The Portland daily press., 1865-12-07

The Associated Press and the Telegraph.
The Advertiser had long and elaborate
leader yesterday, headed GThe Oppression and
the Remedy" in relation to the new, issue
made between the Associated Press and the
Boston Association on one side and the Press
of this State on the other After quoting lib
orally from the argus and Press of Monday
morning, showing the oppression put upon
the papers of this State, the writer in the Id
oertiser Hon. f. o. Smith) discusses the ques-
ton put in this form, ''But what is the RENE
dy?" ''''-'t HzaiEHJ IA +
This is, after all, the question in which we
feel, as must the press of the State, the deep
est interest. Complaints and accusations can
afford little satisfaction, if the remedy is not
sought and applied. Without at this time
committing ourselves to any proposition or
practical suggestion made by the Advertiser,
but reserving the right to act hereafter precise
ly as we shall deem for the best good of our
self, our readers and the interests of our State,
we may say that no man is probably better
posted in Geographic matters than the writer
of the article from which we quote below. 1t
cannot well be otherwise. Mr.. Smith was in
terested largely with Prof Morse and Amos
Kendall in the early history of telegraphing
in this country, and till recently has been a
large proprietor in some of the leading lines,
while his numerous controversies and suits
growing out of his connection with the enter
prise, could scarcely have failed to give him all
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and of the secret workings of the different
companies. ,
Y To-day, however, we have only to do with
his disclosures, and shall simply lay before the
readers of the Press the closing portion of his
article disclaiming for the present, all DISPOSE
ton to endorse or sympathize with his refec-
tons upon the character of the American Te-
legraph Company, whose business relations to
us have always been of the most honorable
and pleasant character. Indeed, we are as
sured that this company has no commitment
to the Associated Press thatbars it from trans
hitting news for rival associations, no matter
what that news may be. After propounding
the question "But what is>the remedy ?" the
editor of the Adv rtiser sanswers:s swrsf az
3 cit is easy, it is effective; and this war of
the Associated Press and its ally and hacker,
the American Telegraph Company, can be
made the lever, as well as occasion, of a COM
plete emancipation OF both the Press of New,
Eng and, and of the people of New England,
from the expressions of these combined mon
opolies of the foreign and domestic news of
| the country -ldft id1 hIfAAJ
| When the American Company induced the
sale Of the old Union Telegraph Line from
Portland to New York, and of the Magnetic
Line from New York to Washington, and
thence by lease to New Orleans, the pledge
and the positice agreement was made, that no
| monopoly of telegraph business should be toll
Grated, but the New Company should construc.
second lines for gioul interests in both foreign
and domestic news, and thus completely pro-
tect both the Press and public against this
very oppression and monopoly to which this
American Company is now giving life, being
and poaoer over both Press and people. =
81 That we may not be charged with misrep-
resentation, and that the people, and Legsla-
lures Of New England now about to be assem-
bled, may be well informed on this subject, we
copy from the agreement then entered into by
the American Company, as the purchasing
Company, and by the selling Company, as fol
lows: Qah BollBE3 8JI4a8 SO lsld
"Articles of agreement between the American Tel
egraph Company, a body pohtic, incorporated by
followin named stockholders Of he Magnetic Tele-
oS aS oy te
second part" = $500 -, - ,' -
ARTICLE II.-'sThe party of the frstpartshall use
IF Gfrst cine sfsaryed 81, au c N T
within and without the United STATES. and shat, use
ali leeifjmafe means 10 a,ree; saono3oIes of mare
and other news eniering the United states from fr
eign Countries nufin1 nm If available far that mr.
pose additional wires upon their lines or constrct
ing an additional line OF lines and if Practicable
procuring additional wires to be put up on connect
Ing lines or additional lines to be constructed lead
| inc to Halifax and other landing places of ocean
| steamers which NAV be used cotemporaneously for
he accommodation of rraI Interests as we'll as ordi
nary correspondence And it is expressly understood
and agreed by the parties hereto that an additional
line shall be put up either BY cable from Cane Ann
or Portland to Yarmouth or otherwise to SackyilIe
to afford increased facilities for the transmits
patches as quickly as arrangements can he effected
connecting telegraph companies east to meet and
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w" VIC law sio ilu o1ief eViuehce peiore
O ZENUs BARNUM, of baltimore. then Presi-
dent of the Magnetic Company. of III. o. AL
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