Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-03

BRATTLEBoRo. VT.
SATURDAY JANUARY 8, 1857.



A Clint with Our Rsadcts.
We take pleasure in laying before our readers
this week, the first number Of the third volume Of
The VERMONT PnGSrx With II we tender the
comfort aud happiness, dear readers, is promoted
by receiving weekly budget of local and general
news, accompanied by o carefully selected desert
Of choice miscellany, we will endeavor to make the
year upon which we have just entered a happy year
to you oil. You are all aware that the first and
most important province Of local journal is to
cord the current events relating to the business,
growth, and prospects Of the locality in which 1t
crculates, as well as the accidents and incidents
affecting the social condition and prosperity of its
inhabitants In each one Of these items some in
dividuals have an interest. They oil make up an
aggregate that cannot but affect nearly all Of our
citizenf. Even the local advertisements are mat
tiers of no ordinary Importance. Through them
you learn the general prosperity Of the several
branches Of business. They tell you when and
where to buy and sell. They inform you Of the
formation Of new and the dissolution of old CO.
partnerships. From them you learn of the settle
ment Of estates in which you have an interest.
From the reports Of conventions and public meet
ings you arc informed of the nominations made for
public officers, and the sentiments Of our citizens
relating to matters Of public interest. From the
election returns you find out who have been elect
must transact your public business. For informa-
tion relating to all these things you must, in the
main, depend upon your local journals Most Of
these are matters affecting your pockets as well as
your feelings.
The real value and efficiency Of this department
Ct local Journal is Justin proportion to the pat
rcnnge extended. 1t is not possible for the editor
to be present at all or any considerable portion OF
the meetings Of associations and Of individuals.
the proceedings of which he would gladly publish.
He must depend to considerable extent upon the
good Offices Of friends in the several localities where
they are held, AMI who desire to see such doinrs
Published in IN authentic form. To that end we
invite the cooperation of friends in the sever
al towns in this county and in the adjoining towns
in other States. We will be grateful for any such
contributions cmbodying facts Of Importance. and
we will gladly publish them in the best possible
form. These contributions must always he accom-
panied by a responsible name, as guaranty Of the
truth Of the statements therein made but it is not
necessary that the names Of contributors should
be given to the public, unless requested by the wri
tiers.
Many 81 our citizens take city papers. Wewould
gladly lave them all do so, but not at the expense
of their local journals The huge weeklies from
the cities contain a much larger amount Of reading
matter than the country papers. Their articles
may be longer, more elaborate, and better written
They may give the foreign, congressional, and gen.
eral news more fully than is possible for home pa.
pers, yet they do not represent the home world In
which you live, and in which your business is trans-
acted. They do not present the everyday life Of
the county. Theydo not inform you of those mat
tiers which most concern your individual welfare
They occupy proper position in the world of jour
nalism, but that position is moro remote from your
life and business than the one filed by your home
paper. Hia
For these and other reasons that will readily
suggest themselves toyour comprehension, we can
not forbesr urging upon you the Importance Of pat
ronirng the local journals Of your county and the
vicinity in which you transact your business. II
they are not in all respects what you would wish
them, strive by encouragement and assistance 10
render them more worthy of your support. Please
remember also that there are many tastes to oon-
suit in the selection Of matter, each one Of which
has claims upon the editors regard