The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-19

ing potatoes and other manual labor.
Like most amateur farmers, he finds IT an
expensive luxury; and doubtless all his
farm products cost him four or five times
the amount he would have to pay Tor
them in the New York market But his
little estate is ri i,turesque and beautiful.
and it enables him to practice all his farm
ing theories. lie declares that while all
the money he ever spent in anything else,
disappeared without making any aperture,
he can see the hole where every dollar,
invested in his farm, went through
During the week he spends his days ut
n room in Eighth street, where he was
compelled, while writing his History. TO
slut himself up, to avoid interruption
Evening usually find. him in the Tribune
editorial rooms writing for the next days
paper or talking to visitors, who swarm
upon him by fltics and by hundreds.
lie is probably the hardest working
journalist in the world. During the last
two years, in addition to labor upon his
History (Which would have employed an
ordinary author five or six years. when at
home he has averaged more than column
of editorial for each issue of the daily Tri
bune, besides writing fifteen or twenty
letters daily, dispnsing OF visitors. with
whom he holds n nightly levee. delivering
lectures and political speeches by the score
and sometimes contributing 10 other news
papers and magazines.
Owning only ten shares in the stock OF
the Tribune, Greeley controls its editorial
course, rs when he was sole proprietor.
Every year the association goes through
the form of re elec,ing him editor by
unanimous vote.
The journalist who is candidate for
office, labo-s under peculiar Disadvantages.
Other public men can indulge in foolish
sayings 10 friends and comrades which are
! forgotten ~ soon us uttered. But every
! folly mistake or inconsistency. of An editor,
is put upon record where it is seen by
thousands of eyes, and can be referred to
forever after. Still. Greeley, after being
prominently before the public for thirty
years, and having seen most of the repuh-
lican leaders drop off or losc public conf
dencc, is doubtless stronger before the
people than ever before. Certainly no
other man exercises one quarter SO much
influence as he in mul,ling American pub
lie opinion, both political and moral
Before starting west upon recent lee
turing tour. he gave in manifesto Of two
columns his views upon current politics.
1t contained nothing which had not been
advocated, fsain and again, in the 1'ri
bunc, but some politicians believe that the
article ,nlangered his prospects tyr tie
t. S. Senate; to which the New York
legislature elects member in J.nuary to
c.ed Senator Harris. Greeley pubisl-
ed the article deliberately with the full
knowledg, that it might destroy the pos
.ibility of his election. lie remarked to
n friend Who read it in proof, and urged
the impolicy Of presenting it just then:
81 believe that these arc good words, and
( will do good. 1t is Of the utmost consc.
quencc that our course on reconstruction.
should be wise AMI right; it is of no con-
sequence whether nm senator or not"
1t is gratifying TO find one politician
who, while an election is pen1ing, will say
exactly what he believes, ignoring person
al consequences.
In private life Greeley is liberal and
open handed, giving freely TO all who
claim to be needy. His charities are not
always discriminating, but the gifts of
those who invariably give wisely are sci
dom large. lie has assisted hundreds OF
young men, and old men, in pecuniary
misfortune. lie preserves as relics notes
amounting to nearly $50, 000 chiefly from
persons whom he assisted out of friendi.
ness alone, notes which in the aggregate
are barely worth the paper they are writ.
ten upon Many strangers apply to him
for aid. A visitor from New Hampshire
once asked for few dollars to pay his
passage home telling some plausible
story about being disappointed in money
and promising TO return the amount by
the first mail. He stated that he had
formerly been merchant, purchasing
goods in New York but had since met
with misfortune.
Here replied Greeley, opening his
pocket book, ''here is the money. Bat of
4 NOuioS Sh"i iiV'S' oCC u ht-dlu II )Ou
have acquaintances here. and were in the
habit of paying your debts, you would ap.
ply to them and not to me, total stran
ger. am quite willing TO give you the
money, but don't want you 10 think me
a fool. ="
For the last two yearf Greeley's income
has reached nearly $40, 900 annually, a
large portion of it from his history.
Samuel Sinclair, for many years pub
lisher and financial manager of the Trib-
une. is now one of its heaviest siockhold-
ers, owning more than twenty shares. lie
is an able, indefatigable, hard working
business man. George Ripley, s. T.
Clark, the commercial editor John Rus
sel Young, Bayari Taylor, Albert ID.
Richardson, Theodore Tilton, Oliver John
son. Thos. n. Rocker and Scion Robinson,
are among the other stockholders.
The Tribnne's daily has always been
behind the Heralds in circulation, but
within the last few months, has gained
rapidly, decreasing the difference more
than one half. The daily edition now