The New York herald., 1862-09-12

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The National War Oommtttse-FurthsI
DeveloPmenss ef It's Designs.
In another column we publish oorrespOn
dence between the National War COMMITTEES
and August Belmont 4 Co.. which gives full
insight into the character Of that organization
which was appointed as q committee at wal
meeting in this city to aid the government In
| enlisting recruits for the war, but which has
taken the liberty to play part of its own very
different from the intention of the meeting.
We have often heard Of humbugs going up
like rocket snd coming down like stick; /;
but never was the sir,ile SO aptly appropriate as
| in the case of the National War Committee.
This self-constitutsd body, emulating the i'm
pudenoe and audacity of the Jacobin club Of
the French Revolution, calling itself national,
has presumed to set on foot military organiza
ton distinct from that either Of the federal or
| State government, and that, too, in time Of
civil war. Is it not on the very face Of it revo-
lutionary?
The fact Of 80 many Of its members with
drawing from 1t is Q clear proof Of its disloy-
atty. They joined it in good faith, as intending
to aid the government in the work of enlist
ments, and when they found it was perverted
to very different purpose they out loose from
the concern, as highly dangerous. Among
those who have withdrawn are n. H. Grinnsll,
David Dows, VIM. E. Dodge, James Bernhard,
VIM. B. Astor, G. Vanderbilt, Adrian Iselin,
Moses Taylor, Judge Pierrepont. The resolu-
ton adopted by the committee was we'll cal
cllated to produce alarm. Il ran - follows
Resolved. That General Fremont and General Mitchell
organize io his State, - Without delay corps ~ q ifS
thousand men, that application for such consent bs
made ~ 70 the ssnsr. government and, vsse ~" 70
It il worthy Of note that this resolution does
not state the object Of the raising of the pro-
posed corps, and We can only guess the purpose
from the fact of the committee nominating the
commander beforehand. General Fremont,
as might be expected, accepts the offer swith
great pleasure" The government, however,
was not so stupid as to agree to the inaugura-
tion Of revolutionary movement against Its
own authority, and that the committee had the
audacity to ask the Secretary Of War to do 80
only shows how largely they calculated upon
his want Of penetration. The proposition was
an Insult to the understanding of Mr.. Stanton,
which he does but sufficiently resent when he
says
10 authorize military occrs OF high rank to raise and
orsanisstion Ss department Therefore canno. cos
sent that any major general shall organize separate
corps.
But there is an intimation in the resolution
that Governor Morgan will next be applied to.
No doubt the application has already been
made to him and to the New England Govern
ors. We should like to see their answers, and
whether they have administered such rebuke
to this Jacobin club as it has richly merited
The letter Of Belmont & Co. has test
ed its designs. The letter requires the sub
scription of 81 900 to be returned unless the
money be applied in accordance with the reso-
luton under which the committee were ep-
pointed. The committee are distinctly charged.
moreover, with entering upon proceedings in
compatible with the purpose Of their appoint
ment." The money is returned without expla-
nation, which is tacit admission Of tho charge,
and the sum of $1,000 10 equally divided by
Belmont Il Co. between the Irish Brigade and
the Corcoran Legion. The return Of the
money, under the circumstances, is tantamount
TO refusal to apply il coward the fund for en-
couraging enlistments under the recent call of
the government" We think the Secretary of
War is called upon to break up club that, to
say the least, ID of doubtful loyalty club
which has already called upon oil residents Of
this city who are willing to join such corps to
communicate their names and residences 10
some member Of the committee" Will the
government permit such proceedings a. these
to 60 forward while the country is laboring in
the throes Of civil war, and so many men have
been incarcsrated whose alleged offences. are
not to be compared with the highhanded mes-
sures of "the National War Committee
WILLING TO WOUND, BUT AFRAID TO SrRKE.-
The cowardly Tribune il again upon the trail
of General Mcclellan and his officers with. all
the malignity Of an Indian. No sooner do,they
take the field than IL stabs them behind their
backs by insidious inuendoes While il pre-
tends that it withholds !" the structures" !" which
the conduct Of the generals now in command Of
the army In Maryland deserves, on. the
ground that to weaken the confidence Of their
soldiers in them is to imperl the national cause"