The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-28

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The GRowIERs OR AxrrwAR SoIoxs al
CocKcM.-To the public who are not aware a
the fact-,fox fact it is-lwe would beg leave ID
state that thers was an Editorial Conven|
ton in. session at the Astor House yesterday
composed of fourteen men, by actual count
although We can name but thirteen; the sthevI
like Pats epeckled pig, frisked about 60 muol|
that We are not aide to give his cognomea|
They represent class of journals in our State
known as the "Growlerr," or, a. they choose I'd
style themselves, the antiwax press, numbering
thirteen papers, msjority Of which are M.
known to The public outside Of . square mile a
their respective Offices, and probably always|
will be, unless their names should by chsnceI
appear in an obituary notice in some newspapes|
that has real circulation. This gathering, we|
are told, is repudiated by the regular assocta|
ton of the State, and may also be put down "a
harmless, although it may be somewhat garru-|
lous. Our people Of weak nerves may therefeesl
rest In quiet, for nobody will be hurt. wAstI
ever conclusion they may come to, ar Whist d
eide to do, it viii affect no one but themselves
After much trial and tribulaticn these wise|
heads perfected their organization, and the nex@
thing they performed was the wonderfulfeat q
excluding al reporters of the New York press
From this Circumstance we Judge that they have
como connection with the kingdom Of JeG|
Davis, and may possibly hold commissien un|
der the eo-ca,led Confederate government It'd
the custom just now in the rebel States 10 ed
with closed doors. They know that their deed
vii not stand the light of day, and, beine
obliged to deceive the public, they sit In dark
nsss. This action Of the country sciss DTS looks
somewhat suspicious. and we would advise It'd
the United States Commissioner to proceed I'll
the Ast0r House forth with and administer thtI
oath Of allegiance to the constitution of the|
United States, the same as is done to all fol
lowers Of JET. Davis found in Virginia. 1t will|
be useless for him to ask them to swear not q
aid and abet the South by furnishing it Wild
news in regard to Northern affairs; for unlesty
they show more enterprise than they have here |
tosore exhibited in their journals there will be
no danger on that score.
The idea of editors excluding reporters oi|
newspapers is certainly Z novel one, and, !
we must say, original with this fourteen
and as an initial movement will no doubt provo
in keeping with the entire proceedings Of these
fourteen knights of the eoieeors and paste pet
They have unquesticnably come TO the wise
conclusion, after mature deliheradoa, that Il h
best to keep their proceedings forever pro |
found secret, hidden mystery. The only wsy
to accomplish that much desired end seems e
be. in their opinion, that they should have The
monopoly of publishing them in the sheets
which they represent. We admire their VII
dom and sageoity, but dc not intend to allow
them the privilege Of keeping their proceed
ings secret by publishing them In their owa
papers, but, on the contrary, give full report
elsewhere.
1t seems that after closing the doors the |
fourteen adopted series Of resolutions, throw
ing the entire responsibility of the present con.
oition of the country upon President Lincoln
declaring :" the calling out of troops, seixine
telegraphic dispatches, letters go usurpatos |
of power worthy only of monarchical govern
mente." This done, their chairman repudiste 4
the whole proceedings, whersupon he was de-
clared traitor to the thirteen, decapitated.
and full believer in the doctrine of the re
solutions, Hon. Benz Wood, appointed Ii
bis place With this characteristic coercive
proceeding in an anticoercive Convention,
the august assemblage adjourned sine die. A
careful perusal of the proceedings furnished
but one solution in regard to the object of thd
Convention. Some one or all Of the party
have, Like Harvey, been forwarding despatched
to the South; these dispatches have been seized
by the government; hence the necessity for.a
convention to devise means to escape punish
ment A sorry plight they have made of II
They have singuiarly failed aud have shown
by their own acts that they are not posted in
the Issues of the day, probably not having read
any Of the late papers. Now that their labora
are ended, we would advise them to get SONS
of the late files Of the leading New York papers,
and devote the next two weeks to careful
study Of the news of the day. This il the medi7
cine that they stand most in need Of.
The Hon. RoBEsprERRE GREELEY AND TIN
Hon. BEN. WooD ON THE ADMINISTRATIONS. -
These two important characters, who now con
troll the two principal opposition organs in thi
city against the administration, appear to have
changed places since the beginning of this war
For example, Greeley heretofore has been
widely distinguished for his brotherly love, hi
abourding humanity, his dread of blocdshed
and his respect for human life, and his touchiag
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