Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27
correspondence.
WASHINGTON, May %.

fer. but have something to say upon one
or two things more particularly concern
ing myself, and with your permission,
perhaps, l might as we'll say it here and
now.
l suppose nearly everybody has heard
about how o person may be in the pursuit
of knowledge under difficulties. This is
well enough understood by all But the
imparting of knowledge under difficulties
is not so much talked about or so clearly
appreciated. Nor is it known to many,
think. how difficult it is to impart any
thing by letter from Washington which
shall pass among intelligent newspaper
readers "a bearing any relationship to
knowledge or information. prove IN any
way interesting or edifying or new TO them
All the more interesting or important
news. in fact, all the news which Is worth
sending ut all, is sent you by telegraph as
soon almost az it transpires. 1t would
hardly be worth while, (and such certain
" would not be worth laying before your
readers, to fix up a sort of rc-hash about
events which have transplred mere during
the week or fortnight nows which you
have already had by telegraph, and serve
it up by letter to the readers of the Herald
as news or with the expectation Of hav-
ing it at all palatable to reader or edltor.
Such dish in this fast age would be
likely to prove altogether stale, flat and
unprottable, unless perhaps accompanied
by some observations or comments OF the
correspondents, and these latter might be
profitable, or might not
Inaccuracies of statement ais" wall al
most inevitably occur even among tue
best informed and most careful letter
writers, and these should not always De
counted aS wiilful mi~~t.-tementS. And II
these inaccuracies Will and do 'ftehti,ne-
occur among the he9f ana most ''''e'"''
a: -" mr., fa'''r' anu an o'"'' 81 -
r'rn''d newspaper men WIN ''.''i'.y '''-
mlt-ho" "ueh hred Is mere iof ieii'''lsy
and allowance particularly III the case
OF one who IKE the writer q 'h'-' must
IFS general thln2 write somewhat III
hAet' II he writes al all = Tor myself
n may ls@ IArd"nabie /" say that III th"
little | shall be- able to write due care will
be used t. the end Of a~crrtaining and
siFip@ f'''7. me- "'t VIA ''' 'a give u
true and fair representation Of whatever
thing nr subject Is Touched upon, and 10
avoid anything tending - instead, az
which may tr calculated To- convey a false
Impression; and ta SCI down non-ht IN
malice. unolsLA ahlenrS~ or anturne~S IN
respect to any person mad" this state
nleft just here" once for all and II Is re
speatmlly asked that II, a. may sometimes.
lie tn, ease, apparent injustice, or an error
OF any kind, H. discovered in what may
hereafter omauate from this source, the
same Le mot too hastily set down ~ a Will
full lnixsta.cmeut or fal,ehood.
And a. it is supposed that Whatever j.
sent va will have to pass through com
potent hands. and will receive all needed
correction before it is suffered t. app-r
in public. les care and caution probably
viii ba used afr,ntimc, IT this end # the
lin. l- 10 ulra..,il3ry. grammar. and all
that. 'han wmll be- used wero it ether
wise al headquarters. And Of course il
j. expected that whatever letter or com
muuica,ian Won may regard a- uu-uited
,.. yaor ,-..t,,rs.t.-, v III rr di.oarAea rhv
editor must ba the judge ~ 10 thi-; his
corr, -reuicut cannot BE- supposed 10
know, So well a- BE-. What will or will not
suit his Columns b. assured ii may
Lc allowed li,tle further esati-m. that
no such rejection ~ manuscript which
reaches you from this -aurce Will provoke
a scowl or blush from anybody here
On tho contrary. such proceeding will be
REGARDED SIS q flvor, TO be very thankfully