Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-01-23

ing Things which they say ought not
ito be printed, l have sometimes
thought AZ might be necessary to
make q standing Apology for myself,
ard publish 1t once Year. to be read
upon all Occasions of that Nature.
Much BUSINESS has hitherto hindered
the execution OF this Design; but llav-
ing very lately given extraordinary
Offence by printing an Advertisement
with a certain N. B. at the End OF 1t.
4 find an Apology more particularly
requisite at this Juncture, tho 1t hap
pens when l have not yet Leisure to
write such Thing in the proper
Form, and can only In loose manner
throw ,thosa Considerations together
which should have been the Sub
stance Of It, aiis 4
/ request all who are angry with
sine on the Account Of printing things
they don't like, calmly to consider
these Following Particulars.
/. That the Opinions OF Men are
almost IA various as their Faces; an
cbservatien general enough to be-
come Z common Proverb, So many
Men so many Minds.
q. That the Business of Printing
S ions; most things that are printed
tending to promote some, or oppose
others.
8. That hence arises the peculiar
CnhAppinsss OF that Business, which
other Callinga are no way liable to;
they who follow Printing being
scarce abl4 to do any thing in their
way pf, getting q Living. which shall
mot probably, give offense to some,
and perhaps to many; whereas the
Smith, the, Shoemaker, the Carpenter
q the Man cf any other Trade, may
work indAferently for People OF all
Persuasions, without offending any
OF them; and the Nero iant may buy
and sell with Jews. Turks, Hereticks
ard Infidels OF all sorts, and get
Money BY every one Of them with idt
giving offence to the most orthodox
81 amy sort; or suffering the 'east
Csusure or Ill will on the Account
from any Man whatever.
isz 4. That tits as unreasonable 70
any one Man or Set ct Men to expect
"a be pleas'd with every thing that
il printed, as to think that nobody
ought to be pleas'd but themselves
s. Printers are educated in the
Belief that when Men differ In Op1n-
ion. both Sides ought equally to- nave
the Advantage Of being heard by the
:Tnblick; and that when Truth and
Error have fair Play, the former 10
always an overmatch for the latter;
Hence they cheerfully serve all con-
tending writers that pay them we'll
without regarding on which side they
are Of the Question in Dispute.
s. Being thus continually amploy'd
in serving both Parties, Printers
naturally acquire vast Uncon-
cernedpsss as to the right or wrons
Opinion contain'd in what they print /;
regarding 1t only as the Matter OF
their daily labour: They print things
full of Speen and Aniuaosity, with
the utmost Calmness aud lhdiffer.
ence, and without the least Ill-wiil
to the Person reflected en-; VINO
nevertheless unjustly think the
Pointer. as much their Enemy as the
Author, and join both together IN
tleir Resentment.
I. That it is unreasonable to
imgainAs printers approve OF every
thing they prin, and to censure them
liz any particular thing accordingly;
since in the way of their Business
they print such great variety OF
things opposite and contradictory. 1t
IL likewise as unreasonable what
snne assert, "That Printers ought
rot to print any Thing but what they
approve; since If all Of that Bust
ness should make such Resolution
and abide by it, an End would there
OK be put to Free Writing, and the
World would afterwards have moth
ing to read b,its what shappen'd to be
the opinions sof Printers.
s. That il all Printers were deter
mind not to print any thing till they
we're sure it would offsnd no body,
there would be little printed.
%. That if they sometimes print
vicious or silly things not worth
reading. 1t may not be because they
approve such things themselves, but
because the people are SO yiciously
and corruptly educated that good
things are not encouraged. have
known very numerous Impression
Cf Robin Hoods Songs go off in this
Province at rs. per Book, in less than
asTwelvemonth; when small Oman
tjtr Of David's Psalas IAN excellent
Vcrsioay havs lain upcn my Hands
atnve twice the Time.
10. That notwithstanding what
.misht be urg'd in behalf OF Mans
being allOwd to do In the way of his
BUSINESS whatever he is paid for, vel
Rfjate4S a. continually discourags
M PriptinG af great Numbers o.
IA thind, ana Stlffle them in tns
RtSth. i myNelf have constantly re-
fjiGed ito prinl anything that Nigh
GoNpte nauQe y yiCs, Or promote In
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