Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09
THE FREE PRESS AND TIMES

The comirg year will be one Of unusual inter
est
In Vermont, the first biennial election Of officers
and Session Of its Legislature occurs and BON
will DO looked forward to and worked Tor with IN
creasins interest as their time draws near.
In rational politics besides the State elections
this year-and lasting nearly through the whole oil
it-eomcs the Presidential campaign, always season
of extraordinary animation and political activity.
In foreign countries, it seems probable there win
e no less stir than in the United States II France
strives to raise herself from the terrible overtime"
which has befAnen her; if Prussia makes further
strides towards pre-eminent power; If England SUI
rers the couvulson consequent upon the advent oil
a rev monarchy, and possibly even new Dynasty
or republic If Russia reaches out still further To-
wards the Indian Ocean and the Mediterrs-
mean If any or all Of these things occur
which nay seem probabie-or any other thins
no less astounding which may seem now only
possible-the news will be eagerly looked Tor In
this country day by day, as in the land from
whence /; comes forth. For never has it been so
true as since the laying Of the Atlantic Gables that
the field Of journalism is the world and that to the
newspaper will the public daily look, to learn CT
history.
ofau these thngsas well as Of the daily occurring
matters Of interest around US in city and eoun-
nc. the FREE PREss and TINES will be the chroni
Gle. Il will contain the telegraphic news
of the Associated Press; daily reports Of stock
markets and commercial quotations; tal and
f,esh compilations OF Local and State News
Correspondence from Washington, New York aud
other prominent points editorial discussions OF
public occurrences, men and things Reviews and
extracts from New Books and espscial sunma-
RES Of Intelligence in the Literary and Religious
worlds Stories, Sketches, Poetry, Essays, Agricul
tural. Scientific and Mechanical Items,-and every
thing going to make up a valuable paper.
In POLITICS. tn. FREE Pass knows no such thing
as neutrality. Favoring the highest standards Of
public service; demanding the utmost intelligence
and integrity in the public servants; urging all
wholesome reforms; it gives intelligent and indie
pendent support to Republican principles, on the
asceniency Of which depends the highest welfare Of
State and Nation. It aims to be, in short prompt
and fall in passing history and, at the same time
an incentive t, the best thought and The most earn
est action in politics, in philanthropy, in society
and in the home.
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planned which viii increase the interest and value
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out Vermont, Northern New York and the Cham
plain Valley, cannot do better than to subscribe for
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