The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-15


expressed such confidence in Hall thought he
was the very man FOR me to employ"
1t Is thus evident that Belger and Tucker
were aware Of the operations of Hall. and it is
to be presumed that Meigs and Stanton were
not altogether ignorant Of what was going on.
If they were not they are manifestly unfit for
their positions, and If they were ignorant they
are also unfit. In the words of the committee,
"They were bound to know the character and
conduct Of the men they entrusted with public
business of such magnitude"
H Adicals OF Both Parties Plotting .
Revelation.
A great deal Of excitement has heen caused
in certain circles by the publication of
q spicy report Of meeting Of radical demo-
Gratis held at Delmonicos on the 9th inst. The
Hon. James Brooks, Of the Erprsss; Mr.. Will
liam G. Prime, Of the Jomnal Of Commerce; Mr..
Manton Marble, of the World and tho satani-
caliy pious editor of the New York Observer,
appear to have arranged the meeting, and ssve-
raj bankers, brokers and politicians of more or
less note supplied the viands and the wines.
The object of the gathering is very evident.
Next to securing IL good dinner, for the
first time, perhaps, in many long, weary,
hungry days, the four poor editors above
named desired to increase the circulation of
their papers, which never yielded them much
Of an income but which now, under tho pres
sure Of taxes and the rise in paper, are pro-
badly source rather Of expense than Of profit.
The bankers, brokers and politicians wished to
influence the New Hampshire election, with an
eye to good Offices in the future. The result of
the deliberations was the passage Of resolution
to promote the diffusion Of useful knowledge by
assisting the Express, Journal Of Commerce
World and Observer to keep alive and the sub
scription of ten thousand dollars for political
purposes.
Now, in the first place, We very greatly doubt
whether any assistance to the four papers repro
scented at that meeting does tend to promote the
diffusion Of useful knowledge. On the con-
trary we are afraid that the knowledge those
papers disseminate is not only always useless.
but also often hurtfnl. There is the Observer.
Msmmon, and is now balancing itself on the
fence, uncertain whether to give Jehovah or
Satan its entire support. The -Erpress, Journal
of Commerce and World form a sort OF mutual
admiration and revolutionary society. The Jour
nal of Commerce WAS at one time denied the use
Of the mails, on the ground that it was treason
able publication. The World has only escaped
q similar fate because it lacked brains and is
too silly to be dangerous. The Nrpress copies
the revolutionary aud anarchioal articles Of its
two contreres, hashes them up in an absurd and
ridiculous style, throws in few dashes, excla-
nation points and explosives, and endeavors to
give great importance to wha. is essentially
nonscnsical and sometimes absolutely injurious.
The editors of these papers profess to be con-
scrvative aud to oppose the abolition radi.
Gals. They arc, in fact tho worst kind of
radicals, and do quite Is much harm
as the abolitionists they oppose. They
say that the abolitionists are running the
nation; and thus far they are right But how do
they propose to save the nation. Why by
revolution against the government We
neither understand nor approve this scheme.
To destroy the nation in order to save it is
madness. We know that the abolitionists must
be put down, and We intend to put them down
but it must be at the ballot box. Swords, pis-
tolls, guns, cannon, blood and barbados are
not the remedies of . free people These
editors who incite revolutions would be the last
to lead and the first to suffer from armed mobs.
But what are bankers, brokers and old poll
ticians doing in such company. Why are they
encouraging the bloodthirsty Brooks, the mas
sacreing Marble, the pugnacious Prime and the
combative Christian of the Qbservers The
New Hampshire election is no business Of
theirs. Let the people Of. New Hampshire at
If New Hampshire men are so deluded as still
to prefer abolitionism to the Union, let them
vote accordingly. We believe, however, that
they are quite - wise ~ the Hon. James
Brooks, who seems to have the Yankee itch to
play the pedagogue, and, forgetting that educa-
ton, like charity, should begin at home, is
never satisfied unless he is instructing the
Legislature Of New Jersey or the people Of
some other State. Even If New Hampshire is
not yet converted she will be, long before the
next Presidential election; and that ought to
be sufficient for reasonable men. The
trouble is that Brooks, Prime, Marble and
their associates are not reasonable men, They
cannot be content to wait whom patience will
render victory inevitable. They fumo, fret,
bluster and threaten In q style which encou-
RACES the rebels. and gives the Tribune, Times
and Post their most efficient weapons against
the conservative party. They know, as every
one else knows, that their course is calculated
to injure not only the administration-for
which they express the utmost contempt-but