Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-17

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We append below speciAi dispatch reserved
BY us. yesterday. from Mr.. GKoRsE B. Hicks,
NE General Agent Of che Associated Press
from which Il will be observed that, for com
mentipg on the conduc. Of those who man
age the concern, we are hereafter to be de-
prired Of the bensft Of the Dispatches furnished
By Il 10 the newspaper press. The Asaociated
Pres is determined. Il seems, to shield itseii
from criticism BY stopping the supplies. h can
not afford 10 allow the press be free and In
dependent although Il lives by the patronage
Of the newspapers. We DO not know when We
have witnessed such an unwarranted act--such
an exhibition of petty tyranny. The Cincinnati
papers also commented on the conduct OF the
Agents Of the Associated Press, and, indeed
other papers have done the same thing' and We
shall see whether the same course has been
adopted towards them. We doubt IL, and ven
ture to predict that it will be found that no
other paper In Ohio has been visited with the
petty vengeance of these agents, but the OHIO
Statesman. Our criticisms were no more severe
than those Of the Cincinnati Daily Press, and
we shall hardly find in ii Of this morning sim
liar notice to the one we publish below.
This assault on the Statesman Is with the de-
sign of injuring its circulation, land thus impair
ing its usefulness, and is political in its charac
ter; being no doubt instgated with political par.
tisan objects in view. '''' NJ. ''l 4
To say that the reports Of the Associated
Press have been ''impartial and reliable" is to
state falsehood 90 bold and glariDg, that no
man in the community viii credit the story, and
he who can make the utterance, must be rare
man indeed. OF the truth or falsity of the re-
ports, we did not, however, complain 50 much
as of the attempt Of extortion, and the Cincin.
natl papers exceeded us in this particular.
The assault upon the Statssmsn is direct
attack upon the freedom and Independence Of
the press, which interests every editor in Ohio.
It is the cause Of all publishers and editors as
much as il is the cause Of the Statesman, and
We shall be surprised II IL be not 30 considered.
We shall, Of course, be placed under some in
convenience, to what extent we cannot now
tell, by this tyrannical and indefensible act;
but We will as far as we can supply the def
cienoy, and ask that, under the circumstances
our patrons may bear with us for the present.
We do not know, ct this time, in what direc.
tion we can turn for q remedy for this incon.
venience, nor what our rights may be in the
but we shall ascertain these, and In
the meantime do the best we can. 'l'
The following is the dispatch referred to:
CLEvELAnD, O., July l6, 1861.
To THE ErrroR OF THE STATESMAN d t-
Sir--The New York Associated Press has
used its best endeayors to supply the papers
generally with impartial and reliable reports.
II there be cases Of failure, they do not arise
from neglect or want Of industry on our part
We object, therefore, to ghy editor making his
dissatisfaction the basis Of peraonal abuse Of
US in the columns of his paper; and am d.
rected TO inform you that the Associations re-
ports will not be delivered to you after to-day.
,as 49, sr r-t .. GEO. B. HICKS,
.rft General Western Agent.
With reference to the above note, we may
remark that our business in connection with
dispatches has been with the Telegraph Com
pany, and not with the Associated Press. We
have dealt with the Telegraph Company alto
gether, and paid the bills made by it, when pre-
sented; and we shall ascertain, after having
first made demand for the dispatches as they
come, which we will do, how far the Company
may violate its contract with us with impunity.