The New York herald., 1862-12-03

can direct our whole attention to the vigorous
prosecution Of the war for tho Union and the
| constitution.
Tue LONDON TINES RICHMOND CoRREsroN-
DESr.-When the London Times announced with
| great flourish Of trumpsts that it had secured
the services of regular correspondent at the
rebel capital, several Of our journals hazarded
conjectures as to whom this correspondent was.
The New York Times was sure that John Mitch
ell was the man. The World was equally Ger.
tain that Mr.. Vitzelly, the artist of the London
Illustrated Netos, had dropped the crayon and
taken up the pen for the Times. Another
paper asserted that the letters were written
by Mr.. George Brown, formerly connected
with the Journal of Commerce. and now the
rebel Assistant Secretary Of State. The He
RAID, however, expressed the opinion that
Mr.. Frank Lawley, the dishonest private
secretary of Mr.. Gladstone, had retired from
Baltimore to the more congenial society of
Richmond and was the author of the Times
epistles. The following advertisement, from
the Richmond Dispatch of recent date, shows
that our cotemporaries were as mistaken and
the HERALD as correct as usual
Wanted, by an English gentleman parlor and bed
room or bedroom large and well Furnished with writ
ing table, with fireplace coal and gas, some private
family, near the Capitol square. Apply to Mr.. LAwLEy,
room Sc, Ballard House.
driven out of Baltimore by our expose Of his an
tecedents, has retreated to the rebel headquar-
ters, and, having probably made himself well
come by revealing all he had learned Of our af-
fairs at Baltimore, he is about to settle dowa
comfortably in Ga parlor and bedroom, or
bedroom, large and we'll furnished and
write up secession stories for the Lon
don Times. just how much credence
should be given to bis stories may be
judged from the character of the man himself
Mr.. Lawley dishonorably revealed and specu-
lated upon the contents of the English budget,
with which he became acquainted while acting
as private confidential Secretary to the Chan
cellor Of the Exchequer. He lost heavily on
Change, his perfidy was discovered, Mr. Glad
stone disowned him in Parliament and he
was forced to leave his country for his country's
good. After short stay in Chicago, the
London Times selected him as an admirable
person to take the place of Bull Run Russell,
and stationed him at Baltimore. From thence
he has levsnted to Richmond where he will
mingle with persons of the same stamp as him
self, and do this country all the harm he can
We suppose that his brother, who has just
been detected in swindling bet in England
and who is represented as having expressly
contradcted his own written testimony, will
shortly be attached to the Times corps and
join Frank among the rebels. How much
~<1:o ., fo 1xn n.,lo oan1 %hn 1off nf
such correspondents, or tho comments of the
stock gambling journal which employs such
knaves, may be readily surmsed.
THE ILLEGAL IMPRIsoNMENrs AND THE IN
oURY IN CoNaHEss.-Two or three different
attempts, made by members of Congress
to inquire into the unconstitutional arrests
made under the authority of the administra-
tion, were voted down on Monday by
two to one. 1t seems that the voice of the peo-
pie, as expressed in the late elections, have had
little effect upon Congress. Had this rump par
lament been guilty Of such contempt of the
popular will before the elections the vote against
republcanism would have been ten times great
er than was. DO the party in power "leve the
darkness rather than the light because their
deeds are evil ~ If what has been done is
right, why do they fear to lay the facts before
the country? IL the acts of the administration
cannot bear scrutiny, the remedy is not to con-
ceal their dark deeds from the people, but to
get rid of the perpetrators aud put better men
in their places. In no government in the world,
claiming to be constitutional could such
course be permitted. In England, for instance,
whose system is SO much less free, the admins
tration would not dare to oppose SO reasonable
an inquiry. If il did, that would be the last of
It, How much more is it the right of the peo-
pie, through their representatives, in such
country as this to demand an investigation into
ali matters of public administration particular
ly those which affect The liberties Of the citizen?
The bare fact OF refusal is primo focie evidence
Of injustice or foul play. As well might the
magistrate OF district insist upon murdered
man being inferred without coroners inquest
To refuse inquiry is the strongest admission of
guilt. Those who are conscious OF innocence al
ways court investigation. But there is good time
coming, in which Investigation will become in
evitable, and we'll will il be for those who now
attempt to throw veil over black deeds il
they escape the public wrath by mere expo
sure of their career. Stern justice may demand
a greater sacrifice, and the voters against in.
quiry may then find themselves on the wrong
side. Nothing is more certain on earth than
that a reckoning is TO be made before this civil
convulsion is over, and that every man will be
rewarded according to his deeds. This is but
the beginning Of the end. Let the fanatics and
knaves in Congress beware.
Is SLAVERY THE CAUSE or DTsUNIoN AND THE
WAR?-There is one point in the Presidents
Message in whichit is very clear that Mr. Lin
coin is entirely mistaken, and that is, that