Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-12-07
The Virginia Press.

The Virginia Press
The Richmond Wing has the following just
remarks about the journalism of the State, in
all Of (which with trivial qualiGcatioO) VIC
most heartily concur: .
ITO whatever quarter of the State we turn
our attention we are met by evidences of enter
uise business capacity, dccorous manners,
noble, tone, and devotion to the material
interests of our people, among those who WELD
the powers of the press. The idea that a
newspaper must be severe, cruel, if it would
be read, is discarded, and We find in it's place
the noble desire to encourage, please, and in
s,ruct. The correct theory, aud the one now
prevailing, is, that nothing should be written
that cannot properly be spoken-that he who
expresses himself With the pen must observe
all those courteses and those limitations that
apply to the speaker or the coiloquist."
The press CT Virginia has realized the true
conception of the mission ola press. Itrepre
sents cot the maignity of political parties and
clioues-not the prejudices, bad passions, and
unholy ambitions IT aspiring factions-not the
whims, caprices, rcsentments and personal
aspirations Of unscrupulous leaders-but the
industries, the enterprise, the business and the
wants, the hopes and the aims Of the whole
Commonwealth. y
We would make a single remark in addition
to the foregoing. It mas been the happiness
of the Virginia press, in the past eighteen
months, TO have been almost entirely exempt
from editorial quarrels. The papers Of the
State have eschewed controversies with each
other. We think this is the true attitude Of
the press There IS no occasion, in discussing
public questions, for one paper to array itself
against another-at least, 1t lsrarely necessary.
ltis never done among the journals OF Lon
don. Each paper purSues its own course-and
leaves It's contemporaries to weed their own row.
There are few of US, We imagine, who do not
see articles in our exchanges which we disap-
prove of; but it is the best system tor each TO
speak out what he thinks, let alone by the rest
leaving the public to draw its own conclu-
Sons from the discussion of general principles
What Is more calculated to debauch the public
taste than wrangles between editors, in all the
vocabulary of vulgar vituperation? What is
more disgusting than the daily controversies
ofthe New York press?
We believe that the excellent feeling pre-
vailing at present among the press Of Virginia
is owing to the fact that they let each other
severely alone. And we think it has been the
effect Of the war that the public looks with
less admiration on the personal combats that
we're once the chief attraction Of the Southern
press. We have had so much fighting, and so
many quiet people demonstrated in the army
that the most quarrelsome we're not necessarily
the most courageous, that the SENSATION
editor is far less Of a hero than in the ante
bellum times. And of all contemplate crea-
lures on the face of the earth, who is it more
thoroughly degraded than the editor without
abilities, who seeks the rewards of literature
through the notoriety Of wanton exhibitions of
his physical courage Q Charlottesville Ch7on
A well known fast young lady in New York
accepted wager to drive sulky from Canal
street to Union Square, on Broadway, in that
city, and back in ten minutes. On Sunday
evening last she made her appearance, and
started amid the cheers Of the bystanders.
The N. Y. Sun says: THE race, IN some
respects, resembled Gilpin's ride to York, as
the fair driver, whose hair fell in thick clusters
to her waist, unfortunately lost her head dress.
Without single stoppage, the three, horse,
and finally arrived at Canal street, having
done the whole distance in 81 minutes
A heavy defalcation has been discovered in
heAbany city government. James Mcintyre,
lately occupying the position of Receiver Of
lakes, is charged with abstracting city tunds
10 the amount of $5,54S. II. A million OF
money has passed through his hands yearly.
The city is secured from any loss, as his bonds
men are responsible, alth hough qualified ouly IL
$4,000.
Leonard w. Jerome, of New York, has
arranged with Mar=tzek to give series Of
operatic performances at his private theatre,
10 lwenty-Sixth street, two nights In each
week, until the Academy Of Music is finished.
me seats are sold by subscription-thrcc hun
aied tickets at IS each per night. The profits,
there are any, will be given to charitable
objects. .....-
A company of colored emigrants will sail
rom New York to-day, for Liberia to found a
settlement to be called Lincoln, in honor Of the
ate President The expenses OF the voyage
and cost of provision for six months after their
sHs1,val will be betrayed by the Pennsylvania
vOonlzatlon Society.
NOT1CE.-A deed of trust from James &.
~ Bayllss to John NJ Bancroft, trustee, TO
sNTGre ;ssSGre VIM T. Daniels the sum OF onehundred
UsG;MiarS, with interest from 22d January, 1866,
SatA SaitA note of same date, payable one year from
toS1 tSss having been lost, notice is hereby given
Same WM II DANiET,S
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