Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-05-06

lIg the water TO pass rapidly away, 1t
should be protected from the chance Of
put around it ana whatever other safe
guard, skill and experience may suggest. -
Fror" tle Savannah Republican
southern Press 5 sssnciatfOn.
SAVANNAH, April 25, 1870.
The annual Meeting of the Southern
Press Association was held to-day, A. r.
Lamar, ot ihe Columbus Sun, President,
and A. W. Reese, OF the Macon Telegraph,
secretary.
The following p.pers were represented ::
Chronicle aud Sentinel, OF Augusta
Massrs. A. r. Wright and Henry Moore.
Constitutionalis5 of Augusta-James r.
Randall.
Rome Daily. F. shank!iu and r. a.
Mcseley, Jr.
Columbus Sun-A. r. Lamar.
Mobile Registe1-W. d. Mann.
Savannah Newe-W. T. Thompson.
Savannah RepubIican-J. r. Sneed.
Montgomery Advertiser-W. W. Screws.
Charleston News-R. B. Riordan.
Wilmington Journa!-Jo<e eph A. Engel-
hard.
Macon Telegraph ard MesseDger-J.
Cl;sby and A. ". Reese.
The following report was then received,
and after some desultory discussion par
ticipated in by Mr.. Mann and the Presi
dent, was unanimously adopted
SAVANNAH. Ga, April 20, 1870.
To the members oftAe S0rtAern Press ASS0-
citation:
On the 9th of March, in response to an
invitation from the President of the As
s0cintion, we met in Augusta, Georgia, j.
". Simonton, the General Agent of the
New York Associated Press, and had full
and free Interchange Of opinion regarding
the grievances and the news service of the
Southern Press. We found Mr.. S. ready,
as far as he was able, to remedy all causes
of com plaint. The result of tine interview
was a largely increased amount of news
daily, and with but small additional as
scssment for the same. The various pa
pers have doubtless been informed of the
exact details and it is unnecessary to re
peat them. The noon report now consists
OF 800 words-8:35 report, 700 of general
and 500 Southern news, Or l, 500 words
daily; papers ordering the--get the 1880
report Of 500 words, which costs each pa
per from $5 to $12 so per week extra.
In addition to our arrang g2ment with Mr..
S. by correspondence and personal inter
views with members Of the Press AssOcla-
ton, we have found 1t not only difficult,
but ont of the question to make any effort
toward q scperate news system. The eX-
far greater to each paper represented than
now, and the noWs would be only Oh the
most limited scale. For the present At
least we recommend continu nee Of our
contract with the New York Associated
Press, and thorough organization Of all
the Southern papers with a view to taking
advantage OF whatever opportunities may
present themselves hereafter.
i. r. LAMAR, President.
" " "; SCREWS Executive
JOS. !" 4. DfSoDTI ESgrEnArp, Committee
II the course OF the debate Mr.. Riordan,
CT the Charleston News, gave his expert
eDce of the practicability and advantages
Of the cash system for subscription and ad-
vertisements. He said and proved, that
it was emphaticaliy the best for both pat
ron8 and newspapers, and the only system
that promised profit to the proprietor.
| Major Engelhard then offered the follow
| ing resolutions
ResoZced, That all complaints preferred
| against the New York Associated Press by
| members of this Association shall be trans
| mitted through the Executive Committee
| OF the Association.
IseSoloed, That the Sec: etarY of this As
sociation be directed to get from the mem
| ber8 thereof the assessment levied upon
each by the New York Associated Press.
| 1GG resolutions were adopted
i discussion then arose, embracing a
wide range of subjects, and without devel-
| oping any new facts, was terminated by
! theadoption of the following resolution,
offered by Colonel ". d. Mann, of the
Mobile Register
| ReS0lred, That q committee of five be
appointed for the revision Of the constitu-
| tion and bylaws Of the Southern Press AS
scclation. to the end that its efficiency for
the good of it's several members be il
creased.
Which was adopted, and the following
committee appointed Mann, of the Mo-
| bile Register, Chairman !; Sneed, of the
| Savannah Republican Wright of the Au-
gusta Chronicle and Sentinel Clisby, OF
the Macon Telegraph ; Engelhard, Of the
Wilmington N. o. Journal Lamar, OF
the Columbus Sun. er CDtci0.
| On motion of Mr.. Sneed, the ConVen-
ton adjourned until half past ten o'clock
A. NJ, Tuesday, April 26, 1870
| The Crisis In France
!, jus. s.s Louis XIV. was able to boast 81
am the State,' siiie Emperor Napoleon
| wishes to be able to say II am the Ooastl'
| tution' That is the real meaning OF hi
extreme anxiety to have the SerHtus- Con
sultuzp, inst adopted by the Senate, ratified
by the people at the ballotb box. For the
| Senatus ConSuLt.tas is his own proposition
and it is intended TO make it impossibl
to haVa any nev. amendments to the Con