The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-14
The Arre't OF the II.rald's NashI0Eton
Correspondent.

The Washington correspondent of the Pmli
cclphia lNQrIEEE, under date Of February ll,h,
says
The history Of tho circumstances connected
with the Urts. Of DR.. Ives - interesting, in
showing the inner life Of a modern sensation
newspaper. The individual who has obtained
such unexpected notorioty was educated az a
physician. His parents we're Presbyterians, In
which denomination ho was trained, and 80.
poused their doctrine with great doA If co.
thus iasm. lpon arriving nj manhood he tm-
braced the Cttholic faith aLd alter the neces-
sary preliminary preparations, was made q
Catholic priest Oi the order Of Iesui,s. After a
iow years he left the priesthood, and again bo-
came a Protestant. Ills brother, ala led to in
Secretary anton order, was Fret Lieutenant
Joseph Z. Ives, OF the Engineer Corps, and was
diamssCd by President Lincoln, upon evidences
OF his disloyal'y, d, csmbsr &C. 1861.
For some time the DIR. has been writing the
leader in the HERALD office and made his ti-st
appearance in Washington about six months
ago in connection with a patent claim penling
before Congress. His visits were occasional
until about New Years, when he became a rsgu.
lar guest a. Willard's, aud was introduced into
the charmed circle az one Of tho editors of tho
HERALD. The prestige Of tuch a position at
tract,d much attention TO Yards him, AID he 70
,e.y.d i'c s.ccre Omaga Ct that over sttaEum
.fu'pusu tt lie admir- = It the llEEALD ana
% ",
." u.l's ,nin aA,. ned, dreaded his aJu . aad
a. H.f.
Nt tlist ne Mr. Han como was tho cIisr
rr'slo don't # the HERALD and 80 cont nuod
.Lll leg tlthy p,Ti,rmpg hi duties v h
ll.' n' .Ii.y and faIt. On that day Iyea h nd .
'" lie como let or from James Gorcon
b.I.'It l. proprietor ti the HERALD, notify
m that lis seTV ICES were no longer Tsquir-
f, N c''erug him 30 hand over the kos an
f.rl a. tfic, 10 Ives
iv vas dispatched, ca-p't bag in hard, TO
Washington, with authority 10 WELD the thun-
deibolts Of the HERALD, and strike politically
dead, with the lightning Of the Viftuous Bsnnett.
any soldier or statesman who dared to refuse
access 10 the inmost secrets Of the President and
commander iu-chief.
Ives came On Friday no took the roins in
his hands, and announced 20 his subordinates
and instructed the Telegraph Office that no dis.
patches should be SEM over tls wires withOut
hls tisnAture. He went 10 Ihe War Depart
nent and had first an interview with Mr.. Tuck
or. lie informed him that he expec'ed tta
HEBALD 10 be posted in aivance Of all o'hsr
nowfp papers on the operations OF the war, the
movement OF IT, ops, tho deliberations Of the
Cabinet, and the Intentions Of tho Presid. Mt -
This would be necessary 70 secure for the Ad-
minstratlun tho support and cUuntenAncs Of the
HERALD.
lie irsistes that the policy Of the government
should te ubioldel to him Ia all its detsils, and
he would use his own discretion about with
holding matters from the public and that his
honor might be relied on for this. Mr.. Tu ker
had nothing 10 untold. lie said il would be
necessary for him 10 sec Mr. Tucker again tho
next day Sunday, but the assistant secretary,
without the fear Of the HERALD before his
eyes, actually went TO Philadelphia, TO viSi. his
family on lie Saturday night previous
Ives next went into Mr.. Watson's room,
which adjoirs that Of Secretary Stanton. Ths
latter genIl,man was in his own apartment, and
engaged with public officer on important Dusi.
ness, and the dooP was closed. Ives was going
in without saying a ~ord, when Mr.. Watson
mildly said, "the Secretary Is engaged Iyes
perfect tight, as representative Of the New
York HERALD, TO go into the Secretary of
Wars apartment at any time he thought pro.
per, no MISTER who vas there.
He became offensive in his remarks, aud at
tempted to br0wbest Mr.. Watson, who Ia SIN