The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-03-30
BRICKS As AN EDITOR

''Bricks." &C. W. of Nashville, was call
ed upon by the proprie;ors of the Patriot to
take charge of the editoria! department Of
that paper, one day last week, during the
Unavoidable ABSENCE Of the Chief Editor.
He entered upon the discharge of the duties
of his new position, with the following:
SaLrraroRY.-T The editors of the Ddilg
Patriot being unayoIdably absent to-day,
| | have, Mt their earnest solicitation, con-
sented, with extreme reluctance, to take
charge of their columns until they return,
which, If they do not miss the connection
| somewhere, will be early tomorrow morn
| ing. Il is with no feelings of dstrust or
dt!ience whatever, that ! assume the re-
sponsibiIitles Of the position to which |
! have been so Unexpectedly called. l have
always thought that could edit o newspa
per as well as anybody, and am not afraid
/ - try.
Custom requires that in assuming the
editorial chair, should lay down the basis
Of political principles upon which intend
to conduct the Patriot. But as | have no
respect for custom, 1 shall pay no attention
to her requirements n this regard. VIII
say, however. that an rot Black Rcpub-
Iican in the Southern acc, 'otatlon or the
term: but being. to n conside. able extent,
engaged to be married to young 'aay WAC
ia, do not choose to say anything aTainat
them. Twill remark further that d. rot,
as general thing, believe in c)ercIGn.
When the people of Seeded State assem-
bic in Convention, and of their own free
untrammeled will express an earnest desire
to be coerccd, then, 10 my humble opinion,
1t is the sworn duty of the President to CO.
cree them as soon as possible, or resign in
favor of some man who will. Under other
circumstances, believing. as | sincerely do,
that coercion would be calculated to wound
feelings, and probably get somebody hurt,
could not advise a Federal Executive,
whom wish to see do well, to engraft such
a measure upon the policy Of his Admins |
tration. These were the opinions of the il |
iustrious Jackson. and have ever adhered,
and shall ever adhere TO them unless shall |
BE- called upon to edit paper that is com
mitted to different position.
10 addition to this | will observe in re- |
gard to the right of Secession, that n State
may or she may not have right to Secede.
Some say she has j; some say she HASN'T
II that right is guaranteed TO her by the
compact of Confederacy, it does not be-
come us to deny it to her If it is not guar.
antecd 10 her by that compact, 1t would be
extremely unreasonable in her to expect me
me to do il.
| am aware that ought to say something
about the Stay-Law which the extra session
Of the General Assembly is SO sorry il pass,
ed, but as circumstances over which | have
no control have rendered it wholly unnec-
,ssary for me to avail myself of the provi-
'tons of that enactment, and rs have no
means at present of forcing anybody else to
10 so, | shall leave it IN the hands of those
who are to reap its benefits and endure It's
wills. | cannot say anything in its favor,
because know nothing about it; cannot
ay anything against it, because tie individ-
Ial for whose special benefit it is said to
AVE been voted for by at least one mem
Der. am proud to rank among my person
Il friends. trust an intelligent public will
appreciate the delicacy of my position
ouching this great question, and let me
IF.
In conclusion, desire to be understood
1y men of known or suspected courage that /
am not attached to the Fighting Depart
ucnt Of this paper. shall say many Sc
rere things but should any body take
imhrage at my wcll-mcritcd severity, he
need not come down TO the Office with the
expectation of having a row with me. for
~ soon rs the paper goes to press | shall .
cave town, by special train, to be gone
several weeks.
Having thus introduced himself to his
readers, Bricks" pitches into the Inau.
sural in the following diplomatic style.
The Inaugural Ii is much to be regret
ed that Mr.. Lincoln did not see &; to DELAY
his Inaugural until we got to be an editor.
Bat when We remember the anxiety Of his
predecessor TO hide himself in the obscurity
ct bnck wheat.land from the universal
'euss' OF the natIcn. we can't blame HIM
Tor giving Il TO Us just W. ep he did 4; though
II would have been a great Accommodation
,o as 1t he had Kept it back about three DAYS.
we haven't read IL vet, aud cannot there
Tore tell what we shoald have said about il
II; but We should uuques,ionably nave said
something. We have long felt desire to
discuss State paper through the columns
Of public Journal under our control, and
. gives Us pam TO think tha, we eamc so near
IN opportunity ard missed it, /, il too late
SOW. Before VIC could read it and prepare
2ur mind to pronounce Judgment upon it.
hat squad Of printers in the other room
would be crowdiug as to death for capy.
JUST SO