The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-10
PREsENrMENr or NEWSPAPERS BY THE

GRAND JURY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
The Grand Jurors Of the county OF Weschester rccog
MIXING the existence Of the which the country is
now engaged with armed rebellion in portion Of the
coniederacy and tho necessity for its vigorous proecu
ton until an hi norablc conquered and DESTROYS
OF having public opinion so fixed and individual
shaped, in the hitherto loyal county Of westchcster
regard to the as to prevent breaches Of tho peace
feel it duty to call the attention Of all citizens and the
agisracy Of the county to the importance of every
within its borders contributing every honorable effort
the sustaining of the federal arm in maintaining the
premacy Of the laws of the land and in crushing the
rebellion OF the Southern traitors They therefore admo.
nish all citizens OF the fact that of war; inter
national we'll local law declares the giving of aid
and comfort to the enemies Of government, either by
overt acts in assisting its enemies, or by writings or
publications tending TO give such aid and comfort, the
crime of mispison of treason, to be punished upon
viction by Imprisonment.
Tho Grand Inquest Of the county having had brought,
TO their attention sundry articles which have appeared
in newspapers published within this county denying the
justice OF the war in which we arc engaged-reating it
as party war and net one involving In its issues the
government itself and national exsenccand therein
sympathisng with the traitors to the republic, deem it
proper conservation peace the country that the
proprietors and editors OF those papers should be
by them publicly admonshed of the great moral,
il not legal crime in which from partzan motives
they have been indulging, TO the danger Of the
peace and quiet OF our people. And lest injustice
might be done To loyal newspapers the following Journals
are particularly designated as dssenlators OF doctrines
Which in the existing state OF things tend to give aid and
comfort TO the enemies of the government and to prevent
vigorous prosecution of the war, by which alone the
supremacy Of the government Is TO he maintained and
national peace and prosperity again witnessed in the
land
The Yonkcrs Herald the Highland Democra, and the
Eastern State Journal have from the time Of the Issue Of
the Presidents proclamation, immediately after the firing
upon Fort Sumter, steadily treated the which has
followed in the extracts and articles they have published
as an unhoy and partisan war, unjusy commenced and
prosecuted by the administration. In doing it has
evidently been their purpose to consolidate party by
the aid Of whose opposition and influence they might pre-
vent ensmens and retard the successful prosecution Of
the war.
The Stats Zetung and National Zei,,ng German news
papers Of the city Of New York, have also published
tcles still more reprelcnsibc, and perhaps with in
furious effects, than those which have been published
in the county papers referred 10, and ina much
these German newspapers largely circulated
in this county, the Grand Jury feared that they
may have operated upon weak minded 10 the ac
compishment OF their design and prevented en- ,tmcns
for the war. which would otherwise have taken place.
The Grand Jurors therefore invoke the attention Of the
District Attorney Of this county to the prosecution Of the
editors and proprieors of the newsppers named If after
this public notice of their evil corrse they should
persist in thus continuing to give aid and comfort the
enemies OF the government and they request him
tify and transmit copy Of this prcsentment 10 the
United States District Attorney for the Southern district
Of New York with view to bis commencing such pro-
ceedDgs thereon the nature of the crimes committed
requires and the jury recommend the District Attorney
TO adopt such measures if any within his power as will
hereafter prevent the circulation of the Stoats Zep0
and the National Zeitung in the county of Wescheser
TIE NEW YORKER STATS ZEITUNG.
Among the newspapers presented for indictment by the
Grand Jury OF Westchester county is the Stats Zny
daily journal Of this city which, though always
sound Union paper has been msreprescnted by its enc
miles, who denounced OF secession procvities and
drew the attention Of the authorities to it above It's
editor Mr.. 0ttendorer publishes card in another CO.
umn in reply to the maevolent assertions of his enc
mics and deprecating such act of injustice his in
dicmen for offence Of which he is entirely innocent