The New York herald., 1863-08-19
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THE TRIBUNE AND THE WASHINGTON NEWS.
The nS1sne people here are very much bothered Il
discover ins which the HgaALp secures news from
Official which they regard a. their own especial
property. when the HERALD obtains important wash
ngtou despatch, those people Immediately TO Mr.
Seward or the President and badger them into some
statement which they twist into partial contradiction
Of the HRAIos correspondence. Tho fact Is, how
ever that the President aud the leading members of tho
Cabinet very careful to gye any important
10 the agents OF the radical prcss account Of ther
ability 10 keep secret and the nuicous use thoy make
OF such stray items to their knowledge II Ia
conceded that since the commenced no paper has
snned 20 little tho herald In tho publication OF i'm
proper military aud political news, aud yet has been 30
full Of Information touching which Is clearly eg
mate.
THE CASE or cAsnELL.
Much fceng Is expressed here among army oicors and
ctzcns about tho late order OF the Secretary OF War
dssoving the Court Martial which tried Mr. Cashel Of
Maryland Great astonishmeut prevails snat such m,
precedcntoi presumption tho part Of she revising
authority should be liberated unnoced. Tho article Of
war under which tho charge against Cashell tred
provides the penalty OF DEATH such penalty as tho
Court should prescribe, yet tho Secretary most pro-
badly. Judge Advocas, Holt, the special revising
the proceedings and finding Of tho Court and condemn
tho Court upon the point OF consceacc matter entirely
out OF the province OK the revising power. t
Tho question h whether tho Major General and
four Brigaofs forming that court be considered
unworthy u place any court martial during this ad
mins,ration whether they expected 10 saernce all
dignity so respect expose themselves 70 another
similar rebuks for nonoonormity tho peculiar notions
and Dictates q certain parties In power who hold their
political projudces terroem over their heads setting
at nought Ill law, military usage testimony II Is
runorcd that the members OF the Casho Court Martha
wilt cthor decline sitting any othor court tender
;heir designations Certainly they must take cog
nizancc Of tho ndignlty imposed them suffer in the
public estimation
Tho facts brought out tho trial wc TO all
who attended tho sittngs the court. There was
evidence Of any voluntary act the part OF Cashe upon
which lie could be convicted OF anythng beyond udiscre
ton while replying to questions put TO him by tho rebels.
undor fear Of their immediate vengeance On the con-
trary Il was proven that he did all in his power to
Shwart the urpose OF the enemy.
Not couten with tho poremptory order dssoving the
court and covering its members with implied disg
by srepresenting the law and tho facts the Secretary
has ordered the trial Cashe for tho oicncs by
the civil Of the Dstric-,a outrage upon Law and
the rights Of tho czsn unprecedented In the annals of
citizens by martial during the present regency
CONSUL TO PLYMOUTH. ENGLAND.
H. y. Luddngton, OF New York has been appointed
United States CoasuI to Plymouth, England.
THE RECEIPTS FROM THE EXCISE TAX.
The Trim correspondent. hence, in seeking. by
vulgar epithets, 70 mpngn tho statemeut OF this cor
respondent touching tho cxcses makes himself ridiculous
in the opinion OF politicians here by saying that tho
receipts do not 10 the estimates but tho secrc
ary the Is about IT, Secretaries
and nancers in Congress- always CALLED when their
estimates not nearly Appropriated BY reports
Probably stringent measures will be recon.
mendod by tho Secretary, whereby more
true and faithful disclosure Of the taxable property
Of czens may be had for II Is fct that tho excise re-
would be satisfactory mad there not been con-
ceslments Tho bad opinion however, s that this aicns
will not answer OF tho rrcassry but there
be OF tho rates Of taxation in various
forms.