New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-09
DIR. IVES, THE HERALD AND I"n
GOVERNMENT.
NKw.YoRk, juno Q. 1852.

the sdcton contained Ia the statement that was
released confinement because there were 10 charges
against ne" and am the time, vindicsed from su
pcion Of esson because connection has chanced 70
cease with TIE Herald The assertions are ncompe
bic with other You not very incorrectly cell the wnoe
saar Of my arrest dark subject; but with whssevcr
mystery there 10 shout IT, neither The Herald nor it, editor
has anything do and would be dishonorsoe ana wrong
were to suffer be laid to their account Single MINDED
.ro requires that the interests Of every good citizen
should for the present. succub before the paramount nsce'
atty Of prosecuting unnteuptedly the war to crush OUT an
uuhoy and fracids Rebellion Until that end shall have
been attained private grievances mine own IN
edrd should be allowed to ssep and their victims VIII Dc
excused offering premature explanations TO tho puoo
Meanwhile be tleased to believe that Mr. Bennett had No
NOR. to do with my arrest than you hsd and that neither my
nor release ia any way affected BY the
course political or otherwbs Of the journal he edits
Very respectfully, your obcdient servant
MALCOLM IVES
Rep,p.-We cannot accede to the Dr.s
modest proposition. He has been for months
ncarcerated in Fort McHenry-for what
He has at length been set at liberty and in
formed that there are no charges against him.
So far, well. But why was he arrested and
whose ofcnses does no now seek to STROUD in
oblivion We trust some Congressional lnves.
tigating Committee will take measures to as
certain. We submit the following landmarks
to guide the course Of their inquiries:
]. DR.. Ives visited Washington last January
or February as the fully accredited penipOten-
tisry Of the Editor of The Herald. with in
struction, to reorganize the Bureau of Core
spoodence of that paper at the Capital. aud
exhibited his credentials TO q member Of the
Cabinet. with intent to secure special facilities
FOX procuring information for that journal.
9. That 10 specal representative Of the
Editor of Tie Herald, and in virtue Of his
written credentials as such. DIR. Ives. along
with other accredited agents OF the Editor Of
II, Herod, engineered various jobs and con-
tracts at thu several Departments for the
benefit of fayorites and relatives Of the Editor
of IN, Herald. ono Of them being the sale or
attempted sals of his famous yacht to the Navy
Department to which it had been chartered
some time before. Let Il. hare the undeniable
fscts.
3. That important information communicated
confidently TO DIR. Ives, in bis capacity Of con-
fidentisl agent Of the Editor Of The Herald,
was prematurely made public. to tho prejudice
/ and peril of the National service, under circum
stances which induced the belief that the
Doctor or bis employer had betrayed the con-
ideDce thus reposed in them. The release OF
DR.. I've, implies that he stands vindicated Of
any completely in this treason. How is it
with his employer Let the matter be
vigorously investigated.
4. The conduct of The Herald upon the &C.
casion oil Ives's arrest warrants the grayest
suspicious. A brave man would have sought
to indicate and clear the unluckS agent who
had fallen into trouble through an excess Of
zenl in his service. A true man would have
formed strong claim upon his generosity and
his efforts. A thoroughly loyal man would
have had no fears for himself whe doing his
best to rescue his unucky envoy. But the
Editor Of The Heru,d made haste to disclaim
and repudiate hs plenipotentiary the moment
his sky wos overloaded, just as q true. brave,
loyal man would never do, but a. one Of Oppo-
site character, who had zealously advocated
the adoption by the loyal States Of the Mont.
gomery Constitution. involving the substitution
Of JEFF. Davis for Abraham Lincoln as Presi.
dent, and had justified all the earlier stages of
the Rebellion, might be expected to do. Ii o
guilty conscience did not mpel to this betrayal,
what was it Let us have an investigation
that will determine
DIR. lves's petition for obscurity is untimely.
We insist that the Editor and his Washington
plenipoteutiary be both placed on the witness.
stand and made to tell what they know. If
there are treasons to be disclosed. let them
como to the light If only jobs. lot them be
thoroughly ventilated. Let us have ON eXpIa.
nation of the favor with which The Herald is
regarded by every Secessionst and sympathiser
with treason in the loyal States. Let us know
from what source aud through what channels
he has twice procured for publication the al.
legged mrster.rOLs Of the Rebel armies, showing
an aggregate of some Four Hundred thousand
Men. Let us sec by what means he has been
repeatedly supplied with Rebel newspapers in.
accessible to every loyal citizen of every loyal
State in the Union. In short lot us have the
affiliations Of The Herald with the openly trait
country fully calculated. and then DR.. Ives
may be accorded tho obscurity he covets-but
not till thon.