Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-25
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A. THE NEW YORK JOURNAL or COMMERCE
u, an Incident of the trucul,nt raid the Lincoln Ad.
iuraou has undertaken sgsinst the exercise OF eve
nv one of the rghs franchises and privileges dear 70 the
hearts of freemen in the United States. We think the
purse pursued towards the New York Journal Of Com
zee is deserving Of special consideration
Under the system Of psrsec iton which threatened Its
sxtence chaugs Of ediforshp and proprietor ship has
been found necessary; and The announcement OF this
Grange Il accompanied with interesting sketch Of the
care Of the Journal statement Of the principles upon
which has been conducted and the causes which, un-
der the present despodc Federal Administration, have
produced the change 10 its management
o. the 3lst ut the Journal OF Commerce completed
the thirty fourth year Of It's existence The retiring
Cd tor and proprietor Gerard Haock having previously
established and conducted several other pewspapers still
in Hourishng condition, bCcsme connected with the
Journal in corulcon With the late David Hale, In the
autumn Of 1885, aud since that time has had charge OF
u editorial department As business paper, - well -
news paper has always occupied the very front rank
among New York journals and irdssd, among those OF
thu whole county IL politics. without beirg In any
sense strictly partiian have always been conservative
and consistent One OF i1 great spsciaiies hn ever
been the preservation of tre Union of the States and
vss ono of toe earliest 10 discern the end and aim Of the
Ibotio.ss under the transparent veis OF Free Soin
sad Black pablicansm, to bring about the overthrow
Of tina. Uion ~ 49,
"Not foreseeipg,n s.ys Mr.. Hsliock, .'thst Union.
ian would 50 soon become synonymous With war anc
mtjugaGon, /, in my simplicity, imagined that possibly
10 yh be useful ia this connection, by standing a.
nv post Hide logger. The idea had never seriously
entered M niind that free Americas and especially
free American States-l dgisn of them togetber-sere
TO be made friendly by bard knocks; and there
fore was in no condition TO appreciate the policy
which has si-ce been pursued. In this suppose
al odd fogy' behind the age kc, inasmuch find
many tegsnt perses in this city and go
so strong for the war, that 10 speak OF armistcs
or colyenton of all the Safes with view to devise
some pIo ITO bring the colfic. TO coee in manner
4, once Honorable and advantageous 70 all concerned
is in their estimst;on little better than tresson But
although my decided, unwayering conviction was and
against tie wisdom Of the course which has been pur
sued towards the seeded S.ates If tie object II to
bling them back into the Union-yet have scquissc'
10 that course ss necessity of our political organ
z.tion" .t
But this ha. not proved sufficient the retiring editor
goes on to say ITO siisy OF the ex.-lfue pat
rots Who handle Government money, and j,ice In TAT
contracts Tbes3 must have every cifsn stand square
10 to the mark they do or they denouncs him -
traitor and TO sfr such label to man. in times ifs
shsss Is 10 mark him for prescription II not for mob
vengeance or for Fort lafayette without bis knowing
his accusation having the privilege Of ha6sas corpus
Mr.. Haoek ayers that in sequence OF bis darilg to
oppose the Lincoln var policy he has received anony-
nous lettsrs by the doxen threatening personal violence
aud the QeGtrucuOn OF Db CulCe
have waited upon numbers Of his subs ibss urging and
sometimes Significantly advising them to stop taking the
Journal Of Commece Anonymous letters and circusrs
have been served upon advertisers waning them that II
shey continre 10 advertise In the Journal OF Commerce
their own busiress viii suffer In consequence. The ultra
var press, whose Is legion, has been Set upon
him. or has sat its,f upon him, and continued the
onset for weeks and monshs with ferocty that
knew no bounds. The United States Grand Jury
has presented half presented the Journal just at the
close of their session, asking no Instructions from the
Judge and expressly stating thst they desired none
p-efGrng to let the matter 90 over 70 the next term Of
the Court Lastly the strength OF that prsseptmen
the Postmaster neral has refused 70 the paper the
common right Of transmission In tbs mails.
The result Of all TO- this veteran journalist declares pub
lie that he cannot contend with the Government toa
oppssssss him He expresses the belief in which be Is
rrect that both the laws and the constitution OF the
Usitsd States violated In tho excuon OF the Jour-
AL Of Commerce from the mails; bot" be adds, "is
n.iher the Law nor the constitution available agairs
the cdct Of the Government, one branch oil IT, have
concluded 10 my partners some OF whom could cot
a,rd TO lose large amouut Of property by dspoe-
log Of my interest 10 the establishment and retiring from
its direction" lie further remarks that II IL bad not
been for them or some Of them be might have preferred
10 leave the dead body Of the Journal Of Commerce
buried % an illustration Of tho measure Of liberty
enjoyed by che press 10 this free country.
Here then, sno:hsr and cst sigciHcant Tlustraiien
Of the working Of tho Blck Republican Administration
ut Washington. Liberty Of speech, tho freedom Of the
press aud OF the person, the right Of habsds eps IN
der which the accus'd may confront bis sccuser,
freedom of though, ara denied 10 the people, the
jori OF whom in m evil hour placed all these ines
mable franchises within the grasp Of fsnstcs tyrsn
nous and irresponsible despot.
| Toe incident have been dwelling on Is pregnant
with many important reasoiors, upon which We have
not no = tho tpics 10 dAts. We may long to
| tho s.t CT.