The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-16
NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY ls, 1854

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The TRUTH OF HBroRY.-We understand
that Greeley anticipates . large sale Of
his history Of tho rebellion, and hopes
that this book will retrieve his ruined
| fortunes. But II his history Il not more fair,
more honest, more candid and more truthful
than his Tribune paragraphs about Mcclellan,
he will make little fame or fortune out OF it.
| We do not remember q more moan, con-
| temptible and thoroughly dastardly article
than the review Of McClellan's West Point
Grafton In yesterdays Tribune. Mcclellan is
one of our purest and lof tiest patriots. aud his
noble indifference under the storm Of abuse
and slauder with which he Is assailed marks
him As one of the greatest men Of the age. In
his West Point Grafton he said what was pre-
cisely true. and he said It most eloquently.
After reading that speech We can all understand
why his soldiers love him, and why no base
malice has been able to deprive him Of his hold
upon tho hearts Of the people.
The abolition agitators did cause the rebel
lion at the South; for they gave the rebel leaders
the only pretext they needed to fre the South
ern people and drag them into civil war. The
are.eaters tried to raise rebellion on the tariff
| question; but the people would mot revolt.
Then Greeley, Garrison and the other aboli-
| tionists deliberately set to work to drive the
South out Of the Union. This has been con-
fesssd by Greeley, by Garrison and by Wendell
Phillips, all Of whom were original disunion-
lists. Greeley wrote the first article In favor Of
secession that appeared in Northern paper.
| Wendell Phillips delivered the first speech in
favor Of the rebel confederacy from Northern
rostrum. Garrison declared that he trampfed
upon the infamous constitution. The rebel
leaders simply took advantage Of the ut
terances of these abolitlonlss to coax
and Brighten the people Of the South into
treason. They used the weapons with which
Northern fanatics supplied Thorn. They
employed the arguments which Greeley
aud his colleagues furnished them. They
worked in concert with the abolitionists,
and for the same traitorous end When
South Carolina seeded Greeley and Wendell
Phillips raised bowls Of joy, which were only
silenced by fears Of the consequences when
Northern patriots began to arm themselves
against the rebels. This, we assert, is the exact
truth Of history. II Greeley's history asserts
anything different it is false and lying book,
| and II General Mcclellan is abused for stating
these facts he is abused for speaking the ruth,
and Greeley knows it.
| A FRENCH CONSPIRACY AGAINST Our GOVERN
| MENr-Ever since the commencement Of the
| rebellion French journal published in this
| city has made itself tho mouthpiece and
organ Of the traitors Of tho South. Pro-
tectel By the laws Of this government the
journal In question has done ell in its
power to ipjurs and destroy the Union.
II has fabricated the most unfavorsbls
news for the European public, and at one time
published . European edition which con-
tanned naught but the grossest misrepresenta-
| tions Of our affairs. These statements were
made use Of by foreign journals to warp public
! opinion against rs; were cited Is news taken
from ian American journal" and certainly did
us deal Of mischief, IS in all ISLANDERS there
| remains something uncontradcted. The
French government, with the view OF injuring
this country, fostered the journal We are
speaking Of, making its editors members Of the
Legion Of Honor, and otherwise distinguishing
them for their "defenoe Of French interests on
this side Of the Atlantic" The French journal
published here has from the 6rst done all in It's
power to uphold Napslson's scheme Of subvert-
| ing the government OF Mexico and at this very
moment one Of its chief editors is In the suite
Of Macmillan as honorary member Of his I'm
| perial Council, and has received the Cross Of
| Guadalupe new Mexican decoration.
| Under his position As editor Of the French
| journal published here, this person sends out
. programme Of the Mexican Empire"-has
| II printed here and distributed here; while, to
add to these inimicai efforts against our
administration, the journal publishes each day
articles filled with malicious and false views
Of the occurrences Of the day, all Of which
| will be reproduced in Europe rs taken from
"su American Journal" It surely 10 time that
| the hostile efforts Of this French organ be
stopped. We have traitors and fools enough
among us o. it Is to injure our govern
ment, without submitting to the additional
misrepresentation Of these French people, who
receive from Napoleon rewards to Incite them
against us. The government may II II chooses,
submit to tho espionage Of the persons sent by
the Emperor Of the French to dog tho pro-
ceedings Of our armies; but IL should not tolc-
rate the constant malignity Of this New York
French journal There can exist no doubt
that were the cases changed, and We we're
| to attempt the publication in Paris Of an
| American journal which should seek to sub.
vert the imperial government, Il would be sup
pressed without hesitation.
IXcEspIARr PAPERs.--The Ns,ss, che World
and other incendiary papers are continually
talking about peace movements II the West
By peace movements they simply mean ins,s.