The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-23
Reports and Reporting.
From the Tribune

We have received several complaints Of the vii
famous caricaturee, In the Herald especially Of the
apeeches made at the great meeting at the Tabrr
aace. No who did not hear the speeches can Inn
aSine unlike is what Messrs Upton and Blunt said
70 what IL reported and attributed them. Now 1t
was exceedingly difficult to give fair reports yesterday
morning because Of the extraordinary d,luge OF In
porant from all quarters which poured In upon the
daily by nail and telegraph late on Mondsy even
ing absorbing their columns the tims of editors, com
positors &c but there Just honest course to
far could he done fairly and there
stop This did. Those who at to pursue the
opposite course of here and there sentence
then part OF sentence SO a, could be instantly
made out from the reporters notes made display Of
extensive reporting at the cost or gross injustice 70 the
spoke plainly and deliberately that there Is no excuse
for this treatment.
All, Martin! Martin why didn't you let sawnsy have
that $4,000 that he to Jesse Hoyt begging
hard foru,t to keep up his independent" paper and
enable him to sustain you effectively Just what
The conductors of the New York Tribune are
Mr. Greeley and Mr.. McElrath. Mr.. Greeley is
well known as distinguished editor and an
amable and humane man, though entertaining
many singular and eccentric notions on religion,
politics, cookery, and other matters of less inte-
rest Mr. McErath is also a very estimabe man,
occupying The distinguished post OF Alderman OF
the Third Ward. Both, we believe, are natives
Of this country, of original English blood stock
from somewhere along shore. But places of ma
tiyIty, among men Of sense, are not considered
matter Of life and death-morality or wicked
ness-contempt or respect; yet We find these
two editors constantly abiding to the conductor
OF another and neighbering journal, with some of
those mean and malignant filings, which are GER
tainly anything but characteristic of gentlemen
men of intelligence. The application of
"Sawney" to Mr.. Bennett, the conductor of the
Herald, refers to the place of his nativity, which
we believe is somewhere along the hills or ho-
lows OF Scotland. He left that country, a boy,
nearly forty years ago-nearly all Of which he
has lived in this land, growing up and mixing
with its freedom, energy and liberality He is
a naturaliZed citizen of the United States, three
times over, both physically and legally In such
case, and with such facts it i'll COMFORTS with
the claims to responsibility put forth by Messrs
Greeley & McElrath, to sink themselves at once
10 the level of those scavengers and miserable
vagabonds who congregate about the dlsreputa
bic portion OF the press Of New York.
But enough on this point. The other matter
is feven more important than the personal and
mean filings towards the conductor ofthe Herald
The Tribune impugns .he accuracy of our re-
ports. This is 4 gross, base, unqualified, and
unprincipled falsehood, throughout. The sys-
ten and the reporters of the Herald are the best
in this city, and equal to any in this or any
other country. This journal was the first
newspaper which spent money, and perform
ed great deal of labor, in organizing and
educating class of reporters, who have now
become eminent in all well conducted journals
both in Washington and New York. We can
appeal to thousands for the accuracy of our re-
porte at The recent anti-war meeting. We can
appeal TO the memories aud abiding recollection
OF every independent thinking man who at
tended that meeting. Our reports, il is true,
were not made under the direction of tn speak
ers. Our reporters never use the notes OF
speakers, who frequently write their speeches in
one shape, and are compelled by circumstances
10 speak them in another. We never trust TO
speakers; our reporters give life-Ike. correct aud
daguerreoype views, ofevery public MEETING. and
of every thing that takes place there; and those
are the prominent traits of the report Of the
anti-war meeting in the columns Of this journal
on Tuesday last The speeches OF Mr.. selden.
Mr.. Upton, and Mr. Smith, arc all given rerJatiD,
aud we dare any q those gentlemen 10 come Out