The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-08-26
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no, contain profound di-quisitiou on the
sPoliry Of Russia-"
H. looking over recent rumhcr of
I he Boston Olirs Brmcl. / find The
Il boyc lcil.handcd oomplim cni paid 10
country editors and though not Of the
fraternity, yet rs = general reader Of
city and country newspapers. 49,
newspaper literature .,
.io make e'"''7''f' iee'
. note ont, aud to say few
words IN relation to IL.
To express surprise at finding this
gentle fling in the Oiirc Branch would
bc 10 sflect--if may so express il
m Uifh teelinq. for though the thing
Is ncahcr rich nor rare, Il was 10 me
no occasion of wonder 10 find It there :
nor would IL have been matter of very
; great surprise to have found there inst
such profound disquisiiion' as allndcd
TO, re-hashcd and served up 10 the read
ers Of the essentially profound and sn-
pcrlaiively pious Oiire Braach, rs frs,
rate original article. In fact it is in
just such place ms there that such
contemplate filings at the country are
oftenest made and it is precisely there
w....arre such things appear most con
tempiible. 1t is time that country, as
well as city editors are frequently found
who, not satisfied with tins .sacst n.c..ccsst heels
10 their boots, mount exceedingly tall
stllls--use magnificent language SC c"~.- "~-
/ press very small ideas--aud talk gran
| ohoquenily of that of which they Know
hut 1.-THE or nothing and !, is equally
rue tlat these gentleman and ladies'
Tor the movement of the 'strong.minded
women has brought many of the latter
into The fraternity make Gu
rlous and sometimes ludcrous DISPOSE
tion of their forces, and novel arrange
ment of their ordnance in planning or
executing defense, or an attack -
Hence it is that we frequently see the
largest kind of n gun charged with the
| biggest kind of amunitiou (wor,ls) bro't
to bear upon the smallest mmaginable
object: and pop-gun artillery, of the
least possible calibre, swapping away
with torpedo-like spitefulncss, upon the
object OF real, perhaps vital importance
and hence it is, also, that we so often see
in the editorial columns of weak-minded
men, and 'sirong-mindcd womcn,-i
country AMI city---'learncd disdui,l-
tons on the Policy of Russia-gro We
disputaIions on the future of Turkey
grave specuations as TO the probable
fate Of Sir John Franklin'--frer rer-
idsiing diotribcs on self eridem h,96s,
aHd MILL aud 'Dater disqujahous on
he beauty If cirtue, and tie ey ceeaing
| detormity of cice. To those yapers de-
/ voted solely TO the disseminaf ION of these
latter, general, though not We ry startling
iruisms, | would recommenil, as a stand
| ing motto, the old adagc Fear God
live virtuously; (and at this season of
The year avoid vegeta pIes,) and you
will he happy
Now, Mr. Editor. am not disposed
TO stand up to be knocked down in de-
fensc of such y ita,u,in' editors as ,ciU
discuss IurH y,--(as though Turkey
was a comne.n dish h)--who boldly stand
Tor 81, 40 or fight, to-day, aud craw-
/ ii'h to-r Orrow who ptH 'splurgc in
to mnu ers Of which they know nothing,
and discuss abstract questions with the
utility (and with exactly the sense)
/ OF an ill-taught parrot and who in all
/ important controversies es--especally on
constitutional questions are ever
found rdtientty fighting in the fro,h
ranks, with the oldest and the ablcst
] Naf I 4. 4
posed towards those sheets, whether
Published in country or city, whose prin-
cipal aliincnt is sickly sentimentaiiy,
and whose chief stock in trade is lach-
! rymose twaddle; and which, thor .gI,
prolesscdly "devoted to ehristinnit". mn.
tual right, polite literature, General in.
telligence, agriculture, an, The arts. p
are made mainly the bicles of sec
tartan dosmas--the pc -l.iehtest kind OF
1iicratnre'-such gerie. raj and arricul-
tural Intelligence W, one wonld natural
. " look for IN nn p .manac and Of snch
lessons Of christ an cbaritv'-toward.
ihe living mt re dead-as one should
not look for = a,y recognised orthodox
calcchism' And so, as We at the Her
m'iage Sd II thus stand neutral in any
eoh'roFe' ~ likely 10 arise between our
country 'hilalutin' friends and our city
senlif 1entalisis, growing out Of the Rus
So turkey war. will only remind the
after Of that poiitc literature often re-
fcrred to in relation 10 the duty of pots
and kettles with especial reference 10
the improperly Of their calling each
other names and would recommend iIs
teaching 10 the serious consideration Of
your city contemporaries.
But seriously, is Il not about time
that these contemplate filings at tho
country should--as John Tyler saii Of
the predatory warfare in Mexico
cease l--ls 1t not about time that city
bred gentlemen and ladies should cease
10 arrogaie 10 themselves superiority
over their country cousins by virtue Of
the locale Of their habiiaiion, or the su-
rcFior cut or finish Of their apparel
They should remember that poiatocs
are cheap in the country aud that Il
starch - 10 carry the day, their country
friends viii ia the end have = decided
advantage over them. l. Il not aboBi
/. time that i should be generally under
stood, and admitted, that there are men
and women ,n The oountry - vho, by their
intelligence, education, and habits, are
sell qualified 10 iill the various proic..
siuns and stations Of lie that iniellee-
tuai culture and the refinement Of So
ciciy, Is not entirely confined 10 the city
md that an the living green things n
earth are MOI 20 b. found Ia the rural
districts Z Il has been said that Col
made ihe country man iAe ioEH, and
d -, certainly the people of the country
mas we'll claim ai least an equality with
TIE ,+'y on hose points, which h. many
respeeis may he REGARDED NJ The eacres.
.sDr-s ~ a fasf growing ard ripsnius