Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-12
arch Traitor on His way to Justice.

AnArch Traitor on His way to Justice.
The Rev. Sabin Hough of this city, a
clergyman of the Swedenborgian persuasion,
was arrested yesterday upon charge Of
treason, and an edition of the "The Banner
Of Reunion" journal, in the publication of
which he is engaged, seized and suppressed.
The Banner Of Reunion-s copy of the sup
pressed edition of which we have before us
has not, heretofore, created much sensation
in the city. If it has greatly disturbed the
popular mind, or exercised the general con-
science, the fact has never come to our
knowledge. There may be now some curl
osity to know what it contains that renders
it SO dangerous to our peace-what are those
qualities which call for its suppression as a
thing noxious and incendiary.
Heaven be praised, we have never permit
ted ourselves to indulge in that seductive
but poisonous style of literary confection-
cry Secession newspaper literature of
Northern production. Day Books and Jour
nails of Commerce, and all the desperate and
deadly compounds of that order we have
conscienciously eschewed, fearing that their
subtle malignity might contaminate, while
it offended aud even our foster. brother, the
Enqirer-twin born of the same steam
engine with the Passive have been COM
PEELED to discard, lest some lurking odors of
those Secession sweets with which it has
been, some time, thought to be charged,
might do us harm. We lave, therefore,
nothing with which to~compare the BGHser
of Reunion, and can neither say that it is
better, worse, like or unlike any other OF
those enemies to our peace, which have fallen
under the same condemnation; and shall be
obliged to examine II "a the light of our own
Judgment, and according to the standard oi
our conceptions.
The Banner of Reunion is sheet little
more than half the size of the DAILY Press
and is published weekly at the low figure ol
fifty cents per annum, payable-when con-
venient-in advance. Its danger therefore
does not consist in its size. 1t is not Co.
lumbiad, requiring vast engine for it
transportation; but mountain howitzer
scarcely load for the son of donkey. Bu
the subtlest poisons are sometimes contained
in the smallest packages; therefore, let us
not judge the Banner Of Reunion from its size
alone.
1t is not dangerous for the information it
embodies as to matters of fact; for the Ban
aer Of Reunion is not an organ of facts, but
of sentiments. 1t contains no statements OF
the force or position of armies-of marchings
or battles; and, therefore, unlike the New
York Tribune and Herald, and the Cincinnati
Gazette and Commercial, would be of no value
as vade mscu'm for commanding General
of the Confederscy.
The Banner Of Reunion is, if dangerous at
all, dangerous on the score of the yigor and
boldness of its style, or the reasonable char
scter of its sentiments. Upon these points,
we feel almost afraid to express an opinion
The language of its articles seems mild and
inoffensiVe; and-in comparison with some
extracts which are given from those evan
pelical parties, Reverend George B. Cheever,
Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, and the Gin
Cinnati CommsrciGI-we should be inclined
to say tame.
But while we are pressing here our read
ers are longing to get a glimpse of the for
hidden fruit-desirable especially because
forbidden. We always read the naughty
books that our papas and mammas warn US to
avoid. But how can pains. taking Union.
loving and loyal newspaper venture to lay
before its patrons the atrocious sayings of {
vile Secession sheet; and yet how can i
arouse in them proper feeling of indignan
virtue against the traitors in our midst with
out doing so? Besides, how are we to es
cape the visits Of the constituted authorities
il we transfer to our columns the poisonou
paragraphs of this rampant organ of Re
2nion. We dread the undertaking and it
consequences; but shall not finch from tn
first duty of journalist-to satisfy the Gu
IiOsity of his readers--on that account hoI
ing at the same time to supply the antidot
10 the bane of the Banner by our own indil
nAnt criticism.
The following wicked and incendial
paragraph is the one in which the edit,
sets forth his own views of the duty Of Il
people of the North, and the influence whiC
they should bring to bear upon the Cover
ment:
"There is no need of this war, nor ar
reason why it should continue. II can n
and will not bring back the States that ha'
withdrawn, but every stroke of war driV
them farther away. Let US, then, with Of
voice, and a voice that will be heard al
obeyed, demand of our rulers that the who
machinery of war shall, as quickly as posf
bic, take the position of defense in behalf
the States that remain in the Union, also
defense of Washington and other prcpert
still held by the Federal Government, an
not in those seeded States. The war, a
sumiDg this aspect, would instantly con
mand the sympathies OF the civilized worlC
which we are now rapidly losing. We sha
then ke in position to repel an invasion,
attempted; but no such aggression woul
be thought Of The way for peaceable M
gotiations will be opened at once, and bot
parties will soon find the way preparing "a
permanent reunion on just and equitabl
principles"
Still more wicked and incendiary is tn
following, in which the editor denies b
guilt, and even attempts to make merit {
his obnoxious sentiments:
1--WE are no Secessionist, either in theor
or in practice, and never have been, nor ca
tLose who have made this charge against =