New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-14
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
mrY. pAvrss rssT STEP TOWARD DICTATOR

Aaop'ea - oe endotioY Of the President 10 substi
cute details for exemptions. But Inc large wore gwen
for the reference 10 the Military oOht.e Vlru' uu
te aecerted by the press as leaving US luie cohuIon
,neertsin The members who voted for the assurance
~ he continued liberty Of the press Will only have 10
yarret ,haf more Of the members were not willing 10
,et Tho anxiety Of the country upon This lmpOrt.nt
,rniect IL is not only among the conductors o Tue
press that this recommendation has created gTeat hS
'etv but many Of the people believe u 70 be the lh'
ren 10 dctatOrial powers. They cannot s'e now u"
cause Of he country viii be improved hy changins eA
,mptions from details: bu they readily undefst ana huN
syery semblance Of liberty must depart from 'he PI.'
xbe6 conducted hv government detais The consirhc'
sior tut upon this recommendation of The Pysdeni W.
denounced yesterday in Congress as ihat oi sneok
man. am not mad, most noble ftsttt' pu' 80
10Th fbe words Of sberness and truth" Wewoud have
been most cratifed If the honorable member VINO Ius
denounced our construction had supplied me pe's wi
soundor views 10 What the l1esdeu' noan'. -. ,.
paper has never exhibited any spiflt OF legu09 our
opposition ~ the President, ana we iecel'e" IN
Recommendation with the WeleNt Neioli Vu1
a., 80 hen unable 10 discover any other
effect for this recommendation than me depend
tnce OF the press for continued existence upon te td
,nye ~ tho President should the Congress substitute
s@,sils c,- exou1ptiops We are whiting only OF the
eject not Of the motives Of the lresdent these are
known ony TO himself and m, God Brt j nc Is seer
inc dcfat6ral powers, what more certain way OF &C
gconpjshing his ends than the Unlimited control w me
press which the power of detailing the editors WoaO
give bim' If the dictator scheme has friends wsat
better way OF advancing II than the reference OF MI
Foote'S resolution a. the Military COMMITTEE mere 70
,Umber until the plot has been fully arranged snd Is
ready to be sprung upon the country.
Girardin tells his readers that scheme OF MAKING
Patrick Henry dictator talked Of IN the Virginia
Assembly in i776 Archibald Cary meeting with Cor
Syre the half brother OF Henry. In the lobby OF zoe
House accos,ed him: "Sr, am told that your brother
wishes 10 be dictator Tell him, from me, that the day
ofhs appointment shall be the day of his death for be
sba find 10y dagger in his heart before the sunset OF
that day." And the scheme was abandoned. for an
knew that "Old Iron" would have made GOOD ms
threat There are descendants OF "oid Iron h''ns
In Virginia yet.
pAvIs's BOLD ATTEMPT TO NUZzLB THE Press
he OUTDOES LINCOLN.
From The Richmond Wig Nov To-
The proposition of President DAVIS, IN MS
late message place editors aud printers OF neWspa
rers under the thumb Of the Executive 80 that that
department may nave the absolute and entire cohtrol
the whole press Of the country meets with no favor OUT
Of doors whatever may be the disposition OF Congress
II IL no novelty hayng been tried once OF twice before
by his Exceiloncy. and been rejected Amos "nout
consider alton by the Congress OF tie Confederate
state IL il the h0dcst attempt 10 NUDE the press
ar Ia make il sneak only such language as the supreme
head may ike 20 hear, that has been made Oh IN. con
unent. Eyen in the Yankee Congress TO sueh telne
has over been attempted. in tie YANKEE natoh NhSI
editor saws anything which the Dictator OF s
satraps consider objectionable ne Is ldh' al oHOe
tnsfodv his tvpes are distributed Or dispersed hs
presses broken m handed over e. some oJai' ana he
himself left 10 mediate, in base upon me grandeur
of the great Republic aud the tender mercies OF the
best government under the sun. But he Il MOI nsuited
with the TeprOach Of having acted against law ana ne
tug. therefore justly ciapped INTO prison ~ pD @
law lie is told. and he Knows II without being tod'
that he il there for having taken The name Of Abraham
Lincoln in Yain-tOT having criticized his measures or
ridieuled has person. for having attempted 10 Ofe the
ruling mower into contempt, having said what might
expose II TO eXecTatOn. lie knows that mere is no
cause for his arrest and he Ii not tod maj mere - any
In fact his prosecutors do not hesitate 10 point 10 eI
epanettes as their warrant and 20 their swords as tner
justification Press and Law, they are given 10 audel
stand are alike silent in war times.
