Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-28
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR SEEKING A
QUARREL WITH THE GENERAL
GOVERNMENT.

It Is refreshing In these treasonable times TO
nnd New York Grand Jury possessing the
manly courage to resist Copper head Governors
and Copperhead Judges, and asserting the dig
nifty Of the Federal Government.
Two New York journals published, on a GER
tain day, not long since, an Infamous forgery,
intended to be used in Europe to the injury of
the national credit and to the general disgrace
OF the United States.
At 12 O'Clock on the day OF It's publication
steamer containing many copies of the forgery
was to sail for Europe. But for the prompt
action of Secretary Seward, the forgery would
have gone out in the steamer, uncorrected
such a bold and outrageous crime required
prompt action on tue part OF the Government
In The ula'rrr Of ierreting out the author. There
wAs No. more sure wsv than to begin with the
AZ 'r, iuNkT- th" publication Telegraphic
manage. and vg.-rt"Ts were also arrested. In
Tie general rrrrI. the yiraiuous authur-How-
,-t-wa- detected H. WIS arrested. All the
o.ee- I.'rIiys arruNed we're Immediately re,
leased. srd oil rr-u1ctions placed upon tele-
graphic Bud ue~sFaper business were removed.
Tue effort Of tue Government to ascertain
lis au.hol Il the hlgh-hSnded outrage as the
sN-rs, snd spssdiest way to vlndicate Its own
dtyutly aud trlng n great scoundrel to justice,
rH cuusll,rei praiseworthy by every loyalist
40 tnr r.uu,-S.
Thr Is important exceptions to this have
l.eI 0'."-sed In New York, In the conduct Of
u ,'rn seymour and Judge. Russell. They
made etiorL, 10 have the Government arraigned
s., ira nal at the bar of Judge RusselPs
roaI But before such brilliant spectacle
.Duld he perfected the Grand Jury was re-
4Uired to act. Thanks to that body of noble
men, they did act, and acted like loydlists wIo
lsaAed determined 10 shut their ears 10 the dicta-
tioA Of traitors and 10 do What they could proper
er!y, regardless Of consequences, to aid the Coz
rrnme'a IN putting doVH he rebellion In this
spirit they passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Grand Inquest respect =
fully represent TO the honorable Court that in
their judgment 1t is ineKpedient to examine
into the subject referred TO in the communl ca
tlon OF the Executive of the state and the
charge of the CouI8 namely, the action of the
general Goyernment as to certain newspapers
In this city. CYRUS MASON, Foreman.
JOHN AUSTIN STEVENS, Jr., Secretary.
This was a terrible bombshel to the world of
Copperheads in New York. Seymour and Rus
sell are awfully chagrlned. The former feels
for his dignity Gnd finds 1t has gone. He
straightway seeks for a restoration Of It. in
letter 70 U. 3. District Attorney Hall, In
which he charges that the members of the
Grand Inquest have disrsgardsd their oaths. },
that they have refused to do their duty in not
bringing In bill of Indictment against the
Government Of the United States for the prompt
steps 1t took TO find out who had committed
against 1t an Infamous high crime,
Gov. Seymour, who is thus disgracipg tn,
loyal State Of New York by his contemptibl,
course In the matter, expresses the opinion
that the subject of the seizure of the Worl,
and Journal Of Commerce newspapers "shoul
at once be brought before some proper magit
Hate." We think the ends of Justice woul
the sooner be answered If the Legislature q
New York was called together for the speciu
purpose Of impeaching HoratIo Seymour upo
the charge of attempting to dictate TO, and IL
umidate, the Grand Jurors Of the State, |
the legal performance of their duties; anc
furthermore, for giving aid and comfort
time OF war 10 the armed enemy of the Natlonr
Government.
The State Of New York owes It to herself
take action in the matter, assert her own dI,
nifty, and VlndicAte her own honor, now :
fallen and so tarnished by Horatio Seymour.