The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-10-25
EAsroN. Oct. goth, 1855.

this week contains most unjustlhable at.
tack upon the 'sManagers7 of the Tele-
graph. l being in charge of this end of
the Line, and furnishing all the news, the
attack is virtually upon me, and there
fore, without consulting the Managers"
and that the public may understand the
facts truly, with regard to our underta-
king to furnish news to the Stroudsburg
subscribers, and the precise degree to
which the Democrat has misrepresented
the whole matter, present for their in
spection the following document, which
contains the whole substance of our con-
tract and the instructions under which
acted. If it shall be found, on compar-
ison of facts, with the acquisitions of this
written article, that we failed to fulfil the
undertaking implied in its terms, why We
are derelict of duty and fairly liable to
the wholesale censure and abuse of the
Democrat-if not, and it shall appear that
we have kept our agreement--then have We
been most unjustly assailed and the Telc-
graph injuriously treated by the splenetie
querulousness of this unreasonable Edi-
tor.
Easton, Oct. Ilth, 1855.
j. L. MINGLE, Sup't.
The Stroudsburg. people have sub
scribed $40 for election returns on Elec-
ton night and next morning. You will
please send them all the returns you can
get on that night and the next morning
The Telegraph being pew, it is advisable
that nothing but correct returns should
be sent. The result for Judge will be OF
interest.
H. S. HICKMAN, Pres't
From the above it will be seen that we
undertook to furnish the Stroudsburg sub
scribers with the election returns which
should come to hand, or which we could
obtain on the eue'liag of the election and
the following morning, and the results
generally, with regard to any particular
candidates, as they might require.
This We did as far and as fully as We
possibly could, not only on the night af-
ter the election, but for several days af-
ter, sending to Stroudsburg every thing
with regard to the election, not only in
the district, but also all the returns of the
different counties throughout the State,
as rapidly and as correctly, as We our
selves could obtain them.
The Stroudsburg subscribers we're in
formed of results as promptly and rapid
y as We received them ourselves, all their
enquiries were answered promptly, and
the utmost diligence used in procuring
the information they required. The Line
was devoted to their use the entire night
and for some days afterwards, without
any additional charge for the transmission
of election returns. I conceive, there
fore, if the labors of the operators and
the occupation Of the line, for free elec-
ton messages, had terminated with the
night of election, that the Managers
would have been but poorly compensated
for all their extra labor, and the unlimi-
ted use of their line for the OCCASION
They, however, with liberality but poor
ly remunerated, by such treatment as the
Democrat bestows upon them, allowed
the privilege of free transmission Of
election returns to and from Stroudsburg
to continue for sevral days after its rea,
sonable Limitation.
The paltry subscription of $50 dolls.
over which this splenetic organ sets up
such growl, and which cost the operator
SO much time and trouble to raise, would
scarcely have paid the regular cost of the
messages transmitted between Honesdale
and Stroudsburg, Oh the evening of tho
election, let alone the other returns, and
the extra charge for night work, lights
sc. &c. &c.
How be can reasonably expect an in.
definite extension of the labors of the
Line aud its Managers, in procuring and
forwarding to him official city returns
which arc purely of QJEclGL city concern
We can ouly understand, as referable tc
the captious and querulous spirit begot-
ten of the unwholesome exercises of a
peeyish partizan print, whose controlling
spirit fuds its babitual pleasure in cen
suring-right or wrong-something or
somebody.
We are happy to know that all others
were satisfied with our endeavors to give
them full satisfaction; and we have heard
no complaint from any other quarter, than
the Democrat, who in concluding his ar
tiele says that our "reports were satisfac-
tory SO far as they went" but hardly
thinks it amounted to twenty dollars.