, 1864-04-16
TREASON IN NEW YORK.

TREASON IN NEW YORK.
The New York correspondent Of the
San Francisco Bulletin notices in the fol-
lowing manner recent er "ose (Which is
termed sensation article) by the Her0ld
of the designs Of the Copperhead leaders
in New York:
The Herald has an article headed " Signs
of Conspiracy to Foment Northern In.
surrection," which begins in this fearful
style: There are ominous mutterngs
from dark holes and corners Of danger to
the peace of this community. The odor is
abroad in the air of the smouldering COM
bustiblcs Of q projected Northern insur-
rection." The story which follows this
ominous beginning is to the effect that the
brothers Wood---FcFnando and Benjamin
finding that their political hercs;cs can
result only in defeat when pursued through
peaceable means, are parties to fearful
conspiracy which looks to success through
scenes Of revolutionary disorder, bloodshed
and confusion. "They profess a painful
sOlicitude concerning the dangers Of the
States from Federal usurpations," ;" continues
the Herald, :" but under the Aimsy disguise
of State sovereignty, they are leading their
credulous followers on the high road to se-
cession and rebellion. The reign
of terror in this city of last July was not
more truly foreshadowed by the threaten
ing Democratic peace meetings around
Cooper Institute and elsewhere, than is u
contemplated repetition of those fearful
scenes, on larger scale, by the present
seditiOus course Of the Woods and their
Daiiy Times" ...
This sudden and unexpected onslaught
Of the Herald upon the Woods has caused
no little puzzlement to its readers, and
leads many of them to inquire what stronger
evidence it now has Of the disloyalty Of
Fernando Wood and his policy dealing
brother, than that which was SO patent at
the time Of the July riots. In those days,
the Her ID used to talk rather ginserly Of
the riot and its well known secret instga-
tors, and to call the outbreak an :. uprising
Of the people," In 30 doing it was playing
directly into the hands of the conspirators,
aud serving their cause much more effectu-
ally than were the deluded rioters them
selves.
The motive which lies at the bottom Of
this sensation article of the Herald is, very
probably, desire on its own part to serve
the cause Of the rebels, through this stim-
ulAted attack on the Woods. 1t says to
them, in effect, Hold on for while lon
ger, in spite of the starvation which stares
you in the face, for you still have powerful
friends ut the North, who are ready to risk
their necks in your behalf, and who will
leave no stone unturDed to create a diver.
sion in the interest Of your rebellion"
Unfortunately as it may in the end prove
to the rebels themselves, II is not known at
the South SO well as it is known here, and
by no one better than by the Hemki itself
that the political power Of the Woods is
so completely broken down that the idea Of
their being able to initiate another riot or
revolution here at the North is simply ridi-
eulous. The result at Albuny the other
day Of Fernando's efforts to get one or two
of his friends on the Police Commission.
furnishes the coinpletest evidence Of that
fact. His fagleman in that business, Mr..
Zelda rpaurtefl IN evarv flrvicos vvhich hiu
ingenuity could invent to break up The M
I" "slate," as it was called, which had been
arranged between the Governor and those
wno y ;,a Iau nsediy Ue.ermiaea .na. 20 friend
in he Commission bn. 'ST NJ WAS ~ ;vnop;";. KIM.
ousiy beaten at every turn !; until at length.
when the final vote was taken, he found
himself ,a",, - pi..IDle majority of one. Such
I;,;ns, ;oakn 0sasn ,sn ~. =, ,asOrlIe Po
ess,;shsS ys ssO".sv;. SI sua .s.., when MS ,ong
cruelty pipnsd in thc bud @ hr ,be coIS AN sbonI Il
der of sthe party" Thus completely
aatteped out, 70 use a popular expression
Fernando s,a ~ Wood @ has doubtless other and
Sra;n ,h.n S,s aev wh;Oh I lcss sl.Oasn n,S Dasy
at the North Il The interest Of The reboIs.
however much no would like to inaugurate
go Il IL A.