The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-05

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Raymond-are the men who have
builders and leaders of New York
journalism. They found it feeble and
/ incompetent; they raised 1t to posi-
ton of power and influence; tney
found it poor, and made 1t wealthy;
they came to it young and vigorous.
now, all of them who survive are IN
4 tho sere and yellow leaf.
| These men all possessed singolarly
valuable though greatly varying qu33l-
tiles as editors. Bennett had the
most restless energy IN getting news
from all parts of the world, ana OF
every possible kind. lie scented news
ms a hound scents blood, and the
reader Of the Herald could always be
| sure of finding In its columns very
| full, though often badly written ac-
counts Of every event of the day, no
matter how much labor or money was
required to get it; no matter whether
il was battle or dog fight, polit-
ieal movement or a social sensation !;
no matter whether it occurred in New
York or Washington, in Mexico or
Abyssinia, in Paris or Peru.
Greeley, though vastly inferior to
Bennett as a news edit0r-in fact he
could never be called d news editor at
all-had other effective and popular
| journalistic Qualities. IF he could
not ride the whirlTind and direct the
storm, he at least knew how to raise a
whirlWind in which he would appear as
a god of power. Intense In his feeling,
narrow and extreme In his PARTISAN
| ship, possessed Of an editors style,
which, though often coarse and
clumsy, is original. forcible, pungent
and stirring, he gave to his paper
those elements of force which, added
to its moral pretensions, always en-
abled it to take lead IN all qUes tions
of radical reform, whether they re-
lated to slavery or bran bread, to
social elevation, the frankiDg privi-
lege or to patent earth-closets.
| Raymond'sr editorial genius was diff
ferent from that Of either Bennett or
Greeley. He was of late years less
expert and less persevering than Ben
nett as news. hunter, and he was not
q bitter partisan or lunatic like Gree
ley. But, for all that, he was always
wide awake for news, and he had no
equal on the New York press as a clear,
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dignifed, admirable writer of editorial
articles. He was never carried away
by his feelings, never lost his equi-
poise, always sought to be just, and
had amind that was always DESTROYS
i of finding ground of compromise be-
4 tween violent extremes. He" under
4 stood himself" thoroughly. and under
stood the world equallyWell. He had
great abilities and high aims : and he
built up paper which became one Of
the journalistic powers of New York
and which, for some years, especially
during the years of the war, exerted
an influence at once great and honor.
able, at cnce patriotic and moral, al
once discreet and eleVating. ,aJClFL
The death OF Raymond, as we havC
I.said, was the first breach In che ranks
: l|Of the few remarkable editors tx
whom the New York journalism Of
the present day owes its Importance
It is matter of interest to notice the
effect that has been produced by his
exit, and it can not but lead to specu
lations as TO the results on the New
York press of the passing away
which cannot possibly be long delayed
-of the other editors Venerable
menD who established the newspaper
power of the commercial metropolis.
York Times, ceased his connection
with that journal when 1T was lndT-
Gated to him, by Mr.. George Jones
the principal owner and publisher
that his management did not give sat
isfaction to the stockholders. A va,
riety of circumstances contributed tC
make Mr.. Bigelow's position unpleas.
ant. Among these was the too sud
den removal of Eve or six of Mr.
Raymond's chief associates. Another
was the abandonment of long estab-
lished departments and specialties
Another was the introduction of too
much matter on foreign subjects.
Again, the editorials were heavy and
too long, altogether too diplomatic for
an American Journal and far behind
the times stH~ ~ 49,. Il. i .7-.- y
| 8AnOther circumstance which ope-
rated seriously against Mr.. BigeloW
was his want of knowledge of the
local politics of the State in their de-
tails. This was mainly owing to his
long absence from the country and
failure to mix with politicians and
participate in political affairs after
his return home consequently he had
to rely upon others to supply the po-
litical wants of the paper. In doing
so the Times was suddenly brought
into conflict with the Fenton and
Greeley wing of the Republican party
of the State. E4
Mr.. Bigelow will soon sail, with his
family, for Europe, with the Intention
Of residing in France and Germany
| for several years, where his children
can have an opportunity of being
educated in the schools of those
countries. EllG IS aG
Mr.. George Sheppard is managing
editor of the Times. He was born IL
Hull, England, and wnen a young
man, connected himself with a jour.
nal in that place. He went to Cana,
da and became connected with the
Toronto Globe, which was merged
with the Toronto Banner, strong
Tory paper. AT one time Mr.. Shep-
pard was writer for paper called
the ColoaiSt, also published at To.
| ronto. lie was also employed by Dir
Bell, member of the Canadian Par
lament, upon a Journal published
{ and edited by him in Toronto. With
+ l.this experience, Mr. Sheppard becomes
( connected with the New FORK Times
and, since Mr.. Raymond's death, has
been the principal writeron American
politics for that journal. His chief
associate Is Mr. Jennings, who mar
ried Miss Henriques, the actress
! OF WaIlack s. Theatre, on the occa.
sion of his first visit to this country
in 1856, las the correspondent of the
London Times. After his marriage
he returned TO kngland, and recently
revisited this country, his wife accom-