Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-01
FROM NEW YORK.


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Mr.. Craig was dismissed from our service
for endeavoring, while receiving pay from
the New York associated press, to subvert
| it and make 4 new organization which
would make him the arbiter of all the news
in American, with power to print or keep
it, or use it as he pleased in commercial
operations, and give it to the press when
| he thought proper; he would become the
renter Of America he avowed, but when all
his plans were discovered he was Instantly,
unanimously and ANONYMOUSLY discharged
from our service, every journal voting for
it. He was discharged very much as any
| private gentleman would have dismissed a
servant who had been found with the family
spoons in his pocket.
There was no objection TO Mr.. Craig's
selling news any more than to his selling
cheese, but we did object to his Selling the
machinery which cost us such vast sums OF
money, and as journalists not insensible,
we hope. to the dignity and enterprise of
journalism, we did not care to place our
selves at the mercy of a renter to get the
news when he pleased and give it to whom
1T suited his good pleasure. A new agent
was elected, and everything went on very
smoothly. Newspapers and organizations
of newspapers who publish our news have
been approached by him with offers of bet
ter news at lower prices. Some of them
have come TO the associated press and asked
that we enter into competitor with Mr..
Craig, and allow them 10 buy our news and
his, or either, as they deemed best for
their business interests. An organization
known as the Western Associated Press
sent as es nmittee, composed of Mr.. White,
of the Chicago Tribune, and Mr.. Halstead,
of the Cincinnati Commercial We had
interviews; they made certain propositions;
we were willing to consider them, and make
the best arrangements possible for the
Western press, but the policy of this COM
mittee seemed TO be to serve the leading
papers of Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis,
with large circulations and resources, at the
expense of the newspapers in smaller cities,
like indianapolis, Cleveland and Detroit
as it is the Western press which makes In
dianapolis pay as much for news as Chica-
90, although the newspapers of Chicago are
more numerous and wealthy. The associa-
ted press of New York could not adopt
a discriminating policy, it could not
contribute anything to build up the
Chicago Tribune against the Indianapolis
Journal, for instance or the Cincinnati
Commercial against the Detroit Post. We
certainly found no pecuniary motive to do
this, in the fact that the Chicago Tribune
was permitted to have all of our news for
about seventy dollars a week; accordingly
the propositions Of this committe were not
considered, and when they stated that they
would take our news-but at the same time
use none of Mr.. Craigs-nothing was left
bHt to dismiss them from the associated
press, and they were dismissed The
Western newspapers have now to elect
whether they will remain with us or make
new arrangements; whether they will sus-
tain the policy of this committee, or one
more liberaland Just. There is no discussion,
no controversy. If our brothers in the
West or indeed anywhere else, can purchase
the news more cheaply than we can, let
them do it, and may they prosper; but the
New York associated press is fact, it
stands and it will stand, whether the Jour
mails out Of New York accept its news or
not The one thing certain is, that nc
being shop to sell news, not being in the
news business as a matter of profit, we ask
no one to come to us and we shall have no
competition with Mr.. Craig Those who
go to him must stay with him, and may he
give them more comfort and less vexatiOn
than hegave us. Those who remain with
us will be served as well as we are served
ourselves.
The Tribune's Washington special says !:
The indications are that the contest for
President of the United States Senate will
be between Wade, of Ohio, Anthony, of
Kentucky, and Pomeroy, of Kansas SEN
ator Sherman is also named by the more
conservative class, but it is highly probable
that he will not permit his name to be used
for that position.
The Mississippi committee sent to Wash
ington in behalf of JEFF. Davis have been
informed by the President that they can
effect nothing more than is being done for
Davis.
The Worlds Washington special SAYS:
From one who has read the dispatch from
the French Minister of State, Monster, he
says: learn that the principal. reason
given by Napoleon for the delay in with
drawing the, French troops is, that the lat
ter had been so severely pressed BY the
Mexican forces that it was dangerous to
attempt an evacuation until the Mexican
situation became more easy.
Regarding the military status Of affairs,
the withdrawal of French forces is regarded
at most as wholly superseding Gen. Sher-
mans mission.
New York, Nov. 30.-The HeraId's
Montreal special says the Canadian Gov
eminent will discharge the Fenian prison-
ers if the United States Government will
guarantee that Roberts shall not make
another raid in the provinces. The prison.
ers are to be removed to Sweetsburg to-day,
and the sixty crown Witnesses have been
ordered there.
The news from Ireland has created the
greatest excitement, and the general opin-
ion was that Canada would now have to
look out for trouble with the United States,
as the British Government would not pay
the Alabama damages. rI
Cincinnati and COVingfOn Bridge.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 30.-The great sus-
pension bridge between Cincinnati and Cow
ington, across the Ohio river, will be
opened to foot passengers tomorrow. It
will not be completed for vehicles until the
first of January.
Dexter TriumPhant.
RICHMOND, Nov. 29.-Dexter won the
trotting race to-day for Sly5O0 IN three