The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-26
Let is Dwell Together in Unity, and
Cultivate the Amenities.

For several months the Press and Banner
has noticed with regret 0rc tSional remarks by
some Of the brethren OF the rre"S ahont each
other which seemed n little uakind, even II
fully warranted by the fic:s calling forth such
expressions. In our journalistic career W"
have often differed from individual members
OF the press on subjects discussed nj various
times. but we have cndcavorcd 10 allow M i'll
feelings to ente:, and nj present we entertain
none but the kindest feelings to every brother
of the profession. Entertaining these feelings
we regre: 10 see anything like n spirit Of un.
Kindness existing between my Of onr hreth-
rem, the presence of which must come from an
imperfect understanding, each OF the other.
With your permission then, gentlemen. we
should he glad to act aS peacc-makcr between
you. or course VIC do not know. nor perhaps
tio,s the public know. my good reason for de,
voting valuable space In excellent journals tn
the abuse Of n brother journalist. Our
nelghbor, the GrcenriUe NcWS. for instance,
than which there Is mt n more srrighily,
~ide-awnke. thoroughly energetic newspaper
10 re found anywhere. devnteS moe OF
Its time to the venting Of personal feelings
than Is usual among brethren IN tho art pre-
scrvative," or profitable 10 the public. II Is
charged among ether things that the Cherries
I'm N!ems and Couri"r uses tho news items OF
tho Greenriie .He'cs without giving due credit.
On the matter OF credits we have never been
very sensitive. and The Press and Banner viii
never fall ont with any contemporary because
he may quietly make use of Anything which
he may fin. In our columns. While this Is
true, VIC con tcSs that /. is flattcring TO ones
vanity to receive credit for whatever OF
ours an exchange paper may use, and 1t
~ gratifying to know thai q BROTH
or editor thinks any Item o: sufficient
interest to transfer ii to his columns, whether
ne gives us croiit or not. \ great paHer like
The Neps and Courier cannot afford to go out
of It's way to ignore, or 10 be impolitc 10 any
Of its less pretentiouS exchanges. For this
reason we hope that any seeming neglect
or APPARENT slight by that paper to the
Greenrtue Ne,cs was the result OF oversight
or unintcntional error OF some kind. And
then on the other hand, II seems scarcely up
TO the dignity Of SO good Il paper as the Green
s!uc Ns;Us. to speak Of its big contemporary
as II 1t were an old woman. Whatever errors
the Cha, leston .Ncws and Courier may have
committed. ard it is no: denied that it has
committed grave errors. that fact does not, In
our OplulOu, TillSI SuiLl''iSiil eio0t" GAL
injured cuitor, even though he be the most
hum bic of the rural publishers. 10 so far
forget The dignity OF his high office rs to o.
tend the public sense Of ~proprie.y, ard
70 violate the laws OF politeneSs which
usually characterize the intercourse be-
q. tween gentlemen. On other grounds we
would also hope to see orr brethren observe at
least the cxtcrnals, or forms OF courtesy. even
though anything else than good feeling should
exist, The public rs q rule are not At all In
tcrested in personal piQueS. anu the pre-
Aentation OF such matters is wcariSolne 10 the
readers Of q journal " hich exhibits 100 much,
or too lonS-cont:uucd temper.
Our friends In Charleston. Columbia and
Greenvillc have each had tiltS ut each other,
and We think the readers Of these journals
IRE willing to let the matter stand.
We hope In time to see the exhibition OF
temper anu the use of "s;rons" words entire
81 abandoned by the South Carolina press.
The exhibition OF temper, and the use Of ugly
words neither elevatcs or disniics q newspa-
per, but II detracts from tie highest standard
OF Journalism. If our venerable a I'd learned
.s2Eisna 2l-1he &sQsstsr who. some tiEsI-1-
caught us on the word tlcarn"-for which nc
will accept our thanks-will observe the trle-
graphic account If the Prosperity affair In the
Ncrs and Courier. and then read the account OF
the same occurrence in his own paper, he Will
fully appreciate what we are driv ny al, ana
will sec why we copied his ncighbor'S version
rather than his own. VIC read both and cop.
led the one containing the fcwcst objectiona-
hle words. How IL man with the scholarly at
ta,nments and the refined TASTE OF the editor
OF the Register can condescrnd to draw ON
tn, voc tbulary Of tho street urchin. OF
think Of admitting into lis newspaper such
words as BLACK devils" "tiends." etc. is more
than We are able to understand. 1t Is noel
less TO say. even In describing the worst OF
Grimes, that such words must crate ON ears
polite. Such q use Of these words being a VIC
aation OF good taste, their use cannot bnt he
offensive TO the public. and we contend that
no editor has q right knowingly or willingly,
torwoand the scnsibilitics Of his readers.
Brethren, let us "with larger heart and kind
1ier hand" cultivate the amenities for this
year of grace, 1881. With the hope that our
friends In the City by The Sea, and those ON
the Congaree, as well rs those whose home Is
nnder the shadow OF the Blue Ridge. will &C
,ccpt our offer of friendship In the sam kind.
o. spirit which IL is given, we propose a bum
per to the health and prosperity OF the Green
1fl,c Ners, the Columbia Register, and the
.Lhurieston Ne,cs and Courier. Let us be good
luinored, brethren; but If we can't be good
humored, le, us at least be courteous.