Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-29
The New York Tribune ON the War.

The position Of N. Y Tribune, boldly as
sumed Of late, as tho champion Of Russia in
the present war, eXcitos indignant comment
from many able journals and honest men. A
writer in the n. Y. Independent attributes
the TtiJune's Russian articles to Count
Gurowski, who has been, and still is, pro-
badly, in Russian pay. The writer takes up
the other side with ability and in his open
ing article, makes mincc-meat of the Tn
bunc's lame attempt to show that the pos
session of Constantlnople, would not give
Russia the entire command of the AIediterra-
mean and of Europe. OF the feeling excited
by the Tribune's general course, tho follow
ing communication from an intelligent sub
scribcr, Is an evidence and a result
The Resident Editor of the Tribune, and
the War.
The old miscr, who would contribute nothing to
purchase a village bell, declared he would not hear
it when it rung.
Just so with tho editor of the n. Y. Tribune, and
tho victories Of the Allies. lilo is set against the
Allies, and in favor Of Russia To him the success
of the former is an abomination. If, ut any timc
know it, ora least he refuses let his readers know
it. Tho ;emi-Weeky 7u'bnne, of the 18th, illustrates
this. By the papers Of other presses, great sue
ccsscs reported the part of the Allies. Every
mark of important victories accompanies their an
nounccment
| As it once with the Trbtu,,, so l expected it
would be at this ii ne As faithful journalist,
aside from his personal feelings supposed he, too,
! would issue his flaming announcement. No timo
was lost in unwrapping my 7r,bun,, when it came to
hand but not so. Where such announcements
used to be- the first column Of the first page, not
alluson to it. On the second column none on the
third mono fourth none fifth tho notice comes
Close undo his standing terms, stuck in verg
,naH capitals, these mords-t,om Europe.
Such tamcncss Of place, Of alpeorarc,, and Of an
nopncomen, and such II studied Withholding Of de-
tails few could have contriycd. The man who con
ccived and executed this, is not very much swayeC
by tho instinct Of justice. But let this pass. I
this proceeding doe. the Tr,bun, honor, or in
creascs its popularity, in the minds Of its readers
will wonder at few things.
Who would have supposed thi. editor would In "
kept, from his subtcrb,, these thrilling details. be
c1usc gold or pre- iudcc rendered them unwccomc o
djstastcttl t. lin. Did he suppose his readers rc
ccved their opinions from him Iia. the deserve
popularity Of this noble paper far thi
writer, as to lead him to think of his readers as tn
fattcred negro did of his mistrc,, after bccomin
his wife" Pm your Lordy God''
For few months past, this oditor has write
largely, on strategical topic, connected with thi
war. The conduct Of tho Allies, he was censurc
very freely. They were, in his view, very logy /
troops-unskied in strategy and in tactic.-muc
inferior to their enemy, in force of character and
mcn-with not much hope in the shape of colonia
or foreign levies-and, tn crefore they must fail
no distant day, from want Of men-foilcd befoi
Scbastopol, they would probably be defeated in Ii
l fed-fnally that darkness, of something moi
1 .h"~ i.a.L, -i-i-. - s"ni si.--, e
t for the present campaign, but for coming time.
In variety of ways has this editor presentc
and enforced these statements and hypothesis an
showed much impatcnce, with those who disente,
With these lucubrations, severe and undignife
words have been freely mingled. Hence they ha,
become quite distastefu to persons of courtesy or
candor There such sJtr,t in them also,
i did comport with the position, and circulate
u of the Trbmc.
What were the motives of this editor, people ma
conjecture. Still, to me, it is far less likely tina
foreign patronage stimulates him, than that he is a
= bush Roman,s,, cmbittered against Grtnt Britain.
word more and | close -
G The New York Tribune has, hitherto, borne a III
J. reputation for its love Of right. And, at no tim
was this displayed more tavornby than the brea
Il ing GU. Of this In support Of this, | cou
q quote many paragraphs from its columns. But .u,
n change, as we now witness, has come and ma
lead the injured, hereafter, to doubt. whether II
> names, even Of GREELEY & MCELLRATH, will SURE
= be arraycd against oppressors.
JUSTICE.