Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-17
R.euLArrox OF THE PREss.-The Grand

pro1.TroS OF THE PREss.-The Grand
Iurv of Westchester county. n. :, have call
al the attention of the judicial authorities of
the county to the Yonkers Herald, the High
land Democrat, and the Eastern STATE Journal
as newspapers which are giving the enemy
aid and comfort, by denying the justice Oh
the war; and pursuing course lhat tenos
IN yetard enlistments in the army. Inc Grahd
Jurors also call the attention OF the District
Attorney 10 the Staats Zeiting and National
z.,,.uo with a view to the suppression of their
cirsuIstiou in the county. The Tribune comes
to the aid of the Grand Jurors, declaring
that-"The legal power to suppress journal
unfolding those who are striving by force
of arms TO subvert the government is as un-
Questionable as the right to suppress obscene
publications dangerous to the decency ana
GOOD morals of the community. Ii IL qdes-
ton. not of the liberty but OF the license OF
the uress. and a regard for the liberties OF
the people imperativeIy calls for the exer-
cise of a wholesome restraint" The Herald
endorses these remarks. but thinks that the
Tribune should be included in the list of
journals TO be suppressed, adding-"No pa
per except the New York Times has done so
mucb to bring about the terrible state of
things in which the whole country is now
involved. They are the Originators of tie
trouble, while the journals enumerated by
the Westchester presentment are only alders
and abettors. Let not fish, therefore, be
made of one class of journals and flesh OF an
other class. The Tribune and the Times, the
La6epe,denf. the LbruOr, the Anti -SlaUeTy
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
disunion 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 enc
mics of the Union and of the administration,
doing their worst to render the war unpopu-
lar and to bring the government into con-
tempt. Let the District Attorney, therefore,
or the United States Marshal 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
gsnder. Let the authorities discharge their
duty without fear, favor or affection"
When the District Attorney has got through
with the Tribune and Times, he should turn his
attention to the Herald. If the Herald has
not the same sins to answer for that require
the abatement of the Tribune and TINES it's
general bad character would justify the applica
ton of the axe. Let the District Attorney.
therefore, proceed vigorously to work, and
deal alike with all three. He may thereby
subserye the cause of public morals in the
North, and build up for himself reputation
as reformer; but if he thinks thereby to
accomplish anything towards subjugating
the people of the Confederate States, he will
make a grand mistake. That is a job which
the Northern people, united as one man, can
not perform.