National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-11-06
Where our News Comes FROM.
Booth--JackSOn,

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interesting account of that .mpor-
tant news centre, Washington, and
how 1t is mana"ed for the pleSs:
Not to know Gobright u to be
unknown. He is perhaps the old
est, certainly the most sc'lable and
palnstaking agent of the Associat-
ed Press, the charge d'at1aireS at
inc vital point, Washington. Here
he has been, heaven knows how
long! pulling the only just and du
tltul wires that are pulled here
those OF public intelligence, lie i,
an elderly, most gentlemanly, very
old fashioned man, like the better
KIND of fathers, putting all things
on the ground of honor, command
ing by kindness, holding selfrespcct
/ to be sure of the commandments,
and truth AND manhood TO be insep-
arabic. His features are small and
delicate. His head is gray. You
are forever impelled to ask, hy rea
son OF his Gcntleness, not his years.
" How are your grandchildren,
Gobright ~
1t is this smoothly dressed, small
footed, timid little GO tleman who
Supervlses the vastncss of daily
news that is sent to you. He appre-
cIatcs the responsibility of his posi-
1 ton more than its power. | never
asked nor limited 1t to him, but am
willing to be qualified that he never
made an aside penny out of all this
immense and prompt intormation.-
| Beng the soul of honor he never
makes mistakes, prptelring to be
slow instead of daring. Although
the " ashlugton bureau is altogeth-
or the most busy and important of
the Associated Press, it is probably
more satisfactorily administered
than any in America,
The celebrated dispatch on DuIl
Run, which electrified the country.
was sent from this office 10y John
llaSSan, a protegc OF Gobrght.-
The latter had many griels during
/ the wdr, aud was often seVcrlv
treated by the War Department :
but his sclIrcspect never suffered
him to lose politeucsS, while his dc
votion saved him from discourage
mcnt, At one time Stanton forbid
all clerks and suhordinatcs of til,
War Department telling any new,
whatever. Gobright camc in ON,
day. mild and patriarchal rs usual
and said To- an officer:
Ihe Secretary has refused To let
! You answer questions. That is why
/ will not ask you one. though it
would oblige me Greatly to do so ~
/ Suppose ask you the question, and
thcn YOU can refuse to answer it il
Nou please. Shall ?'
" Yes. put your question"
How do You do, sir hop,
that YOU are well ;"
In this gcodhumorcd way Gchrighr
often sotlcued even Stanton.
| had talk with Gobright tn,
other night upon mutual experience.
of the war. \ good book for news
paper folks might he made out o
The Press in the Rebellion" News
paper men buy more books THAI
any profession, Notwithstanding $,
many are sent them.
asked Gubright if he could mah,
I himself believe. on Just COnsldcra
ton. that the ccnsurShipoi the new,
/ in the war accomplished good. Th,
old man said " No. # was pro
dlgiouS executive failure in the in
tercsts of the vanity OF generals
and the jealousy of the department.
And he Illustrated this in many
Ways, saying particularly of cen
sor named Sandlord, ! believe after
ward foreign minister
! scnta message during Early
lastIaid:
The rebels ars again IN Mar,
land. This Mr. Sandford sup
pressed. said To him. This i
not giving information to the cncm,
except about himself win it II,
him any good to know that ho is II
Mary land, hcing there - After
day Sandlord said "lou mas trlc
graph as news this message which
semitic my wife yesterday The rcb
els are said to hc again in Mary
land F"
That dispatch, shown ny Mrs. $
to friend, sent him to gold buying
aud hc made "h,s little pile"
The Office of the Associated Pres
IN Washington has always bee
managed with singular honesty. a
eompucd with the main Office II
New York. There has never bccl
a scandal about the Capitol head
quarters, whereas 'lc New Null
Office has always beer % prolih
house of speculation Cor Wall street
In lS6, main came to ne lu Ne,
York. and offered Il dram OF sli,O0
Il ! could obtain 4 small despltcI
Of, say twenty lines, acut over th
Associated Press from The Cdpitn
lie wanted gold to 20 up only tW
per cent. Of course his proposition
was conceived in Ignorance both q
my ability and disposition to dothi
thing, but it was such u tritc picc,
OF Ignorance that declined it with
ont Indignation. Gobright NIGH
have been among the richest men %
Washington to-day had &c used hl'
Vocation for speculation.
The great crime Of the world dit"I
the crticifXion. was ihc murder q
Abraham Lincoln 10 y ~" dettll