The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-27


eqaa! this cool constitutional pleading Of Mas
tec Stephens.
TEIEGaAPniC EEY FROM THE ssAr OF War
Considerable difficulty exists al present IL %
tanning reliable and regular news By telegraph
from TIE seat OF war. All Che lines south o.
Washington are Of course il the hands OF the
rebel authorities, while the lines north Of
Washington are under the control o. the UoiteG
States government. whose agents are located
AZ the different Offices fer the purpose OF pre-
venting the Transmission of intelligence OF mill
tary movements which might give Information
to the enemy. There can be no objection to
a prud.at supervision on the par. CT the go
vesnmert over dispatches relative to military
movements IA this crisis and neither the news
paper press nor Che pnbiic at the North would
be Disposed 70 tino tita,t with it But at the
ZANE time the government should take care
that their agents are compete at and Intelligent
persons, VINO are capable OF discriminating
betwreu such dispatches ss are safe to trans.
nit aud such as may thwart tie designs Of the
government and pronuigate information which
may prove Of service 60 the rebels. There is
great deal of news which the public are enti-
tied to receive such as the arrival OF regi-
Enen,s ri Washington, for Instance, or their
location, If they have not reached there, how
1Aey fare, and whether they are sick or in good
health--whiCh might be transmitted without
any Danger to the government.
The friends ANA families OF the volunteers
n.
newspapers, and if inteiiigen. agents had the
supervision Of the telearapaic dispatches a
good deal of satisfactory Information could be
forwarded 10 the North without doing any harm
As il is, however, dispatches are either sup
pressed or garble6 by the government agents
without any Just discrimination, and we hope
that better system will be adopted in future.
OPPOSITION OF THE REPUBLICAN JOURNALS TO
THE GOVERNMENT What is the matter with
the republican journals of New York? What
DO they want? They continue to be deeply
dissatisfied with the President and his Cabinet
Some want to have Seward removed; some
desire to oust Chase; sone to get rid of the
whole Cabinet at one fell swoop. Some even
insist upon having the President himself su-
perseded, to make way for Cromwell, or a
military dictator. As that can only be done
by violence aud anarchy, it seems a rather
strange cure for disuniOn and disorder. The
predecessor Of Cromwell was superseded by
the scaffold. Do our amiable contemporaries
want to see the President of their choice
superseded in that fashion? Or do they, under
the guise of fighting for written constitution,
seek to overthrow the government by mob law
and military despotsm, and to inaugurate the
bloody scenes of the French Revolution?
Now, why should these journals work them
selves into such fits of frenzy? They got three
or four of the best Offices from Mr.. Lincoln
One Of them moreover, was offered the mission
to Turkey; another the Consulship to Paris.
and others were offered similar positions.
What would they have? The only thing which
can satisfy them is to make Chevalier Webb
Major General of the North, Greeley Secretary
Of the Interior, and the Hon. Jenkins Raymond
Secretary OF State. Then there would be una
nimity and vigor in the Cabinet, aud the war
against the secessionists would be carried on
with rare prudence and energy. If the Presi
dent does not make these changes he will be as
sailed to the bitter end; and ii would be curl
Gus chapter in the history Of his administration
if he were compelled to fall back for support
upon the journals which opposed his election
lust as his chief dependence for the defence OF
the capital and the safety of his person is the
democratic fighting element which voted against
him