Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-26
From The Journal # Commerce Of Monday.

From The Journal II Commerce Of Monday
During the day Wednesday the Editors OF this paper
had been diligently engaged aiding Gen DIX IN tracing
the authorship Of the forged proclamation having ~ con
junction with the World offered reward OF $500 Tor he
detection and in company with Mr. Marble, OF The " ORD
having placed The bands of the General such facts as
have equenty enabled the authorities to arrest the
guilty party In the evening about nine o'clock our office
was occupied by military force ana Gneers WE'RE aus
patched parts Of this city and Brooklyn Win
brief aud peremptoy orders to arrest the editors and con-
vey them Fort Lafayette by steamer, which vas walt
ing t. receive them at the Battery ihese orders came
from the President, aud discretion was allowed TO Gen
Dix We have the best reason % know that the GeneT
himself earnestly opposed 70 the processing and ex
ered himself strenuousy TO induce q Tee arO
From nine clock o. Wednesday night till eleven o'clock
Saturday mprnngour office was held by detachment
OF soldiers The people Of this city had an excellent
opportunity seeing that strange sight to American eyes
bay0nets crossed at the door Of newspaper establish
men During this time made representation or APP
pcaton any kind to the United States authorities we
conIented ourselves with occasional inquiry ~ mead
quarters whether any orders received receiving
negative reply until Saturday. when an order was gwen
us requiring the captain charge to hand oyer the office
Of tie Journal of Commerce to the bearer
The arQer has arrested, aud has made his conies
sion Mr. Joseph Howard the guilty individual edu
Gated the newspaper business the New York Times
and is familiary known as Howard of the Times" He
was thorough newspaper man. familiar with all the facts
necessary accomplish bis purpose He was iaVorlte
Contributor the Independent president OF the First Re
publican Association in Brooklyn, long member OF the
Rev Mr. Beecher's church, member of the Republican,
Committee OF Kings county, and employed lately in sub
ordinate position the Eagle. lie well known in radi
cal the intimate associate of the most eminent OF
their politicians.
We were caught, as others-not the New York
World alone but other papers who by pure accident aud
nothing else enabled to discover the fraud IN time 10
suppress immense editions already printed and save their
regulations. We suffered.
We call the respectable newspaper press from
Atlantic t. Pacific when say it impossible, by any
degree of caution to prevent such There
newspaper editor America who, had he been in
tce, would not applaud the course pursued by our
and fraa fraFn yIving
by any degree Of ingenuity make himself
his business safe against fraud Show the that dare
boast Of such immunity.
Mark this: We have within three years done more than
fifty thousand dollars worth Of gratutous advertising for
this Administration, who have sent orders nnu
merabe to hunt up officers to drafts, to pro-
claim this that every order coming in almost
simie of this forged despatch, aud with verfcation
whatever There scarcely night in the year that the
War Department does not send manifold paper,
10 this and in that handwriting at two, three,
four o'clock, such proclamation order. If we
should refuse TO publish of these should be de-
nounced as copperheads If demanded verfcaton or
pay we should be hooted at traitors. Nay more
ourselves arrested and our paper was suppressed
supposed order from Washington, written out by teie
graphic operator, which Gen DIX took trust because
he had others that resembed it which true
We have defence Of ourselves to make. We had
done wrong. We victims Of fraud, and the Pre-
sdent, in moment of evil Judgment resolved to punish
our misfortune, and hurled the mandate Of strong
power destroying our property and nfctng not alone
vast pecunay damage but greater personal wrong aud
injury Wehave asked no pardon from him, The clench
ed hand Of that strikes with passionate blow the
rock bruised and cannot for long time from
the self inflicted Injury. The of authority when it
weds the sword of against the spoess steel Of in
wastes the vgor of its aud the edge
oil the weapon.
For the private wrong done US find it in hearts
to forgive him 1t was, perhaps Of petuance
mistake OF poor judgment Let it pass for awhile till
he and we think in calmer times The public
wrong which involves such mighty ntereststhe Consti
tuition the sacred authority of law the liberty of the press
the freedom OF the citizen from search and
freedom
warrants duly authorized the right TO be confronted by
accusers.o trial BY jary-his great wrong We have
power to pardon. Two thousand years ago the Romans
enacted the law Of Pubius Portus which author
lied appeal to the Roman people In the time Paul
that had been sadly changed TO the appeal for
Caesar had grasped the power Of the people W. possess
the law in its original purity and BY that appeal this
whole act be judged.
But what Americans, what is to be sad for country
and her prospects under the guidance of can be
errng foolish, weak? Does it shake faith in
the future Does it open any view Of doubt or
despair In wise. Patience, patience! On the last
day that issued paper spoke IN earnest tones
beseeching countrymen to be patient and faithful
faithful 10 the old the old Union, the old COnstitu
tion. These that lead in the mad of rsd
callsm are but the Of day. They cannot
country. They will vanish from sight long Their
deeds will follow them into oblivion shame; and then
by the peaceful recurrence Of national election
shall be- placed in the position to the grand old fabric
of free Institutions.
From the distant battle fields the thunder Of cannon
reaches tonight and know that our brothers
and struggling, not for country hut for the
and labor, doing duty here, in whatever Of pain and
persecution under all the oboqUy and reproach that the
men who desire to overthrow time honored system may
heap on Va. Let personal wrongs private griefs
shake faith lessen zeal for the truth uphold
tor the principles by which nation is to be- saved IL
saved at all The majesty Of the law must be in
our hearts even If violated in persons and it will yet
be triumphant
1t war sad and somewhat solemn view for an Ameri-
can that rush Of the busy world along the street by the
guarded doorway OF suppressed newspaper IT was not
for ths some thought for this our brave bows
dying the field. Men recently rived from far
eign lands unable 10 explain to themselves tho
strange sight Some citizens went along chnckIno
placently the accomplished suppression NJ lrec
press but those few, very few in New York. ana
The vast throng the main, passed by with saddenrd
countenances. The dim sight Of old men wac DINNER
with the mist Of tears when this sorrowu exhibition az
bay0nets made in great commercial street The
exceeding beauty Of national character married
the spendOr Of historic freedom furnished the
glory " American boast gone A of more
than eighty years, born in New York whose long and
peaceful lie had blessed himself and benefited bis country
m he passed along the street. uttered his sorrowu wsh
mat God had let him die before his old eyes looked
buch scene. Young men, strong and earnest not
moved 70 tears but resolved that henceorth they would
recall the old traditions if they Nigh the old laws
ana DC content when the land again Of old united
ana iee 70 say their diuttis Not TIL then! Oh
not WI men 900 grant that may live and work till
hls story IL remembered asa hdeous dream and from
ocean 10 ocean The breeze that sweeps down from our
mountains shall again be the breath Of freedom a
Mrs Gov. Seymour has received through the Bsbop Of