The New York herald., 1850-06-26


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= NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND, :
: NEW YORK STATE TELEGRAPH COMPANIES,
PROM THE sTocKHoLDRRs AND :.
ASSOCIATED PRESS OF NEW YORK CITY,
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!. COURIER rsavmKR, JOURNAL ~ coMs.sca
Z SIPRhss. sur, HERALD. and rRnurK. .
Az tohen Of the satisfaction and ocnsasnoe inspired
~ his smeiens services IN "a advsnoins the cause
rKLEaRAPH SYSTEM,
. The noblsss enterprise Of this sventfui age.
: NEW YoRK, June IS 1880. :.
Mr.. LsTrrRrs responded to the address and said he
was entirely taken by surprise at the beautiful
ny to believe him when he ssd that he had nst words
at command with which to express the gratitude
him. If no had taken sn interest in promoting the
Merchants insof Telegraph there were Others who de-
servedsaual credit and had equally cooperated with
him, who have stood BY him by day and by night, as
we'll through every difficulty, ready from ths
first TO the last to give him most willing hand Ap
plause) And 1t Is with the highest feeling, Of
gratitude, he would say, that whatever might be
The chances OF profits, they were ready to rclin-
auish them Tor ~, the "a, ssc0mpisS%srn. compile s5 Of the
% Sr $ fSrs S s
alone and without an equal they are the associated
press Of tho great city efNew York aud with them by
their SIDE be their troubles what they may the rels
graph Company can ride over any difficulties, and be
sure OF succcrs lilo would only say, In few words,
that II the Merchsnts' Line of Telegraph has served
them we'll they have served that company we'll. He
only hoped AN opportunity would occur to ALLOW the
press Mr. Leferts then referred at some length to
Mr Bans patent, which already extends 400 miles
otsslssrsph and which win 'eou be extended to one
zane tusiness and who has extended his lines TO the
limits Of civilization this continent and with whose
wires the Merchants Line communicates. when tn.
line TO Guffalo Is completed shall have circuit
around the great lakes from New Orleans to New York.
and nom Halifax TO New Orleans N any were TO
look at the number Of Of the line he would
be surprised Mr.. Lenerts concluded by returning
thsnksto the Com mittee of stock who preaen
I'd him with the service q plate and remarked upon
the fact that the telegraph goes actually ahead time
fcr, said he " We send messsgs from New York, at
twelve o'clock, n will reach 81 Louis at eleven (,p-
plaufe) lie proposed as n toast
The Associated Press of New York;
Te this toast Mr.. Raymond Of tho Courier and En-
gu.,o, responded IL vas an occasion OF great inte.
rest Mr. Raymond said, not only TO tho
OF the Merchants Telegraph Company. but to the pro-
fesson which he had the honor at that moment to
prossIt To be cure the telegraph Is the right Of
the press but he must any that u i confoundedy ex
right arm, and got ON very we'll Uncle sans slow
coscbes answered Its purposes but the telegraph
stepped In with t lghtsins and took tho starch out
OF the thuDders of the press ovever, the press IL
not disposed to complain. He rever knew the
pre-" unwilling TO come up to time and 20
might require IL essential for the press 10 do So
and was gratifying that 1t can nov do fair and
equal terms. Arplsus.) Dir Raymond then alluded
TO the danger Of the t,lesraph becoming close mono
poly, not only 10 the press but TO the whole comms
nifty and ,aid it essential and important that II
should be In the hands Of Who will consult moth
ing but the public interest. Applsuse) He believed
that the Merchants Line IL In the hands Of such
and the interests of tho press always the interests
Of the pusc ON this sccoupt he rejoicsd at the
ccss OF thislnethst has been extended throug ghout
the .rgth and breadth ~ thelsnd lie firmly believed
TIM hat In aNI Atp~
Raymond prcpcssd ths health of Mr. o'Rsiiy
siuded TO the past career of the telegraph in the
United States, and 70 the aid which afforded to
dioai dccsions asains, him, not-i,hstandins which
the rrese took him by the hand, when hs
called pirate, and said 10 him that nhe would build
line from New York 10 Boston and TO IIAlfsr they
would give him their business. For this be felt
uemely grateful Mr o'Rsiy then c.ntrasted the
pressnt condition of the press With What 10 within
Lis recollection when the carriers would not serve
man With paper who lived as far up town - the
stone bridge where Canal street no- is. Nova
days he said, BY the AID Of HOES printing
ten 10 fifteen thouand presons struck OF every
hour instead of fee hundreds ss formerly aud they
Ienstratsd the utmost bounds Of the c.lised world
10 this
osn, eni,rr, Mr.. o'Reily's coun.e, in his suits,
vas called upon 10 make few remarks lie spoke Of
the difficulties which Mr. Bain had 20 encounter In the
commeBcement ss well ss those of Mr.. O'Reily ths
one being called poor scotch cock-maker, aud the
ether an frish new,boy. (Jaughter1 lie was sure,
however that the Scotch clock would itch In every
town in the United States before three years and that
the Irish newsboy would spread the With light
ming rspidity. over the Whole country Mr.. Oilett
proposed |. toast "Tbs scotch clock and the Irish
nevtboy," which wss drank With all the honor.
Mr. Bsi- returned thanks In very appropriate
speech
.he health Of Professor Benedict Of Ohio, pro-
posed aud drsnk and the Professor replied by making
lev remarks. IN which he recounted hs connection
With the Pains line ~ telegraph, and the interest
Which he took In II from the moment whom he fret
saw In operation here, In New Ymk.
Mr Andrews of the Coutey Sas Engwre- Mr. Otis
Mr.. jones. Mr.. O'keilly and other gentlemen made
rpeeches In the of the evening which well
Ce'i,sred and a. well received Mr. O'Rsilly took
ossion 10 that he hsd srportioDed fourth part
OF the receipts ~ upwards of iio0 miles Of telegraph
and placed In the hands of Mr. Lerts trustee -
anfwcr The claims ~ Professor Morss for any posed
violation 81 contract en- us part when the Professor
fulfllsd his ccntrsct With him
The f,etivities continued tos late hour and
nust say that 90 we're present st more agree
able enter,snnent