New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-09

The following account of the youth Of
lanes Gordon Bennett is from the New
York Standard and is authentic and full Of
interest:
lived in Scotland, where he was born. Par
ton had the notion, therefore: that Bennett
had French instincts and Scotch habits
Bennett had the Scotch lingo, but he spoke
correct French. We learn that he was a
Sentimental and romantic youth, genial
and enthusiastic; and, when not swimming
InstiIy in the river. a thoughtful boy, fire.
ruenfIv misunderstood, but not often mis-
frnsted. When Bennett was seventeen
Years old lie saw Franklin's biography,
which inspired him to take care OF hlmselI
He visited the scene Of Sc6tts novels, ana.
while longing for ScOtts glory, he admired
the blaek-eyed girls he met. among women
and children he was always gallant and
courteous. In 1919 he left Scotland TOR
America, with Franklin in his mind, Ma
poleOn in his heart and nothing in his pocket.
In Boston he would have starved II ne
had not found a shilling on the common
Though he obtained employment in a
bookstore. he spent his leisure hours IN
rambling about Concord and Bunker Hill
and in writing poetry. In 1873, Bennett
went to Charleston, South Carolina, to Work
for the Courier Of that city, as a translator
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seems that the Catholic Seminary had
taught him Spanish. For the Courier he
used to sail out to sea to board vessels for
fresh news, fact which he afteward, on
the Herald did well to remember. At
Charleston he learned to advocate non-in-
reference with slavery. His policy was,
let it alone. An old gentleman at Atlanta,
Georgia, who worked alongside of Bennett,
remembers that he was a good Journalist
%Io In mi
New York, wanting to teach school, bul
no pupils. WhereupOn he began to lectuf /
in the Fulton Street Dutch Church on POI |
teal economy, but soon found that he mr. /
earn his bread Ey hack writing for the neF--
papers, and especially for the NGtiQg
4dUOcdte, the Democratic organ. In 70
he purchased the Sunday Courier on crtlU
When he was twenty-eight years old Pm
nett showed his remarkable talent for 5ur-
nalism. 1t was while he was the Wasng-
ton correspondent of the New 4OrEEH-
qUt-er.
In 1882 he left Webb and invest his
money in the Pennsylvania, at PbadeI-
phia, and advocated the measures 4 the
Democratic party. Bennett, with fe aid
of two young printers, on the sixth May,
1885, published the first number of z third
one cent paper, the New York Herd Ihen
began the second part of his carer Ills
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were gone by. Bennett wrote us own
wrappers (it be had any to writ notes,
news, leaders, and even Advertisements, on
bOard he was his own agent ad errand
boy; he took what little there VS. of cash,
and he had nobody to call with bell In
a time of political papers he hadno organ
But he originated in America 1e none
report. He reported everything infinitely
When he was burned out andrObbed fe
started in another cellar. Thu success p
the Herald was assured. ThOe who tOk
Otfense at it bought it. BENEFIT did rot
know that he gave offense. H attackon
the Pope was said by HudsonO have ben
intended as huge joke, and hat non OF
his satire was ever unteeling.
Of the history of the Herald rom l83Sun-
til now we have very little Daterials nor
have we much to say. Its reOrts OF lrlze
fights and horse races gainel for 1t a,afge
constituency. Benefits st4e OF wtlng
was that of a French coined, in Wish all 7
the characters speak as if ting were erpet- I
ually Struggling their shoulders. J is as {
clear as air, as cOlOrless as snow, nd he {
made the bItterest assaultsln a maner as
graceful as Hume's WheIhe chO5 to be- {
stow warm and generous. compliment ne 6
had all the poetry of an ictle. Oe OF his I
friends says: HE had ken SEM OF hu-
NOR, and was quick to Sc, the dIculous {
side of any question or person. There IS
nothing Mephistophelean about hA This 7
is the testimony OF a man whoat beside
him during a quarter of a Gerry. Inc Y
Herald could never tolerate pOssihtIes, but S
only facts, It cared nothing fOrreporters l.
opinions, but everything for h news. 1t 0
was custom Of the Office t9ay man
three times as much as he excited, IN Or o
der that he would know wheTtO take his o
news the next time. Mems ssries seldom b
grew; they were sometimes Dubbed IN a L
day. a