Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-09-23
Personalities of the Press

Personalities the Press
We like exceedingly we'll what the Petarshurp Ev
press says on this subject
We do not recoect ever having seen more freouent
display in the way of personalities than has of late dis
tinguished the editorial columns of peWspaners in ou
land We suppose that in the last few months we have
noticed in exchanges at least dozen cases in which
EDITORS in their political aud other differences have assa
ed one anothers private characters in terms of the
most extreme and unsparing bitterness We think that
such Incorporate ebulltiOns n the discussion of any
public question, deeply to be depored as they serve
not only to produce personal rupturts and alterations
between The immediate parties but lower the dignity
of the press, which should be always what it was de-
signed to be- the guardian and conservaor OF the public
morals and peace. Why cannot men of opposite sides
reason together upon political subjects in a spirit OF
camneSS ard decOrum? This mode of proceeding is
infinitely better adapted to convince persuade than
the hercest vituperatiOn. No matter how important
unimportant the particular matter in issue it best
becomes the dspuants to observe mutually the rules of
courtesy and to be guided by the dictates of proprey
In combating their respective opinions. In fact the ends
OF truth and justice much better subserved in this
way than by offensive and irritating reflections and de-
nunclati0ns that cannot support his views on
any and every point OF public question by calm and re-
spectu argument who has not sufficient control over
his feelings to prevent him from nduging in rude and1
eXasperatng eplthes, ought to engage in con-
troversy We admire frmness and intrepidity in the
maintenance OF ones opinions, If we hold them to
be errOneOus-and they be just firmly and ntre-
pldly expressed in temperate in abusive language.
Editors OF newspapers are the last men in the COM
munlty who ought TO descend into hearena of personal
tiles because the press universally looked up to as the
buwark of the public veal and as one of the main pill
lars OF the social edfice 1t therefore exercises ire
mendous Influence Tor good and evil, according to the
spirit and manner in which it performs its high func
lions. The interests of the political aud social worlds
alike embraced in the sphere of its protection, and
its great effort should at all times be do conscien-
tously whatever will tend to advance these interests,
and to avoid doing whatever may impair compromise
them.
We have made these general remarks only for the
purpose OF calling attention to what We consider great
and growing public evil. We hope that our contem-
porares, and ALL will approve both the motive and
the matter of our article and thai if they do, they will
unite with US in deprecang the frequency of angry per-
sOnal discussions H. the columns OF the press"
Troubles About Marriage IN Royal Circles.
An Offer OF marriage mas been recently made by the
Duke of Rutland to the Princess Mary, sister of the
Duke of Cambridge. The Princess, who no longer
boasts OF the charm of premiere euneSe and whose afa
bty and good humOur deemed her chief attractions
does not conceal her wish to accept her only suitor-
| The Duke is neither very wise very handsome
man but he is very rch very well Bred and very am
able. In short he would probably make her excellent
husband Nevertheless it must not be. The
of the parties themselves is under the crcumStan-
ces not enough. By the provisions Of the Royal Mar
rage Act passed some ninety years ago, to crafty the
yrannic will Of George III, member of the reignng
can legally contract matlmony without the assent OF
the sovereign personally declared Her Maiesys ideas
of the ascendancy which her notions of State policy
ought to have in all matters of the kind and she are
somewhat like those OF her grandfather, resoutey reu
to allow any mngling of royal blood with that OF
her MOBILES The fear of seeing OF her own innocent
ofSprngs follow the example of her unces and grand
unces governs her absoutey and the requisite license
has been refused to her unhappy cousin, who appears
destined to Wther and pine in the fruitess STEM Such
of the incidents of monarchy established by
statue amongst the BrltOns.
TRAVEL UPON THE WILMINGTON RoAD.-Wc are
pleased know and to be able state that the travel
upon the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road, both
way and through the present year, far has exceeded
that of last year and that the business of the Road gen
| orally is prosperous With all Of the pulling, the
gument and statement that have been brought to bear
upon what called the Charlotte upper route it has
been found far, impossible to convince the greater
number of travellers between the North and South that
that route is either shorter quicker free from risk
OF health Wlthal pleasant than the Old lining
ton route. The fact that large number of travellers
continue to adopt the latter is sufficient proof of this
Many of them those who have travelled before and
still prefer do 1t u.s. therefore, plain to that the
travel which, by dint Ct the extraordinary efforts made
have been dlvested will eventually return to the Will
mingtOn road and this, too, upon natural prnc
l pie that upon which water returns to Its level. The
friends OF the Wilmington road, think, have nothing
to fear.-Sumter Is CO. Watchma".
How THE SULTAN RAISES MoNEY-The Sultan of
Turkey and his fmy (which must be pretty large one
about to go abroad to see the world They are ex
peced to visit Smyrna, Syria Egypt and perhaps Malta
The Sultan demanded sixty millions pasres, 1t is said
for the expenses of the voyage, but the Ministers replied
to him that the treasury empty. He then directed
them to borrow the amount from Gaata bankers, but
these wary gentleman refused to lend! AS last resort,
to raise the wind the Sultan ordered that all the Off
Gals at the Porte, and the Ulcers of the government
whose salaries above certain specified sum- should
for one month"; receive only half pay and the other half
be reserved for his expenses This is the way they levy
the "incOme tax in Turkey
The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
will commence its Annual session IN this place on the
I I'd Of November Charlotte Democrat.
! EXCURSION TO New YoRK.-The time Of issuing ex-
curslOn tickets between Norfolk and New York by the
steamships Yorktown, jamestown and Roanoke has
i been extended until the LIST of November. This ar
rangement made attract this route those persons
who design visiting the Great Eastern"
II RELIEF IN TEN MINUTES
&. BRYAN'S PlI4NGNIC WATERS.