New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-21
Mr.. w. n. RUSSELL AND HIS DE-
FANERS.

The reporter must expect TO bear severe judgments
passed upon his personal character by vulgar mon
clothed in little brief authority, aad to have bis mo-
tives subbofnly suspected and his capacities pertly
criticised by the merest novices In affairs and 10 be az
once thwarted by official vanity aud mock dignity in
the prompt and full collection of facts ard ceusured II
he falls short jot in accuracy aud dispatch He must
deaden Lis nttnots OF refinement; his manners must
conform TO the code Of etiquette Of The o,seauous and
humble shopmani he must applaud all actors in every
seere though be writhes beneath his mask AZ their
silly az d umiliaBg eifots he must be omniposeut
in resources, and grateful for the smlles aid of man.
sure to state exactly what he must know by mmor:
aud must forever bear the badge that ignorant snobs
long since pinned 70 the craft and that stamps bin,
penny a-ner" All this in the consciousness Of the
dignity and power Of his profession he is willing to
meet ilom tLose uhmndtul of boih except 20 far as
they serve their temporary interests or minister
TO Their exhctng vanity. But there should be honor
among penny y-a-liners.' There shoud be some mu-
tua protection of each others god fame Criticism Of
differing opinions is no bar TO the unity Of an nde-
pendent press; but what could sustain the aippant
verdict Of the outside world that journalism Is natu.
rally low trade, that manliDess of character a
impossible in it, that is to be forever suspected and
buIlied, we'll attempts Of Journalists to imprgn
the motives aud discfedt tie standing OF their ellowsf
Tie correspondent OF Tie London Times, watching
events in lS country has suffered from this disregard
Of simple professional etiquette. 1t was to be expect
cd, reIbars, that The Hoa2 would snap at his heels,
fordeamaton s the bone from which IL sucks its unhap-
py life; but that tie particular intimate of the family
and araa: of civilization, the very respecta-
bic Ha,pos Hiekty, should descend to such puppy
lem, is a sad fact for American literature. waen Mr.
Russen went South young artist accompanied bim.
His sketches were to be furnished to The Wrkis.
He DID lot complete the tour, but returned without
nGering the efficient service that was expected Of
BIN. His employers apoloszed, in measure to their
Iaons ior the failure Of tie expedition by imputiug
tres,hery TO Mr.. Russell accusing him Of tsct rea-
sal TO sustain their artist in the pretext by which he
sougLt eyade tue retributon Of Southern foes t,
Norbera Literature. To throw the ouus Of faIsehood
pGetictd in tteir interest npon Tie Tm correspond
ent series of communications published Que Of
which purpored to be addressed to TIE Weekly by
Mr.. Sam. WaId who was also a travelling compahios
of Mr.. Russell.
A communication from this gentleman to daily 60
teTorsIy shows that the young artist Of the Messr.
Hmrer at the first deceived Mr. Russell, by clsmings
connection with a iorei illustrated paper that he
bis incraon; that when bis business was questioned
by Southern eensor, the young artist denied the Har-
pers utterly and was saved from annoyance, IL not
yioeI,e, only by the honest and good-naured cham
pionsbip of bis companon that hs identity being after
ward discovered by Mr. Ward, he implored Mr.. w.
'uot 10 tell Mr. RUSSELL" that il not until Mr. T.
had given bis assurance that Mr.. Davis not
n,etedwith tie Notbern Press that this artist received
tie permission Of Gen. Beauregard to sketch the Rebel
works Mr.. r. being s ignorant OF the real fact that
charity alone saved the young artist from severe rebuks
FOR boysh indscretions. Mr. Ward thinks ths: some
thing worse than ignorance must have inspired the
statement of the Messr Harper that they had every
reason to believe that Mr. Russell knew, when he left
Washington, that MIR. Davis going with HIM rs the
artist Of Harpers Woekiy." Dir. Russell was
fiou tie frst deceived. If bis efforts to
shield Mr.. Davis were upguided by fua
app lecialion of tie case, the propietors Of The
kly got IL benefit Of those efforts; if he sustained
Mr.. Davis in filsehood tie exposure Of which would
saley involve that youog artist in disgrace and dill
cul,y knowing it 10 be a falsehood, the result was
none the worse for them. Mr. Ward shows that his
ehoits were entirely ingenious although his good
nature had been much abused. Aud il needed only hs
torture of private notes into communications for the
public Mr.. Wards note printed written 10 the
aper was actually written Of its propretors 70
my lee the record Of gross and malicious unfarnsss.
We do not remember to have in The Journal
# C,rl:ation sny structures upon the social habits OF
The TINES correspondent although they have been
matters of general dscufson. Its energies have been
saved for the still more vulgar task Of magning his
rerscnal character. Grant that the drinking and
smoking Journalist does is stimulus TO intellectual
and occasion for International esousy; it is
not vet an accepted tIDt of American civilization
Of dppifed and honest journalisu, to belle the word
,f gentleman when il is given with generous aud
nSsclfsh purpose.
In speaking few days ago Of the rufanly assault ON