New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-05
Whis Young Mems General Committee and
Reporting.

whis Young Mems General Committee and
Reporting.
To the Editors Of The NY. Tribune:
NV attention has been called to an article
in The Evening Express Of Saturday, in which am
severely stie ma,ized, although not mentioned by
name. This is not the first time have bsen thus
honored by The Express. After devotins cOnsdera.
bic space to villifying the Editors and Reporters"
who are members of the Young Mems Wing Gen.
eral Committee, for fasifying its proceedings BY
published reports in various papers, the Editor OF
The Express falls back upon rule Of the Committee,
and refuses to give single falsehood that has been
stated in 72s Tribune, at least II the Editor of TAs
Ertrsss thinks that furnished the report in The
Herald he 10 grossly mistaken. 1t was well known
on Friday evening that Mr.. Mechanism of The Her
aid, was in the barIoom OF the Broadway House,
taking notes OF what was going on up and down
stairs This stamps as wholly and wiifully I'M
true the inference The Express desired to give cur
rency to by making the reporters who are members
Of the Committee responsible fer reports in papers
over which they have no manner Of control.
was member of the Committee Of 1851, twhere.
IN The Express had everything Its eva wayJ
and no objection was made 10 my reporting what
ever / pleased. But since my unanimous reelection
for 1884, have incurred the elvenomed hostility OF
the Editors OF TRs Express for the most frivolous OF
charges, entirely unfounded IN fact. When making
such sweeping charges, The Express should be more
specific, and unless 1t does 50, shall De eompeueo
10 conclude that only seeks to Djure the useful
ness my land fellow reporters of Political Com
ml.lees ara COVE nllOls, IN asserting tha' VIC
would Intentionally falslfy Poiincal proceedings,
much less that OF bodies which We may belong 70
ourselves Thus much for the random and mall
ctous statements OF The Express
have no controversy with Mr.. Ely, the Cnar-
man OF The Con miitse which waited upon Collector
Maxwell. He discharged his duties faithfully iof
which Re was thsnkeo With great unansfnlty ~ the
Committee In justice 10 Mr. Ely ard the Collie ceof,
the re port of the Select Committee should be pup
lishsd and thus all interpretation would DC SET
at rest Mr.. Ely, IN his card In TAs Express,
does not deny single statement mace IN me
report in The Tribune, tbe extract Ina'
no one d,d or shall receive his bread from any once
in the Custom House, who was Lot a frend OF Mi'
FL mere, y was copied by member OF the Commit
tee hose character for Truth and veracty mas never
beer mpuened in this community. II injustice nss
been cone the Collector, why Goes he not caii Iof
the publication Of the report OF the speclal Tommy.
tee nc W tina the General Committee has refused 70
publish il N
The motives OF Mr.. Ely are appreciated ey 81
Who read his card, while the malice OF !hs Efress
to The Tribune ard every ore connected SItn u -
equally apparent to all Thus accounts for un,
called for Introductory which The Erre" prenAss"
MI Eiy's card. ,s,.
P.rdon me for tycspassng upon your valuable
SPACE in referring lepgthiiy TO 90 patty msse.
Ithourhs il vas due to rath that foul and mauc'oS
chs,ess OF this character should not pass upnoucsd
Nsto York, April j. lSs2. d. T. hESohH'oS'