The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-06-21

our Civil war. Indeed so sure was he
when he and Mr. Lundy came together,
that this was the only way and policy.
that the. Genius OF Universal Enamel.
patton, which was their common prod
uct, presented the anomalous condit-
Ion that the two editors. with contrast
ed views. wrote for the same paper.
each signing his own article. but each
arguing for different method OF
reaching the same result.
have referred to the circulation OF
the petition for emancipation In the
District OF Columbia. In the very
first number OF the Journal. Mr. Gar.
rison proposed the formation Of Anti
Slavery societies In Vermont and
spoke of the importance OF petitioning
Congress at once for the abolition OF
slavery In the District OF Columbia.
In his second number he suggests the
calling OF n meeting OF the citizens OF
Bennington Center TO consider the sub
ject. That this town and vicinity may
be foremost In the cause Of the OPP
pressed" Inside OF a month a meet
ing OF citizens was convened at the
Academy and petition prepared by
him, which soon was on It's way to
Washington with 2.352 names attach.
ed-thus fulfilling his promise.
Hut other subjects also engaged his
attention. Temperance was not neg.
lected. the cause OF the national peace
received much space and the subject
OF Sabbath desecration. especially by
the carrying Of mails on Sunday. re.
ceived ample treatment. lie gave him
self Loyalty 90 the subject OF local ed.
ucation aud was a warm supporter aud
friend OF Mr. Ballard In his controyer.
~ with some OF the citizens over the
question Of his right 10 moral super.
vision Of his pupils out OF school hours.
lie here was n staunch friend OF OF.
thodoxy also as criticism OF dis.
course by Rev John Picrpont indicates
although as he says In reply 10
Mr. Pierpont. Il have never said
aught In print against any
individual without transmitting 10 him
a copy OF my remarks and never
SHALL
lie seems also 10 have been very
wide awake while here. as the wide
range OF his topics and interest In
everything human show. Indeed there
II not n duh number OF the Journal un.
der his management. and others
thought 30 too. for rs we have seen.
u was sought for In exchange far and
wide. and Horace Greeley said OF II
that II was about the ablest and most
Interesting newspaper ever issued In
Vermont
Hut all these things In themselves
are hardly enough Ia awaken our en-.
thusiaEm and inspire your gifts for
this marker. There wAs n meeting IN
that humble Office. which stood yondcr
which alone can account for this day
and Of this let me now speak.
BENJAMIN IAndy had kept his eyes
on the young man who had 10 signally
attracted his attention n few months
before on his visit 10 Boston. lie had
noticed the growing frequency and val.
oroua fervor Of his articles on Enamel
patton In the Journal OF the Times.
lie must have n successor 60 take up
his work when called upon 20 lay Il
down by advancing years. Other av.
cnues which he had tried had seemed
closed % him. lie wanted nov an UNI
dcrStudy. and 10 closing HIS ONCE and
taking HIS pack and stan IN hand. he
made his way % bennington ON foot
from baltimore that he might lay his
plans before Mr. Garrison. which were.
that his paper. the Genius should BE-
enlarged and changed from n monthly
20 a weekly paper. Mr. Garrison 20 be
the resident editor and conduct the