Intheconductofmynewspaper, Icarefullyexcludedalllibelingandpersonalabuse, , andthewriterspleaded, astheygenerallydid, thelibertyofthepress, andthatanewspaperwaslikeastage-coach, inwhichanyonewhowouldpayhadarighttoaplace, myanswerwas, thatIwouldprintthepieceseparatelyifdesired, andtheauthormighthaveasmanycopiesashepleasedtodistributehimself, butthatIwouldnottakeuponmetospreadhisdetraction; andthat, havingcontractedwithmysubscriberstofurnishthemwithwhatmightbeeitherusefulorentertaining, Icouldnotfilltheirpaperswithprivatealtercation, inwhichtheyhadnoconcern, , manyofourprintersmakenoscrupleofgratifyingthemaliceofindividualsbyfalseaccusationsofthefairestcharactersamongourselves, augmentinganimosityeventotheproducingofduels; andare, moreover, soindiscreetastoprintscurrilousreflectionsonthegovernmentofneighboringstates, andevenontheconductofourbestnationalallies, , andthattheymaybeencouragednottopollutetheirpressesanddisgracetheirprofessionbysuchinfamouspractices, butrefusesteadily, astheymayseebymyexamplethatsuchacourseofconductwillnot, onthewhole, beinjurioustotheirinterests.In1733IsentoneofmyjourneymentoCharleston, SouthCarolina, 'dhimwithapressandletters, onanagreementofpartnership, bywhichIwastoreceiveone-thirdoftheprofitsofthebusiness, , andhonestbutignorantinmattersofaccount; and, tho' hesometimesmademeremittances, Icouldgetnoaccountfromhim, , thebusinesswascontinuedbyhiswidow, who, beingbornandbredinHolland, where, asIhavebeeninform'd, theknowledgeofaccountsmakesapartoffemaleeducation, shenotonlysentmeasclearastateasshecouldfindofthetransactionspast, butcontinuedtoaccountwiththegreatestregularityandexactnesseveryquarterafterwards, andmanagedthebusinesswithsuchsuccess, thatshenotonlybroughtupreputablyafamilyofchildren, but, attheexpirationoftheterm, wasabletopurchaseofmetheprinting-house, andestablishhersoninit.
