Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-26

0eket by 1n0isSreet 40v'sebo VINO WISH 10
make his paper vehicle Of personal abuse.
1t 10 well-kuown feet thas the kisd Of pse-
pie vho wesld uss him end his paesr % .
medium Of fpessoeal abuse asd alandss havs
ruined large aunbss Of sdissm in 'shis'
city in The same way-ruined them bscanes
they had not the moral courage to ceatsea
their esn eolunns. The following psoela>
nation Of The Uaien. to these sort Of Pc
pie, ought 70 relieve the editor from the
''prsssurs'' nov being brought TO bear upon
him:
Some people have % idea that IN editor
is sort Of public packhorss, to bear oil
the burdsns, grievances end sins OF com
,nunity. both public and private. He isex
pected to say something on one side or the
other Of every question that affects the pub
lie interest, and if, in doing 90, be inadvert-
emily treads on somebody's corns, or don's
agree with every petty politician who imas.
ines himself public regulator, he must ex-
pect to be punished for his folly and teosr-
itv. He 10 put in sort Of mental straight
Jacket and expected to do psnsncs BY ma.
king ample apologies 70 the public and TAX
ing back his own honestly expressed opin>
ians. He is expected to publish paper for
the benefit of his party, making HE own in>
terest and the public good secondary matt
ter entirely. Yet II, while striving 10 serve
his party, be intssfsres with the plans oi
some petty factionist, or the plans or the
rsivate interests Of some selfish individual
member thereof, be may expect to be ''rssu.
lated - above.
Some pespls also are eli the tine wanting
20 use nevspapss - cheap vehicle for
carrying thsir peculiar notions and theis
personal interests into the public market. =
Others want 10 use il - . shield behind which
to fight their private battles II be allows
his paper to be used tor such purposes, the
editor IS denounced BY one part Of the COM
munity; II he don't he Is denounced BY ths
other. II he takes up the private quarrels
Of his frisnds, himself, hs is personal y il
he don't hs 10 "cowsrdly"
Now We don't want TO bs "pessonar in
these rsmasks, nor yet eowasdly. We res
cognize the Obligation every editor u under
to serve his personal and political frienda
and patrons. We have an ssabiding con
sciounsss Of our youth and ,nexperience, and
ws will always bs thankful for advics-as
adrice. We may and sometimes DO refrain
from saying thiDgs we'd like to cay. W.
are always ready 70 discuss the peopriety ol
an article about TO appear in the Union.
But We cannot bs driven into saying .
thing We believe to b wrong. When q
thing must BE- said. and the Saying Of it in.
wolves . moral ssspousibility, No must b
allowed to say il In our way, and in accord
anee with our own ideas of right. We must
be allowed some independence. We eannst
submit our honest opinions to any psocrus.
team operation. We pail not run our papsl
in the marrow rut Of ANY bedy's notions, mol
saddle it with snybody's peculiar hobby,
We be must allowed IN opinion - TO the mat
ter offered for publication in our columns
And while laboring for our own interest ~
mean to labor jor the advancement Of re-
publican principles, believing that thereby
W advances the public good.
SoHE Of our readers might consider it ~
extravagsnt and violent 6gure Of speech Il
say that the editor Of the Gazette has. fol
several months past. had kangaroo" o.
The brain SO We won't say that. But hs
has certainly been ''sorely vsxsd" in soms
way with = Kangaroo" malady Of som.
kind. which has been the occasion Of MANI
anxious fears on his account, the precis,
nature Of the sfilicsion could not b dissov'
cred, but It was generally suppsssd TO b
something akin to the possession Of evi
spirits Or devils 10 the early days Of Christi
anity. On one occasion, ~ ars told, quite
number we're cast out Of single person, ani
that they immsdiately entered into herd .
swine near BY, and the brutss were 90 On
ragged that they rushed int the sea ant
were drowned. But in the case Of the Ga
sctse editor the evil spirit which has pos
scssed him has shown provoking satisfac
ton with its possessor, and has heretofore
refused to be cas-. out or rush into any othe
swine.
Some Of our citizens who have been rathe,
maliciously inclined, have thought, as thi,
malady seized the editor about the time hs
was elected from profitable Governmen,
office, that the sudden lose Of hil
Post OAlce 'cud" brought on hi,
distressing afiiiction, inasmuch as be ha.
not since been able to ''imninats" - freely
- was his wont. Whether this be Z
proper diagnosis Of bis disease or not, v,
cannot say, but We hasten to announce th,
gratifying fact that the editors secretion,
have been suddenly % operated upon (a'
appears BY his sheet this morning) that h,
feels much easier and may nov b considered
conva!escsnt lie is somswhat ssducsd il
consequences Of being so suddenly and copi
ousIy relisrsd but will filally regain his nat'
urai strength, which is knowa 70 b great
Hen ScnooL ExAMxAs1on.-As befor,
stated the examina alton Of the different class
ss Of the High school will take p;sce At th.
High School building, corner 9Th and Main
streets, OH Thursday and Friday Of thi,
week. The following is the order Of sxsr'
eises:
TnuRsDAY FoRERoox-''C" class IN Eng
lish Grammar. ID" clsss In Arithmetic snd
"B'' class in Latin. ArrsRxoex- clasl
in Geometry snd "B" and &C" CLASSES il
Natural History.
FaiDAY FoRENoox-"C" Glase in AleebN
"A" class 10 Virgil. Chemist,
y class.
The exercises will Be iutuspssssd viii
dscla0atieas, essays, etc The rsadisg o
the 10y Leef vail also form part Of th,
sxsrcises. This 10 literary monthly gottes
up BY the scholars Of The school, and Juds
ing from the previous nsmbsss thoss whs
may be 90 fortunes % to hear Il win enjo,
. rich treat. Itis sincerely TO bs hepet
that the late interest 10 sehoel matters hal
not abatsd 70 that extsat - 70 pssvena full
attendance upon The closing exercises Of th'
High School, % well = thnss ef The othsl
dspsrt0sats sf our schools which elese 70
morrow. The vaiisus csunittsss appsios
u on examinat,on are requested 70 b i
attsndance esd 20 ask thsir fsioodo to q,
tend With them. s't
TaE NOUNS Heass RxnwAY.-Thl
Beard sf Supervisor ee Rsek jsland sosu,
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