New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-05

When, in October last Gustavus w, Smith
till then Street Commissioner of this CITY. wa.
made Major. General in the Confederate army
the Rebel populace and soldiery, though the,
had full confidence in the gallantry and abilitv
which he had shown as the principal officer Of
engineers in the Mexican war, hesitated 70
believe that a man who had retained one Of
the most lucrative positions in loyal city for
nearly half year after the ball was opened al
Sumter, could be entirely devoted to THAR
treasonous flag. Accordingly, it became neess-
sary for JEFF. Davis TO vindicate his choice b.
aflording some reason for this apparently unae-
countable delay. What means could be better
than to be able to show to the maleonteuh
from a paper professedly Union that his Major.
General had been doing good service in organ
ling treason in tho North, and treason, too.
of the particular description for which they
were most ardently hoping, revolution in
favor of reconstruction on the basis Of tho
Montgomery Constitution
1t was necessary, also, that while the treason
Of Gen. Smith should be fully vouched for, at
the same time he should be acquitted Of any
approach to pecuniary dishonesty, and that
some reason should be given why this great
revolution thus organized should never DO
actually contaminated. These being the require
ments of the arch Rebel, let us see how thoy
were fulfilled
From The Herald Of Oct IT,
"sEcREr REVOLUTIONARY CONSPIRACY III Sfw-
YORK.
The late Street Commissioner of the City Of New.York q
row MoorGen Smith the army of the Confederate Satss
NJ Mansfield Lowell who occupied until within week CT
txo the position Of Deputy Street Commissioner is ats
have been also promoted high rank in the Rebel army
These gentlemen have onopoed ssrge share Of the psa
age Of tHs metropolis to recent period Their In
uenco mas been to unbounded for the last three year,
and although they have neither Of them dsbbled with The
petty Of municipal runder and Pew'er'hns In.
tgus they base been known to be OF large capacity
spd truly ..esmanike talent Incapable Of identifying
with the vsnal and coTrup; cqnes By which tho
city is governed both Smith ard Nr. Lowell have
steadily labored accomplish the object for which
they reraned here OF fostering sympathy with rebellion
Faithful traitors incOrruptible admnstra-
tors; they may be trusted implicitly Now for
their ability:
Edacs,ed d, IVES. Point. and graduate, Of the hshs&
distinction from the nsiOns Military academy they do
ssryedy rank among the abst officers in the country and
little surprise has been elected by the intelligence hat
both Besgregsd ard Johnston have been thrown into the
shade by their superior reputation Cen Smith announced
his intention long since joining the irsleconaEy army in
case Kentucky should secede. Meanwhile. preparatory FOX
that event be sborei ssiuousy create Disnnion party
in this city and sse did he leave here until his plane
were fully nstsred The instruments with which he intended
TO oct were known by him thoroughly snd he ae 70 lay
biz sd upon every Of those who would aid In getting up
dten revelation in favor the South, wherever tie Rebel
toopa should passed the POtomsc ana occupied Mary
land and Ponnsylslnla.'
And so on tor a column. But this was not
enough. The necessities of the Rebel Govern
nent demanded that the discovery Of this pre-
tended conspiracy should be paroded again and
again. Ana so it was:
FINN TIE Herald + Oct. y.
"M.ior.Ceuersl Guslayas W. Smith OF tie Rebel army
bu, laoy tn, n,aben, of the Stree, Commissioners Do
Re tue in this cry Of tie most enlarged and states'
manlke vews expecting our national matters"
How thin the mask is
lie YVES c,reully educated West Point dis,a 'uish.d
himself during Mexican War; and h.. acquired he hshsa
distinction shro shoa the country ocer lie filed the
oce o. Sree. Con.nissoner with purity and ability.
fully esch.sns 'l;ioa with The isersbe vensl paadsr
ers OF The metro polls aad holding himself entirely slcof from
disgscot The i Of lis action de and large nor I'D
h. Leave her. un. lie had carefully organized Arunisa
combination which. under the various names Of sie. party
sc wa prepared nae up in aid Of the South so soon rs the
sruieI OF Lee. Be,ures-d aud Johnston should base p1'ed
the Poomsc oceupied Nlylsnd snd advanced u?en Phis
delphia."
Aud so on, and more of the same sort on
the next day. The same Endorsement OF bis
treason and probity, and the same excuse
given for the silence of this great 50 Secret
=. Revolutionary Conspiracy, by making it de-
pend upon m impossible precedent.
Can any sane man read these articles, and
not come to the conviction that james Gordon
Bennett is as guilty OF treason rs Malcolm Ives
or any other OF the tools employed BY the con-
claye of traitors at Richmond The evidence
it is true, is circumstantial, but it is that kind
of circumstantial evidence which is more over
than positive proof; for il excludes
every other hypothesis than that of guilt.