The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-10
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REGULATION or THp PRESS IN WEsTCHEsrEI
CoUNrY-ln another ps of this days HERALI
we publish present. nent Of the Crane
Jury OF Westchester 90 .,1ty, calling the at
tention of the magistxa cy, as well az
of the District Attorney a. the county tc
the following journals:-The Yonkers Herald
the Highlamd Democrat and h',e Eastern Stat,
,io,anot-in order to their suppression in
the event Of their continuing their course after
this admoni.ion; and the Grand J ury further
more invoke the interposition Of tho authority
OF the United States District Attorn ey for the
Southern District of New York to pNevcnt tie
circulation in Westchestcr county of sthc two
German papers of New York city, the Stats
Zeittng and National Zeituag, if, after this pub
lie notice OF their evil course, they should per-
sist in thus giving aid and comfort to the enc
mics of the government.
This is following the example of the Grand
jury of New York; and we perceive that the New
York Tribune OF yesterday, under the caption
OF "The Rcbcllous Press" endorses the course
of the Westminster Grand Jury, and says:-"The
legal power.to suppress Journal upholding
those who are striving by force of arms to
s'tbvcrt The government is as unquestionable as
the right to suppress obscene publications dan
gcrous 10 the decency and good morals of the
community. 1t is a question, not of the liberty
but of the license Of the press, and regard for
the liberties of the people imperatively calls
for the exercise of wholesome restraint"
These observations are just, and we concur in
the propriety of every one, and, including "the
right to suppress obscene publications danger
Gus to the decency and good morals of the COM
munily,' TN admonition to the "litile villain T"
of The Times. We hold that no government
struggling for its existence could tolerate jour
mails giving aid and comfort to the enemy. In
time of peace the rights Of the press are de-
termincd by the constitution and the laws. In
time of war the laws of war prevail, and ne
cessarly put stop to hostile publications cal
cuiaed to prevent enlistment and to weaken
the hands of the government. These papers
ought to be suppressed if they will not suppress
their treason. To do so is necessary in order
to prevent the action of mobs and a reign of
anarchy
We entirely agree with the Tribune. But we
think the Tribune itself ought to be included in
the list, for no paper except the New York
Times has done SO much to bring about the
terrible state of things in which the whole coun-
try is now involved. They are the originators
of the trouble, while the journals enumerated
by the Westchcstcr presentment are only aidcrs
and abcttors. Let not fish, therefore, be made
of one class Of journals and flesh of another
class. The Tribune and the Times, the InGe.
pendent, the Liberdtor the Anti-Slaveay Standard,
and all journals of the same stripe, ought to be
presented by the Grand Jury, not only as being
the first instigators to the disunon treason, and
the strenuous opposers of all compromises which
would have healed the breach and prevented
the outbursting of civil war, but as being at
this hour the enemies of the Union and of the
administration doing their worst to render the
war unpopular and to bring the government
into contempt. Their course is most embar-
RAISING to the President and his Cabinet, and
calculated to prevent tho restoration of peace
when the legitimate objects of the war are at
tanned. The President and majority of the
Cabinet have thrown to the winds the abolition
theories OF the Tribune and Times. and only
seek to re-establish the Union on the basis of
the constitution and the laws. Hence these
journals are insidiously stabbing them and try
ing to defeat their purpose. Let the District
Attorney, therefore, or the United States Mar
shall execute justice upon the Tribune and Times.
as well as upon those other reasonable sheets
of the counties of Westchester and New York.
What is sauce for the goose ought to be sauce
for the gander. Let the authorities discharge
their duty without fear, favor or affection.
PROBABLE ARRIVAL OF GARTBALN TO JOIN THE
FEDEGsr. ARMY.-From the facts stated yester-
day in connection with the correspondence that
has taken place between our government and
Gariba!di, a confident expectation is entertain
cd that we shall soon see arrive among us the
liberator Of Italy. The proclamation of Gen.
Fremont will exercise a powerful influence in
deciding his acceptance of the Presidents offer.
Although he will not see in it, as the rabid OK
tremists of both sections profess to do, a step
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