The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-16
THE TELEGRAPH THE HEASSOCiATED PRESS THE
DUTIES OF AN EUiT0R.
prom the Ohio Statesman OF Feb. 10th ]


few evenings since suppressed OF the Items OF
tecgraphic 10 the associated press which our neigh
bor the Journal cseems very grave offence, and states
that did because the article reflected on the Pres
dent of the United States
1t is true that did throw aside telegraphic item
which protested to give the result thus far of the nves
cations by Mr. Slernan's committee in relation to al
legged frauds in the Navy Department and wherein II was
stated that it ad been proved before the committee that
large sums of money raised and used in Pennsylva
mia for corrupt political purposes, under the immediate
direction of j. CLANCY Jones and President Buchanan.
As matter of course the agents OF the associated press
can have knowledge of what has been proved before
that any other committee sitting In private and with
the seal OF confidence imposed until it makes report
and therefore all the statements by the reporters for the
press rumors and are not only liable to be- but
almost universally very wide OF the truth and the
facts when officially disclosed Beside this the rumors
and reports all political subjects, which compressed
into telegphc items by the agents of the associated
press are either without any foundation, coloed
and distorted aud always have partisan aspect avora
bic to the republican and injurious to the democratic par
ty The wrong and the evil apparent to every osery
ing person. and the democratic press of the country ought
unite in demanding correction of this great abuse
What the Daily Press wants from the telegraph in our
opinion is bef statement of important events and facts
and not the silly twadc made up Of rumos and political
gossip. IN the great desc Of cltos and publishers t9
obtain the 'laest news thoy nayp accented the tragh
thus prepared for and transmitted to them paying for 1t
as though it really valuable general reform is
in opinion demanded that the press may be furn
ished with facts and events of reliable character and
nothing more, in the shape Of tecgmphc dispatches
As to Mr.. Sherman committee we have very great
confidence that he originated it for any object connected
with high purposes of public morals and integriy and
although he may fish up men witnesses who may be
wiling 10 do yQIcnce TO truth, if thereby they can nure
the character the officers Of the government OF other
prominent of the democratic party shall want 10
scan the character of these Witnesses and the motives by
which they acuaied before place implicit reliance
upon the report which may be based upon their estimo
n.y. and shall not certainly anticipate it by publishing
telegraphic dispatches based upon concerning
Its contents We have not the utmost confidence in MIR.
Sherman himself, have reason to believe that
seal Intimacy existed and most likely still exists be-
tween lin aud The ndtSriopg Natteson, of New York,
during the winter of 1867, which, of itso " enough
10 cause men to look we'll to all he says and docs and to
scan the motives by which he is mpelled to act in
IL. Z.