The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-21

their envy Jealousy and spleen, which vent them
selves in all sorts of vulgar abuse and asehoods.-
Thus The enterprise and labor which laid before the
public The first and most accurate report OF Mr.. Web
ster's Grafton on Bunker Hill, have elected from va
rous newspapers the mopt ptiabe ebulhtlons OF veX-
alton and chagrln. We quite aware that II must
be very Calling TO these worthless to be obliged Of
ten to avail themselves OF our labor. Their wrig-
gngs remind one of a refractory child, whipped for
not taking his physic.
On Sunday morning we published the first halt OF
cur Uerbdtim report of the Grafton, of which the
Tribune and few other small papers in the city
awaited themselves. On Monday we published the
Grafton entire, and 1t transferred to the Com
merciai advertiser in the evening. The Commercial
stated that they gave such report they found in
the Herald, but that it was so full of bunders, and
so nonsensical that they could not understand many
passages! We wonder who could imagine the crea-
ture who penned the paragraph in the Commercial
to be capable of understanding the sublime concep-
tons and comprehensive language of such man as
Daniel Webster. We were not however, altogeth-
er prepared for such candid confession of his stu
pidity. There were few typographical errors in
the report-several of them OF some Importance
easily corrected, however, by an intelligent reader
S"' iNPoit i'scH UtSu ny
auditors TO be one of extraordinary fidelity and
amplitude. The mean and contemplate conduct Of
the Commercialn this case is, however, easily
They were obliged to pay tribute to our superiority,
and could not Smother their chagrin.
The Philadelphia Ledger was guilty of piece
of meanness, parallel to which it would be per-
haps impossible to find out of that establishment
They stole the portion OF our report which we pub.
lished on Sunday, not only without acknowledge
ment, but actually had the impudence to represent
II as coming from their own correspondent. Such
specimen of dishonesty and falsehood can really
excite no other feeling than that OF plying sorrow
OF this conduct and that of other portions of the
PRESS the Philadelphia Chronicle speaks in the fol-
lowing manly and just terms -
From the Philadelphia Chrenicle.l
WEBsTER's ORArIoN.-Mr. Bennett, of the Metz York
Herald has faithfully redeemed his promise OF giving the
most full and correct report of the Grafton delivered by
Daniel Webster at the Celebration on Bunker Hill, on
Saturday last Although swarms OF Reporters from
many Of the papers were present. not one was found able
ment This fact is abundanty proven by the avidiy with
which the Herald report seized and copied by those
very Journals which make great to
and which also profess to combine superior TACT TALENT
energy and perseverance, Yet it is very strange that
of those Journals with but two exceptions
have had the magnanimity and generosity 10 acknow-
ledge the source from which they derived the report Of
the able and eloquent address
u
wholesale grab and transferred the report given in
the Herald to its own columns embodyng all the typo
in hurry and has done too without giving par
tce of credit to the from which it derived
traysa spirit anything but fair and liberal. Yet such
course may well be expected from papers Of that stamp
conducted as they on scale of and hum
buggeryand which Ers and foremost in self praise
and ever active in decryng the merits OF their contempt
raries.
The six.penny press TO- S. Gazette Sc has also been
guilty, of the IL true that
portion of has mentioned incidentally its indebtedness
to the Herald for of the report but such mention is
made In manner calculated to deceive its readers into
the belief that the principal part derive from its
incompetent reporters Out upon such deception, say
we. Better to own the whole story, and instead OF
dressing in borrowed plumes put the plain and simple
ornaments of truth.
accuracy Of its reports and TO this owing one great
cause of its popularity Mr. Bennett has evnced de.
termination to be first and foremosthas called around
him the abest and best alenthas spared neither pains
nor yet those papers which are indebted to
speak in his praise but meany appropriate the gatherings
of his toll for their use, and palm them upon the
community as the result of their own activity.
Whilst we are speaking of this report, we may
with propriety offer brief statement of the mea
sures adopted in Boston to defeat us, and prevent us
from giving the earliest and most accurate report of
the Grafton. The arrangements Tor the accommo-
ton Of the press on the platform were entrusted to
Mr.. Buckingham, the proprietor Of the Boston Cou-
rir. He certainly deserves credit for his ingenuity
in securing them seats where they could not hear
one-tenth Of what was uttered by the orator In.
stead of placing the reporters the immediate vicl-
nifty of Mr.. Webster, Mr.. Buckingham posted them
at a considerable distance in the of the speak
er, where they were surrounded by dense crowd
OF the spectators. Our reporters at perceived
the impossibity of dscharging their duty IN such
position, and before the proceedings commenced,
they forced their way well asthey could TO the lit
tie platform, front of the larger land on which
Mr.. Webster stood, and by this coup de bonchew'
they were enabled to make their admirable report,
and efectuay defeat the well-concerted arrange
ment of Mr.. Buckingham. We say defeat that ar
rangament, for have not the slightest hesitation
in expressing our conviction that there was settled
design TO prevent the reporters from taking notes,
and so interfering with MIR Buckingham's exclusive
publication of the Grafton from Mr.. Webster's own
manuscript, which was handed TO Mr. B. on the
platform Immediately after the Grafton was deli
vered.
As further evidence of Mr.. Buckingham's design,
we may mention that person in his employment,
TO whom had been entrusted the disposal of the re-
porters' tickets, violated his engagement 10 meet
our reporters on the morning of the celebration, in
order to supply them with tickets, and had it not
been for the unexpected kindness and gentlemany
attention of MIR. Buckingham, Jr, the editor OF the
Courier" who, although he acted, as he remarked,
without authority, furnished reporters with the
means of gaining admission within the lines, they
could not have got on the ground.
We have, however, efIcctually beaten the Boston
press We have distanced all competitors, and sup
piled the Union with lireke, faithful, literal re-
pert of this great oration-he spoken Grafton, not
one written at Marshfeld, between mouthfuls of
chowder. We have given The speech as spoke,
amid the stirring excitement of the scene where it
was delivered. And we fearlessy invite compan.
son between it and that which appears in the "Bos-
ton Courier" We are content TO abide by the
judgment even Of the most spiteful OF defeated,
wrigsling contemporaries.