The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-17
THE TRAITOR PRESS.
Important Prescntment against Secession
NeWspapccs-The Journal OF Com meree
and other Organs Denounced.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Before Hon. Judge Shipman.
AUG 16-The Grand Jury came into this day and
made the following important presentment -
To TiE CIRCUIT COURT OF T UNITED STATES FOR TIRE Souri,
ERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
The Grand Inquest Of the United States OF America for
the Southern District Of New York, the close of a
service Of nearly four months, during which many In
trlcate questions have arisen, and many troublesome
cases investigated think proper thus place upon
record their confidence in and their appreciation s tho
Delaied Smith, Esq. CHARLES GOULD, Foreman.
NEW York, August 16 1861.
The foreman then read the following presentment:-
To THE CIRCUIT Court UNITED STATES FOR TIE Souri,
ERN DIETRICH OF NEW YORK.
The Grand Inquest Of the United States of America for
the southern District Of New York. beg leave present
the following facts to the Court and ask its advice
There certain newspapers within this district which
are in the frequent practice Of encouraging rebels now 10
arms against the federal government by expressing SYM
pathy and agreement with them.
These papers are
The New York Daily and Weekly Journal of Commerce.
The Daily and Weekly News,
The Daily and Weekly Day Book,
The Freemans Journal,
all published in the city Of New York, and
The Daily and Weekly Eagle,
published in the city of Brooklyn.
The first named of these has Just published a list of
newspapers in the free States opposed what il cae
"the present unholy war''-a war in defence of our
country and its institutions and sacred rights
and carried on solely for the restoration OF the authority
of the government.
The Grand Jury that free governments allow
liberty of speech and of the press their utmost limit
but there is, nevertheless, a limit If a person in q
fortress army to preach TO the soldiers sub
mission to the enemy he would be treated offender
Would he be more cupabe than the citizen who in the
midst OF the most formidable conspiracy of rebellion tells
the conspirators and rebels that they right en-
couages them to pesevere in resistance and condemns
the effort OF loyal citizens to overcome and punish them
engaged in "unloly war" If the utterance Of such
language in the streets, or through the press, not
crmc then there great defect in laws or they
were not made for such an emergency.
The conduct OF these dlsoyal papers is OF
demned and abored by all loyal men, but the Grand Jury
will be glad to learn from the Court that also subject
to indictment and condign punishment.
All which is respectfully presented.
Charles Gould, Foreman, John H. Red6ed,
Moses A. Hoppock, j. b. johnson,
Samuel T skdmore, George B. Whitfield,
John Buckley, Jr., Joseph Leggctt,
A. Underhi John H. Browning,
Andrew Dickson, Samuel Reese,
Gilbert G. Dean, NJ. Hlger
Nathan A. Sutton, Samuel Thomson,
Benjamin II. Day, John +. Seaman,
James L. Dannatt, Hudard g. Stone,
being all the jurors
The Court inquired if the Grand Jury desired any
structons the paper just presented whether they
wished the attention Of the next Grand Jury to be called
to the circumstances
The foreman said that the present Grand jury having
been for long time in session. desired to be discharged
they had made the presentmcnt in order that the ate
ton of their successors might be called to it,
Judge Shipman said that the next Grand Jury would be
in session October when Judge Nelson would preside,
and copy Of the presentmcnt should be handed to him
for his consideration The Court thanked the Grand Jury
and discharged them from further attendance.
Indictments presented against Jose Santos for
fitting out the Cora SLAYER, and John Cook for an as
sault with dangerous weapon.
The following prisoners brought up to plead to in
dictments already found against them -
Henry oConnor, John Morris and John Williams, in
diccd for voluntarily serving board the SLAYER Triton,
pleaded not guilty 1t will be remembered that Morris
and Williams escaped from the Navy Yard their arrival
here but were subsequently recaptured by Marshals
officer
VIM H. Burns captain Of the SLAYER W. r. Kelly, which,
il will be remembered was found deserted or the coast
or Cuba indicted for holding 400 negroes to servi
udc He pleaded not guilty.
Daniel DORM indicted for passing counterfeit money,
had his time to plead extended till tomorrow.