Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-04

hard to be severe on paper like the Chronicle,
which is evidently well-meaning enough, either
when it essays to Aatter or to denounoe. II its
aattery sometimes hurts worse than its censure, and
if its denunciations sometimes rebound to the praise
of those whose conduct it fails to understand, this
is due, We are persuaded more to the infelicty Of
its position and the difficulty Of its monotonous
functions than to any other cause. II did not
mean to be indscreet when it spoke about the Pre-
sidenfs mistakes" or the "weakness" of our
public servants" and just little did it to
be unjust to us in penning the following para
graphs, which have provoked our mirth 80 much
that We think it proper to spread them before our
| readers, albeit we are assured there may seem
some severity in thus exposing to their gaze the
justice and oomity Of our neighbor So long as we
are reviled in the columns Of the Chronicle no par
icuar damage is done to any body for it passes with
the readers Of that journal as 30 much rhetorical
objurgation to balance so much rhetorical praise
and if this antithesis gives any pleasure to the con-
ductors Of the Chronicle, should be sorry to in
terfere with their enjoyment as it certainly does no
harm to US. We hope, therefore, it will not think
that we are disposed to inict ON it (what the Con-
stitution forbids) "a cruel and unusual punish
ment, if give to our readers the opportunity of
passing judgment on its style Of editorial ami
madversion, by laying before them the subjoined
article in its number of yesterday We are assured
that our courteous contemporary would have been
more guarded in its statements if it had supposed
that we would take this summary vengeance on its
indiscretion, but much as our heart reents at the
severity of the exposure, we must make it, in the
hope that when the Chronicle yields to the next
temptation Of saying hard things against the In
teigencer its diatribes may be such as we can re-
print for the amusement of our readers without
bringing confusion to the writer by their transpa-
rent naptitude. Let him, if he will, "stick to his
pantomimes," but, for his own sake, let them not
be such as shall provoke derision when he assumes
to make grimaces at men who resisted secession
before he was born, and who, in doing SO, have
been often brought, down to very late period, into
conflict with the present conductor of that sheet,
while as yet he was in close political fellowship
with the Southern leaders whose schemes we're
even then preparing the way for treason and rebel
lion, and in which, if he did not knowingly abet, it
was only because he had not sagacity enough to
perceive them. Lessons on modern Loyalty" if
addressed to US, might possibly come with better
grace from another source.
From the Washington Chronicle Of May 29th.
There is no better way TO understand the embarrass
ments that surround the Administration ef the Federal
gencer the New York World. Considering the extra
ordinary character Of the rebellion and the nestmable
consequences depending upon its successful suppression
might suppose that Indifferent observer would
feel constrained to withhold criticism and to allow himself
to be governed by soctude for the welfare and
preservation Of great people No has contended
that the President has not committed mistakes but in
both journals he rarely credited with the ordinary
virtue Of good intentions They more inolerant 10
judging of his actions than the public enemy for he at
least pays the Executive the tribute OF sincere and manly
hostility and does not hesitate frequently to remind the
rebel leaders that they might copy many valuable Lessons
from the vgor and perseverance, of the Federal Govern
men Camoring in favor Of freedom of speech these two
newspapers, and the class they represent abuse and
scandare the liberty they enjoy in attempts to
weaken and destroy the that protects them In the
face of such novel complications under the burden of
such novel responsibilities dscency if not gratitude ought
to awaken the soctude Of every humane and to in
spre the codest hearts with patriotic cooperation
| TO sustain our public authorities.
1t frequently said by the Intelgencer and the World
that only parasites and placemen stand by the Admnsra
ti0n in this crisis and that he who gives an unquestion-
support deserves to be despsed for his subservency
But do these two Journals and the gentlemen who manage
them reflect that their conduct may be
by still barsber phrases and that in camoring for rights
which they themselves habtuay disregard they run 60
open treason that il they published their news
papers in Richmond Charleston they would find approy-
ing readers in the ranks OF the rebels hemseves 1t
Of the easiest things to find fault with the Government
This truth is always realized 10 times Of peace but when
conyulses and dresses great people those who
the conduct Of infinitely harassed and ham
pered by the who will not believe them honest or
capable by those who assa them in the field There
is number OF the National IntelQencer for instance
not reservoir Of transferred caumnies upon the
Government not number that does not contain articles
that to have been copied with the determined pur
pose of poisoning the public mind, and OF bringing the
authorities into contempt This treason 10 occasionally
diluted by the Of loyal paragraph speech but
hatred Of the general shown by the eagerness with
which it selects the complaints of captous and pretended
friends and by the satanic ability with which il debates
what regards the shortcomings Of the Administration
Now, this may be patriotism but II to Us that il
nothing more than base and calons ingratitude
IL 10 inconcevsble how who receive and prosper
upon the patronage and the protection Of Mr. Lncoins
will not gay OF an unquestoniDg unconditional sup
port but the benefit Of that fair and impartial treatment
which the honorable always accord to his adversary
IL has been said that there spectacle more touching
ban that Of brave struggling with adversity What
shall cay Of great nation enviroued with perls at
tackled front and rears not this sight TO awaken all
best eengsi Should II impel to forget enmi-
ties and enves, and postpone preiudices and party to
overlook for the time being that which may be universally
class represented by the National Integencer and the
New York World. They seem to delight ia exposing the
weaknessif we may call it--of the public servants
and In holding up daily pictures 10 the rebels Of fanoed