The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-01-25

ioti III pIOuuCtS CoSt nlti lOuT OF i've lllilc
the amount he would have 10 pay for then
in the New York market. But his littl,
estate is picturesque and beautiful. and i
enables him to practice all his farming
theories. He declares that while all tn,
money he ever spent in anything else, dis
appeared without making any aperture, hi
can see the hole where every dollar. in
vested in his farm, went through
During the week he spends his days al
a room in Eighth street, where he wa:
compelled, while writing his History, tc
shut himself up. 10 avoid interruption.
Evening usually finds him in the Tribune
editorial rooms writing for the next day.
paper or talking 10 visitors, who swarm
upon him by fifties and by hundreds
! He is probably the hardest working
journalist in the work.. During the last
two years. In addition TO labor upon hi>
History (Which would have employed an
ordinary author five or SIX years. when at
home he has averaged more than col
umn of editorial for each issue of the Dai-
ly Tribune, beside writing fifteen or twen-
ty letters daily, diSpo>ing of visitors. with
whom he holds Il nightly levec, delivering
lectures and political speeches by the
score. and sometimes contributing TO other
newspapers and magazines
Owning only ten shares in the stock of
the Tribune, Greeley controls It's editorial
course, as fully as when he was sole pro-
prietor. Every year the association goes
through the form of rc-eiecting him editor
by unanimous vote.
The journalist who is a candidate for
office, laborS under peculiar disadvantages
Other public men can indulge in foolish
sayings to friends and comrades which are
forgotten aS soon rs uttered But every
folly. mistake or Inconsistency, of an edit
or, is put upon Il record where it Is seen
by thousands of ewes and can be referred
TO forever after Sill, Greeley. after be-
ING prominently before the public for thir
ty years, and having seen most of the re-
publican leaders drop off or lose public
confidence. Is doubtless stronger before the
people than ever before. Certainly nn
other man exercises one quarter - much
influence as he in mulding American pub
lie opinion. both political and moral.
Before starting west upon Il Recent lee
turing tour. he gave i'll Il manifesto ot'two
columns his views upon current politics
1t contained nnthin" which had not been
advocated, again and again. in the Trib-
unc. but some politicians believe that the
article endangered his prospects for the l.
:, Senate TO which the New York legi>-
latnre elects a -memhrr IN. ,hrp" "TN.'G-,Me.
iit article deliberately with the full
knowledge that it mi4!ri destroy the posi-
hiiilv of hi, election. lie remarked 10 a
friend who read i, in proof. anI urged the
impolicy OF presenting ii iu>t then:
Il believe thai these are good worl<.
and will do good 1t * Of The utmost con-
sequence that our course on recun>irGc-
tion. should be wi>r and right it i> OF no
consequence whether | am senator or not.
Ii * gratifying 10 find one politician
who, while an election l. pending, will
say exactly what he believes. ignoring
personal consequences
In private life Greeley Is liberal and
open Ilandid. irving freely 10 all VIII"
claim TO be needy His charities are not
always discriminating, but the gifts ot
those who invariably give wisely are sell
dom largc. He has assisted hundreds of
youn. men, and Old men, in pecuniary
misfortune He preserves us relies. notes
amounting to nearly S50.0n0. chiefly
from persons whom he assisted. out of
friendlincSs alone. notes which i'll the a@-
grcgatc are barely worth the paper they
are written upon. Many strangers apply
to him for aid. \ visitor from New
Hampshire once asked for Il few dollars 10
pay his passage home telling some plau>-
lille story about being disappointed iii mo-
ncv, and promi>in" to return The amount
by the first mail He stated that he had
formerly been 4 merchant, purchasing
goods in New York but had since met
with misfortune.
'.IIere," replied Greeley, opening his
pocket book, '.here is the money. But OF
course | shall never see it again. Ii YOU
have acqnaintanceS here. and were i'll the
habit of paying your debts, you would ap-
ply to them and not 10 me, Il total stran-
ger. l am quite willing to give You the
money. but don't want you to think me
fool"
! For the last two years Greeley's income
has reached nearly $4,000 annually. a
large portion of it from his history.
Samuel Sinclair, for many years pub
Usher and financial manager of the Trlb-
une. is now one of its heaviest stockhold-
erS, owniog more than twenty shares. lie
is an able. indefltigable, hard working
business man. George Ripley, 5. T.
Clark. the commercial editor, john Rus
sell Young, Bayard TAYLOR, Albert d.
Richardson. Theodore Tilton. Oliver John
son, ThoS. n Rocker and Scion Robin
sun are among the other stockholders.
The Tribunc's Daily has always beel
behind the Herald's in circulation. but
within the last few months, has gaineC
rapidly, decreasing the difference more
than one-halt,, The daily edition nov
ranges from forty to fifty thousand Th,
semi weekly is about 10000. The week
ly is its strong point-circulating NOR
than any other newspaper in the world
1t seldom falls below 100, 900, and durin;
the Fremont and Lincoln campai ms. i