Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-03

| sUocEssFUl EDToRs.-An English writer says
a good editor, or competent newspaper conduc-
/ tor, Is like general or poet, born, not made
Exercise and experience give facility, bu; the
| qu2lhcailon is innate, or il "a never manifested
On the London daily papers all the grea; his
torisns, novilists poets egsayists and writer's If
travels,hsve been tried, ,snd nearly every one has
failed. a can, said the late editor Of the Lln-
don Times, 'dnd any number Of men of genius
to write for he, but very seldom one man OF
common sense" Nearly all successful editors
are CT this description. i good editor seldom
writes much for his paper; he reals, judges,
selects, dictates, alters and combines, and 70 DO
all this well be haS but little time for compost
ton. To write for Pspar IS one thing, 70 eiit
q paper Is another
We suspect it was su unchssterel love for
SlliterEation which frat led M.. Ches. \. Dana.
Of the Sun, to call Secretary Robson 8 ro65er.
Certainly 70 proof beyond the frst letter or two
Of his name has yet been silucel for the charge.
But that style Of proof would enable tie Ssorc-
tary Of the Navy, unless be 5c 4 very mild man
ncrei man, to Eetort by calling Dana devil,
donkey, or Ounce; and, If a pr1faue msn he
might dseh in another q or two to emphasize The
titles Here has been most sc.ndalous charge,
Of the government; and when CHALLENGED, 10
SORT Of proof brought to lubs.sHtizte IT, We 20
not care 20 characterize sGch journalism az &c
deserves. Ii wculd almost reconcile Gs 90 tLe
French laws regul-tiag the press However,
Mr.. Dana has, perhaps got what be wanted. The
sun and its editor have been extensively sdTer-
tizei. And fir he az liars srd slau1CrCgH WY
Er0Etsstus set the Temple Of Ephesus On FIRE
that bic name might not be forgotten. L Il r0t
better TO die infam0ufy notorious t-au h.ue5.-
ly ObScUre g-IufeDegdslt.
TIE NV HAILRoAD CoNs1sAr1oy We bad
ocsasi0n 20 notice, two or three weeks ago, she
new railrcAi consolidation, forming e nea and
direct lias from New YORK 90 M3ntr al The
r ala repr5sentiAg this 1ew clmb.ua-i0a l4i
sharp tight in the New YORK lagzlciuse, last
week, eaie,yoring to dcle4, FeGI-rbit's un-
dergrouni railroad project Esuisr1lts pro-
viies FOR 81 underground railway the whole dis
tlEcc above the Grand Central Depot, 20 av.il
the dangers Of she present system. The new
line 20 Montreal hss no means st pressn, of get
ting into the city. bu, had folnel Al alliance
vita the Ceut.sl UaIargrounl Bs.Iroal Com
psny to defeat paudsstilt's project Il ;ne Legs
lature and secure one for themselves.
l. appears from Developments then male that
the new combination intends % have O. new acd
iniepenlent line 10 both Boston aul NoHr-eaI,
the latter to form ,nr1gg1 line sith the YER
mont Central 20 the Wee, sad uitimStaly acr.ss
the continent bT the Northern Pacific route
The rosls uoE interested IN the project are the
New York aui B5-J,u, t-c Dut5hess Sc Co,g--
bis, tue Harlem fz.eas'1u AID taa Vermont
Cellrs. Should they be successful IN carrying
olr their plsuf tie rsi.rlat tTstHs through this
valley will be greater thsn was ever claimed for
t by the racs- enthusiastic railroad uen--.I1a-
chester Journal.