The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-16
NEW YORK HERALD. FRIDAY, MAY I6 1862.

and nationality. To spare ourselves the after
reflections resulting from such events, we car
afford to wait little longer. Nothing presses
US to hurry on an engagement at either of the
poiats at which the rebels have decided to make
their final stand. Norfolk. Beaufort, Port Royal
and New Orleans are in our possession, Mobile
is invested and before another fortnight is over
Savannah and Charleston will also be ours. We
can then bid defiance, both legally and mate
rally TO any schemes of interference which the
European governments may choose to engage
in against u.s. With the fleet Of iron-clad yes
sells that we shall have at our disposal, Eng
land and France will not dare to attack US
We can therefore afford to adopt tho course
that humanity, good policy and regard for the
opinion of the world dictate. BY precipitating
battles at the two places named we risk, in
case Of a disaster, the indefinite protraction of
the war. By enclosing the Confederates within
network from which they cannot escape, and
starving them into submission, we gain two OBJ
jects which the country would be gratilied to
accomplsh-that of sparing the further effu-
sion of blood and capturing and Furnishing the
rebel leaders. This line Of policy cannot be
entrusted to better hands than those Of Gene
rails Mcclellan and Halleck. If the govern
ment consults the interests and feelings Of the
country it will support them in pursuing it.
Sp0ils or the Wharf.-The Tribune Owns
that the Herald els Co nstant Ahead.'
We have received many curious spoils from
the war; Rebel flags, shinpasters wooden
guns, shots and shells. old charters and other
sent to our Office To-day, however we present
our readers with the most curious specimen of
all. 1t is letter from Mr.. S. II. Gay, who has
been, since Dana left. the leading editor. under
poor Greeley, of the Tribune, to one of his re-
porters at Yorktown. One Of our correspond
ents-who see everything, hear everything
know everything and find everyt hing-fshed
this unique epistle out of pile of rebel doc,,-
ments, love letters old title deeds, notebooks
&C., after the evacuation of Yorktown. We do
not know the name of the Tribune reporter to
whom it is addressed but his notes in pencil
are on the back Of the original letter.
OFFICE or THE TRIBUNE, Ngw YORK. April %, 1862
My DEAR SIR-Mr Sinclair has gone to ye army before
1OTktOWn 10 Arr0ug0mentS get y0 news. h0
will probably see you, you will act in conjunction
with him.
Your sketch Of 20 battle ground Of ye 10th came Just
eight days after ye battle. OF course IL useless.
The OF ye Philadelphia Inquirer had
one 70 that paper, which it had had engraved 4 pub
days before yours reached pray you remember 70
Tribune is daily neos paper-or meant to box nota
or pas % Of %
know how difficult it is under to write but
there must be facts enough OF general interest all about
Ia do lof In
is ye best you have sent us-sh0rt to ye purpose /
should like you to write daily, only half, quarter
linuous The curiosity & anxiety about Yorktown is
feversh, ye public like 70 paper best that is always
aboas drop line aud tell ms that. The HnaAgD Is con-
stanty ahead OF with Yorktown The battle Of
truly, 8. H. GAY.
the profession and the public. 1t is very
neat model Of q scolding letter. 1t shows what
the Tribune fellows think Of themselves, each
other, the Tribune and the HERALD. 1t an
nounces that the g Tribune is a daily newspaper,
or meant to be-" We are only sorry that its
editors and propristors do not make it what it
was meant to be-" not transform it into doll
organ Of gun mandatory. This letter con-
tains, also, an excellent resume of what COR
respondent should write. In Mr.. Gays opinion
the Tribune correspondents do not come up to
the standard, and he has been compelled to
"copy from" the Herald. He directs his re-
porter :" if there is absolutely nothing to write
about. to drop line and tell him that" This
explains why the 7iibesne's original matter gene
rally tells the public nothing. Finally Mr.
Gay, the leading editor Of the Tribune, says
The HERALD is constantly ahead Of Us in
Yorktown news. The battle Of the 18th we
were compelled to copy from it." Thank you,
Mr.. Gay. But why not acknowledge this openly
in your editorial columns, and not handsomely
in letters to your reporters Why not admit
the truth. and confess that the HERALD is con-
stantly ahead Of you in everything, and that
you are compelled TO copy all items Of interest
from us? Why not be as candid about Beaure-
CARDS CIPHER despatch as about Yorktown
Why not make clean breast Of it, and tell how
up in your Office from the HERALD's columns!
Come, let the Tribune editors be honest for
once, and then give up trying to make daily
newspaper" or what is meant to be- and
conine themselves to the gun business sYclu-
sively.
EDWIN JAMES Ann THE NEW YORK BAR.--We
publish in another column this morning a ra-
Their interesting correspondence relative to Mr.
Edwin James and his admission to the bar of
New York The gist of the whole matter is
that a little clique Of lawyers is very anxious
to expel Mr.. James from the bar, to which he
was honorably admitted upon the recommends
ton Of Judge Edmonds. who always consults
the spirits before undertaking anything either
In law or gospel, and, therefore, knows pretty
well what he is about; and, to accomplish this,
this clique have trumped up the old charges Of
the English press, that Mr.. James borrowed