Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-24
To he E,iitovs of The Enquirer

ERRORS NOT IN TELEGRAPHlNG.
In The Union OF The 18th ins appeared The fol-
lowing article, which was copied BY The Rich.
mond Republican Of The 10Th, with The editorial
accompanying II
From tic CaiOn
"The city has been excited today BY InmoI>
that Scott had taken The capital with III loss Of
loo q his men, and with the capture q many
thousands Of the Mexicans.
at was given as lelegraphic news from Rich
mond. There is nothing in the N. O. papers Of
This evening 10 conErmil. IL TACT no accounts
from Gen. Scouts camp.
photographic bulletins from Richmond are
frequently so incorrect, that scarcely any one
places confidence in Them. They are passing
into sort OF proverb. Blu, as MIR. Kendall shows,
this is not The fault OF The telegraph, bu, OF some
OF those who use il, or rather abuse it, AZ Rich
mond The telegraph is but The unconscious in.
srnmeu, Of those who employ II; and we might
as well blame the mail for the Incorrect and has
" Intelligence il sometimes communicates, a,
The telegraph"
From lie Richmond Republican,
"ERRoRs IN TErEGRA PnIS6.-We have found in
the Washington papers ifequen, complaints, 81
late. about The inaccuracies OF the Telegraphc
DISPATCHES sent from this city. In these con-
plants, an effort is made 10 throw The blame mp
on the newspaper reporters al this end OF The line,
which, according 10 our views, is unjust.
.The reporters, for we think we know them IL,
save those connected with the Teesraphic in>liu-
mcnl itself, never sent such lnmor as IS al'u-
,!ed 70 in the subioined article from the Union
nor was any such rumor afoai in our city.
nAgain, we are authorized hy the regular &C.
porlcrs 10 state that they 90 Gc! hold themselves
responsible 10! any ri The errors in regard 10 South
ern news, promulgated by any 0ps,otoy in the
Telegraph office Of this city, who may act in the
capacity Of reporter for The Washington Union,
or Other papers OF that city.
1--WE undertake 10 lay that no despatch is made
up by he reporters Proper, al This city, that doe.
not have iur It's data tha, which The contents ci
New Olcans papers justify"
The author of The remarks following The afi-
Gle from the Union is very we'll aware that none
Of The operators in The Richmond telegraph ONCE
are or have been reporters for The Union or any
other paper. This | distinctly stated 10 him
some weeks since; and, in 4 conversation with
| him few days alter the above interview, when
he appeared, from some remark made by him,
still 10 have The impression that The operators 81.
| furnish news for the Union, II then said 10 him,
Iwish you distinctly 10 understand that tie ops
| ralors DO not furnish news Tor any paper or per.
son. He replied that he understood il Low.--
However, since Ibis declaration was made 10
| him he has been pleased u make the charge
pubicly-without presenting any grounds fnr Il
that The operators Of The Richmond office do fur.
nish southern news Tor the Union, and insinuales
that they, il any, are The authors Of the rumoIs
alluded to by The Union, giving rise 10 the "pass-
ing rroveIb;" and that he is authorized By The r.
sriar reporters 10 stale lhs. they do not hold them
selves responsible Tor any errors in regard 10
Southern news promulgated BY any OPERATOR
Where, MIR. Republican, is proci for all hist
II now becomes my duty 10 inform The public
that there is 60 other daily reporter proper for any
paper in the city OF Washington, than the author
Of The remarks above alluded 10.
The files 81 the telegraph elfice in Ibis city and
Washington will show that bat three or four dcs
patches have been sent 10 The Union since lhe
telegraph office opened in Richmond, and that
these dispatches have been made ur, except in
single instance, BY gentleman OF the Enquirer
Office.
Permit me still iauher TO safe, that the runor
mentioned hv Tie Union was no! known 10 The
Richmond elre aph office Tor more Than day
after lis publication in the Union. Ii was news
here BY way Of Washington -and through lhr
Re pub.ican. il is not an unusua thing Tor d..
patches for the telegraph 10 be written in man
ner perfectly inconprehensibe 10 The telegraph
operators, consequently The ruTporI ct such me
ses is not known even in the stations sending
or receiving them. Yours with great re-pec'.
ALFRED VAIL,