New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-02
WAX (ENSOlsSssfP.

We cannot rcprcss the conviction that those
whu clainor Tor au indiscrnnate publication OF
MI the di.paichr. that reach tho President or the
War Department with regard 70 what Is proceed
ing on the Mississippi. e'Incc want oil patriotism
or want Of thought. suppose Gen. Grant To have
rlcgmphed that his battles SINCE he landed ut
lIrunsburg had disabled a third or ut lrasi Il
fourth Of hi- army. md that Johnston was rapidly
accommodating IN his rear force Tint would over
vhclm HIN aud relieve N.cs,burg unless be
Grant should be- promptly bad heavily r"n-
forced. would you have that pubLshrd Suppose
be had irlrgraphcd that be- wa. watching the mus
ter OF Johnston forces. aud would, within a
week.. leave barely n screen OF sklruishcrs IA Ills
uh~.pf, before Nick-surg while b. threw the
bulk oi bis army on JoLnsion's aud demolished H.,
would you have hat gwen 10 The prrs ln short,
Lov can you Auow TIA. tie Administration ha'
not zen, 10 the pres. al that should or safely can
be- printed. prnding the contamination at hand
Why shouh the current .rumDllng be- couni'-
uanc,d - auy bat the mot malignant Copper
hcHf,'
lhfii kiin NI-4"ufHt tts"t tH' '''''''-
men; circulate. nl.c ,idings of victories, IN order
to buo, up tie spirits oi the country, is equally
sroundlcss. Gen. Grant undoubtedly did expect
10 carry vcksburg by assault directly after in
vesting ia confidence based on a rapid success
-oa OF bullinu, aud fruitful trumphs Having
wlthin n fortnight bcnlon the Rebels in half n
dozen pitched battles. takrn the capital OF Mi--
.if-ipp sixty three cannon, and seven or eight
ih,usa ld prisoners, sending Johnston flying in
ore direction, Lorng Ia another, aud run Pcmber-
ton back into Nich-burg. Grant expected 10 cary
that stronghold by q sudden and re-olGtc assault
teapt on the I'D, but tie works were too strong.
aud be- was rrpulsed with considerable loss. This
compelled him to prosecute the sl"gr thrrcriorlh
with unrclaNcd energy, indeed, hat with greater
crcum,pecton; and thus he proceeding al
our latest nlgicr,. If the Rcbrs can rapid,
draw rom Brugp, Benurcgard aud all other
quarters, an aruy 81 Orc Hundred Thousand mch
Johnston may beat Grant and rai-e tie sirge-Or
he may not. All depends ou the relative energy
and CELEBRITY whcrcwith the ho.ilc armies shall be-
if0lh'ilhiils ~ ''lil. tI4 Nhh4i N't
soon be- cuallrd tu oiicr Graut battle. Wei -bugg
must fall. 80 much is perfectly understood on
Nil sides. We hope Tor an auspIc.ous result, bu,
are moi free from appr,hcn'.ons.
Ga Sunday. ii" 9TH, II report reached Mem
phs that V!ctsburg had been taken, and wa,
thence tclegraphrd 10 the President He gave It
To the press Tor whatever Il mgnt be- worth, aud
il was everywhere printed. We declined 10 issue
il in an Extra, because il was most impcyircty
authenticated; had it borne the signature of Gen.
Grant, we should have done otherwise Yet now
the Government is blamed for making this dis
patch public by the very nen who assail it for no,
printing everything that comes to hand We
trust it viii pursue unwnyerngly that course
which it deems most conducive 10 the National
well-being. The suppression Of such news ar in-
dyiduals may wish to transmit il an exercise Of
power which should be- limited by the absolute
exigcucies Of the public service, but official dir
patches are the property Of the Nation, and
should be- given or withheld with exclusive refer
ence to tho public good. PRINT only the truth;
but print that when It's appearance will best sub.
serve the cause Of the country.