The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-20

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| How the Covode Men Managed-Dlind-
ness OF Our Political Bourbons.
The practices Of the Covode Committee and
its ins,igators by which they were able to Sc
cure the desired result of vote of censure on
the President, not only before the committee
had reported, but in the very face of the facts
it had ascertained, show how complete has
been the revolution in the last twenty-five years
in the system of producing political results
A quarter of century ago the leading poll
ticians of the country had their established
organs in Washington, Richmond, Albany and
perhaps few other places, through which their
ideas were given to the public and the wire
| pulling process was managed. These political
! journals were kept mp by allowances Of one
! kind or another in the public expenditure,
! and in the old wing times sort of comfy
! existed among leaders that the several politi-
cal organs must be kept alive. But with
the lapse of time a new power has grown
up in the State. The independent press
of New York has come into existence Sup
ported by the daily requirements of vast me-
tropoltan city, it has been entirely indepen-
dent Of politicians, while the financial strength
| which the immense traffic of our growing COM
merce has given it has enabled it to spend
much larger sums for the acquisition and trans
mission TO its presses Of early intelligence than
could possibly be expended by mere political
journals. The same power has attracted to its
columns the keenest and most powerful intel
lects of the day, and this union of early news
and political ac,lmen has made it the most wide
reaching vehicle of thought in this or any other
country.
The new school of politicians see and recog-
Mise this power but the old school of political
leaders are our true Bourbons; they forget no.
thing and they learn nothing. Herein has lain
the advantage of the Covode Committee men
and its instgators. Robert ]. Walker, Forney,
! Iaskin, and the whole set. who had learned, in
their efforts in behalf of Mr.. Buchanan in 1856,
he advantage of giving early intelligence to the
correspondents of the independent press of New
York. availed themselves of this secret
to give life and power to their anger against
Mr.. Buchanan, for having refused them unlimit-
ed range among the official spoils. They hast
ened TO give their version Of the facts elected
by the Covode Committee to the correspondents
of the New York press, knowing that il would
at once reach the whole public; and they
counted on the Bourbonism Of the old school
politicians to prevent their awaiting themselves
of the same means. They did not mistake
either their measures or their men. Mr. Secre-
tary Cobb, Mr.. Secretary Thompson, and num-
bers of other old political Bourbons, knew the
facts that would have overthrown all the asser-
lions of the Covode Committee men; but they
did not know how to make them available in
their own cause. They waited for them TO be
brough, up by the slow coach Of official report
while their antagonists were riding the electric
telegraph the lightning press, and the locomo-
tive through the country. BY these means they
brought up public opinion TO act on Congress,
and got the vote Of censure through before red
| tape was ready to make demonstration.
This is the logical meaning Of Mr.. winslow's
| complaint that "aiI the evidence which. unex-
| planned, raised suspicious against the admins
traton. was regularly telegraphcd to the North.
ern papers, and when the evidence was not Of
that character it was invariably garbled and
distorted Why did not the old fogies resort
to the same means for circulating the truth that
| the sharp ones resorted to to divulgc the lies
| The columns Of the Independent press were
open to them; its correspondents were by their
side busily delving for news; the journals them
| selves were ready to meet all the expenses Of
transmission by telegraph, printing, and pub
fishing wider than any political press can posi-
bly, publish IT, The fact is they do not eompre-
bend their epoch, and the President has been
made the victim of the political Bourbons
around him. who can forget nothing and learn
nothing and who still imagine that the world is
moved by the same means as In the year one.
| Tur ACADEMY MarNEE To-DAr-THE JArA-
| Sysy EwpAssy wrrHDRAwN.--We understand that
| the Naval Commission and Aldcrmanic Commit
tee. charged with the direction Of the move
ments of the japanese, have decided against he
attendance Of the Embassy at the Academy
matinee to-day. In this decision we think they
have acted wisely, 0om every consideration OF
the fitness of things. The advertised attendance
Of the Embassy at any public entertainment
cou,rived for money making purposes reduces
these guests Of the nation TO the position Of
Barnum's fat baby, the gorilla, or the Happy
Family Of wild animals Of Captain Adams, the
trapper. The Embassy 30 understand It, and
while they are themselves the most polite. afYa-
bic and amiable people under the sun. they
have that high sense Of dignity and decorum
which very naturally causes them TO shrink
from the humiliation Of q showman's curiosi-
ties at any price. In addition TO this
we have no doubt that the Embassy had
quite enough Of the Opera, with its incidents
at Philadelphia. They do not comprehend 1t