Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-27
From the Telegraph of Monday.


Truth is fearless, and hesitates not; experience
has. no doubt, taught the conductors of the Globe
that falsehood should be guarded at all points. -
Cunning, therefore, overeaches itself And
this is the case of the Globe. The first thing
which must strike the intelligent reader is, that,
if there be iacts aud circumstances which 90 to
falsify the statements of Messrs. Ingham, Branch,
and Berrien, it was due to the President that
those facts and circumstances should be given to
the public. But it is obvious that the statements,
the facts and circumstances of the Globe, will
be compelled to correspond with Col. Johnson's
statement, if he can be made to take the odium
on his own shoulders, aud hence these facts and
circumstances are kept back until his statement
can be received. In the mean time, by way of
diversion. they have resorted to device which
will confound the Globe, and proves beyond con-
troversy. that that paper is unworthy Of credit.
II will be seen that Amos & Co. assaIled Mr..
Ingham's credbity, on the ground that his
statement bears date January, 1881, when it
should bear date January, 1880. 1t is not pre-.
tended that the statement was written in Janua-
airy, 1880. 1t was prepared from notes made at
that time; and it may be, the amanuensis, or
even Mr.. Ingham himself, in preparing it, may
have enormously written 1881 for 1880. Such
mistake would not effect the truth Of the state
ment; and the consequence now attempted to be
given to it by the Globe, shows that more sub.
stantial objections to his statement cannot be
taken. Now, it happens to be in our power to
prove that the copy from which the Globe print
ed gave the correct date. and thus it was altered
giving color to the attack on Mr.. Ingham's We
facity. We say that we have it 10 our power to
prove this. We adduce the following irresis,-
bic fact:
In the first impression, as printed in the Intel
igencer, two errors of the press occurred: the one
was the date of Mr.. Ingham's letter to Col. John
son, printed July 10. 1t was written. July l8.
The other was that noticed by the Globe 1t was
printed January, 1881. 1t should have read ia
nuarv, 1880. The latter was so palpable mis-
take, that it was discovered and corrected in the
Intelisencer, but not until many copies were DIS
tributeG. The other escaped notice. and was
not corrected in that print; but the young gentle
man who prepared the copy for the press disco
vered both errors, and called at this Office. and
both we're corrected in the Telegraph. Mark
how this little circumstance affects the character
of the Globe! The lntellgencer erroncously
gives the 18th July as the date Of the letter to
Col. Johnson. The Telegraph gives the 18th,
the true date. The Globe also gives the 18th as
the date of that letter. This proves that the
Globe printed from the Telegraph; ard in the TIE.
egraph Mr.. [. 5 statement bears date in Jan. $780,
The Globe has altered the copy so as to make it
read 1881. Whywas this done? can any one doubt
1t will not do for Amos & Co. to say that the date,
as given in the Intelligencer, was 1851. The
date of Mr.. Ingham's letter of July Is, as print
ed by the Globe, corresponding with the Tele-
graph, and differing from the InteIIigenccr, shows
that the Telegraph, and not the inteIigeneer, was
used: and the Globe had no right to vary from
the copy, without having ascertained that the CO.
py was wrong.
The alteration made by the Globe was made to
suit the comment; and this little. circumstance
proves that the reputation Of no man IS safe if it
depends upon the fairness or verscity of that
print! A pretty organ truly for reform.
ing administration! Who does not ..6iush',
for the degradation Of the Government press:-