Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-06-02

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'Ihe Washington City Telegraph of Monday con
talns tl!e following communications.

''Thc Washington City Telegraph of Monday con-
tains te following communications
To the Editor of the Washington TeI,rrnrb
Strl am authorized by Mr.. Randolph ia saw TINT his
speeches, wch delivered this session. NJ, which In v
not vet been published viii! be published this summer and
that IA tie time. blame is io,uuiabl IN Nc.
GALES x Se"ton. Yours, THOMAS II. BENTON
degree of blame is certainly irnputab,e still 10 ,lo
Editors OF the National lnleigenccr, who trudertoo,
to report to the nation the speeches dcccrei in (ou
$'eSs. ana who. from their knowledge of Mr. Ran
dolphs Character. and the matter of his arrauuree
might have expected, when they put the senographer,
notes OF them into his possession, that either he or
Others would return something materially different
from what he had really detained" p MAJ GaSehe
did moi intend 20 have adverted 10 the fact of Mr.
r. having Thought fit 10 cXonerac US from blame in ro
gard 10 the delay of publication Of his sDceches-sirn
ply because I'VE did not conceive assertion that we
had no agency in st delay TO need his corroboration
he Editor OF Tue National Gazette has made It noCns
sary Tor Us TO say a word or t'To on the subject
Situated as are DO not feel ourselves anihoyi-
|ed 10 wait :of Air Randoph's corrections of his Spec
ches' though we shall be glad to receive them TO be
made use OF for the Register of Debates or Otherwise
w shall publish them, well as We can from the
terias IN cur possession the stcnographcr having nrc
served his notes although he had placed transcripts
from ihetn IN the hands OF Mr. Randolph We shall
DO 1t without waiting 10 hear from Mr. Randolnb he
cause we know not how long it may be before we hear
from him, or whether indeed we Shall hear from him
at a!!-or At may bc his pleasure to have his speeches
when revised, published elsewhere Than in thc n ot;,
newspaper We incline to think, indeed that such is
his purpose.
There IS ~ tbs matter blame" incu;able ips,
~ 10 hc Editors of the National InieEligencer Their
Wsn IS 20 aYod n1istaking msstatng the meaning Of
what IS said III debate The revision of te notes ol
HcF reporters ny those who engage debate is labor
when Is sometimes necessarily devolvcd on the respec
tive Speakers. liz The OF Mr.. RANDoLpn there is
peculiar Propriety in this being done because his nc
cuar sly OF speaking requires that his lcors be accu-
ratey stated or his meaning cannot be arrived at Ills
speeches are uo susceptible Of compression or
condensation. NO Sjtenographer could rcnort ms
Speeches as rapid!y lie Of Iae speaks,) with any
ting like literal accuracy Ills aid in the revision OF
aen, therefore, has always been very acceptable
Whatever we mag tihk Of Mr.. RANDoIru or lis
oratoy we must DO bin tho Justice say that he does
not IN correcting hc reports Of his Speeches take the
liberty With them that IS imagined by lie Editor Of c
National Ga~etie His corrections usually such as
10 i'ae the report The true image and counterpart OF
the speech without addition alteration or subtraction
were IN hopes on this account that we should II.
mad The benefit OF his ad in reference TO several OF his
dispense with It. however reIuctautlv