, 1863-06-07

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune1
DErRo1T, June :, 1858.
It Is hard to decide whether the loyal peo-
pie Of this city were the most gratiled at the
order of Gen. Burnside, euppressing the Chi
cago Times, or surprised at the decision Of
the President, reyoking that order Aud prac-
tically licensing that Infamous sheet to con-
tinue Its reasonable War upon the Govern
ment.
Wilbur F. Storey and his whole course, not
only sinte the war begun, but from the very
day the South commenced their preparations
tor oyerthrowing the Union, are thoroughly
known to our citizens. They know that lie
is the traitor who, while editor OF the Detroit
Frte Press, originated and proclaimed the
atrocious flre-fn-thc.rear'' doctrine and that
he declared, through Its columns, that If
there was to be war, sit should be
here on the soil Of Michigan" They
know him to be the editor whose
sentiments were go openly reasonable,
that Democ1at Of this city gave
him warning that unless he changed
the whole issue Of his paper, 1t would bo
thrown Into the Detroit River, and him With
1t, and that In consequence of this warning he
hastily disposed Of his establishment and
ekulked off to Chicago They know that since
he removed to this city, he has not ceasedfor
single day to wage most relentless war
aguinst the Government and every measure it
has felt called upon to adopt with view Of
putting down the rebellion, that he has labor
ed-with the malignity Of u fend to corrupt
public sentiment, to create disaffection among
the people, and to give practical mid and COM
fort to the conspirators in arms against 1t.
They know that from the day the first rebel
cannon was fired upon Fort Sumter, to the
present hour, he has not said an encouraging
word In support Of the Government, nor utter
ed one word Of denunciation aeainst the
Southern rebels, but that al1 his abuse has been
bestowed upon the former and all his
encouragements upon the latter. They
know that 60 strong has been
his desire to mid the rebels
that most, If not all, his correspondents with
the army hare been so clearly In the interest
Of the Confederaey, that three Of them, at
least, have been arrested By our Generals, as
sples and lntorners. They know, in short,
the South from the start, and bitterly, 1naljg-
nantly. untiring against his own Govern
ment.
All these things are facts proved By the col.
umDs Of his paper, here and in Chicago, and
Of their trath there Is no more doubt than
country; There is not a number Of the Times
orthe Free Press, while under his charge, from
the day the election Of Lincoln wns known to
the present, that does not contain enough |
proof to hang him for treason In any nation |
at1ocious as this evidence proves his. course
to be, We believe TINT it does not show the |
full enoTmIty Of his guilt. We believe thst |
he was one Of the conspirators banded togcth- |
eE to assasstnate MI: LINCOLN to prevent his |
Inauguration, and thus throw the Govern |
ment into the hands Of the consplrators. |
Their reason for believing SO is, that his bo-
som friend and comrade in this city proposed |
to bet Republican one hundred dollars, Just |
before the 4th Of March, 1861, that he would |
never be inaugurated, and the fact that his
mony with just such an net as that I have
not the slightest doubt that If the consplrators
Of that contemplate and thoroughly matured
crime shall ever be brought to light, the name
Of Wilbur F. Storey will figure prominently
in the list.
Such being the past course and present po-
eition and designs Of the editor of the TIMES,
it is not strange that the real friends and SUD-
po1ters Of the Government here are even il
dignant as well rs surprised that the measures
taken BY Gen Burnside to crush out this dan.
gerous enemy Of the Union, and this bold and
Shameless organ Of JEFF Davis, should not
only be thwafted by the President, but his
trcasonable course virtually sanctioned by
him. If there is J. man in the whole West
npon whom the strong hand Of the Govern
man. Mnhoney, the Iowa Copperhead editor,
James ". Wall, and even Vallandigham, are
loyal men compared with this rile and malig-
nant traitor. And the opinion Is almost uni
versa here that since the President has re-
voked the order euppressing his paper and
ate ia 1irc.in-the-rear" Of our army, he is
bound By every principle ofjustice, equity and
humanity, to pardon not only Vallandigham,
but every other political offender nov under |
arrest. If Storey is not traitor, Va1landig-
ham is vastly less one-indeed, be is genuine
Las no right to Discriminate against
the comparatively innocent. While the t
hitter has made only now and then |
u treasonahle speech to few hundred Cop.
perheads. The former has been preaching
treason to the Goyernment, open resistance
to the rebels, to thousands Of people daily for
two years and a half. Storey has addressed
more people, md talked more treason, aud in
hicted upon the Government more injury in
any single week OF his Infamous career, than |
Valland]gham has since the war began. And
get the coursc Of the former has been off.
cially sanctioned by the President, while he
has sent the latter into exile.
Can you think it strange that this weak.
or vascillating, or discriminating policy
whichever you may choose to ca1liIhas pro-
duced, or is producing, q want Of confidence
In the courage, hrmness and consistency Of I
the President, most injurious to him, and Of
e"nrks to the Union o ea9Ssa Il display
of the effect Of its course upon the |
public interests, to dIstrnst this policy, But
whether It do cf mt IT. ia nnita rovfotn fhot |