The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-25
GOOD!
The Right Kind Of Tall.

I'VE hail with Joy the constant a>la..
of independence in the North Caro1;naa 'o,
Errors are not reformed by wjpkin~"t Pies
virtue is not established bv irn9 = '-e-
presence of vice. Unbiased Or. ,#
error, wherever found, is the tir,t 4 q
ward correcting 1t. '-Iarboro .>,,tJE O.
when papers coincide with Your y;.-
how manly, how independent. how
how wise they are. When they d;Sa.~
opinion with you and advocate Other r
ures and principles, how subseryient
weak and corrupt they become. 1t m,,.
not what the ability or information or ~
acter of papers that moment thcv o( T--
with your chosen views they sink info 1-.
subserviency. : Wilmington Star.
'Some people take unnecessary n,;n
display their ignorance and VANITY h..
tempting TO ~critlcise the manner IN =,
az editor feels disposed to run his OWN ~
per, and in readily volunteering then
ions as to how it should be done r.
such, We would say, Esop's fable a. i.
peacock and the crane points 4 ,aIr.
moral = wilson -Idconcc.
We rejoice to see the brethren sraa,.
out in this manner 1t has not been
good fortune to attend a session Of The D.
Convention for many years: but could w.
SO, we should feel like asking the Conr
ton to give expression to the feeling vl
every right-minded Journalist must l.
inherent In his breast; to wit, that he AIN
is responsible for the success, or faiura
his journal; and that nothing is more inn.
tinent, mlschlevous and uncalled for
the practice of finding fault with the cor-
of a brother editor. DiscuSsioa Of mali.
and theories; or correction Of facts. are
ways admissible: but there is no better .~
Off small mind than the disposition Ia n
and fling, and twit, and sheer, which -m.
persons indulge In. Worse still is the cas-.
ing of silly imputations. We have seen
Gently a number of editors charged nj.
personal motives A western TI.-
whose editors have both enjoyed party a,I
public patronage perhaps beyond ami
Of the weekly newspapers in the State. him.
at personal motives" patronage, - 6c. n
connection with recent discussions Of N.
Agricultural Department, and says:
whenever any one abuses the Dera~.
ment you uW find persondI d~soD0oaf...
or selfshness IS controlling him."
If the word abuse" is meant to inclu6.
"criticlsm,' the utterance is simply and
fatty untrue, to use the mildest terms. We
cannot speak for every one whom We hear
daily crltlcising the Department. or rather
the management of it; but we can speak for
ourselves who have never enjoyed any VA
tronage, nor sought it, nor would have any
office or place, III connection with Depart
ment; and who have no friend or t~ayorite
who desires any such place.
AS the SOUfTp3rDp1 ran1arkS. .'Error. a..
not reformed by winking at them; and un-
biased criticism of error wherever found
the first step towards correcting it,
As for this paper we desire to regar.
every Journalist in the State as a trieu4,
and comrade, and co-worker in a cau>e
which is something higher than mere scral-
bling for subscription money; I'VE never SEM
out a copy Of our paper without hoping. il
may do somthing for the advancement, and
uplifting Of the State); but so long as TIL,
writer WELD the pen-editorial he proposes
follow his own ideas, and beliefs, and prime
pies. They who do not like his course arr
welcome to follow Uncle Toby's proclamation
to the fly; $50 little fly, and do thy WILL
thou hast all the world to choose from"
P. S.-We like the manly ring Of tn
Journals editorial from which He
take this:
Another plan of editing is to make the
paper attractive for it's newsiness, and To
freely send out in the editorial columns. aa
honest straightforward opinion on all Ite
Issues that are agitating the country. Line
editor will not always be right, for it but
human nature for u MAJ TO get wrong some
times. but if he is sincere in his opinions, q
public will overlook his errors, anu
extract the good that the paper accom-
plishes."