The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-30

The New YORK "Sun's' E1pOse EFO-
nounced an Infamous Lie and n
Couspiracy-Counte by the
philadelphia "POsI"-LetIer from
j. Russell Young.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-In two
column editorial, under the caption of
"The Post and Its Enemies" the editor,
John d. Stockton, this morning de-
nOunces the whole expose published in
the New York SaR as an infamous lie,
aud deliberate conspiracy to injure
the Post and J. r. Young. If Young
had not already sued the Sun for libel,
he (Stockton) would. The history 'bt
the Post from the beginning is given.
Chas. McClintock, former manager, was
elevated to that position by Mr.. Young,
whose confidence he afterwards betray-
ed He borrowed money from the Post,
aud then by dexterity left with debts
unpaid. The Post, after offering extra
ordinary sums for admittance into the
Associated Press monopoly, were re-
peatedly deHed the privilege, and re-
solved to have news. Amos J. Cum
mings, then night editor of the Tribune,
was employed to furnish the Associated
Press news. This was unknown to Mr..
Young, who, on discovering it, discon-
tinued the arrangement. Cummings
was afterwards dismissed from the Tri-
bHne by Mr.. Young, and subsequently, be-
came night editor of the Sun, in which
capacity he offered to furnish the Post
with Associated Press news. The offer
was declined, and hence his revenge.
he 0ei ho1 Il hnrrnu,aI hpf
collateral. Som has been repaid.
Never received dollar as subsidy or a
gift. No bargains were ever made
with Senator Cameron, Galusha A.
Grow, Mr.. Brewster or any one else.
The Post is Independent of these gentle
men, or Mr.. Young. They were cred-
tors but not masters. He (Stockton) is
alone responsible for every opinion put
forth. The article says: -. K. Sypher,
another of the conspirators, was educa-
ted by Simon Cameron, whom he now
repays by abuse and ingratitude.
Charles A. Dana was told that the scan.
dal would be worth twenty thousand
dollars to the Sun. He accordingly
sold his reputation as a gentleman and
IA journalist" The article closes with
an independent aud fearless course.
LETTER FROM j. RUSSELL YOUNG.
NEW YORK, April 25.-The Ereninq
Post publishes the following letter from
Mr.. J. Russell Young:
To the Editors Of the EreRiRg Post:
thank you for the spirit of your
comments on the recent publications in
the Sun. If the latter alternative proves
true, the whole press will receive from
this case a shock to it's influence,
stain upon its character, the effects of
which may cOunterbalauce many years
of the upright and honorable labor of
others in the service of the public. 1t
will certainly now be more necessary
than ever for all members of the press
who wish to save it from disgrace to join
not only in merely denouncing the i'm
postor now exposed, but in keeping the
rest of the profession entirely abSve all
kindred suspicion. am content to ac-
cept the Judgment. What | have writ
ten have written; what have done |
take the fullest responsibility for, and
do not write this In any way to escape
from it.
Mr.. Stockton says: with an arrange
ment made with an editor of the Iri-
bune (whose name is given) for news,
Mr.. Young had nothing to do. He may
have suspected it; he was never inform
ed of it by me. 1t was by Mr.. Young's
direct influence that this matter was
stopped"
| remember writing many of those
Lot I do ., J.
ers; / have not seen them. The person
to whom they were written had been
my schoolmate and friend. The friend
ship was broken by his misconduct in
a business interest in which he had been
placed by my influence. When he left
it Twas menaced with this publication;
| was told a small sum of money could
suppress it. My reply was that l had
written many things which | did
not care to see printed. My bank
book, my letters to my wife, my diary,
my correspondence generally could not
be made public without annoyance. |
had written nothing which could make
me lose the respect of any one who
knows me. OF course am sensible of
the error of ever having had this cor
respondent; for that mistake l cannot
make sufficient explanation. For TWEEN.
ty-hye years had looked upon him as
friend, when l should have known
that he was merely dog. gave him
conhsence, personal association, gen.
erous bounty, and charity when to him
essentially charity was precious.
should merely have tossed him the
crumbs aud bones from my table. That
was my blunder.
Ahere are men who hold in our social
eco9omy the same relation which vermin
aolu III nature. regret the same dis
y11etlon Wp mas finally crept into the press.
nen any scoundrel has private letters
W sSiI' ne may find a market in a New
LotA newspaper. He willn only have
tnem printed, but so dexterouslv ar
ranged and clipped and Illuminated and
commented on that matters which wara
never IN his mind, and circnmstoDcas
which never existed. will be made 70 on
pear a. MS HE and speech and thought:
nP4esI transactions in business
WIN oe spoken OF as crimes, and the
couItesles ana amenities of life will he
held as glossing conspiracy and iptrigne
II there are phrases which have NO mean.
ing, meaning can be invented and
with an editor ingenious and fertile WITH
his pen, there is no limit TO the invan,
tiOn.
do not believe IN suits tor lbel "a =,
general thing, but have given the ed.
itor of this print an opportunity to ex-
plain, and defend this transaction with
private correspondence before a Jury OF
his countrymen. Having done this, /
have only to say there is nothing in
these letters which l cannot explain
whenever an explanation is proper. 1t