The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-11

SHOT BErwsEs WIND AND wArsR.Ia
setting down the complaints, the denunciaticns,
the threass, the warnings and the dictatoriA
advice lately levelled at the administration by
cur dshtirg and running cotepporaries of the
Courier, Tribune ard Times as nothing better
than the spleen of disappointed Office seekers,
i. seems that we fired shot between wind and
water. Our valiant Cheyalier Webb, in order
to prove that his dignity was not offended in
being cut down to the mission to Turkey, in
stead Of being elevated to the mission to Fog
lard, quotes from his own columns very freely.
We must say, however, that he being mill
tary man, could have proved his Patriotism;
much more satisfactorily in raising regiment
from Wall street for the war. Almost any NAN
can write or speak brave words of patriotism
but factions speak louder than words" We
still think, too, that II the CheYalier Webb's
agnifcent seliconceit had not been soreiy
wounded in that appointment exiting him to
Turkey, he would have been in q much more
amiable Fl anne OF mind than that which he has
exhibited for the last month or so. But if he
cannot scbld Lincoln he can scold away at Ben
nett, and there is some comfort in that all
round
Our Tribune philosophers, having received a
liberal share Of the loaves and fishes, can afford
70 be more generous; but we still suspect that
had our white coated vegetarian been made
Postmaster of New York, he would not have
sought to cripple the administration by urging
upon it war policy against the South Of exter
minaticn and confscation. Such recommen
6aiion could emanate only from a revengeful
disposition, inHamed by some grievous personal
wrongs, real or Imaginary, and only from a
state OF mind, too, somewhat reckless of conse-
quences. The secessionists have been making
good use Of these savage instructions of the
Tribune, for they have been circulated through
out The South, seriously to the prejudice of the
administration and IFS just cause, among the
Union men of that section.
The "little villains" of the Times, after in
venting text for their commentary, rehash
string Of extracts from our columns to show
that in the matter Of this war the only news
paper in New York that is radical and blood
thirsty in its tone" against the South is the
HERALD itself. But these very extracts which
are reproduced to convict us establish our en-
tire innocence Of the charge. Instead of recon-
mending the exterminating and confscating
policy Of our republican contemporaries, we find,
in one Of these aforesaid extracts, for example,
that the HERALD remarked, eve are less con-
cerned about Washington than about Maryland.
Loyal to the Union, she is perfectly safe, ne
groes and all; disloyal to the Union, she may
be crushed, including her institution of slavery"
This same desire to save in the Southern
States their peculiar institutions from violent
overthrow runs through all the discussions
upon the subject Of our long editorial career,
II we have warned the border slave States Of
the dreadful chances to their local Institutions,
under the pressure Of q civil war, we have
never thought Of urging these frightful OK
tremities as TIE policy of the government
Upon this point, while our record is clear on
! tue side of the wise and humane policy of the
| Presidents proclamation, our contemporaries OF
the Courier Tribune and Times, we say, are
really guilty OF "giving aid and comfort to The
enemy in their Misrepresentation and denun.
cations Of the policy of the administration.
We believe, too, that in charging these mis-
representations to the disappointments Of the
parties concerned, as Office seekers and Office
expectants, we have hit the nail on the head.