The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-08

HE hEFoRTS OF MR.. WEBSTER'S bREAT SPEECH
"A CHALLENGE Although it is universally con-
ceded by every thinking and honest man in the
community, that the report published in the she
raid of Mr.. Webster's great Boston speech was
the only correct one published; and as we showed
on Monday there was no comparison between the
trash published in the tribune and the speech
given by us; yet the bitter hostility of the Wall
street papers to every enterprise of this establish
ment, may have induced some few to suppose that
there was merit in the Tribune report, give the
following extract from letter sent us by personal
friend of Mr. Webser's, who has conversed with
him about the report
TEEMoNT House.
BosroS, Thursday Oct. g.
"Icongratulate YOU Mr. Webster, your reporters and
the whole republic the perfect report OF Mr. Webster
He had such ample justice done to his giant and Ger
mastering intellect before, and he is sensible OF it,
J. G. Bennett, Esq. b.
In addition to this, we find the following just tri
butte to our excellent reporters in the Boston "Bay
State Democrat" the editor of which was at the
Hall, and heard the speech
MawxBsrER's SPEEcH-The best report OF this speech
by far which has yet published is that of the New
York Heraldand they ought to have the credit OF it.
is almost word for word and presents admirably all that
expression and emphasis which give identity to the
speech fell from the speakers lips. The main
notice. is in the of the merchandising that of
MIR. Rich instead of Mr. Bradley.
The " Standard" of this city, that desl-
rous to copy the trash from the tribune, yet as
the editor of that paper is good Judge of Mr.. Web
sters style, he was compelled TO take our report,
with this acknowledgment;
We have after ALL taken the Herad's report OF Web
ster's Speech being perfectly Websteran in the
and coocaton of the words of the orator than any
other have seen, including those published at Bos
ton.
In addition 10 these, the Argus remarks as fol-
lows -
Mr. wEpsrER-The reader will find, on our outer page
to-day the Tribunes report Of Mr. websers recent great
speech at Faneuil Hall.
may not be mpertinent remark however that the
report we give is that of an ultra whg press which, per-
maps without any designed departure from fidelity (and
certainly with claim great praise for the rapdty
with which it was thrown oh) has shown itself disposed,
not to gag Mr.. W. where he bore down hardest upon
Mr. Cay's Charles at least to soften of his asper
ties the injury of the and point of the extpos-
sbly from laudable wish to the Massachusetts Go.
Utah from the consequences of his temerity ndis-
erection. The report Of the Herald, although may have
fallen into some inaccuracies Is, we should think, the
life-like and literal
All the inaccuracies" that report of ours contain
ed was typographical error of the composition in a
Latin quotation merely printing the word "adsum''
thus "absum" And the loss of part of sentence
in the very first paragraph of the speech. This lat
ter was occasioned illusion reporters table was
TO the right of Mr. Webster, and somewhat behind
him; when he came on the platform, Mr.. Harrison
Gray Otis, President Quincy, Mr.. Rich, the Bel
glan Secretary of Legation, and others, came with
him, and got between Mr.. Webster and our report
ers; this helped TO cut of the sound; and when Mr..
Webster began, he spoke in very low tone for the
rst paragraph, and thus reporters lost about
line. This was unavoidable; and as soon as those
gentlemen saw this, they moved on side, the evil
was remedied, and thence to the close of that great
speech not half dozen words were lost
The Wall Street, and the violent ultra Clay papers
of course will not give credit for good report
nor copy the speech from u.s. account of their po
hucal hostility to our independent support of John
Tyer's independent and honest measures. But this
is an advantage to us for the people all the
country, who will not be gagged by party newspa
pers but will read the truth where ii is to be had
call out for the Herald as the only independent pa
per they rely on and thus our subscription list
increased immensely. For this we thank the Wal
street ultra wing press sincerely and we hereby
call upon the whole of them. all over the country
hereafter never to copy a single article from the
"Herald" under any circumstances, as they wish to
do US a sterling act OF kindness.
And now, a word or two, in conclusion, with re.
gard TO reporters and reporting In order TO test the
cspsciy fthis establishment for reporting accurate
- zaa promPily, and issuing a speech earlier than
say 9bcr esisbllshmenf 10 the city, we propose Il
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