, 1863-06-12
The New York Editorial Con,
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a meeting Of many of the principal editors
q this city was held at the AstQI House on
Monday. Mr.. Horace Greeley presided. and
MI Zion Comstock was chosen Secretary,
The general object Of the meeting to consult
upon the "na*ure, extent and rig6tful limita.
lists to criticise the acts Of those charged with
the conduct Of the government in time Of var
and civil conyuleson."
a free interchange Of opinion took place,
when the following resolutions we're reported
and adopted:
WMEnE4s, The liberty and rights Of the prcsa,
statc Of war and especially Of civil war; are opics
Of the highest public concern; and
WHEREAS, Recent events Indicate the existence
Of grave misapprGlcnefone and 1amenrabte conf1.
sion OF ideas with regard to this vital question
Eesoit<d. That our conceptions Of the rights and
and duties Of the rrcss In season Of convu1s!on
med Up in t6e following propositions: - "e1''
ns.Sffd q That re t, feeo$alze aad Fearm tue
md laws Of our country as high moral as well as
Political obligation resting on every citizen, and
neither claim for onreelses nor concede to others
any exemption from It's requirements or privilege
to evadc their facrs and binding force.
by the fundamental law Of this, as Of every other
country. mud nowhere else 80 culpable, 20 abhar-
rent, as in a republic, where each hns an equal
voice and vote IN tue peaceful and legal direction
ztsa1efd Willie VIC thus cnphatically dselaim and
deny any right as inhcrins III Journalistic Or others
to insiis adsocate abet Uphold or justify treason
fe We St r &. but arnl and
and tearleRely the acts Of those charged With tc
adnstntsfratpn Of the government, also those Of ali
ticlr ctxil n,d military subosdpstcs whether with
anls9t aiIecl5 to ensure greater energy, efficiency
aud hdelity In the public service. OF Ii order 10
achieve the same e1ids remotely through the sub
.e% q s T1eF i9f those n poweE
atcd " The necessities OF war, should be conaued
70 localities wherein hostilities actually exist, or
afe M I'm mm!n1gi,nty thTeatsned and We deny the right
forbid Inc general circulation or journals psiuted
hundreds Of miles from the seat Of var"
We should Ike to have seen in these resolu-
tione more decided recognition Of the right
Which the constitution unquestionably con-
fers npon the government to protect itself
and Tic nation in time Of tsinvasiou and iu-
surrcctiop,'' even to the, disregard Of the
courte and the Infringement Of personal Nbet-
tics; and we should like to have seen the dis
tinction made between The right to abet and
approve treason aud that to crttici6e the meas
urts Of the hegovernment little more precisely
defined; but as VIC wcro unable to take part
in the proceedings, we are not in position,
perhaps, 10 appreciate the difficulties Of
getting unanimous expression Of opfn.
ion from a body 80 heterogeneously CON
st1tutcd. As they stand, the fcso1utiops will
intimate to the Administration what they
may expect from the leading Journals for the
future.
The following gentlemen gave In their
names and endorsed the resolutions:
John Clanc3. 3.E.Y.Leader.A Aneon Herrick, Atlas:
JAS. Brooks, Express. 3. D. G. Prime. Obsc's.;
gl,eo. TIton, Indep P.J. Meehan, Irish An.
". G. Prime. Jour. Com y. {. .1saacson, jew Mes'r.
r. G. Do,ton, ,Caucassian.C. Matthew'S, n. Yorker.
Wm. Cauldwe1I, S. Me,.E. Comstock. Argus.
o. ottendorder. st. Zelt. Robert Macfarlanc, Sci.
II. Greeley, Tribune. American,
j 3 TctCb. Sun.