The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-12-18
Tho Prosident's Insults 70 the Press,

We should think that the press Of lhis
country vas mean aud tame-spidted II il did
not express an honest Indignation u the gra-
llitous Insults which lhe President has eho-
son 20 inhiot upon Il, IN the manuer Of die
Hbutng his message. Here IL the account
Of bat Was done 10 New York a. described
by one Of the papers Of that city la subslAn-
tially the sans terms % othersi-
"ii vas announced, several days ago, that
copes u the document addrtSsed u the
leading aperl of the city, would be deposited
~ ususl IN the hands u the Collector, and
tbst a. soon ns an announcement had been
seut Of the Organization Of Congress, they
should be delivered.
Accordingly hll The newspapers had their
mrssengcrs stationed in due lime, Rt the Of
lies-al tho Collector, arrinusly awaiting The
esp ~ The telegraph which should BET them
81 10 the race ~ printing II wac supposed
that Congress would assemble ~ Twelve
o'clock aUd WGTd ~ the reading 81 the Mes
sAgs be- received AZ about hai-past twelve
u'rlork nr ~ the utmost AZ one, Hut one
O'Clock came, and no dispatch tao o'clock
came, gnd 10 dispatch the messengers grew
t,iefe sitA more iiHraiistt tle evening 4A,
psrs, like vessels preparing for action, had all
their mrn o. the guns, and The newspaper Of
fees we're crowded with eager eapectAnls Of
tho result,
ln The miia Of this provoking DELAY, the
newsbOys 'of the street proclaimed an extra
Herald, with the Presidents Message In full
Ry some collision between the President or
vi, officials aud reporter Of that paper, the
package for tho press Of this city VAS trans
uittrd through him, with a special COPY Tor
the Herald, 10 be used several hours IN I'D
vance Of tho other papers, ~ a liule alter
three o'clock or one houE after the Herald
had appeared, word came from Washington
for the delivery Of the newspaper package
Of course nobody would grudgo tho favor
ed newspaper In this instance, the advantage
which was accorded H., II Il we're obtained by
superior enterprise, or if Il we're even given
ou,rlsh, "a pieceof ayowed myortism. II
the President chooses 90 select particular
Journal 10 be the FIRST in any city to publish
his message, he has perfect right 70 do 80,
Iut 70 pretend that impnninlity il TO be pre-
served, and while the representatives Of the
papers Who are deceived by the prstenee are
patiently awaiting their copies Of the mes
sage ~ the appointed place, 10 allow them to
be anticipated In their Efforts TO serve the
public with early intelligence by rival secretly
favored, il nm net Of insulting meanness Of
which ono would scarcely suppose the chief
magistrate Of the United States to bs eapa'
bio,
In Roston. the press Jared better only be-
causc II could enjoy the reward promised in
that countrrrrtcd bpatitudc, blessed are they
that expect nothing, for they shall not be
disappointed" While copies of-the message
we're sent TO other principal centres Of popu
latian. Boston was pdrposely excluded to
mark the Presidents di'npprobNtion Of the
nolitical sentiments Of the people Of
New gland, There is no community on
tho fac, uf the globe where news is more Gu
gerly prizsd than in New England, nowhere
arc there citizens more anxious 20 understand
the posture Of public ad4irs, or more willing
TO give a respectful and careful pcrsual 20 thc
Presidents official communications More
portion TO H. population, than in any o,iIrr
city Ia the world. Boston is moreover pecr-
iarl, situated NJ the centre Of large tract
Of country, having speedy and certain means
OF communication with is metropolis 10y rail
way. let President Buchanan has now twice
refused to follow the example Of hi. prede-
Ccs,ors who we're willing TO give TO the press
Of Boston tho same facilities for An early
puLliialian Of ihr iEeaAaae IA uefr- -accarled-
to other cities This OF COURSE, was designed
~ an inAnlt 1t can have no other meaning.
- Bost,a .iRrofiycr
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