The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-26
4 SJGei ESTGON TO TE1E VERMONT
PRESS.

The commencement Of new year is at
hand, and we desire to make suggestion
to our brethren of the press. The ever
mont Historical Society" has now been in
existence several years, and has done a
great and noble work towards rcscung
from oblivion The materials for the early
history of this state. In this direction, by
wise and generous legislative aid, they
have issued two volumes of - Collections. -
containing over a thousand pages of printed
matter, and occasional publications such
as historical addresses, biographical
sketches, proceedings, etc, etc.-to about
the same amount. We trust that the legis-
lature will continue to extend their aid
from year to year, so that the valuable and
perlshable materials, already collected by
them, can, by the aid of the printers art,
be secured from all possible loss. We be-
lievc that the next legislature will hasten to
under the blunder of the last, and make
such an appropriation as will enable the
society to publish volume once a year. at
least. In this way, and only in this way.
can the records of the past be preserved.
While making provision for the safety of
the records and "reminiscences of the past.
we must remember another thing. and it is
to this point that we wish to call the
attention OF our brethren. In gathering up
the history of early days, we are in danger
OF forgetting that we are living, acting and
recording history, every day or week of
our lives. When the future history of this
country, Of this day, comes to be written,
ii must be written from the newspapers of
the day. Nowhere else can the facts be
found recorded. Occurrences may be dis
torted or exaggerated sensational reports
may be published false statements may
be made; but the honest, patient impair
ual, correct historian-and this alone CON
stllutcs historian-can from the several
papers OF the state, by comparison of
views ana statements, CLEAN the actual
FACTS. These, with public documents
treated by so many as rubbish-are the
foundation of state and local history.
Neither state nor local history can be Cor
fectly written, since the day of newspa.
pers, without the aid of newspapers
what then, brethren ofthe press is plainly
our dutyE Let US, one and all, commence
WITH the new year and see to it that the
Vermont Historical Society has, from
henceiorlh, complete file of every news.
paper printed in the state. We can thus
place record of current history in COM
mon center, where, in years to come, and
for all time, it can be consulted. The
state, doubtless, will provide for the bind
ing, as they certainly ought to do; and 10
the press of Vermont will belong fine hon
or OF originating the grand historical col
lection, or library of the state. We are no
more interested In this matter than is every
other citizen of Vermont for, although il
may be shame to confess it, while heinz
connected with the Historical Societies of
New York, Iowa, Minnesota and other
states, for reasons Of our own, we have
meyer had any connection with the "yer.
mont Historical Society" Let us make an
effort for such collection. We can do il
and not feel it, A small annual appropria-