New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-21

made to-day, examine at large into the censorship OF
tie press. While they say that fom want of quail.
foation or proper discrimination on the part OF the
censor, has sprung much Of the complaint made by
The press they remark that the censorship seems to
have been without any cleary-deiined limits after
the departure fiom the general agreement between
Gen. Mcclellan and the representatives OF the press'
Tie Committee give numerous exampies 10 snow
that dispatches of harmless nature have been
excluded from transmission No adequate measure
eeems to have been adopted TO prevent the transmits
sion ofwbat the censor denomnated "contraband IN
epce throu. the telegraph Offices at Biltimore'
Philadelphia, New.Ycrk, and other important points,
while information on almost every su'jccs was
excluded from the wires 10 this city. The repre-
sentatves of tie press who have testified teiore the
Committee have manifested 10 dispoeitiont complain
Of the suppression Of dispatches Of military chsrac-
ter, which could in any manner be tortured INTO dis
closures Of information to the enemy and might In
the slightest degree emtarrass the Government
They have uniformly expressed themselves as will
hing 10 submit the rules established 10y the Gov
ernment, between them and Gen. Mcclellan. The
correspondents generally seem TO have the un-
derstaudng Of the rule by which the censor deter
mined what may and what mey not be sent over tic
wreeto their respective papers. Very few dispatches
rejecting on members Of the Cabinet or other civil
% GERS were found among those suppressed by the
censor. The Witnesses examined by tho Committee
explain tbis by stating that they seldom prepared
such dispatches o. they understood they would not
be permitted TO send them over the wires. Tie
Committee answer the points of inquiry directed by
the resolution Of the House, as follows:
First. A telegr6phic censorship of the press has
been established IN ths city.
Sccond lie censorship existing 10 The tine tie
investigation Was directed hythe House was original
ly established upon tie basic of tie agreement be-
tween the representatives. Of the press and Gen. hc-
Clellan but enlarged in It's scope BY the Score
tay OF state 49, ,;...,, -,
the House, and for some months prior 70 that TINE,
and unti! the 9th of February last the censorship
wnf controlled by tie Secretary Of State.
Foprft: Tie orisuI oesigu was 10 prevent the
publication Of mililGiv information which nigh! be
OF advantage 70 the Rebel authorities.
Fftt; Dispatches almost ugu5orlcss 81 q political.
personal end Cenerol charocter have becn suppressed
by tie censor and correspondents have been DETER q
from trcpsrng osrcts because tbcy knew tley could
not send 10 their pspors uy telegmpb.
Ire teleglal h has become mort important auyl-
iiry TO tie press Of tie oouury and shoud he ltif
AS fee from Government interference as nay lie
consistent with the necessities q the Government IN
tine OF war. These necessities cannot extend be-
youd what may be legitimaely corrected with the
military or naval Affairs Of the nation, and 10 these
,hould the Government interference with the tranE-
NJ sson Of Intelligence be confined for j. Is this clar
ac,er Of information alone which can be q Importance
to tb, enemy, and which may be- properly Withheld
from III. press aud pablo, in order That II may not
reach tic enemy. TIE Commi'tec, therefore, reeoa-
,rond the adoption Of tho following rlss'stioa y ilc
HOuee:
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