Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-04
Editors and Publishers Association.

| The annual meeting of the Vermont Editors
and Publishers Association at the Weldon House,
| st. Adams, on Tuesday evening, the 9th ultimo,
was presided over by the president Hon. f. p.
Walton OF Montpelier, and the address given by
| Rev Lewis b. Hibbard of Ludlow, editor of the
| Ludlow Tribune. Mr.. Hibbards subject, 1.-THE
| Prophecy of Journalism" well chosen and
suggestively treated. Having sketched the rapid
rise Of journalism and the immense strides the
| young giant had already taken, he set forth
at length its cosmopolitan character its conserva-
| tive force and its moral tendencies, using at his
close, to suggest what journalism would be in its
ripened state, the words of Choate in his incom-
parable eulogy of Webster. CHANGING at the
| youthful performances of the great lawyer and
statesman, these, said Choate were the omens the
| prophecies and pledges Of the mans greatness at
the bar, in the forum and senate chamber So jour
nalisn now in its crude youth, gives promise of
the power and potency it will possess in its man
hood. The child is father of the man." At the
| close OF Mr.. Hibbards discourse, and after some
| fine singing by the st. Adams Glee Club, Rev.
Homer White OF Enosburgh Falls, entertained the
association with :" The Patriot and the Politician"
"a sermon writ in verse"
The business meeting followed, at which Off
| GERS were chosen follows: President, Hon. +.
P Walton; vce-presidents, G. C. Benedict, Albert
Clarke, L. o Greene secretary, d. w. Dixon;
| treasurer, c. NJ Stone; executive committee, l..
| b. Hubbard, II. NJ Mott, A N SWAIN and COM
mttee of three comprising Messrs. Walton, Stone
and Clarke, to prepare resolutions the death of
Hon C. W. Willard, A. n. Chandler, J. X. Mclean
| and John Cain, past members c. II. Forbes
| of St. Adams, L. B. Hlbbard OF Ludlow and A.
| d. Barber of Montpelier were chosen members Of
the association, and Rev C. f. Ferrn OF Painield
and Homer White Of Enosburgh Falls, honorary
| members.
Spending the night at the Weldon House, after
an early breakfast the party Of the association
were taken in carriages, by the courtesy OF Her
bert L. Brainerd, Esq, to the st. Adams rolling
mill and thence TO the railroad station, and there
took the train for Montreal for an excursion to
Quebec. Reaching Montreal about ten o'clock
| the party fonnd carriages ready to take them To
their hotel, the Ottawa, and for drive through
Mount Royal Park, and other places Of interest in
and around Montreal. Mount Royal, about five
years since, we are told, was laid out into fine
winding roads, terraces and plats by Frederic
| Law Omstead. Before 1t was simply a drive
| round the mountain Now the drive Is not sur
passed by anything we have seen or read Of In
connection with any OF our cities. Coming down
the mountain the party just escaped a heavy
shower OF both wind and rain by going into the
Gray Nunnery, Here they were in season to see
two hundred of the sisters enter in procession TO
their MONDAY devotions The exhibition i'm
pressed us differently. After this, some Of the
sisters escorted the party through the varions de
partments Of the hospital, such as the aged and
infirm the children's and the idiotic The nun
merry seemed to us a cherries and expensive
charity.
After dinner at the Ottawa the party separated
as they chose some to the Notre Dame cathedral
and Jesuit church, some to inspect an ocean
steamer in the harbor, some to the Windsor hotel
and some 10 the stores and public buildings till
four o'clock, when all took cars for Lachine, en-
har nd nnQ hAat and 90 mi do a Ea.tta
joying the experience greatly
Stepping from that boat on board one of the
large steamers Of the Rchelieu Ontario paviga-
tion company's line, they were off for Quebec
about seven o'clock. The ride u Quebec Is une-
ventfnl The river il broad and the shores low and
level till weapproach Quebec, Now the shores rise
into bluffs and lose the monotony OF those higher
up. From the deck Of the steamer fine scenes
| come constantly into view. Special carriages
| met the party Mt the wharf, by appointment, and
short ride up the narrow winding activities OF
| the ancient capital gave most of the party their
rst realization of the seventeenth century as pre-
| served in mural monuments all over Europe, but
nowhere else in America north of the Spanish
possessions. The company were driven To the st.
Louis hotel-the largest and best in the city. II
| Is well kept by the owner, Mr. Willis RUSSELL a
native of Montpelier Through the courtesy OF
our host, the entire party received handsomely
inscribed invitation from the harbor commission
| ers to go and witness the ceremony OF placing
massive granite tablet IN the upper tier Of ma
sonry OF the harbor works by her royal highness,
closed basin in the harbor, henceforth to bear
her name, as our card showed, Gin commemora-
ton OF the gracious permission OF II r. H., to al
low the Quebec Harbor Works to be named after
Her Royal Highness" The tablet bore the name
louise " In alto-relieyo Our party was assigned
to one OF the boats provided. The shipping was
gaily decorated and the entire scene and cere-
mony was Of the most beautiful and interesting
character. We were fortunate In having good
positions and views OF the princess, the gov
ernor-genera and Of the prominent Canadians
with them. The rest Of the day WAS spent In
riding and walking about town, inspecting the
Wolfe and Montcalm monuments, the Durham
and Dufferin terrace, one Of the finest promenades
In the world the old walls Of the city, and its
gates, which they now setting up again, the
citadel, fortress of masonry and earth, browning
a ledge three hundred and sixty five feet above
the river, the Plains OF Abraham, Spencer Wood.
where the acknowledgement OF the province re-
Sides st Rochs suburb, the beautiful valley OF
the ST. Charles, the old battery, the cathedral.
the seminary chapel and its paintings, the COM
mercal houses and some OF the private resi-
dences, q few OF which are more than two hun
bred years old. Really Quebec Is a wondrously
quaint, slightly, beautiful town, with views OF
rivers, plains and mountains that few other cities
In the world can equal and with objects OF histo-
| ricAl interest thai well repay n pilgrimage