New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-06
TAVPERING NTH TELEGRAMS.

To the EditOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: In common with all VINO use the tele-
graph extensively thank you for your article III TINS
days TRIBUNE commenting upon the course of the Sen
ate In the investigation The value OF the tee-
graph as a medium OF communication viii be much I'M
paired if there not assurance OF perfect secrecy
respecting the contents Of messages. II the gratiea-
ton of idle curiosity as plainly the ease with the
Senate Committee, be a sufficient pretext for divugng
the nature OF telegraphc communications the public
will be driven much inconvenience and expense 10
adopt measures Of security.
The telegraph companies simply messengers en-
pOyed to perform confidential duties, and should not be
compelled TO violate the contract mpiedly made with
them have had occasion from time TO time to examine
into the OF the Geographic service abroad,
and found that under the arbitrary, inqustive, and
Justly suspicious regime OF Napoleon III, ViscOunt
Vougy, the Director General OF French teeGaphs-a
Government ofiicer-declared:
Par from seeking extend supervision into correspondence the
introduced nio domestic eoTreondnee the Sse Of secret Dispatches
II plain from this that the French Government de-
sired 10 invest the telegraph with absolute security
private cyphers common.
The utment Of the American people was strongly set
against establishing Government postal telegraph,
when that project proposed, mainly because they
did conde their secrets TO nnunerabe Gov
eminent officials II Government employee, who per-
filed the place Mr. Tinker does any one doubt that
he would not have before the Committee with the
copy of the in his pocket IN anticipation of the
wishes of the of his fate Some time ago grain
merchant in Chicago lost 100000 by other operators
learning the contents of telegram addressed TO him. Is
il clear that the laxy which would accompany Gov
eminent control under non-centralized political sys-
TEN woud entail still further losses and annoyance to
the public
This Is a subject upon which people are very sensitive
and NAV he easily reused to Indignation Then shall they
utter language a. resOue and scOrnu Carlyle used
against those who tempered with the British POsOice
i'm the interest Of de spOts. Here his words:
Austrian Emperor and miserable old chmera
Of themselves Italy, be obliged to decamp
Eugishmen. But
question that sealed letters English postoee be-
respected things sacr that opening Of mems
practice Of kn 20 picking mems pockets and to other stu
fstaler forms Of scOunresbe not eod u IN England
the last extremity When gunowier
o doubed treason imminent national
wreck ayoidab otherwise the let eter-not I'll then
al Austrian Ks and such Ike 10 tier time OF trouble et Us
answer Of old have answered Not by such means
help allied picking pockets and y forms
this behooi The
himself deest such and i sTad TO
you'll be dangerous for him All British
men that mi gh transaction would IN
cline span and Jampe IT, and Indignantly ark him what be
meant by itP
Substitute the telegraph for the PostOffce, and you
have what every wise American feels regarding the
reckless scrutiny Of kilograms. N.
Ner York, June 8, 1871.