Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-23
VORCE 8 Err
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 80. 1893.
SECRETARY STANTON.

The "Albion," an English newspaper pub. |
Iished in New York by Engshmen, is just
now illustrating some of the most offensive
peculiarities of that sel-conceited, insolent,
addle pated blusterer, John Bull. 1t finds
fault with almost everything in this country,
and attacks Secretary Stanton with unusual
venom. Here is its principal specification
against Mr.. Stanton -" Reporters and cores
pondents of journals, debarred from quick
grasp at army news, complain that they have
no more facilities now than they had before
Mr.. W. H. Russell, the correspondent of the
London Times, was hunted out of the coun.
try by Mr.. Stanton, the secretary.of war"
1t is pretty generally known that "Mr. w.
IL. RUSSELL was glad to get out of the coun-
try. Even has enormous self conceit and long
discipline as the submissive hireing of the Brit
ish oligarchy were unable to withstand the con-
tempt and scorn OF our people which he had
SO richly earned. The "Albion" says "he was
hunted out Of the country by Mr.. Stanton"
1t does not appear that MIR. Stanton has deemed
him worth being hunted" at all nor that he has
given him any attention whatever. An order of
the war department placed certain restrictions
upon the whole class OF newspaper reporters,
and the secretary's subordinsteS very proper
ly required "Mr. w. II. Russell" TO submit
to these restrictions They were not at lib
erty to do otherwise, and he, certainly, had
no claim to special favors. II is possible that
Mr.. Cameron, who did much that was censur.
able, allowed this fellow the freedom of his
office and fawned upon him with disgraceful
serviliIy, hoping to be excessively praised in
the London Times. Mr.. Stanton has done
nothing OF the kind. 1t is very likely that
the change was not agreeable to this "Mr. w.
ii. Russell" 1t let him down and accord
ing to the English newspaper we have quoted,
it "hunted him out of the country" Very
we'll; let it be so, if he desires. He is out OF
the country and not likely to return here very
soon.
we state this case, not because we care
much about it, but because there are others
besides the friends of this Mr.. Russell " no at
tack Mr.. Stanton on similar grounds. During
Mr.. Cameron's administration of the war de
partment most O.; the Washington reporters
for New York papers made very free with his
Office, and they appear to have come rapidly
to the conclusion that they had right to use
it freely The manner and bearing they hud
adopted we see in the behavior OF Ives,
the secession reporter of the New York Her.
aid, towards Mr.. Stanton. The present Sec
rotary of war has reformed all this, whereat
the reporters, like RUSSELL are very angry.
He does not care for either their pufls or their
censures. They find it quite impossible to in
Auence his determination by the usual appli-
ances. Therefore some of them have resolved
to injure him as much as possible, and they do
not scruple to invent and circulate any false.
hoods that seem adapted 10 aid their purpose.
1t is remarkable that those who know what
are the personal merits, or rather dement's, of
these Adventures of whom Ives is a favorable
specim n, can give their stories any attention
whatever. If the freedom of the press really
meant nothing more than full scope and i'm
punity tor such soamps, we should desire to
see it put under restraint But it does mean
great deal more than this.
Secretary Stanton deserves the confidence
and support of every loyal man in the coun
try. 1t cannot be expected that northern &C.
cessionsts and knights of the Golden Circle
will show him much favor. He cannot be
made to serve their purposes or tolerate their
Vaccinations. Not through him nor by his
favor can they gain Tor the secession leaders
triumph over the patriotism and honor of
the republic. Mr.. Lincoln could not have a
secretary of war more invncibly hostile to
secession traitors of every grade, or more in
earnest to put down the rebellion. He is
true man, full of ability and vigor, and quite
incapable of being used to advance any plot
of our northern semi.trators, who, on his
accession to office. hoped to find him plant to
their batteries and persuaSions, Everybody
understands this, and the baf1led abettors OF
the southern conspiracy, now quote the false
hoods of the angry reporters, and, beginning
with suppressed tones. they hiss and howl at
him with ferocious malignity.