The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-23
The liberty OF the Press ia the Northern
STATES,

/
J secession journals in the rebel States have Wed
with each other in circulating the most mon-
! strous ictiona concerning the acts of local an
/ thoritios in the North To believe some of our
New Orleans, Charleston ana Richmond con-
teinporares, freedom of speech and Of the press
il entirely at an end, aud martial law and the
suspension of the privilege Of the writ of
habeas corpus, have removed the last bar
rier between private citizens, who chance
TO be obnoxious TO the government, and
the horrors Of a dungeon, or summary exc
! cution by drumhead court marjials. We
take the liberty of recommending to our South
I efn Munchausens the pcrusal OF the secessonlst
papers which daily appear in New York city,
for abundant dsproval of the absurd inventions
OF this kind, they have SO industriously set
aAoat. The columns Of the Daiy Nelos and the
,Joai@9fQf Commerce. the former edited By amem-
/ Der Of Congress, and the latter by parson Of
the Reverend Amindab Sleek school, viii suf-
icienuy demonstrate That no very inquisitorial
censorship has yet been established here but
that RIGHTEOUSNESS or expression is allowed,
which scarcely finds parallel outside Of the
I most excited periods OF party conflicts.
The Daily N1oS of yesterday speak, in the
following amiable and moderate manner of The
Chief Magistrate of the United States, and of the
! extra session Of Congress for having refused to
! permit the country to go to pieces. II says
mo ex,ra session. convened BY President Lincoln,
together fer the nvoWed object Of promptly endorsing the
most stupcndous series Of frauds, political r.aos and
usUrpaons OF power that have been porpeiaied ii any
civilized country since the days OF Henry the Eghlh Of
England. and has fniei It's mission, with reckless
disregard Of conscience sud duty worthy OF he satellites
of ga abolition administration. IT has virtually abro-
gated democratic government, and naugurated a worse
than Mahomcdan dospotism IL has set al Raught the
onn precepts Of tho fathers OF the republic treated
the constitution a doad letter; passed laws Of the most
fundaO ,ntay destructive and unconstitutional charac-
ter Given s sanction 10 murders massncrcs Illegal i'm.
rrlsunnouts robbcrcs Of the treasury, and the with
drW1 Of al security Of life and property 10 private cit
z,ns and rores.md6wed negro insurrecons wholesale
ccnGitonS and authorized anarchy as necessary por
tor of the Immediate Culture.
And again
q;le proceedings OF the aboonst representatives at
DE national capital opened with the Submission TO their
consideration Of message from President Lincoln The
unscrnpulous Chief Magistrate whose mspc oyersha-
dovs tie destncs OF the United states, launched forth in
that aroctoas docun.at into ocean Of tasehood and
deceit which literally paray wed the pens and tongues Of
hi most detraved and hardened followers. II was lis
1T mtsatcients, peryersons OF well known histori
ca acts, illogical deductions aud mpudcnt propositions
from beginning end. Our most i.,ocous
rarcs were ashamed and disguised with the peormance
Ghestiy Jokes and hypccritica slang were interarded
WITH closely packed uniraths and deliberate aisilcatons
Ia a manner equally prolaue, wicked and iahnnaaa
Now il our unfortunate rebel friends in the
Southern States imagine that such language
excites The smallest amount of indignation here,
or that any disposition is manifested to curb it,
they wholly mistake public sentiment in the
loyal portion Of the Union. They can afford to
laugh at ravings which amount to neither more
nor less ihan methodizea hard swearing, and
which have no deeper meaning than that the
Hon. Benjamin Wood finds that the war
puts him to u great deal of Inconvenience. He
has not corporal's guard to re-ccho his views,
aud people only wonder how he can be 50 crazy
"a to give them utterance. The same is The case
with Aminiaab Sleek. He ia furious at being
deprived OF the handlu! OF seae-eionist spbscri-
hers, whose treascn he 50 willingly caters TO
aud therefore he proclaius that the republic
! has gone to pieces and that VIZ ere on the verge
OF % despotisn,. Hear hm
It q difficult, say how long shall have left the
senbance of the government under which we have
long nation, prospere The history OF the Fir cnch
Revolution furnishes no parallel 20 the rapidly with
which the people and go, ernneEt Of The United 5tatcs
have drfted in Tho Last cw months towards the over
throw of our political system Whoever shall write the
compeied to record transosmstios more Sudden from
freedom 70 dcspot srn, from repAan government to
lions.
| What dwelling, Everybody knows il is bosh
and nonsense and exactly for what purpose ii
was written; but as for stopping IL, or thinking
| it Of Importance enough to dignity with pcrse
caticn, such an idea enters into the brain
! -of no sane Northern man. Neither the
| Honorable Benjamin nor the Reverend Ami
nidab lave the slightest prospect OF en-
rolling their names among the GLORIOUS army
of martyrs" Imagine, however, the appearance
| of similar tirades aganst the Jefferson Davis
| clique of consprate,s, appearing in such cities
as Charleston or Richmond We simply appeal
to the common sense and daily observation Of
every Southern gentlcman, as to what would be
the consequence. A summary court martial
with death in a ditch; or perhaps'a terrible
warning. in The shape " the stake and faggots,
would be the punishment Of the tcmcriiy OF
daring 10 utter The titae OF what daily appears
unnoiiccd aad unearcd for, in the free and un-
trammeilcd revolutionary Journals Of the loyal
s's &C. ,,,o,;,;o. ~, >. 49,. ., ,.o Northern
States are generous end tolerant s9.ccgNss s tie
laws extend equal proief ION to al, and because,
even If they did not, 40 harm can possibly re-
snlt from the ffeest cypres-ion Of the most cxas-
gerated follies Of individuals. Excepting at the
very outset Of tke wa excitement, when the
Tribune and Times excriieed themselves to ex-
cite mob TO The commttal of acts Of violence.
not breath Of unlawful agitation has been per-
ccived in the loyal portion Of the republic
Even the incendarg attempts Of these two un-
principied journals were promptly rebuked
and they were compelled to take refuge
from public indignation in Tie abandonment
OF their course, and in their usual insg-
nlhcanee They, too, indulge in continual at
tacks upon Mr.. Lincoln. General Scott and
our valiant troops; but in common with other
opposition papers they ave allowed to rail with