EDITING A PAPER.
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Hcnr what the "National lnteIIigencer." pub
lished by Messrs. Gales & Sea,un at Washington
Civ. one of the most valuable and ably conduct
ed papers in the country, says, about editing
newspaper:


MANY people estimate the ability of news


,por. and The industry and talents of ITS Editor.


bv the quantity OF editorial matter which 1t con.
,ains. it is comparatively an easy task for n


fro,hy writer to pour out, daily, columns OF Dords
--rords upon any and all subjects. HIS Ideas


NAV flow in .nne weak, washy, everlasting flood,
md his command of language may enable HIM to
string them together like punches of onions and


or, his paper may be a meagrc and poor coocern.
pnt vbat s the labor. the loli OF such man, who
oovs his .leaded matter ever so largely, TO that


mposrd on the jutcious, well informed Editor,


rho exercises his vocation with an hourly con-
srionsness of its responsibilities and its duties, and
Is,o,os himself to the conduct OF bis paper with
Tho some care and assiduity that sensible Law


cor bos,ows upon IA suit or a humane Physician
npou m o patient, without regard :o show or display
ndeod the mere industry is no! even shown there.


rb,. care, the time employed III selecting Is far
,,,nrs innor,ant-and the tact of good Editor is