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

state and last, though not least, 10 Inn
part the graces of a Boston dandy 10
the unpublished natives OF our happy
state" Partisan criticism is ever SUI
perIative but generally founded on APP
pearances.
But MS this was the parting glbe OF
an exultant editor, who thought he
saw his field restored to him again by
the departure OF his opponent, we |
must go back to the beginning and des
cribe more fully his and his papers in
itiation 10 Bennington. On arriving
here he seems to have gone at once to
the boarding house of Deacon Erwin
Stafford, In the house built by Priest
Avery and now owned, though recent
ly enlarged by Philip b. Jennings. He
had previously found publisher In
the person OF his friend, Mr. Henry 3. !
Hull who was associated with him In
the mechanical conduct OF the paper,
and carried Il on after his departure.
The initial Issue which appeared on
October Ord was very attractive
sheet OF four pages OF six columns TO |
the page. True 10 his firm purpose Il |
was an independent sheet and though |
he had come here ostensibly for politi- |
cal reasons, he regrets, at the outset, |
that for the next few weeks politics
must occupy 80 large space In the
conduct of the paper.
lie chose az his motto printed just
under the title. according TO the Gus
tom OF the times, fayorite quotation
from Cicero. Reason shall prevail
with us more than popular opinion"
He arranged his paper In suchwise as
to give the lirst page TO selections UNI
der the general heads OF Moral. Educa-
ton. Temperance. Political and so
| forth On the second page was put
the foreign and domestic news: on the
third page IN smaller type his editor
falls. while poetry. letters and clippings
Here appeared many of Mrs Hemans
were relegated To the fourth page.
poems of which he seemed very fond.
also Whittier's. the first 10 appear over
the poets name. This was n charac-
teriZed piece Of Independence for
which he apologies for he seems to
have had no authority To do no. Here
also appeared many bits OF verse from
his own pen usually of dldactic nat.
urc and signed with his fayorite init
ials A. q. H. His salutatory contains
the principles which he says shall ac-
tuate him and an editorial OF Advice
To Advisors" indicates his attitude OF
independence. which In his valedic-
ton after six months. he announces
that his conscience assures him he
has maintained In this editorial he
says: The editor will receive advice
gratuitously upon subjects relating "a
law. physic aud dlyinity-upon the
best mode of fattening swine aud rails
ing good crops OF potatoes and turnips.
but he bcgs leave most respectfully To
decline any instruction as 10 the man.
ncr In which this paper shall be con.
Quoted aud calls attention 10 his motto.
which he says has not been hastily
adopted and will not be- abandoned"
In this salutatory among other res.
olutions. which this young man Of %
has adopted Tor the conduct Of this pa.
per. he says: I'VE have three objects
Ia view. which We shall pursue
through life whether In this place or
elsewhere. namely the suppression OF
lntempcrance aud It's associated vices.
the gradual emancipation Of every
slave In the Republic and the perpet.
uity OF national peace" Solid educa.
ton. too. was 90 be one OF his hobbies
and the American System" OF nation.
nj industry.
To conclude this Introduction he re
fers 90 his preference for the re-clcc.
ton Of Adams and his purpose 10 faith
fully advocate II ~ against General
Jackson. which succeeding issues
show that he did. How faithfully he
carried out this program the bound
copy Of the Journal In our library will
show.-a model Of neatnesa. sclfrcs.
pcct and high moral tone. together
with utility. lie was the man for the
place and that this was the place for
the man may b. drawn from an edl.
orlai. responding 90 n correspondent
who had expressed fears about the 81.
feet OF the climate on his health. Our
Vermont climate against the world for
better There n nothing compar.
able 20 our clear blue sky. arching the
high and eternal ramparts Of nature
which tower up on every Eide.-taik NJ
you may OF the dreamy. unsubstantial
atmosphere Of Italy and the moro Wig
orous one OF Switzerland Moreover
such stars So large and gorgeous
and soul towering. painting the
heavens with such glorious and never.
fading coloral We have been 10 long
habltuated Ia look up through the con.
gregated smokes OF n city and 10 see
such dirty aud dlscolorcd clouds. with
here and there fainting star just Wis.
lblc over the top OF some tall apirc or
elongated chimney. that here We inhab
II another cline and behold another
creation. The competition Of a few
moments with one Of our mountain
gales a. u comes sweeping down the
plain. rough aud Kind as the heart Of n
Yankee. will put every drop OF blood
In motion aud strengthen every lint"
The green mountains too awakened
his muse aud called forth an apos'
trophy quite In the style Of Colcridge.
Tie found this free mountain air 10 In.
spring that all worthy and noble oh.
lccis seemed easy and possible Of ac
complainant. aud he felt that be
could meet his Satanic majesty in
whatever garb. even single handed
Ills spirits were cxubcrant here aud
every week he grew more In love with
his Vermont home. "For moral worth
virtue aud diligence we would not cx.
change II for any state out Of New
England: he praised It's people M pos
seased Of large. sound round about
sense and declared more hardy. indie.
pendent. frank. generous race do not
exist"
lie seems thus 20 have thrown him.
felf into the spirit Of the place and let
u enter his very fiber. The character
Of It's people. the Independence OF It's
leaders. the integrity OF ita aecrH.
seem all 20 have won their way 90 his
heart, and who knows but the Hix