Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-01-26
essex Gaaatg Asrala.
ISLAND POND, VT. TiNUARF 20.
About Ourselves.

those general principles WHICH N'ui" o'NN
promote he interests OF the country, OF /.
the little community in which VIC are To-
Gated, and especially those Of Essex |
County, for the future prosperity of which |
we have come to possess lively hope. |
We have done our best in representing !
the interests of different individuals to
act perfectly fair and impartial. We have
tried to be careful not to create ANY petty
iealouSics among those who were CON
tending with or rather cmulating each
other i'll the little or great and cnterprS-
ing schemes of life by unduly or unfairly
prefcrring one to another. We have
troubles which we did not know III the
beginning, and which the world knows
not Of now, and never will; and we re
ioice in a humble way that we have thus
far succeeded in avoiding more than a
common amount of pessimlstic tendon
cies. In politics we have to the extent OF
our ability exercised absolute indcpend-
ence with all the courtesy and charity AT
our command We have always eX-
perienced friendly feeling towards those
whose views oppose ours with kind re-
grcts that they are, as we consider them,
wrong Denominationally we have en-
deavored that the paper should not be
obtrusvc with the peculiar views of our
own or of anybody else, but thatit should
fairly and impartiaIlv represent the an
nounccmchts and enterprises OF all alike.
We have endeavored to promote all pub
lie enterprises and healthIul aud beneficial
designs in our community, and especially
in the County of Essex. We have en-
dcavorcd everywhere to make Compen-
sation for want Of ability by devotion.
We have cndeavorci to carefully and
zealouslv sustain the candidacy of our
leading men as we have deemed them
worthy, because they are the representa-
tives of the pride, the honor and pros
peritv of our communities. We do not
claim to have becu always Just or accur-
ate, but we have acted according to our
best Judgment and ability. In the stirring
and important events which arc 50
thrcateningly and interestingly disturb.
ing our hitherto happy land we have oc-
casionally ventured an opinion; with
what propr;ety or tcmcrty we have done
so we must leave our readers to Judge
We are amid intensely exciting times at
the present in which heroic principles and
actions are involved equalling even the
days Of Simon Bolivar, or those o
Toussaint l. 'Ouvcrture, or any other day!
in which the right of selfGovernment ha:
been grandly vindicated in opposition tt
barbarous tyrants. whether they were
men or women, great or small, black Of
white. We shall continue i'll becoming
manner whenever we think VIC can &C
complish anything. however small tt
create sentiment of non-intcrtcrcnc
with the government of any people wh!cI
is founded on sentiments OF freedom
equality, intelligence and progress. Per
odically in the governments of the worl
there has been a recurrence of warlik
disturbances and now European sy:
tens are beginning to exhibit symptom
Of agitation. We live in hopes that tn
example of the great AmeriCar-Enslis
arbitration together with the CROWN
sentiment in favor OF settling all nationf
4. 4. - ., a.,
ment of war will prevail. Importar
movements to that end are being mad
especially i'll the English parliament
the hope that an intelligent settlement {
all international questions may be aC
justed in some other way than throuG
human slaughter. How much or ho'
little VIC shall see the proprety OF OF
meddling with so great questions Wi
depend on how much we can do INTEL
gently and without presumption; but s
far as like matters are within our reat
we shall cndeavor to place intelligen
above barbarsm, candid and judici
management above physical force, Il
free exercise Of the individuals OF eaC
community above the artful designs
any man or class of men, and the vino
cation Of the just rights of the weak Al
retiring against the strong and presum
tious. In all matters with which V
have to deal we will try to 20 {
patiently and hopefully. We are gettir
to live amid memories which are fast t
coming our own; many of them are sat
many joyful and hopeful. On ourcomiI
to this work we found a class OF men
the County Of Essex with somewh
marked characteristics, They were jus
energetic, enterprising and kindly me
and we soon grew into great respect tt
them. But now that class has nearly {
passed away But as depression or I
gretiu conditions always have the
compensations i'll the wise laws of ratu
so are their places being filed with
succeeding class i'll whom our people ha
equal hope and expectation; and So v
hope to join hands with them and go
with the same enthusiasm and ardor
though they had been with us from t
beginning. We indulge i'll many and ju
congratulations in yiew Of the occr
FENCES since our work began. We ha
been prosperous beyond our hopes, al
we are very grateful to our patrons f
this. We have trcbed our subscriptit
list. and our general work has grown /
yond expectation. In our town gre
advance has been made in large and col
modious structures also in our educ
tinnnl a nd c n t,it a rr auctcrns aud we Zee