The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-07

THE DIFFERENCE TwIxT TwEEDLE-
DUN AND TwEEDLE.DEE.-The first essay
was read by Miss Hattie B. Jones, emit
tied "0ur Boat is Grandchildren is the
ShOre?" Miss Jones betrayed n slight
tremor when she first appeared upon the
stage, but her voice soon became frmer.
There was great deal more poetry than
truth in Miss JoneS composition, and We
beg the lady's pardon for sayingsO The
thoughts were we'll intended and were
clothed in beautiful and glowing Ian
guage, but as usual in commencement ex-
erCises there was superabundanCe OF I'M
agination and romance and lack Of hard
facts. Hour graduates would only learn
to call spade spade-and boil down
their essays generally-they would re-
ceive more candid recognition at the
hands Of the public, and those "bugbears
Of all public entertainments, the newspa-
per reporters. Inteliigeacer Friday morn
ing.
Newspaper RepOrtcrs-A Wicked Article
on The Profession Generally, and Rev. Mr.,
HaLstod in Pdrticular.-EditOrs Standard :
The single fact that man holds the POI
sition Of reporter for the public press
does not prove that he is gentleman, u
scholar and competent critic. It may
be, and often is, that such dignitary is
but the picked up hireling Of response
bic party, who take but little note Of the
bulk OF his labors-being the classical
and poetical accounts OF police offices and
kindred places; but when 1t comes to no.
tees OF scholastic or literary institu.
tons, and those Immediately connected
with them, 1t requires little more pru-
dence than has been exhibited by the
chattel OF Frew & Campbell, OF the INTEL
IIGESCER: ride his severe and unmanly
criticism OF the performance Of Miss
Hattie Jones, ut the annual commence
ment OF the Female College Of this city
1t can not be pleasant to the feelings
Of those who manage such an institu-
ton to have young and innocent
girl, who has been entrusted to
their care by her parents, residing in q
far distant home, thus ruthlessly attacked
in the columns Of public print merely
to crafty the private pique or malicious
Ignorance Of such II parsonage US the
aforesaid chdiiel. II is very questionable
whether the publisher has the right,
either divine, social or political, to at.
tack a private individual-it is not fair
at. least, as the aggriGvcd party hasnOt the
same means OF defense possessed by the
aggrGssor, unless by mode that looks n
little black mailish-yOu can advertise
II you pay.
II is not very remarkable that mlt
girl on u recent occasion characterized
the chdiiei class alluded to as "Jug.bears,
rs she had the example Of Robert Burns
one hundred years ago
"There Is chisl among go taking notes.
And faith he'll print tGeul.'
Which served as scare so long ago
when reporters and printers were Of q
different sort than what they are now.
We cannot expect our institutions O
learning to prosper ifstrangersOr foreign
ers are thus unnecessarily attacked ant
held in derisiOn, even II the object might
be to bolster up some i0vorite, or CRAFTY
private malice. VINDES.
You pays your money and you take
your choice. II the subject il Of sullicien
Interest to our readers after reading th'
above they will be prepared to decide fol
themselves rs to "who has been ruthlcssly
attacked in the columns Off public prin
merely to crafty private pique or mali
tioW ignorance" The virtuoHs indignation
and high moral courage exhibited by I
person who is too cOwardIy to attach hi
own name to his criticism reminds us O
worthy Rogue Itidcrllood, md hi
facetious remark concerning the sweat o
an honest mans brow.
SanCho Panza, by-a merry cOnccit Of
Duke Whats.his-name, was once creatcC
prince Of an island. So thc learned ant
honorable Judge who compiled the abov,
criticism should be Of good cheer. Al
ready he has learned to deliver his decis
ions like M oracle. The flower Of hi
life has been spent in various avocations
but he may yet raise himself to the dig
nifty Of 81 picked up hireling Of re
spOnsiblc party who would take but lit
tie note Of the bulk ofhis labors.'