The New York herald., 1863-02-20
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So ~ About tho WAR;"
Our special correspondent in New Orleans
in his account of tie late rebel descent upon
Galveston, resulting in the capture of the Har-
riet Lane and the recalture of the town, re-
ports that
Captain Wilson, of the owasco, says that when the
rebel Governor Lubbuck, OF Texas, game on board his
vessel during the nght the first thing no inquired was
tne NEW YORK HERALD. ~ want he siNd, Ito see what
the HERALD says about the war"
We next find in the New Haven JtsU1sM and
Courier an extract of letter from the 'Camp
OF the Twenty-seventh Connecticut Volunteers,
near Falmouth, Va" dated February IL. re-
lating the following suggestive Incident
The rebels recently rgged up plank with sail Aud
rudder attached and on top placed drawer evidently
taken from old secretary, which they put Rich
mona papers ana on Top halt plug Of tobacco with
"hey would come and have little chat }" If
would pledge faith But this kind of intercourse is strict
ly forbidden on our part.
The rebels on the Rappahannock, like the
rebel Governor of Texas, doubtless wanted
to 'ssee what the HERALD says about the
war" They know that the HERALD represents
the predominant conservative Union sentiment
of the loyal States; that it is not the tool of
any faction or political party; that it supports
the cause of the Union against disunion upon
any terms; that it is opposed to all disturbing
Northern cliques and factions, and seeks har-
monious, earnest and vigorous prosecution of
the war for the suppression of the rebellion;
and that accordingly what the HERALD says
about the war is more to he relied upon than
the views of any other Northern journal in
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trolling public opinion Of the loyal States.
This must be so; for otherwise there would
be no demand among the rebels for the
HERALD If they thought that there was any
reliance to be placed in the views and
opinions of Northern journals engaged
in the unholy work Of giving laid and comfort
to the rebellion they would ask for the New
York Tribune. in order to be informed of the
progress and prospects Of its programme Of
French mediation and the 'best peace we can
obtain about the lst of May; or two Rich
mond papers and a half plug Of tobacco would
be offered in exchange for copy of the New
York Journal Of Commerce, the World or the
Cypress, in order to see what progress the
Northern disunion democratic peace faction are
making in behalf Of a Southern confederacy.
But the rebels have no faith in the organs Of the
abolition peace faction or the democratic peace
public sentiment of the loyal States. Ac-
cordingly, from Virginia to Texas. when the
"butternuts" ask for any particular Northern
paper, il Is the HERALD they name, because they
"want to see what 1t says about the war; they
want facts, thcy want reliable intelligence in
reference to the controlling Union sentiment of
the country, upon which the success Of this war
for the Union depends. They want to know
not what an sbolition disunion organ, or what
peace democratic disunion organ says, but they.
want the views Of journal representing the
great mass Of the people Of the North and their
great cause; in short they want the HERALD,
just AZ our hundred thousand subscribers here
abouts want it, "to see what it says about the
war;
Our CONTEMPORARIES FOLLOWING IN Our
WAKE.-The HERALD cautioned the American
people months ago against the encroachments Of
Louis Napoleon on this continent, and de-
nounced him as the friend Of the Davis govern
ment. We have kept up our warnings upon the
subject and have made reiterated calls upon our
administration to prepare against the results
Of an alliance between France and the South
Our articles upon this subject called down
upon us contradictions and denunciations from
our contemporaries, who are always behind
hand in their Information. We were charged
by them with being secessionists, with giving
aid and comfort to the enemy, and like balder-
dash, which did not deter us from making our
appeals TO the government to prepare against
the schemes of Napoleon. One of our neigh
bors said, not month since, it was .enabled
from good sources to contradict point blank the
rumors which Interested parties have been ex-
tremely diligent of late in putting in circula-
tion. The very latest communications from the
French government, as made by it to Mr.. Day
ton, and by him reported to the Secretary of
State, are of the most friendly character and
details are given on the subject which give
assurances Of the truth of this assertion
Another journal. about the same date, refer
ring to the New Year discourse made by Napo-
leon, which contained assurances of his desire
to be at peace with all the world, remarked
ave are obliged to his Majesty for the opiate
he thus enables us 10 administer to those in this
country who are gifted with weak nerves.
These same papers are now crying out
against France and urging upon our admins
tration the immediate necessity OF preparing for
war. This is following our example, good
one. We would suggest to the journals above
referred to that if they wish to be right always
they have but TO continue what they are now
doing-tbat is, following in the wake of the
HERALD.
CoSTRABAND NEwy.-A letter from Connee-
tcut regiment stationed at Falmouth. Virginia,
10 New Haven paper, among other things states
that "the next day after the Ninth army corps
had left the rebels hailed our pickets and ask
ed. Where is your Ninth Army csrps gone