Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25

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much the editors Of the newspapers, as the
public men-the greatest men OF our State
Of both parties, They were contributors
10 the papers II there was anything Ia
be written Of peculiar Importance, they
were the men 10 write II. l can remem-
her as contributors 70 tho Watohman such
men as William Jarvis, Thomas Tollman,
/ Hezekiah Bailey, Nicholas Baylie, samuel
prentiss, Elijah Paine and Thomas Reed.
/ Whereas, ii YOU 20 into other parts OF the
state, YOU will find as contributors such
men as William @, Bradley, Chief Justice
Tyler, Governor Williams, Norman VII,
liams, Norman Williams, Jr, and men OF
that eharacter,-the strongest men, the
ablcst wratcrs and the ablest lawyers in
the State, You rarely find such men IN
these days contributing 10 our newspa-
pers unless it be 10 apologize or solicit
public favor. The influence Of the press
in that day, under the control and with
the aid and assistance of such men as
have mentioned, wasquite as great as now
Another remarkable dltterenee-as 70
the literature Of the day, ion will rarely
find in one Of these old papersa story with
a formal plot, such as We think we must
publish now at least once a week. rs
says, after the British model; some nara
tive Of stirring event amongst the In
dians; a terrible catastrophe; wonderful
discovery, The poetry was pretty much
all of sentimental kind, rarely reaching
the poetic standard Of newspaper poetry
now. As 10 news, thirty days, or perhaps
80 DAYS. from New Orleans 10 New York
or Boston, three days from Best"a u
/. Montpelier, five or six days from New
York 10 Montpelier The newspaper had
70 be- made up often from such papers as
! the Hartford Courant and Worcester Spy,
and consisted Of extracts taken from the
foreign papers Of England and France
Every little event was given in detail
We, now, would condenso in a half dozen
paragraphs all the news they would give
IA, in weeks issue.
There has been a great advance in
. that respect; but can rcmCm
.he~ one point in which | am very sure
3 lie printer of lS2U had a very great
advantage over You Of these days, and
i that was in getting more Just reward fol
. their labor than you do. Not that there
was plenty Of money in those days, -ther,
was but little Of it Tor a long time. cal
remember when there were but two bank
= in the State. Money was not plenty
E Now and then we 20; hold OF pistareen
, niucpuncc. or four-pcnco- halfenuy. Blu
can tell You what they did get literally
they got two cords ot wood. they got fuul
bushels uf corn, they got twelve bushels
at opt~. and tr,Htgtpur bushels OF pota
T. toes, and sixteen pounds Of butter. for
I years subscription can remember whCI
my father cellar was half full OF apple,
enough 20 furnish ouc-half Of the villag
II Mmtp,lhr could they have them now
7 Why hr had to feed them 70 the hog.
= often We hul from six TO twelve barrels q
y cider - time, enough wheat, rye an0
!. corn 20 ill a large grnary, yard file,
i with eight foot wood, potatoes and ycr
tables oi every s5rt,-qui,e different pa
from what We get now. bat infinitely let
j ter He could support his family AM
.- supply many "t IN, neighbors. You can
i u1t do il now.
OF the men who were engaged in h
" press Of whom | have already named
Is There are, think, but two now liviul
One Of them j, Samuel Swift, one OF III
best iui.pl,rr,t men who ever lived i
r. Vermont or anywhere else; 4nd the othe
j. Is Simeon de who retired FROM the C!ar,
! mont y. il Eagle about year ago, ..
"a / cannot precisely reeoileei atg .frSt cl
j. p,reure as an editor It was either j
j lN2i. whon l MAS twelve or IN iN.!e' whe
b.. ] Was sixteen years oi age II was du
Ia ing the. campaign OF Adams ana jackson
e d,-likrd Jackson and was very ardeI
1- adams boy. l W., Then IN The "tiIge
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