The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-12-29
"STOP NM PAPER!n

"STOP NM PAPER!"
These three little words, seem sharp
and crisp on the wintry air. and to a
young journalist, it seems like the death
knell OF bis hoppe. and is especially
crushing to his pride and ruiuous to bis
purse. In Ger experience Of some thir
~ odd years, Step my paper! hiss
been iterated and lie itersttd Until its
edge has been Ilunted--its razor like
sharpuess has become dull, and worn
down until it looks more like the back
of an old meat axe, or the tig end Of
battered wedge, and it now falls with
dull, thuggisll sound on our ears. It
s'nt half as acute as it was to our feel
ines. wht n VIC first heard these TERRIBLE
wolds uitsItd. More than thirty. years
ego, we ,es elect publishing, a remark
by q veteran editor Of that time, on this
subject. and he philosophical on it in
this wise:-"Age accustoms us to every
thing. An old veteran newspaper pub
Usher cares no more for a lidgety, quar-
relsome, would be offish subscriber, than
a blind horse does abont a counterfeit
note on the bank OF Owl Creek An
editor has nothing more to do than to
satisfy himself that be is right in his
opinions, screw up courage to express
them, and express them well--and every
''stop my paper case he meets with, he
will have dozen compliments paid to
his honesty and talents in new subscrip-
tons" That editor understood human
nature to perfection, and his philosophy
was sound and truthful We are led to
indite this article, and bring up this
reminesence. from the fact that these
Z words have been used quite frequently
to US within the past few months, ard
the rue of s.loss and gain" has been in
state Of ''progression'--a little more
loss than gain as set; but the prospect is
at least hopeful and very fattering that
the gain will be little ahead We do
not allude to this in complaining spir
it; for we always regard the relation OF
"patron" to newspaper in o business
like sense-under no obligation to take
it any longer than it suits him. When,
however, a patron so far departs from
the business line, and thrusts on us his
opinion of our course in conducting our
humble and unpretending journal, as one
Of them did in the following note, we
feel called upon to accompany it with
onr private opinion, publicly expressed.
49, Dec. 1868.
Ben. w. Davis.-Sir: You win please stop my pa
per. believe have paid for it up to the 41st No.,
according to the receipt in my possession. I approve
of your general course politically, and the strictly
moral course Of you. paper. | only object to your
tive 10 congress, Hon. George w. Julian Regarding
him, as do, as pure and upright statesman and
representative-man of the great Republican party,
cannot and will not give my money to support
paper that abuses him yours has done. Had you
pursued different course towards him in your col
umns-praised him as was his due, instead of heap
ing on him unmerted censure, have not the shadow
of doubt that he would his influence to help you
your city. But enough. You will please erase my
name from your list. Yours, &c.
We omit the name of our late sub
scriber, having complied with his re-
quest It is unnecessary for US to say
we have not regarded our distinguished
NJ. C. in the same light that our late re
spected subscriber does-the reverse
has been and still Is our estimate OF the
"pure," upright statesman, ETC.. etc
What we desire to say now, in reply to
Mr.. IS suggestion in our behalf, of
the good will of this Representative
man"--is briefly this: We once had on
opportunity to get into the position Mr..
- speaks of, provided We had advo-
Gated A. Us rotten 'spolicy," but we lie
jected it with scorn and contempt. In
regard to Mr.. - upright sta,es-
mans" "inhuence.' for the same place,
we have this and only this to say: if we
wanted the p. o. ever so much, and
could get it only BY securing his efforts
to obtain it for us in the way pointed
out, and he was certain to do that, WEI
toss the prefer back to him, and BLESS
him with "Meroz'' blessing, that would
make his head swim!' That's all; so
adieu, Mr.. --, and we trust you may
enjoy prosperity and happiness for ma
ny years, Notwithstanding You have
ceased being subscriber to the Palla-
dunn.
We heartily approve Of every feature
of the following petition to Congress
prepared by the National Manufsctu-