The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-24
ghs Press and the Knoxville Convcntiou.
TO THE BDI'QR ny TEE HERALD.

EAsTxz. VIRGINIA, August 20, leS!
OF oil me secuchssms tina, have sprung from the pss
sen, condition Of American polcs that surely Is tho -
test and miserable which was EXHIBITED A the ase
Rockville Ccnve1toc, OF attempting exclude N,rther,
edorrom the privilege reporting proceedings; and
hrk may safely you that the spirit iba, proped
this most ibersl AMI minded PROPOSAL nnds hale
response In the bosome Of southern few CO..
ors, mpa,ien, OF obscury and looking dssoluaon Of
the Union As the only hope Of Sliding nto nooriey, and
who, by the way, just fanatics q, G.osley
Gddrg,, Garrison, or Miss Aoby Kelly or Mrs Harris
Betcler sto~es fo- secession Union hstng Union pm
ting IRE eaters say msy ihins very clever thing 70
muzLe q portion OF The American prers, bot with the
grca, masses Of the southern people, oersuy OF Virginia
the sentiment undoubtedly ,ba freedom Of spcech
freedom 10 write DOM and publish 10 the world the Proved
irss Of public bodies pieroshuves guaranteed b. the
American constitution W every American ouzen, end
rghu too sscr ID and dear W ne nmpcrcd vita BY ssy
msn or sct OF men. on bpy pretext shat.oever
am entirely satisfied that overwhc nag mspvi,y
OF the Southerp people look -n unoquvoca osspp~ov
tho late temps exclude your reporter from The
floor of the Knoxville Convention For one feel hu
inflated, both n American and Of the generous
South that % art Americas ant National aud hesrtss
proposticp shoold have been vuninrcd In body
OF bearded -lericAn men.
Were gentlemen afraid OF having the prooeedlns, a
their convention published 70 tie world, Did they
template any act treason or Of folly thai ,hey should
he ashamed 10 make their actions pnbhCS
Besdes, their p-oceedinp we're 70 be OF any sn~t a
esuc shoud they not have thankful for hAv
Ing them beralded all the Land by eli VINO mish
chcose 10 give them pubrtt
u vas altogether q q culoss thing, NJ, Eii,u res
members OF tho convention should hsve been grsAs
ful 10 the NEW YoRK HRaAID for having rcporsss
there 70 hand Ia proncedings 70 hi orv. But fov ~
enterprise the Knorvle Copvoouoo would have bees to-
gotten In weeks time from lie adjournment What resa
In the land but the HERALD would the cxpense q
sending special reporter TO Knoxville W repsr the pc
ocedinss Of The Conveuuon What Southern press had ~
oompcsent reporter heref What press bit the HsAAS
has given full account OF the weddings OF The Coeves
toni hsve rest scant reports In several Of the ls ding
Southern journals Of the doBgr u this Southern Oonvss
ton; but Of What vas said 10 the Uonvcntlooof is Do
bsteethe very cream and pth Of the ooossion-d "
would have known any thing oxoep, through uss
columns Of the Nsw yorE IIrRAID
70 OF the gathering al Old Point Comfort, oonsde, NE
scheme Of Mr.. Dudley saan. the Hr.AID farnsAss
proceeonss-fron Alpha tc 0sega Tho openina
address, OF ex.Presdent Tyler the admirable speech
org and sho T. r'ven "vithous money aad .inoo'
prics,"t The whole country, and 1t the eipense s,
we've columns q space bile NOS go m,rs ,hs.
column and half 10 the publication ~ inc sn,,s
proceedings have no, seen in prin, 10 sing s.rs "a
tie splendid rspsr :Soss ssv. found IT,
stan,y into the columns OF every pa ~, INIT
Macon and nxons lire W the r"moses nn' " "n,s ia
Nov N Southern Journals vi not undertake 70 w
.,a,, -. ~ Interesting occasions 10 nc s,utn IN todt
NJ MO Ie n he zone by Northern journals tney nsvs s
enterprise 70 do u re cU sS, cannes beam on w froa
tho = nth Why let shine on rs rom 'ne so1n. .-
In shat have written, mean ROY 70 nn,a S
y, not sn,o,o. ,o the occasion But ca southern mn,
q, enter my protest sgsinst the very ANAL sc N,n
ansm that you'd ioroia 70 sn AZ M 800 a aa,
a., In OF tho southern people 70 express TOE
CONFORMATION do with the fullest coandencc-hsi the
on, s,d The spirit thai dictated are unworthy II
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