The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-05-15

! l"N % FI'llI ~ w llbN wv lltll
editors in every State Of the Union seem to con-
duct their respective papers rs II their only hoUe
Ut success snd salvation was IN Interpretation
n Remuneration Of their contemporaries. In.
stead OF being Il band Of brothers, they act
too often as il they wcro a band of enemies.
Instead Of feeling and uplolding II pride N pro-
icSslon, there tre none 50 quick to ludCrrate the
work and worth of u professional brother. The
public have but little respect for a protest. on
which manitcSts such lack OF respcCbtUr its own
members, There is no profession or vocation
more spOlgcd on, that does more charity work,
that does more work gratis for public and pli-
Yatc enterprises, that Is more abused by the pub
lie and by private individuals for things done
aud for things Lent lndOne than the Press, Yet,
strange to say, there Is no profession nor vocation
where there Is less charity towards one another,
less %DrOthGrly love among the members. Indeed,
there are many journalists who 50 mistake a de
cent respect for public sentiment, ny TO believe
thatOnc Of the chief elements Of u successful
editor IL an ability to d~isparagc or denOuncc his
brethren OF the profession, How often do We
see an e]dgerHeSS TO extract, to publish and rcpub-
lish, that which is calculated to wound, offend
or damage a brother hOw seldom u piiiiRgneSs
to reprint that which will give him credit or com
fort. Establish and maintain in their true spirit
such associations as this, and ere long You
will find that we have not only reformed
this "indiilcreutly," but that we have fol
lowed llamlcts advice to the players, aud rc
lormcd It "altOgcther.' Ere long you will see
such editors H. have referred TO growing small
and rapidly smaller by degrees, rs 1t is found
that dignity and drCcncy are entirely consistent
with reason and argument, with strength ana
beauty Of expression, with wit ana wisdom.
what anublc tribute was that of Sir lanes
Mcintosh to GrOtius ''Ihc bitterness of con-
~trOyersy did not GXtinguish his charity he did
not insult his enemies when they were weak he
knew how to reconcile fidelity to his own part }
with moderation toward his opponents" How
worthy OF commentator and limitations!
Many in an Olden time believed that nothing
good could come ont OF Nazareth. 80 IN the
- I- IN,.tt "a t,,,ff attT,YENaHuf ~ 60 ttnl
those disposed to decry everything IN or
from Tennessee. with such have no Patience,
less sympathy, For myself, glory IN The past
OftAG noble old State; I am boldly proud Of her
present. and have the highest hopes at her flu
turc. Her history, her resources, her Prospects,
ara such ~ to make tho heart Of every true son
thrill with joy. / undertake to say, hotwithstWl-
ny he opinion entertained by those who delight
to run to other States for examples Of perfection
in journalism, that the Press OF Tennessee STANDS
uuOu u platform equally aS exalted as that ufany
other profession in the state. | heartily concur
in the opinion expressed IN the circular Of the
$ crctary Of this Association, from which have
already quoted, "rhc journalists Of Tennessee
are cuual in ability aud influence tU those ut any
commonwealth 90 further ana say, attend
ing circumstances considered, they are thcCQualS
In enterprise, | care not whether you take the
daily, or the weekly press, on both whether the
religious or the secular; whether the agricultural
or those Of law AND medicine, 1t is not 10 br cN-
pccted that the Hrdii, puh'ishcdin Lebanon,
should employ lIt same number Ol tViltIS, IT,
pOr'prS, correspondents publish the same amount
Of matter, editorial, Geographic and misCClla-
uuOus, ~ the immensely wealthy H.rdii pub
liShcd in Now York, with It's enormous adycrtls-
ing and subscription patronage. when you m
stituto the comparison, you must consider the
number Of readers aud advertisers, who, it Is
true, contribute their means Tor the sole purpose
of benefit to themselves, but from which the
newspaper derives the lneuns 10 cnirrtnlh, m
struct and profit it, patrons. When you take
iufp tuIt.tlHrlI ion the number Of OlI itllliE
population and the limited extent OF our ndNtr
Using patronage, together with the great extent
To which the system OF barter II uscd,-t paper
or advertising To he pad Tor IN beans, peas Ul-
tltors. dried APPLES, feathers or ginseng, and
the too prevalent use Of the credit system, as
,crt that the Press ut Tennessee may wei chal-
lungc comparison with the Press NJ any ollItr
State. Within the last six weeks u gentleman
connected with a Cincinnati paper, generally
considered the most cntorprIsing, aud rs publish
iUE he largest amount oi mttlcrol any paper IN
the West, CNpgCssCdtO me ms lstuNlshUhoNl ~ lIo
amount Of matter published, during tins very
severe winter aud spring ON southern AMI west
rru uuWSuHurTe, hy a certain tennessee journal
Suggested that II was dttTIhutahlt 10 lle lI'-
dcuCC Of its business management ne men tN-
pressed uStOuishmrut that there was prudence IN
Inc business management Of u southern paper,
as he had understood that the business depart
muut was ignored, upon the principle tHlt i M
tcrirrrd with he dulI-hU,d hospitality III Whl'll
sl many newspaper pruprlrlOI~ delight 10 IGNcIi |
uutil the demand, of some tong rGllyIlnE titul-
tor, who cannot lAliru On Nrlurl"itl PASSPORTS,
put an end to thrir newspaper experience !
