Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-14

In IEFHH Tcdd 5tlOTc me vermont EdItOFS
reI Publsters' association at Rutland,
.ae. ~ih, 1871.
,,lf. ALBERT CLARK OF THE ST. ALBANs
5fE~>ENGLE.
lf Pnadeat and GentIeme,t ofihe Pros.
Tw9 years ago ono Of our number inform
rl IS ID the demand Of the times upon the
tr. journalist and last year another dwelt
ur.a tie power and influence Of the press /:
.-L.- NOT he Improbable now to consider
1904. .t our au1Ics and our rights
Collectively wC represent the main source
..r4 waicI 5ac majority OF the people Of
Vermont derive their current intelligence
and almost the only source Of information as
C.. home affairs. IL is easy To see, therefore
t.a- Ne owe duties 10 truth, to principle
ana rl professional honor and dignity which
1,v.lrc upon n3 other class OF men in 50
high degree and upon oHr fidelity to which
le.aHI. more than wc can tell, the tone and
81 ilerrc of our people IN the world
Churches and school-houscs have had almost
the sole credit heretofore Of making the Pu-
r.-u peculiar. and Of furnishing the - lcav-
.1 u.isI Is supposed to be always aggrt :
-- f.t yet always sweet, and never too
.a aIed up. They have indeed done
nd viii continue TO DO more in pro
60 tic progress which they keep
.c march Of modern thought but
-c those two arms of the service the ar
.rr .. the pulpit and the infantry Of the
.-a-g-e-hayc been fighting against
..s. -, another arm, never Intrcuchcd and
H. e. .'. ou' ~, ~ .e.il'ss "
,-..r.l.J s.nlsrirrcs ~ sCI,alirons +,,as.sj
cleared the ron ,hcr vav. f,rrd ever
.ear. fought diem in detail This is me
..-. lv what IL expected of the rre-s-to know
.v-ry fer a j t. laitLfully report and when
se ..r. done thus. and not till then. have
ue .rre -i.rht to cyUrc-s our bias or cxrcct it
ro H. Influential. Here. then. arise, our
fr-tdlrv. and thatIs
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-il'l .i.1lD- loh-chey. IL Is nor 70
~ -ai..5" 1i5u-o 'Il"I I.iS AiAl Oh
.ii>i11 'L" 7'.s- d.. '- ana il
7lelNs .i7c.edit OIL I"c press that
eyer gwen, 1. T. Eo' necessary 90 oihit
.-- 'il5 -c1 ID 'C deLtIlcu III Futh d
.-'E a7 s.ail DO no harm ID the editor
''- -a.H@ q J4iis IatAcr than Of TIE sale OF
papers, Ht VIII 40 tuc world a greater
a4 -a-h 'S any amount ol enterprise.
A.... -r fiHtAiH1 else IN the profession sO
~ hc a5AorrcI as The thin disguise Of
H... nraiL.n under winch some papers give
'-iHa. .ai particulars oi certain class
...' -r"s. They thereby only iatten the
..- -Irr affect tl ablor. and excite In 9th
... r... f.-.rt-4 tHc-- condemn in one
..-.... ...
--'t7- -'i -''9 g-l' J'Ul i'''-4''7
.. enc. "hief are L"tJ %. becoming TOO
t--.F respectable, ana therefore duh,
... o.. "-.'hiHS t'3 7ch1&ti'nalIy devil
-..-'ei'fc unsafe. hy ne ioFmer
",l -'-s ti~1 "uIeH tHey most
- WIZ lo1 Ft7Fec1 'Hsn onpuIh e
M. v.....4 #, erory Ioan -E5YId fc m.,.t
..r. 4 ar.ar.vlr.r ird-rucnt of cDIlrbten-
.. .r-...r..t ard therefore -o +, +bo I,d
..... .gf- moro rarfilv and rorc .urcl,
-... 3. .rt .-l-crz f,r e, what zf.sIt n
.-.f.. mar, ~ fa ,,af- ria whole ,rorld and
-.. ids .zru -.ftf3 80 Fqrjljs lbsreus,,r g-ez--
...- is l.s--, r., descend irr, IeIt ,.-e,vz
-.- .r. ...ezi..- and If sry one is anvious ~
-... ....rrG. Ec wall find the tres. arss
-.-r,.. .r tH.- direction j Vehicle If Insrr.
r..-..I vrl...t- Every sensational item THAT
-- -rs+-.l .+ th. ,vnrr.s. ~ truth or of.
r,f..', IFS sla+I dir tba ,ravs and i h7u,-
-,.- r.r .--.,e ar5 .,T tEc Ir,cr r,r.,.,
.-i .u -l.a ra.r+,j .,1I! Z,I,irF, te,,l7.t rIr
-.rr.-. HJat arIv as Il 1nackcrv when 70
victim. finds himself abandoned hv the -llral
..t.-,,...- o.. ,-a-.tir.I ir tho rcoI.s where
B.. -f... ...-r-, de+b not - 0h.-cnc prints.
which are barred Iy the statute, are no
rr...e I'm tI.elr effect tia- some OF the almost
daily u.te-aucc- of certain Infamous paper
81, f.'... Dbl. t-., ~ r. gC .- anything but dull.
and .,,..-.ual sirkIv and -ickcning at
-a..r..-. ... 81 ..w Wtlkiiu-- in the country {,
~. -,-r Uu q -attcr.Hg existence hy appealing
\. t.c tastes of the slums. hy tanning men
ur- auI making food of men 5 preJu-
.I..s. alc all 81 an order which di-gracc jour
Il. ..... ....f l..cfvc the rfrrchcrsiun 0f man