The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-15
EDITORIAL TOADYIs M.

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hundreds of contemptuous readers Of
the newspapers, each one Of whom sys-
tema!ically rubs himself down in q fer
Vid luxury of selfcongratulatory no.
lions, and in perfect warm bath of
rehabilitation fancies that he could
conduct a newspaper better than any
of the editors in the country, impair
TALLY deciding that if . kind Providence
would afford him q meet and worthy
opportunity Of ventiia ting his genius
in the position Of editor Of an infuen-
tial pGper he could dictate. the true
destinies of the nation with the point
of his inspired pen, and, a literary mod
ern duplicate of Peter the Hermit,
preach a res;stless crusade against all
the infdel hosts disagreeing with him
self, cause their utter humiliation and
place the chosen Godfrey of his heart,
his noble exponent, in whatever high
position irNthe nation he'might desire.
The spirit of editorial toadyism," sane
toned with snNil grain of bigoted
enthusiasm, comes strong upon him
and tingles to bis fingers ends, which
burn to grasp the pen of power might
Ter than the sword } and WELD it like
the rod of prophet to the banishing
Of sears of error and the cleaving of
ruggard rocks Of dry, musty and sterile
old fogyism.
This itching desire to write ones
self down q toadyed muggins is often
witnessed and like an ill-weed we'll
cultivated it grows to it's topmost and
then bursts, wasting its melo.melodisus
fragrance on the ears Of a purblind
usilc which refuses to accept the
fatted calf" at the oyer-vauled estima-
Of its owner. The editor of the
Southern Monitor, alias. the "Minden
Bantling,nr I'll Is our sketch to the very
letter, and cast Of each and every fea-
sure! With prescriptions assurances
of his own unequaied power, this mod
ern Alexander of newspaperdonn, grasp
ed the mighty pen, and abetted with
his own oondolance of his condeseend-
tsion, he in his own sanginury imagi-
nation, YIELDS the pen to the amazed
establishment Of the natives !" See
with what ruthless savageDess he tears
the rugged jaws ofignorance assunderl
| Watch empires, ancient as well as mod
ern, crumble to Wondering dust at his
command !; and behold "ahe natives
all standing agape in absorbed amaze
ment, viewing with self-wiled timidity
the doings Of this modern prophet
What pity it it is to cheat him 0
his dreamy imagination, his heroic
deeds vanishing to the winds. But
alas, too soon, he is doomed to awake
from his dream-land, to find 'hin,sel
only a human I and that nations d.
no not obey at his command, nor in
ferior mortals kneel to this chosel
supreme ruler of toadyism uersus erro
and ignorance
!" IT'S strange, It's passing strange
and yet It's true-this mundane worlc
neser worships here's. Look at geniu
about to be nippad in the bud-crush
ed forever, unless it is misshed,n o
a vacuum : can be found to hold thf
: sea of genius about to be flooded upor
us like an avalanche. But alas, it i
the sad decree of fate, and we mus
obediently submit to it. As we lay asid,
our pen, the faint murmuring Of u,
cherished sentiments Of the poet MAJ
be heard echoing back from the distan
arches of old Times fleeting horizon
Full many flower is born to bloom
unseen, &c.