New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-11

t5s ssme principle now sought for <as emoodlei B"
the old contract The only advantage tha' 'he .>o'1
Scotia Telegraph Company saSe the press ~ '--
comparatively enormous rates pad ">S tn't tne'
dsps ches ,hcud be sent continuously from the mo
ment that they were plsced IN the once UNI" 'ne!
were completed. Tbs Wa deemed necessary De-
csuss s Tie press par,ook of the sivantase oil 'ne
dispatches, and the TRANSMISSION OF oa7 di'ps''u
would not occupy much time s. wouli be- taken Up
# separate dispatches sen, 10 'acn paper. bNt
asv yarLy rho could get aSDatct ig'9 re hGiy%'
Office pr-rlous 10 The arrrai Of tie Assoc,dtsd Press
IN. paf-i had tie prirI!egs y sending 0rer ~ .'Ns
The press took car its duty required 70 jo that
lts dispatch was not Anticipated The rule was then
frst come frs; served. Tie superior enterprise OF
the press ave i. the only monopoly enjoyed tie I'
soc.af,5E fss!res .0Ee other
In the epdeayor to renew the entente cor1ials with
the NovaSco'is Telegraph Company, the As'oca'ed
Pres has desired TO perpetuae the important princ
Die of frs. come first served which should govern
all Telegraph companies. This wss al they desired
and sl they wsut. They si,py ask io- wha = nshi'
BIZ, the lew Contract made by the NovaS 'ota Ie.e-
graph Company With other parties utterly repnda,e
this principle spd has invested them with most
dangerous monopoly The new contract, IN glvlpet ue
new parties he complete control y tn N0rd-Sc0'ia
Inc Jor SIR ksnrs from tie m0meHt IN STEAMER Is
signaled az Haltar places the entire Americao
public at the mercy of whoever may Obtain the use 81
tbi. news. and has thus far compelled the New-fosh
Press 70 express their di>patches distance 81 lou
miles IN order TO supply the people OF this country
with the intelligence Of the events which have con
yulsed Europe for the last three months.
The difficulty between the New-iork Press and tAe
Nova-Scotia Teegra2 h Company-the one represent
ing the whole American public, and the other the III
teres: of the share holders of the Nova-Scoua Com
pspy-has led TO the publicstion of number OF
ytupera.ive articles 10 a series OF 4sponience
between the American Telegraph Company anf the
Novs.Scotia legraph Company aud 20 various
proportions the part of the Assoc'a'ea Press IN
order that the matter might be arranged. Inc diii'
Guilty remain u tiled; but fortunately Cor the public,
the Halifax steamers arrive but once fortnight,
while, during that time, half dozen arrive al New
York and Quebec. Now tGat peace Is declared in
Europe spd the news has ceased TO have tia; start
ling character that il possessed during the last three
months the pub c will experience 10 serious iucon-
ysu.nce; and TO make il Of stl less consequence Il
will be the duty of the press, the mopent the news
reaches any OF the newspaper offices, place 1t on
their bulletin boards.
Now. what is the New-York Associsted Press, that
il should thus parade its private affairs before the
public'
Some people have vague idea that II IS an I'M
mense machine, capable of crest deal Of good or
vast deal Of mischief. This is mistake. The or
gaDzatiOn is a very simple affair, and Is 50 arranged
and managed that no one can suffer from Il. Il was
originally star ed by the New York Press having no
connection with the press of the rest of the country
When ;he A ISOLATION was formed ten years ag1, the
members hal dee that the papers OF other parts OF
the country would enter into the spirit OF enter
prise that regulated the business Of large metropoi
tar esabs hmt Mt and all the arrangements were orIs-
nsy made merely for themselves. But "a the organi
cation progressed the Association received numerous
applications from papers in other parts of the country
for admission 10 the benefits Of its arrangements and
~ was orgsnzed fro the necessity produced blythe
Introduction of a new system Of procuring news, 1t
msde no difference who belonged 70 the Association,
and any one willing TO pay the requisite share OF the
expenses cond have the of the news. 10
has therefore become the rule OF the Assoc alton,
when paper applies for admission 10 its benefits, to
grant the request If the applicant could give satisiac-
tory evidence of ability and disposition TO discharge
the pecunisry obligations and comply with the simple
rules necessary 70 keep the organization together
Such applicant has never been refused, aud the re-
suit is hat erery paper in The United States and Can.
ada taking teiegraphc NenS belongs 10 tie ASsocid-
ton. Although the utmost cander and fairness govern
the conduct of the New-YOrk Association in its rela
tions with journals # other cities STILL from the
ture Of things there have been of Individual dis
satisfaction growing out of local ealousies in other
places and the ambitious projects Of telegraph man
ayers in this country anxious to control the telegraph
system of the UnioD who taking advantage of these
local iealousies, have endeayOred to force their
schemes upon the press and public
Tie members Of the NewYork Associated Press
never had any desire to control the arrangements
OF the press of other pats Of the )untry their respec
tive establishments about much a. they can
manage. Telegraph companies, the mercantile COM
muniiy, newspaper PROJECTORS, any one in fact on
moments reflection will see how silly are the state
nlen's relative TO the vast power Of the Association
IL has whatever as organized body. 1t seeks
none. Each establishment is entirely independent of
the Others and the separate interests of the journals
are Of such character, and the principles of the
several establishments conflicting and opposite
TO each other that it is utterly impossible for the pro-
pretors of the different journals to combine for any
special purpose. 1t is clearly manifest, therefore
that nothing be safer for the interest Of the
camille community and the public than 10 have the
arrange rents for the publication Of this foreign
continue the hands of the Association rather than
that they should fa into the hands of specuators or
indy ua- desiring to make fortunes out Of the press
or interruptions telegraph managers in this country
The past Of the Associated Press is the gusrsn
~ Tor the future.
The New-York Pres, regrets the necessity Of
making this public statement, but it has hesitation
in laying the whole matter before the public. The
Association has purchased steamboats,, schoon-
err, and carrier pigeons at enormous cost of money,
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