The New York herald., 1864-08-26


VOWED immense frauds on the government, and,
what is worse. a criminal tampering with the
lives aud health of our soldiers in the field, by
supplying them with inferior drugs and medi-
cnes. IL this serious case the accused was
only dismissed the service and disqualified from
holding Office under the government, his
sentence not being accsmpaaied by the igno-
miny of imprisonment and hard labor in Sing
Sing AS Surgeon General Hammond has ap-
pealed to the public for suspension Of its
judgment until he can prepare statement in
bis defence, we forbear further comments upon
it; but we cannot refuse 70 Colonel D'Etassy an
opportunity OF calling attention to the glaring
Inconsistency Of the two sentences, "a compared
with the evidence in each case
The Restrictions on the Com mercc OF
New YORKSHIRE Rights OF Our Mer-
chants Trampled Upon.
Again our merchants are complaining of
unnecessary restrictions placed on their busi-
ness at this port For months we have been
trying to prevail on the authorities at Wash
ington to relieve them from the operation of
the ridiculous rules and regulations which have
been imposed on them or, if that could not be
done, to put them on the same footing with
the merchants of Philadelphia, Boston and
other ports; but all to no purpose.
Why is it that our merchants, who have
contributed SO literally to support the gov
eminent, and from whom she derives
seven-eighths of her customs revenue,
should be subjected to such arbitrary restIic-
tionsP Why seek to promote the interests of
other towns at the expense of New York |?
Why cripple our commerce by the imposition
of rules and regulations which subject us to
Why require bonds at our hands, and permit
the merchants of Boston TO ship their goods
without hindrance2 II is bad enough, one
would think, that our boasted navy cannot
protect our vessels from rebel pirates, with
out throwing unnecessary obstacles in the way
of regular and legitimate trade.
For two long years we have been attempting
to blockade the rebel ports at the New York
Custom House by requiring bonds that the
goods we permitted to be shipped hence
should not reach the rebel States. What is
the result? A cartload of wordy. worthless
bonds, immense loss of trade. numberless
suits against the government, an occasional
candidate for Fort Lafayette, and the ridicule
of all sensible, practical business men. What
have VIC gained? Nothing except the positive
knowledge that we have succeeded in supply
ing the rebels with almost everything they
desired to enable them to prolong the war.
and that our trade with Mexico- alias Texas
under the system has increased a thousand
per cent, and that blockading at long range
without Secretary Welles to train the guns is
superiativc folly. This policy having worked
SO admirably, it is now sought by similar
means to regulate our coasting trade, and to
that end it would appear that the joint action
Of nearly all the departments at Washington
has been called into requisition to inaugu-
rate the new system. AS an evidence of this
we have only to point to the fact that only
last week coasting schooner belonging to a
regular and old established line between here
and Boston, and owned by one Of our most
respectable merchants. was seized by order of
hundred barrels of pork which had been
taken on board at this port for Boston. were in
tended for reshipment to Hahfax and it was
only after a delay of nearly week that she
was released and permitted by the Secretary of
War to sail for her destination, and then only
should go with her doubtless to guard her
against capture by the Tallahassee. In this
ease there was no attempt at concealment of
anything connected with the transaction; no
,ne believed that the vessel was bound to any
other port than Boston, and it was freely
admitted that the pork was purchased on
account of parties in Halifax. But why ship
to Boston? Because Boston does not require
bonds on shipments to Halifax. and we do.
IF the authorities at Washington will estab-
ish the same system of trade regulations at
Boston and other favored ports az are in force
here there will be no occasion for Secretary
Seward to tinkle his little bell for so
small purpose az to order the seizure of q
little coaster at our wharf on suspicion that
some one connected with her may at some
future time commit a wrong, nor for Secre-
tary Stanton to issue war bulletins FOR the
guidance Of our officers Of the revenue.
TuE Two CAMPAIGNS --PoLTIcN. AND Military
CLAsHING.-As time rolls on the truth asserts
itself and responsibilities are placed where
they belong. 1t now appears that for the dis
asters which defeated General Grants well
laid plan for the capture OF Petersburg we are
indebted solely and exclusively. on the au.
thority Of our Washington dispatches, to a little
trick Of political intermeddling on the part OF
the President Some time previous to the
springing Of Grants great mine the Secretary
OF War relieved General Butler from his com.
mand OF troops in the field, and ordered him to
Fortress Monroe, where he might exercise lis
undoubted talent for the civil administration