Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-16

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In the vanity begotten Of the new dress in
which our sheet comes to its numerous pat
rons this week, we shall be pardoned for
word pertaining to its origin and history
The three oldest newspapers in Vermont
are the Te7nont Gazette, Bennington, com
menced in June, 1888; the Vermont Journal
Windsor, commenced in August, l7S3i and
| the Ruiiand Herald, commenced in june,
| 1902. The next oldest is our own, which
was commenced at Peachain, in February,
| 17gS, under the name Of the Green Mountain
/ Patriot It was published by Amos FARLEY
and SAMUEL Goss, both Of whom had served
an apprenticeship with the famous New Eng
land printer ISAIAH THOMAS, Of Worcester
/ Mass. FARLEY Goss were induced to
undertake the enterprise by the late Rev.
| LEONARD WORCESTER, Of Peacham. The |
| Patriot was published at Peacham for nine |
years, or until March, 1907, when Montpelier |
had been established as the capital If the |
state. The late SAMUEL Goss then pur- |
chased the office and removed it to Mont |
pelier, where, in September Of that year, he |
commenced the publication OF The lIa'ch- |
mana name which has ever since been re
tanned in the title Of the paper
In 1910, the late General EzEKrEL =. WAL
TON and MARK Goss purchased the office,
and published the paper for six years. Both
of these gentlemen had been apprentices TO
SAMUEL Goss, and stood therefore in the
craft as in the second generation from ISAIAH
THOMAS. In 1916, General WALTON became
sole proprietor of the paper, and he continued
at the head of the business until September,
ls53-a period of thirty-seven years. At
different times, however General WALTON
had for partners and assistants in the paper
JosFPH S, WALTON, now of SherbroOke,
Province Of Quebec; and +. p. WALTON, Jr
who is now known as the Hon, +. +, WAL
TON. In fact, from about 1880, the editorial
/ department was for the most part conducted
: by the younger T.. p. WALToS, who became
sole proprietor in September, 1858, and con
! tinued such until the sale Of the Office and
S paper in January, 1865, and the delivery in
= March, lsGS-a period of about thrty-eight
years BY that sale j. 4. j. NJ. POLAND be-
n came the proprietors and editors. The senior
d POLAND had served an apprenticeship with
General WALTON, and Is thus IN the ihlrd
: generation of printers from ISAIAH THOMAS.
q In 1926, the title of the paper was changed
I. to that of the Vermont IVdfchmdn and State
Gazette In December, 1886, f. 7. WALTON
"a & Son purchased the State Journal which
- had been published for some years IN the anti
:, masonic interest by CnAUNCEY l.. KNAPf
at and ELAN Il. JEwETr and on that occasion
lie the title of the old Wdtchnan was changed &c
70 that of the VERMONT WArcHMAN & STAT
n' Journal. That title has remained un
a. changed to the forty-second year.
In politics the WArcHMAN has Away,
given chief prominence to questions of ma
VI tional Importance rather than to merely
~ local temporary or side issues. From tn,
A establishment of the paper in 1898 to tin
ty close of the war of l8l2-li, George Wash
en- inpton was the beau ideal of the conductor
III of the WArcnMAN, and the paper was there
,e fore known as Washngtonian, dLds federal
Is In the second war with Great Britain tn
or country became endangered. and it happene,
~ with the conductors of the WArcHMAN, as !
as did with the genuine democrats in the lat
ey rebellion: thew supported their country
ne General WALTON and MARK Guss wer
is members of the Washington Benevolen
"a Society" and in 1912 they printed an edition
II of Washington's Farewell Address, whicl
O. saved their Office from the grasp of sheriff
lie but when the Union was threatened by tn
n proposed Hartford convention" they wer
jealous against it, and by prompt move
ment in federal caucus at Montpelier, tn
y state was saved from the disgrace of repre-
no sentation in that body. Two Vermonter
rs only Joined the convention; but they wen
M without credentials from the federal party q
III the state, and could not be recognized as II
I'd representatives. In the ezra Of good fee
As ing" that followed the war of lSl2-l4, I'll
he WArcHMAN supported the administration {
oil President Monroe, and of John Quincy AZ
80 ans, his successor. In the latter perio'
M both the old Republican or Jeiiersonia
tly party in the state, and the old federal part
md were divided The ultra federalists, WI
s.. could not forgive John Quincy Adams IL
~ supporting the war of lSl2-l4, and the ult
Republicans, who could not forgive him f.
Ian having been the son OF his father, and ont
IN federalist, united in new party name
var democratic, after while, and supported &c
es. cral jackson, while the main body OF bot
of the old parties, Republican and federf
pm united in new party named national Repu
s,' lcdn, and supported John O. Adams III
,ta- WArCHMAN was jealous in that party, an
of was forced to maintain prolonged an
pei fierce warfare by the Vermont Patriot, whi'
~, had been established in 1926 by ISAAC Hi
an and placed in charge of his brother, GEoRo
res W. HILL, with various assistants in the ed
the torial chair,-some of them men of mark'
ability. While this contest was going on,
third party arose. which COMPOUNDED bot
ntb of the national parties and in fact for fi'
ion years ruled the state This was the daii-nl
eal sonic party. General WALTON was Mason
hat L. 7. WALTON was not but both were Il
el o. good as politicians not to see that conte