Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-15
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THACKERAY.

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Mr.. Thaekeray, it is known, has resigned
his place as editor of the Coynhil Magazine,
which, under his management, has reached
very large circulation. The motives of
this step-inasmuch as he was paid some
twelve thousand dollars year for his serv-
ices-haye caused no little speculation in
literary circles. One writer suggests that
Thackeray has great historical work on
the reign of Queen Aune in preparation,
which absorbs his time; another says that
he has quarreled with his publishers, but
the statement is pronounced untrue; and
a third thinks that, in spite Of the success
Of the periodical, Thackeray found himself
incompetent to the duties of his place
Meanwhile, the editor himself gives this ac-
count of the causes of his surrender:
ITO Contributors and. Correspondents,
March Is, ls62.-Lsdies and gentlemen
(who will continue, in spite of the standing
notice below, to send papers TO the editors
private residence), perhaps you will direct
the postmAn to some other house when you
learn that the editor of the CoTn6iH Nigga
zine no longer lives in mine. Ny esteemed
successor lives at No, but
will not intrude upon the poor mans
brief interval of quiet. BE will have
troubles enough in that aforementioned
editorial chair which is forwarded to
him by the Parcels (HaPpy) Delivery
Company. In our first number, ladies and
gentlemen, your Obedient servant likened
himself to the captain of a ship, to which
and whom wished a pleasant voyage
Pleasant Those who have travelled on
shipboard know what a careworn, Oppress-
ed, uncomfortable man the captain is
Meals disturbed, quiet impossible, rest in
terrupted-such is the lot OF captains
This one resigns his commission. l had
rather have quiet life than gold lace and
epaulettes, and deeper than ever did plum
met sound would l fling my speaking
trumpet. One, in a voyage to America,
met sea captain who was passenger in the
ship he once commanded. No man could
be more happy, cheerful, courteous than
this. He rode through the gale with the
most perfect confidence in the ship and its
captain he surveyed the storm as being
another geutleman's business; and his
great delight Was TO be called at his watch
to invoke "a blessing on the stewards boy
who woke him, and to turn aronnd in his
crib and go to sleep again. Let my sue
cessor command the Cornhiil, giving me
always a passage on board; and if the
printers boy rings at my door of an early
morning, with a message that there are
three pages wanting, or four too much, l
will send out my beuediction to that print
er's boy, aud take t'other half. hours dose.
Though editor no more, hope long to
remain "a contributor to my friends maya
zine l believe my own special readers
will agree that my books will net suffer
when their author is released from the dali
~ task of reading, accepting, refusing, los
ing and finding she works of the other peo-
pie. To say NO has often caused me a
MORNINGS peace and a days work. trem-
BILE recent Hetu. Oh, those hours OF mad
ness, spent in searching for LOuisa's lost
lines to her dead piping bulIfuch, or Moi
Senoj's mislaid essay! tell them for the
last time that the (Iate) editor will not be
responsible for rejected communications,
and herewith send of the chair and the
great CorlhiH Magazine tin box with its
load Of care. While the present tale of
Philip is passing through the press, am
preparing another, on which have worked
at intervals for many years past, and which
hope to introduce in the ensuing year;
and have stipulated for the liberty OF con.
timing the little essays which have amused
the public and the writer, and which
propose to contribute from time to time to
the pages of the COrHhH Magazine