St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-10

An -1dd,c>s jetorc the Vermont Editors and
Publishers 1S'ocditioa, at BrdHleborO, on
7hm'StW ercn14y, august 2GA, 1869.

BY HENRY CLARK, EDITOR OF TIE RUT
LAND HERALD.
Wy Brethren Of the Press:
We come together on our second ami
versary under favorable auspices and
amid pleasant scenes, for the purposes o
mutual Congratulation and social inter.
course, to spend Il few hours in those fra
ternai relations that Will teach us better
To understand each other, and cement the
bonds OF friendship that ever should mark
fellow lahorrI> in Il common profession.
None can have forgotten the agreeable
hours and tmc profitable gathering OF this
a->oclatIun one wear since among the
mountains and lakes of Northern Yer
mont, which for the first time brought
lace 10 face the editors and publishers OF
Vermont nor can the useful lessons in
culratcd 10y the patriarch OF the Vermont
plr-s, have been lost upon Us. Nor can
the GENIAL counsel of our hOnurCd brother,
who now i the representative of the
people and OF the journalists of Vermont,
on Il wider sphere OF action, the councils
al the uatiun, have failed to make its I'M
press. We all separated to our labors
with more cheerful hearts, and better
PREPARED for the discharge of the duties
that devolvcd upon u~, and in more cor
dial relations of r,ud-hip AMI brother
hood. May the influence, that flow out
from this a->rmblage he equally pleasant
and useful TO those who are connected
with tnc press ot our Commonwealth,
and may each future gathering draw Us
nearer together, and the inspiration
gathered here maNt Us more useful, earn
r~t and faithful laborcr, in the great field
o: Journalism
Bv ruur appointment, | come before
Won M, tn iu.rru., ,,,u in ,.,u,. p.,r,;,.,-
lar i,,r,.s in H.. ,.,,i.J J..,,.r,,,,,,,,. -.
n,v-n.,,ar- tb.. I,..,,. 80, .,..>,,,,.r..,,,.'.
must conn. tI.,,n orr ,l,I,r Lr.,br,r -.
all are aware that arn nn,. Of the voono-
ct anon. vour fraternity in service and
cxucricnrr. | only pr0pn-e briefly TO
c;tIl your attention to some .u.r.o.siirp,
relative 10 the. ...J,pruali.t demanded hv
the times"
The times are Spa,moli,. excitable
chaotic. u,.,.,,,,I- rnnr,,y-m.L,in,r and ,.x.
l~acriiuar.!v progressive. |, j. the nc.
-. IT,. million. aI.l not ut 1i.. ,,y Thc
Poet has described it rs one in which
''ihc individual wilhrrS, and the world !,
more and more"
From tie characteristics Of our times
therefore We should learn something OF
the journalist demanded The tin - rr-
Iuirc writers oi broad. deep. ENLARGED,
ready mglnm.ucr They must have mn.
,Irr~tuudjur ni The time. tn know what
cu,r~e they ought to pur-ur. The man
engaged in cuna,.rtiu. a nrw-papcr in
oar ilhi'~ SL"ut' Inc free from prjudice
ana from hI-'Iy "id IAh1'l|I-Hl' must
nave "''i"ih "i ih""-'ll ana "i utterancc
Oh al SUBJECTS ne SHOULD d" rtNi'"h>i-
"i' l" no star 'iH'inl"r' Clique or cor
P'I"'l"l' OF H'h"P"iE I"F Ms opI!IloiS,
"Hi l" M c"i>''h'r' ana the @rcat pup
nc ""lcI' ne serves. ne Hhould say my
'""n"Hts are lI''' '"'E cannot oe smut up
IN lrI>"" walls. nor put To dc'iii on the
7t"i''"' ih' ipuih'L'>i "i th' present
h"ur mus "'i'@\' III Ncirniilc p'"Sre>H.
lie iAHH' "'ih i"t 10 De 'uf'ud "l Iii' ad-
N'h''Ih'"' "' ir'r''n@' or "ri"Ion' ou'
/" lfu>' 10 true science '"hln''d' 'ha-
ono ''"H'"i'- ANA Pafad"Aital IL our
''mr- seem 10 be- there can be but one
rr"dI"@ "i iHcm That II l. an a@t oI
uh'N"i"'h't decision. Every journalist
Is made TO ten what he Is ana t" show
ms r"'or@. ihe shout oi the battle be-
tween trHi" ANA error l. ringing out
through ti'' nations l he trumpet calls
louderiuid louder "Wii" l. Tor the rl@ht
Let nm come i"rth WITH quick step,
every one 10 his own line, Never. III
tie worid'S history. was there such Il
mar>hailn" IN serrcd ranks and trown-
- fronts Tor truth ami crror-never
such an age oi discrimination and dccIs-
lon-and never such necessity laid up
on journalism to choose the right position
ami stand by II 10 the death as Is iaid
upon nS. There Is no possible escape
from this responsibility. 1t l. as InSepa-
rable from Journalism as ones identity.
lhere Is no out-ot-the-way harbor for
neutral iag,-Eo place lett tor Il cold,
miserable non-commliaii>m. No one
can SmuggIe himself through the world.
The journalist should he no automaton
murga@cd to Anticipated theories or
special interests. The age is a crucible
nothing escapes its searching analysis,
The plates OF stereotyped opinions are
broken up, and men now read, talk,
think Tor themselves. 50, the inevitable
necessity Is laid upon the journalist to
choose what he will he.