Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-28

Our New England Weekly exchanges,
come full freighted with accounts by the edit
ors, of the recent trip Of the New England
Editorial Association throug hVermont and into
Canada Our own readers learned the main
facts of the excursion, by telegraph from day
to day, aud five do not give space to further
extended reports of the affair, it is because,
however well reported-and many of the ae-
counts on our table are exceedingly lively and
readable-the details of such a trip are Of in
terest mainly to those who were eng aged in
it, and not to the public at large. Yet there
were some points connected with the affair,
Of some public importance. There can be no
doubt, for instance that the courtesies extend
ed to the editors by the citizens of Montreal,
will conduce materially to future good feel
ing between New England and the New
Dominion. The reception there was an i'm
promptu affair, and consequently not very
elaborate or expensive; but it was full of good
feeling, and the cordiality of the welcome,
and the desire of the citizens and City, Grand
Trunk Railroad and other officials, to stand
well with the members of the Third Estate
on this side Of the line, was as marked as it
was unexpected. This good feeling was fully
reciprocated on the part of the editors, and it
will give a kindly tone to many an editorial
on the relations of the two countries, in days
to come.
So, too, it is of public importance that
the conductors of the public press should
maintain courteous and kindly relations
with each other, be willing to treat each
other with fairness, and fill their columns
with more useful matter than abuse OF each
other. To such kindly intercourse these
editorial excursions, which have come into
vogue of late years, contribute greatly.
We are sorry to see such good results les
sened to any extent, by some rather unneoes-
sary faultfnding, and sharp rejoin1ers, on the
part of two or three Of our Vermont papers.
of course, with party Of the size which
took this excursion, 1t would be a miracle if
some jealousies and friction should not arise.
In a company of nearly Jour hundred there
could hardly fail to be some who would not
be satisfied with being l0eH cared for if they
supposed that anybody else was better off than
they. Yet it seems to US that the gentleman
who took the laborious task of making most
of the arrangements for the excursion, and of
experimenting their execution, was entitled
on all HANDS to the presumption that be had
done his best and had made no inyidious
distinctions. 1t was certainly duty not to
be envied, which he undertook, and one for
which vote of thanks at the close was very
cheap pay.
The party was. on the whole, it must be
confessed, too large for the utmost comfort
at the hotels, and indeed rather too large for
the greatest amount of sociability and in
crease Of aequaintaneeship. 1t was a party
of ladies and gentlemen-as We noticed the
quiet courtesy and good breeding which
characterized most of them, we felt prouder
of the fraternity-but the utmost amiability
cannot prevent crowding in the dining halls,
and delays and annoyance at various points,
with a company of such numbers. The ex-
cursion was a grand success and pleasant
affair but we doubt if it will ever again be
repeated on such a scale.