen two or thrco productions OF
his own in print, and who had the most OK
aItod idea of his own abilities, to toll the
editor conRdcntaIly, that ho docs not pub
ish original matter enough in his papcr.-
Ho is satisfied that there is native talent
, enough in town to fill two papers tho SIZE
of his, every week, and is perfectly willing
to do his palt of the wtrE. Tho editor bcgs
= him not to trouble himself to write any
moro at present, as be has already on hahd
more than half bnshcl Of original manu-
y script. The young man turns very red and
gives vent to his anger by telling tho editor
he ia afraid to publish his articles. and have
them contrastcd with his editorials.
/. Another young gentleman, OF studons
literary habits, but devoid of worldly expe'
ricnce, drops in and expresses his disastt
= for all tho simple or exciting stories of the
day. and proposes that he commence ropub
fishing ono of SCOTS novels, to DO conllnu
Cd weekly, and the nows of the day would
,l in his opinion, mako an excellent fami!
paper.
A protty, romantic young lady calls, VIII
wishes tho editor would print more low
stories and moro poetry. She thinks hi
paper is too dry.
, Then comes tho sedate, matter. of fac
man, who would like to have all tho iigh
reading discarded. and the paper, if it prov
. profitable to tho editor in pecuniary poin
of view, and ho has no doubt it would, file
with solid, philosophical matter. He hu
long wished to SEQ one country paper devc
ted exclusively to tho sciences.
Next follows the minister OF q peighbo
ing village, who expresses rs gontiy us po
sible. his sorrow that the editor does III
devote moro space to tho lone thing nee'
full" and proposes to write few articles
religion that will not offend the most liber
thinker A few weeks after comes an arr
Gle of twonty manuscript pages detendll
tho creed OF bis church, by an elaborate a
- gument. founded on the texts OF the Scri
turo, and because the editor refuses TO pu
=, lish this, the minister says he is opposed
~, intoxicating the doctrines OF the Bible amoI
Nv his readers.
. Tho village politician thinks if his colum
were devoted to politics, his circulate
would double itself in less than six montt
md One old lady wishes to know If 1t wou
'a' be much trouble for him to print his pap
little coarser, as she finds some dilicul
}. in reading it with her glasses. Anoth
wishes the paper wasn't quito so large,
- sbe cannot find time to read all it contai
Il in ono week, whio third thinks it oug
to be larger, so that tho editor can atfo
~ more space in publishing receipts on cooki
ted and housekeeping.
Each one of these feel that IT they he'p
support "a town paper, they ought TO have
. voice in determining what it shall conta
g gs, so you see, my city friends, that besides 20
'n' trials and privations, your country brelhr
. are partially slaves, not belonging to the'
= selves, but being the property OF their 81
~ ~ scriUers.