The case is very different here. We have FlesdcuI
Who is remarkable for the conscientious scrupes wth
which be the law. especially when our enemies
are to be affected by IT, Not for All Tie world would ne
40 ANYTHING for which he had not law 20 show When
he wishes 10 DO anything arbitrary he considers II bet
Ter to get law ioT IT, 1t was in contemplation al one
fne, We hegId 70 suppress TIE E1amiHT newspaper
and his journal for certain difference Of opinion with
the Executive expressed IN terms not sufficiently court
Tor 6hf ear OF ,e a Sea5 I hIS SouI bsys sod
differently. He would nave elapped the EDITORS IN
prison and knocked the type into pi without waiting
Ior any law Our considerable ruler thinks u best
90 have law by Of which he can elect The some
thing Give him a hook IL every editors mouth, aho
ring in his nose snd he VIII have no occasion !" oeha
hin 10 ial Give him the power whenever an editor
NAV express views not cOngena with b, own or sen
timens with regard To him. personally or Oiholally,
which do accord with his own high appreciation Of
h merits. to break up his paper by ruudhng MN ana
bis printers of to the trenches aud you enable hn 10
accomplish under of law, all that Lincoln has
been abe 10 effect by his most fragrant violation And
such power The President now ssks Congress 10 De-
stow upon him
VII the Congress Of the Confederate States consent
10 NJ stte the entire press Of the C0n'cdeac! 10 The
pleasure If the ExccUtiVei VIII they pass law limit
Ing the exercise OF the most III ortan function 81 eli.
tor to his tools and dependents' WI IN" render II
impossible for the peoplc-theI own peopiethey con
stfuents--their beueactorto hear tbe truth n " te
pnpaiatsb bic Ia Presdcn, Davis his friends or bis
tools or his mnionsf Shall II. through their agency,
become impossible hereafter 10 hear word against
official corruption, matter bOr gissntic-againsi
Presidential mismsnsgemeut. however notorious
against oppression peculation, robbery and all that
class OF crimes OF which free press rs NE only p0ss
corrective because 1t is the only instrument by which
they he exposed. II 20, then a1oPi Tie scheme u
the message-deta editors and prin,ers--lneke them
dependent for their daily bread upon President Davis
The object will have been completely accomplished
YOu vii have editor who dare whisper compliant
OF those high in ohiceno printer will venture 70 set up
line or q sentence which does not celebrate the virtues
snd the glory OF tae Executive
Toput printers and editors in the same class with
farmers shoemakcrs, tanners aid other necessary
trades and occupations rs simply ridiculous There lie
mo analogy between the There is no temptation
for the Executive tooppiess M! Of thetS classes ne can
n nothing by restricting the exercise Of then trades
and to his tools and parasites. IL rs
dangerous 10 give him command Of The press, because 1t
enables him TO corrupt :he fountain Of Intelligence he
cause it enables him blind the people - 70 ls own
acts; cause it places him IN cloud when TIE people
cannot penetrate.
We will not say anything about the Importance Of a
Zee press Every member Of Congress understands II
and feels it. We hope this mons'rous propo ition al
receive such blow a. VIII convince lts author tAat
theTe use IN prUlOuging lis existence or eApeil'
Heptng with it any further upon the docihty oi Con
eress.
GOVERNOR BROWNS MsssAGk--RE ADVOCATES
THE RIGHT OF EACH SFATE TO NEGOTIATE
FOR ITSELF.
From The Richmond mspsich, Nov 10.
The Legislature OF Georgia met at Mllledge-
vile on Thursday Lost, and the next day Gov. Brown
sent In his message II Is not at all remarkable
document az some OF the messages and prooanations
Of the same Executive have been termed by the papers
but is merely repetition Of bis views heretofore En-
pressed IN other State papers IL Ills over ten col umns
efe Augusta papers and are able ouy 10 m axe ex'
Tracts from IT. which will give its tenor and spirit On
the negotiation question be says
There Is reason ~ fear that President Lincoln, If re-
eaeeted and President Davis whose passions are in
famed against each other may be able 70 agree