The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-23

Military Orders suppressing ana Re
straintng Newspapers.
We had hoped that the blunder Of Burnside
In suppressing the Chicago Times had been suf
ficiently rebuked by public opinion and by the
President directing him to revoke his order to
prevent other generals from initiating his ex-
ample. But there is class Of men whom no
signs Of the times can instruct The gods seem
to have doomed them to the same kind of blind
ness and insanity which characterized the ac-
lions Of the rulers Of France before the first
French Revolution, and afterwards in 1880 and
1913 The Bourbons at Washington and the
Bourbons in the army seem incapable of instruc-
ton and reform. The Wadsworths, the Has
calls, the Blunts, the Milroys and Schencks, in
stead of attending properly to their military
duties, waste their time and energies in politics
and in knocking out their brains against the
press
Instead Of watching the movements Of the
enemy in Maryland and on the borders Of Penn
sylvania, General Schenck, famous alike for
falling into trap at Vienna in which his COM
mand was slaughtered by the rebels, and
for his raid against newspaper in Philadelphia,
has now again entered the field against the
newspapers Of New York, prohibiting tho cir
cuiation of three Of them in his Department.
seemly and grateful return for the prompituds
with which New York troops have fastened to
the assistance of Maryland, which General
Schenck has now permitted 10 be overrun, ~
he has done BEFORE involving the destruction
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the
loss Of millions Of property. But it appears
from telegraphic despatch which we publish
this morning that the General has discov-
ered his error, probably in consequence
of q hint from the President, and now
he says he only meant that the jour-
nails in his department are not to make ex-
tracts from certain New York papers. The ex-
PLANTATION Is more absurd than the original
order II extracts from New York journals
ought to be prohibited from being published In
the Baltimore papers, fortiori the New York
papers themselves ought to be prohibited from
being sold and circulated in the same locality.
OF course the prohibition against extracts is be-
cause the papers are poisonous; but the entire
sheets are admissible. The inference would
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is dangerous. if not fatal; whereas in large doses
it may be swallowed with impunity. General
Schenck says ''no extract will be permitted
not even a report of thunder storm or an
amusing comment on the recent movements Of
Patti, Strakosch and Count De Vile.
The explanation, however, distinguishing be-
tween the papers themselves and any extracts
from them, is too transparent humbug to de-
ceive any person. In the plainest and most
unambguous language, General Schenck says
in his first order, which we published yester-
day:-"The following newspapers have been
suppressed within the limits of this depart
ment, and the local press will not
hereafter be allowed to publish extracts
from their columns" (then follows a list
Of three New York papers and two West
ern journals). This is 4 consistent order, pro-
hibiting the obnoxious journals and any extracts
from them But the order which we publish to-
day, prohibiting extracts but declaring that it
was "a mistake" and perhaps a misapprehen-
sion," to suppress the papers themselves, is RI
diculous on the face of it. Though it was pub
lished in the official organ, the Washington Re
publican, Of Saturday evening, and in tsle.
graphic despatch to the New York papers yes
terday with the Official signature Of bis Lieu
tenant Colonel and Provost Marshal, VIM s.
Fish," it is now declared that mo such order as
thus published has been issued" That may do
to tell to horse marines. But it il pretty GER
tain that the order had something to do with the
approaching Maryland elections. We have
heard an explanation Of its revocation that is
far more likely to be true than that which is
assigned. 1t is stated that one Of the prohibited
journals applied to Governor Seymour for pro-
lection, and that he made such remonstrances
az induced direction to rescnd the order.
Had not this been promptly done, it is believed
he would have ordered back to this State the
militia regiments which he has just sent forward
to assist in remedying the neglect and msman-
agement of Schenck and the War Department
The OPERATIONS OF THE PRIvATEERs-WHAr
OUGHT TO RE DoNE.-By the arrival Of the ship
Isaac Webb from Liverpool yesterday at this
port we learn that she was captured on
Saturday by the privateer bark Tacony, whose
captain has recently, in that vessel and in that
which he previously commanded, inflicted such
extensive damage upon our merchant marine
The Isaac Webb was captured in latitude 40