Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-29
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w A6HIN"InN, Ma! ZbIhl 1906.
Ia tie EdtfOTs Of tie Richmond Wig:
Ny attention has been called To an article in your pa.
per Of which the following are extracts,
The Telegraph a Nuisance

per Of which the following are extracts,
The Telegraph Nuisance
We out Of all patience sith the miserable apology
Tor Telegraph between Richmond aud Washington IL
is odiOu- monopoly aud resorts to almost every posi-
ble device to fleece Lose Who have anything do with
It, We know not where the blame rests paiEculiy Tor
the in sch the press Of this city daily tre4
ted But do know that they shamciuly I'M
posed upon Instead Of sending faithful synopsis 81
important intelligence aud nothing else, about half Of
regular dispatches made 10 Of sy and prepu.t
rutnor- aud uumpOrant frivolous items Of no
earthly interest - readers Aud hi- i-te rca.
-On Of the tingthe matter sent the pay 20
into the coher- Of the Telegraph company, aud conse
qu"nty sEen there i not much matter Of value send
tc'ortIs had T. that which is Of 10 account
After illustrating by reference particular instances.
aud giving specimen, YOU sly;
"Nov where vas the necessity as there has been no
arrival rum Europe since the Asia Of suy bOdy but %
knavc or fool sending such despatch broadcast over
tha counyy j. not this Of those papable cases NJ
Geographic distortion and imposition on shich wc have
complained u cen bc nothing nor Ices And ufi.
less the Telegraph bat-iIt Richmond aud Washington
quits cheating sfd qit- lying much hould be- under
especial obligation ~ any bOv o. tear the hing down It,
nuisance, and de-,rsc. To- Doe abated
cannot doubt that the whole Of uis article VA. writ.
ten Ntlolt affection FOR 30 b. incredible That you would
deliberately de- tif Telegraph such injustice The Tee.
graph dUr- not manufacture or prepare the news des
patches aic afc s"nt over it 10 .eiis just Ehat H.
handed tu 10 o. be- sent. it IL passive instruuept
much a. a railroad. postcOach, or mail bsg r. a.
you say about 0ne.lalf ~ regular Dispatches are
made up of lilly aud prcpo-erous run,Or and unmpor-
iaut iuvpiou uess items Of earthly interest a. us Or
our readers, whose fault is itg Not tut Of te Tel,
ghph but t 4 thc fault ~ your opg ggeph IL Is no,
the Telegraph. but The ogcHfs whom you employ
aud pay that -ed sou the stuff YOU complain a. sho II
anybody are guilty Of cheating and "'ynp" u "i..
TO- ton aud Impp-Gou o. sending sucl de.pstchcs NJ
none but"a kuiy' iJY EOud send "bfDalst %. er
the country u you employ knsycs or fool- Who ces,
and e distpft aud impose. sherc s che Justice NJ d.
nouncng Tie Ie-gfsph ior their knager; Df iollyy Do
Won desire our operators a. tctisc the do patce. handed
boo by your agnut- and refuse a. send slit ty n,, ,t
"a be false ot iou.h' n the Telegraph we're to ,.uo,
power like Maf % sOuld be- jrsg denounced from ON,
end Of the Jui0u o. the other IAN odpu. monop,y
"a nuisance " sud you might then With reason hint I,
The msciicvous or tie PREDICATE ihat soulI be- pi-e
. worthy act 10 tear the thing dovna
The editors ave responsible tor the ia.ehoo5 sud foil,
o. Their oNn sg8nts the Telegraph responsible ou,
Tor sending CORRECTLY just what those ut. hand ia Il
be seut Would u BE- reasonable ~ dcnounce the United
states mail ~ - nuisance whch "do.srves TO be- sbo
TED 1ecause your ageHs send you false ~ inherit
nent letter. by ~ let the editors reform heit or,
SCENTS the Telegraph has bot done ~ duty in sendu,
e just What those sgeut. hand ,n to be- seut
J. The f'iersburg Intcligcuccr AID aug other nam,
o which may h'yc copied The Wing. article. are resp q,
? iully requested ~ copy thi. reply
" AMOS KENDALL, Pread,at, dc.