The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-05

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VI called urea y nsts tie advent Of !
leN paper, - dsath.of N old ons, o. !
change 4 lie management q thoss thaI
continue 70 EXIST. Each time our besl
wishes s. Biih fks retiring editor. Hh.
has been earnest and faithful in ~
attempt 70 build up pure, healthy end
useful Journalism, he has had 3 hard
tins, and IN nine Gases cut II ten Ieavel
the tripod With the appreciation Of /
clean conscience g his greatest, perhaps
his only rsWard. If be hiss made money
this does sometimes happen-may he en-
joy it to the full; If not il i to be hoped
that be has found more renumerativt
occupation. This time our profession
loses the services Of Mr.. n. Z. Marmon,
of the Union County Courier, who hav.
ing transferred his paper to Mr. J. h
Reayes, moves from New Albany ID
Ripley, to enter into . Law partnership
with Capt. Thos. Spright.
The incoming editor, however, IS the
special object of our solicitude. We
welcome him among rs vaguely hoping
that he Is to be an honor to the frater-
nifty and will enter actively into the
generous strife, to make the eleanest,
livelest, prettiest country paper in the
State or in the South But at the same
time our heart gees out In q deep
and sympathetie yearning for him. II
he has never edited paper before,
our solicitude Is doubIy sincere and ten
der. All of sudden we feel that we are
aveteran in the cause. We wish, there
fore, to approach the youth gently
and having gained his ear, whisper to
him Of the dangers ahead, show him
rock on this side, 3 whirlpool on that
teach him as well a. we can how to tell
when there Is q storm ahead-and how
to avoid it, or prepare 70 weather it,
But, oh, these admonitions might d.
miaish the courage, and cool the ardor
Of the young voyager; and we win keep
silent, for no viii need both these quail
tiles and they viii be toned down soon
enough We would risk whispering this
much to him: that he win have trouble
ahead, and must prepare 10 meet II
bravely, and calmly, and it win serve
simply to chasten him and round him
of We could predict for him the
trifing annoyances of the incessant
scribbler, the thoughtless or the irrepres.
sible visitor, the man with his pet ideas,
favorits schemes, which he wishes you
to advocate. We could tell him of men,
friends who-will come clustering in and
wish to inspire him with TRADE of ale
cations upon some officials or against
some social evil which they think exist.
In such cases we would mildly suggest
that he offer tho use Of his columns to
these enthusiastic individuals, and that
he insist that they attach their sigma
lures to the communications. He will
End very few whose modesty ~ will
not cause them to forego the preferred
kindness. He will often fall back dis
gusted to find that his friends will lay
burdens upon him that they will not 50
much as touch with :heir little fingers.
He viii learn to his chagrin that the
compliments he pays will be taken as
matters Of course, and that the mildest
criticism will always casse mortal Of
Tense. His friends who come to town
will occupy his time and expect to be
declared statesmen his tswn friends will
expect to have their movements chroni-
eled in the county journal.
The little peccadillies and the vices of
all these parties he is expected to know
nothing about. He will get used to see
ing men every day who owe him only
from one to ten dollars. If he does not
mind he will owe some debts himself,
and he will often feel like choking that
scoundrel across the street who keeps
putting him OF, and he would do it but
for the consciousness that people in glass
houses must not throw stones. He will
learn to struggle. to slowly rid himself
of debt SO as to be in position to choke
the money out Of his creditors. If he
ever gets in this fx, the debts will be SO
old and small, and the objects of his
wrath 30 numerous that his generous
heart will forgive, If not forget.
He will become used to ingratitude,
and yet he will learn that there is much |
of virtue in humanity, and his own
short comings will make him charitable |
towards others. He may, or he may
not, learn to drown his sorrows in the
6ewing bowel. If he wishes to avoid |
some of these breakers, let him pay
cash for all he gets, and credit no one;
treat everybody justly, bat run indie
pendently his own paper in the interest
Of right and progress. If by such q
course he cannot sustain himself, the
sooner he fails the better. "With the
great ThemistOcles he can exclaim, But
for my downfall, had been undonep