Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-08
From the Daily April lst,


The S'rsnh year OF our connection with
the Free Press begins to-day. We look back
over siS years Of the trcadmill life and labor
OF the editor Of country Daily, too wildly
conscious Of the shortcomings which, not
withstanding all our ondcavors, have mark
cd them, to make tho review n very
pleasant one yet grateful for the moa-
sure Of appreciation and support, which
we have received For ourselves we can on
ly pledge our continued ozertions to de-
serve the favor of our kind friends and con-
slant readers.
We cannot do better, perhaps, than to
substitute for what further we might say,
the leading article Of the Daily Burlington
Times Of this morning, with the assurance
t. its editor that we heartily appreciate and
rccirrocato his kind words and good wishes.
Health to tho rroa Press:
ELEVEN YEARS ngo this morning, under
VIII prudent friends looked upon as Il hhllu-
cinttion appropriate to the First Of April,
we published the first number Of the DAILY
FRgE Pass. SIX wears ago this morning,
under another hallucin ton, we transferred
it. with its belongings, to it's present res
pcotod proprietors. We greet with pleasure
its continued success and prosperity, nttri-
hutahl,, doubtless. in no small degree, to
the chang, of rroprictorship to when we
have alud d.
1t 'eas, at the time. hazardous and doubt
ful venture, to establish II daily Paper in
Vermont; but W. believed the bus,acss Of
Burlington would sustain it. and the ,nt,,-
'St Of Burlington be promoted by it. Both
result. have been achieved. The UGiiy Free
Press has been sustained (or it would not
have ''e1 con'imod) and that Daily paper
na- been of service to the business interests
u' Burlington has been established by
thousand nun'tccd proofs During the
whole ui the drelry period Of business de-
preston and disaster which Burlington has
had to cnciuntar, within the pas few years,
her Daily paper (lrom the very fact that
she sustained u Daily paper, was one Of her
most uptcntag"nts OF recupGratinn, at home
and abroad The patrons oC the paper were
not, perhaps. conscious Of this, and did not
support it with this view of its influence:
bat the fact Is undcninblc. by reason or ar
gUmtnt;-and we might say, in passing,
tia, il burlington would support fire Daily
papers she would c1pric7cs the benefit Of 1t
In her business prosperity. Can anybody
dream that the fact tat there are three or
four Daily papers published in Burlington,
representing Its business interests and bust
ness wants, wonld not be Of ,ncqlcu'abie adj
vantage to Burlington Certainly not; and.
therefore, her one Daily paper (or the cs
adjustment Of which our readers will allow
Us to claim credit,) has been her "best bow
err anchor since the morning of its publ
cation. II has given character and repu-
M;ion % Burlington, from which she is bc-
WHniHg to reap the advantage. and its pro-
priytos and the public, we are sure, will
admit our right to participate in the res
possibility
Bat " began with the intention simply
to offer an 'hli hail, to the rrosrcred work
Of oar hands tic Daily Free Press. We
feel a natural affection for it, las it is said
people whD have children feel Tor their first
born aud We take pleasure in saving that
We believe it is in better hands than ours.
and i'll dislvowng the slightest unkind-
nc,s and discourtcsy, in intention, to-
wards the gentlemen who conduct
IT, In the bury of discussion. we are all
apt to bo controlled by temporary resent
m"nts, and 10 say things in an imposing style
that We man to be 'Pickwckian.' Weassure
our friends Of the Free Press that we never
say a spitciul thing in a spiteful temper, and
that our normal condition is tn he 'on the
dliensiyo;' and d; to the Burlington Daily
Free Press, we cordially say Long may it
wave y