Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-13
SECOND edition.
4 O'CLOCK r. n.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
MAKING A MOUNTAIN OF A MOLE HILL.


We have seen nothing more reprehensible IN
the conduct Of any portion Of the press than
the efforts of the New York Tribune, Post, and
other extremist journals to shake public con-
fidenee in the administration OF President
johnson in connection with the trial OF the
conspirators against the lives OF Messrs. Lin
coin, johnson, Seward and Stanton. Those
who recollect the frequent spasmodic efforts
Of the Tribune and Post, at different stages CT
the war, to embarrass President Lineoln's
meas ures under the plea that his administra-
ton was overstepping its constitutional and
legitimate authorty-at times to the extent OF
greatly endan gering the final SUCCESS of the
cause Of the restoration Of the Union-are not
surprised at the present attitude OF the same
journals, now that the public safety and inter-
est requires again some rather slight abridge-
ment of their newsmongering facilities.
Although they may not be able to realize the
mis- chief they are doing, it can hardly fail to
be thoroughly comprehended abroad, as well
as at home; for the European press are already
alleging that the murder of President Lincoln
by the hand Of one who did not lea We the loyal
States throughout the whole war, was but q
legitimate result of the efforts Of ultra papers
at the North al times to generate the impress
sion that bis administration was but a make
despotisn; the natural deduction from which
was, that it was but patriotic to get rid of 1t in
any way most con venient. Even as late as
the 21st ultimo, the Tribune returned to this
sort Of work, singing out the three old Demo
Gratis most conspicuous as effective workers in
putting down the rebellion as marks for the
daggers OF such fanatics and villains as Booth
and his accomplices or sympathizers, Of whom
there may be hundreds going loose around us
almost within arms reach OF those thus de-
nonnced victims. We quote that journal as
follows:
"Abraham Lincoln was anxious that the
South shoald be treated With the utmost lenlty
tegrity and safety; Drs, Beecher, Tying, de-,
fully sympathized with this feeling; but John
Wilkes Booth puts these abruptly aside, and re-
mits the South to the tender mercies Of such
old and Jealous champions of her rights as
Andrew Johnson, Edwin M. Stanton and
Benj. F. Butler This is not as we would have
had il; but we must take things as we find
them"
The facts against which these northern pa
peIs, under the lead of the Tribune aud Post,
are now endeayoring to break down President
Johnson's Administration, are, however, so
simple and easily comprehended as that they
must fail as lamentably as in their previous
similar insane assaults on that Of President
Liz coin. They are as follows, it strikes us
1st 1t is expected that the testimony to be ad-
cuced before the court will involve parties in
the crime as yet unknown, whose arrest and
punishme Mt is due to the ends Of justice.
I'd. That there are substantial grounds for
guarding against the possibility of the murder
OF witnesses who may be called by the prose-
cution, in case it be publicly known who they
are and what their testimony may be, before
the termination of the trial and the execution
OF the sentence Of the court.
And Sd. That con venience and the safe Gus.
tody OF the prisoners require that the trial
shall take place in the building in which they
are confined, which has NO chamber suhi-
GENTLY large for the accommodation Of more
persons than those needed in the court room
during the progress Of the proceedings.
Apropos:-We may not omit to mention that
a resolution passed by the Union League Club
OF New York on the day before yesterday,
with reference to this subject, shows that the
denunciations OF the extremist journals in
question carry no weight whatever where
their course is best known and eomprehended
That resolution was as follows:
"Resolred, That the Union League Club of
the city Of New York having entire confidence
in the present administration of the Govern.
ment OF the United States, deem il to be their
duty to declare that they regard the denuncia.
ton Of the administration for institu ting the
present proceedings for the trial Of the CON.
spirators against the Government as wholly
premature"