could hut feel that there was cuouEh OF IIuth w
the satire of my trlrud 10 make IT sung
What we lack, Gentlemen Oh the A'H'c'hlloIl,
is pride OF profession and frldr ul STATE. u We
have as many iluutriutiluus N' some "ullI per
sullr ihr public, let Us ltlrr a lesson from IN"
rODlur, Of the children Of Noah, Wlrn ne was
uIruukuu' and uncovered within his tent. Ham
.s,lW the uakrIuc-, Of his father and oii Pas
iro IrrGrGl mitiouL" Shrm and Japhtlh took
garment and laid il upon both their shoulders,
and went backward and covered the nnhcdhcSs
Of their father, and their faces were BACKWARD
and they saw not tlurir father mlkrdnrNS. lN'
curse which fell upon Canaan and the "io'TihE'
which were sNuWorci upon Nhcln ana ~JallelN
are matters vt BIhlIraI history, II YOU cannot
speak well of vnui brother, do not speak NJ.
Am NOT Ia be- understood rs urging mat YOU NIHtIl
not oppose, with al the strength oil argument,
and With all the force Oi language, tue lIlIlr'nIt'
uolicy and practices which he advocates. De
nouucc these, it you please. Wlai urge lSihiii
Won shall not indulge IL pcrsunHIlutS' on NIlIIl
award To him ~ IN uorthlc motives for the course
he pIIrsurs rs those which aCtlatG You III your
course, unless You have itcts-nOt slIltlohS,
surmi,,s. hrar,ay4, which any enemy may
adrOily originate and give currency Ia
not ticrs which might probably satisfy your
mind, biased by opposition ana glowing "l'hlI,
frr,ur of controversy, bat facts which would
convince an honest, unprcitittcd Jury o. H.,
country. Mr., Whitrlaw Reid, Of the New horh
7rlduIr, IN his address before the I mNri'itN oil
New YORK, on schools Oh '".' I.n nv uoy
consumed in warding oil attacks upon It's editor
or mlking attacks upOnhls antagonist, "h'rh no
wise concern the justice ur acccptahiliy OF jnc
urlrcirlcs IT advances, me public ~ lhNlcu 70
| a discussion ui the political crisis; and Is RECALLED
with m Ou,laught upon editor smith, because ne
once supported u Custom House, though ne DO"
has the uublushiug aldlrity to stand on Il 'aih-
many Republican platforms; ~ asked 10 consider
tbe grave situation N the South, aud is met by a
drutIuriation Of Editor Jenkins because his part
rrr mad, money by running cotton through the
LInrkndr. or his hrutnCr-in-law had II wilc'5
nrrhcy IN the r,bplarmy. This In not cutcrtntr-
in,. 4, Inc reader. and il l. not prOli'ahlc to the
'litnr Ma mani /, 40 rood a. his preaching, and
.nruI df.rus,Iuu of public affairs will always ct
n f,irrr hearing when no mans personality colurs
mr. rnmuromisrs it."
" If ~, r,itor caupot express his thoughts with
oil tL, snnnrous rlouurnrc of BulimgbrOkc, nor
"i'tL tbr mos. trrs'ncss and poetic beauty Of
Siarorlov. he can At least abstain from backbi.
t"',', rnI iiL"I. lie can at least refuse the use Of
I't i',',,., IA, t,ttI.rs and talp-brnrrrs. lie eau