The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-07-24
Unreasonable People,

Unreasonable People,
Editors have probably more opportunities
than any other class Of persons for discovering
unreaso liable people, and we could tale un-
foldn of such. with nultitudes Of illustrations.
sIrenarr s. Of the New York. Observer, gives i've
the following. which are well worth reprod!l-
cling. and which, I'VE hope, wilfbe profitable
for doctrine, and shame to whom 1t may con-
cerrn, when they see themselves as Others see
R The apostle desired to be delivered from I'M
reasonable men. Yet he had never been the
| editor os q newspaper. !, How much more ear.
nestly sndS frequently he would have prayed
for deliverance from such people, had he known
the triia;s and tribulations through which one
must pass who is required by Providence to be
the conductor of the periodical press. In this
letter ] WilIgiye you q few examples of un-
reasonable men who deserted an old friend in
other words who ordered their paper to be
stopped
He was a distinguished pastor in the capital
CITY in neighboring State, a man OF wide IN
luence and of excellent character. Ihe wlfe
of one ef the elders of his church was called
home bySdeath, and the doctor wrote q beauti-
full and fitting sketch Of her life and character,
and sensi it to the O6sereT for publication, he
watched for its appearance, one week and an
other, AID when four weeks had passed away
and he saw nothing of it, his sou! was Vexed
within him, and he sat him down in his study,
where hs was won't 70 prepare his mighty ser
mons, and .indited melancholy letter, an
obituary or farewell letter to the paper, testi.
flying &C. his love for it as an old and valued
friend, from which he had received the greatest
refreshnent and delight through many years;
but adding that his feelings had been 80 grew
ously, wounded by the neglect to publish the
notice hs had sent, he was constrained 70. re-
Juest that his paper be ,stoppedl 80.
- sWfote him a letter of four large pages, set
ting FORTH the reasons why We cannot insert
ore-half of the obituary notices received !;
while lew circles of friends would be graft
isd, the great majority Of readers complain Of
thee space taken up with them; and that we
exercise the best judgmentwe have, and deeply
regret that we must sometimes offend our best
friends whom we would love to oblige and
please. Having thus spun out the argument
or apology to great length, ] added this post
script t1fi you will to.the Observer four
weeks ago. the week when your notice was
sent, yoIs will find it printed in full, occupying
an entira column Of the paperl
s. Hedit not answer my letter, and whether
ne escoun:ernanded his order to stop never
learned. 5{ e;tsslsi8 s.s.. s:,gi;s! -
t.,.Sss,s; A VIRGINIA GENERAL. IRA. & $. ss
He wss eminent in Church and State. His
name WIS prominently associated with our ma
tio1af societies as a leading christian philan-
fhropistsiand i'll were.to mention it thousands
would ncognize it with. pleasure and respect:
In reporting conversation, the Observer had
repeated remark made by some one rejecting
upon the University OF Virginia, Of which the
General was one Of the trustees. The paper
was. in no. way responsible for the remark,
which was; correctly reported, and was not en-.
dorsed. The General, more formidable with
she pen han with the sword, sent an indignant
semonstrance to the Observer, repelling the
statemersas libel lupop the University, which
he proceeded to eulogize in high but well-de-
served terms. Months passed by and the Gen
eral never saw his reply in his favorite paper.
It was 100 Bad. He could not put up with
such treatment He was coming to the North, /,
and he would stop his paper and give the editor
o piece cf his mind He carried his bloodless
purpose into full execution, Without waiting
for f an explanation, he directed the Observer to
be discontinued, and asked for an: interview
with the editor. i received him cordially, and
after taking breath; as he was old and heavy,
and haG mounted to the fifth story, he said !:
,,'iI have long loved your paper; it is the best
newspaper lin the world; nothing but q deep
sense Of injury would induce meto deny my,
self and family its instruction, information and
entertainment ant ) but sent you four months ago
q communication repellIng false statement
concerning the University, of which you have
taken nc notice, and Iahave been constrained
TO- discor tinue the paper. { I ordered it stopped
las I came up, but / could not take leave with
] out calling upon you personally to express my
gratituds for the great enjoyment you have
given mi, in years past, Of which 1 shall retain
ifiyely ard pleasant recollections hereafter
\ While he was talking, ! was turning over
\ the pages of the file Of papers lying at my
side and when he had finished a five minutes
speech, of which have given only q brief, 1
called his attention to an article which ! had
discovered, in loaded type, on the editorial
page, and bearing his own illustrious name. /
nut the file before him, and asked him if he
ever satg that before. he was amazed, con-
founded, mortified, and 1 think little mad;
mad at himself for making such pihful ex-
posure cf his vanity and irascibility, and mad
at me for. letting him go on at such length,
when knew all the time that he would be
sguelched completely as soon as he was silent.
he made ar. .humDle apology, Hegrettlng great
ly, and have no doubt sincerely. that ne had
committed such an egregious blunder; and
withdrew. Whether or not he stopped in the
Office below and withdrew his order, have
never taken the trouble to inquire, and do not
know, ~
/ ~. - ,l4,s4 A NEW YORK ELDER.
| An elder in one of our city churches brought
to the Office notice of a'public meeting to be
held the next week. It was proper that the
notice saould be paid for as an advertisement,
but he said nothing Of paying for it, hoping
that he would save a dollar by the generosity
of the publishers. Failing to see the notice in
the PAPER jIehe hastened to the Office, and in
great wrath ordered his paper to be discon-
tinued.. AS no paper is stopped until all ar
rearages.a are paid, and ihe had failed to pay for
six years past, his bill was made out with in
terest fer every year, and the whole at the price