, 1864-06-17
THE EEaHoUsE RESIGNATION.
Fa!sftstions Of the Rebel 0rgan-.-By Whom
He WAS placed in buress---Gopper-
head Schemes md Failures.

The Rebel organ does rot 1tate the poaition Of
the TRIBUNE fairIy when 1t ssys that We do not de-
fend the courte Mr.. Coventry thought proper to
pursue towards the late Police Commissioner,
John S. Eewhoute. We do defend him. We do
defend his acts in the matter, all and singular.
We have, rs ret, been puabie to discover that
there Is a - terrible current Of public opinion :"
running against him. It was to have been eIpec-
unfortunately gained control Of toe Offices OF the
city, would become ch2grtned as the failure o.
their ntes4y Laid schemes oTpiunder aed ploat, but
community than Satan represents the p1tsalsne r.
lxions sentlmeut of heaven. Mcn who nfe hAoitnal.
q eRss tar
immoralttee arc likely to be brought to light,
We have inqulrede1tensiseiy among the respect
Ind the list man nv Who docs moi ssy thst Nj Gov
entry did most risbteous act when he accepted
the resignation Of Mt. Eewhouse: It IL not
deei1able, the arrest Of Nj. Newhouse upon simi-
lar charge and for similar o1cnse, and upon tes-
timony Us conclusive, could not have been effected
We say positively hat III. Coventry knew moth
InE.of the affair until aiter the arrest Was made,
and that tnstead Of the proposition for release
and entreatcd Mr. Coventry, 81 President Of the
board, to accept his resignation. II the secession
Organ had not published the details Of Mr.. New
would have kcpt us eternally silent It Is dirty
bird that befous It's own nest, and we shoEld tn
ss,ne that OF al men, coppesheads should b The
S force y lie resignation of MI. NeThonss for adj.
tety did not enter into the calculations Of the
TRIBUNE In tts comments upon the incident. 1t
ter of Mr; Nexhouee did not entitie hin to the
sought to bring about his removal, OF
aosd Tos s1 ;st e. 1e b w'i nsa f.
he wss not tFeeholder as required by the pro-
visions Of the charter. This TRIBUNE was as much
chngrned at his discovery and arrest while in the
be-hut not for the same reasons. Il did not care
button for the disgrace to Mr. Newhouse person.
ally. bnt tor the disarrangement his resignation
We Were annoyed because his urrest would inIure
The JEFF. Davis sheet on Sunday morning
boneehad withdrawn lis resignation, and thst such
withdrawal was lodged with the Mayor and the
City Clerk. We beliese that this was true. MI.
The hands Of the editor Of The rebel organ, Cop
stels, md atieE beng diueged win Nqeos q ine-
rebel organ, was forced to Sign his withdrawal
When be recovered from bis drunken stppo., and
n gsn1 sT{ % the Do
eome sentiments OF honor, he Withdrew the reyo-
cation Of his resignation. Hc did this voluntarily,
nd e his own notion Ms vas net Under datess.
which he resignation WAS c1torted in the first In
etance," By the TRIBUNE, that s'droye him to the
withdrawal Of his revocation Of the resignation"
1nents gPon he aaair. We have 'Played the rum
a5out epit5ets: i i chooses e al =.
where lie circulation chiefly lies, We arc content.
Respectable men coneider what they call ruf1nn-
Ism, the discharge Of 4 hieh moral duty.
We wish to correct statement Of facts appear
Ing yesterdays Issue Of the Rebel Organ. It
tel where the fra1 woman has SO seriously suffered
sqund Of policemen. and ehe forbidden to take her
On pain Of asrestl This was the blow which
brought Newhonse to hn.l terms. So SOON as he
came to nnal terms both he and she were permit
ted to go ecot-1ree out OF the city"
We are authorized to say that the above state
ment y false IN every essential particular. Thc
.:hotel where the woman Was stopping, was not
sentered By sqnsd Of policemen" and she WAS
not forbidden to take her departure from the city
On pain Of arrest" Mr.. Eewhouse came volunta-
1ly to Mr.. Coventry, OF HI. Bradley, and announc-
ton. Thceo are simply the facts 10 the case. The
persistent efforts Of the Organ to falsify tho record
in this unfortunate affair, we submit does not 40
its editors and reporters pra1e 90 loudly.
We presume II ta understood that the question
Of good morals does not enter Into the merits ot
the case in the estimation ofthe Rebel Osgau That
Is question entirely foreign to the subject. For
another and entirely different rpason do the Cop
pe1heads mourn over the detection Of Mr.. New
house. They could wink at and aid him In bis In
uirues and adnlterouB RmourB 80 long as he Waa
Willing to aid them in their Ha,toruus and treason
able designs; but when. from the force OF ciecum.
stances. he became unable eE unwilling further to
] be their tool, then they were ready TO empty the
I tiAls OF their wrath upon dis devoted head
!. There was deep laid scheme TO gain control OF
the police force Of this city, and to transfer the
machinery Of law Into engine :of political pow
| er. The drst step in the scheme was to displacs
| superintendent Bradley, and install the mnn Tur
tie and his coadjutor Abbot und not the rcsfg
| nation Of Newhouse interposed an obstacle 70 ths
accomplishment Of their designs, aitoge1her insn
ieer, Until every honest, faithful and n,
| tel]iEent officer had been dlsniesed upor
trumped up and frivolous charges, and the
whole foice had become copperheadize1
| They would have had q coRstabula1y, armed witt
! the authority Of the Law. who would not hare
scrupled at any violence to accomplish the will o.
their masters. The sarne state Of municipal
| would have distinguished the later hours Of the
| reign Of Frank Sherman. II the resignation d
MI. Kewhouse has tended to produces different
! and better condition Of tfht11, he is to be com
mepded, even though 1t WAS brought about BY hi.
arrest for adultery.
) The disgrace OF M. Newhouse does not disturb
his party relationa- Hele a Copperhead still, Ant
will remain In good and regular standing witt
Coppe1headf. He hAs not gone over to the Re
heads. They do not denounce him for imnorali
~. The vaporines Of the rebel organ and 1T
| cnad}utor Coppefhend4 arise solely from tho fac
| that their schemes Ct personal aDd political plan
4 der, are ehftyeled and HhrupEen like an eupt
bladder BY hls resignation.