The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-25

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wrote 70 tie Assosisas1 fTsss that = the evening
papers Boston we're not connected With in the re-
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y the committee On the 2sth ult, to the super
NJ: :;,t ss; 2: "a ths ;:;:s' s:':,sS line:
nsessssry, and ths any pepper securing its shue Of
tie cost 81 getting tie siss;sers' news could have
e the supsrintsndsnt Of the line rsschins from New
York TO Portland Before however It could reach him.
3: rent the following tssgraphie despatch to the COM
PORTLAND. Deo 81. Isas.
Ss.s ..itsd without any information from you
s %: ~ q n 81 ss., I'D
graph Until he totally carrier pigeons
Ks by :ss 'T
Prom which ssss s .ss pPss
d M 81 Of ss Of the
s e Of defence l:I
After the reception Of our oiroulsr he reiterated
has demand for the Immediate dismissal Of agent
find yet mot carrier pigeon has been used the beau
IN their end haze NOT knswdge belief flap
ped wtng for the .dssccafed Press any other party
an answer was wholly unsspsStsd We could not
believe that any man having control OF such a
points, would prsrums to dictate to the public the
agents to be employed In sendiog messages
tie wires Although denying the right Of Mr. F.
quiries into Craigs reckless tystsm of busness and
ell that We could ascertain, was, that man named
In the oct Of cutting the wres How far Mr.. Craig
connected with this Anderson in this affair is to
the Superintendent Of the st Johns Calais tele-
graph hne:-
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charge has been mads against Nj. H. Craig agent
1 wi TF9 3
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e the one 20 print the other 70 carry his daily
of & E least
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f a s to Ssn s * and
No mesns be tortured into any Of guilt from
s A and he no sa man mot I'd
% w!hsas some little proof would Therefore
proof shall be brought against him, at least strong
L. 4. DARRow.
Such is our statement. But, after ALL it has very
little to do with the piaciple In dispute between Mr.
j. Smith, (the owner Of the line frsm Portland to
Boston, the President Of the line from Boston to New
York and the reputed Of fourth of Morses
patiently and the associated press of Boston and New
cemmunity who are daily sending i'm portsnt and con-
hdential messages the wires with the expectation
Of their safely reaching their destination there
fore fortunate that the outrageous demand of Mr. F.
o. Smith Is made at this early day. aud bsfors the
telegraphic system becomes monopoly. 1t will be
munity from one end OF the Union to the other. 1t
may prevent such Q powerful element Of communica-
ton from falling into the hands OF grasping corrupt
and tyranncal men, and II so, we shall be happy to
have been the cause OF thus saving the public
Meanwhile however the merchaI e., sud. indeed the
whole community should be on thar guard. Our sf
forts to obtain the news will contsus We have ex-
pended upwards Of S60O 900 in the years g.yo
the earliest end the latest intel ssee ir,ul lnrups,
and We shall net hesitate to ext equal anonut
in the next two years for the a. bgt DO
tween us and the news there three ~ ajrcf frd
nifty miles OF telegraph wire, which the pres-
not permitted to send message unless consent
employ the agents selected for us by ths manager of
that line The commercial community are the, efore for
the present. at the mercy IF the specuiators.
We nov leave this matter. Those who scquant-
ed with the newspaper OF this city country
csnpot fail to that the separate and distinct inter-
ests embraced In cur association quite sufficient
for the protection OF the public
GERARD HALLECK, for Journal Of Commerce.
GkEELEY L. McELRATH, for Tribune.
GEO. H. ANDREWS for Courier Il Enquirer.
BEACH BROTHERS. New York Sun.
J. T.. BROOKS, N. Y. Express.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, New York Herald.
Nav YoRK, January %, 1850.