The New York herald., 1865-06-10


editor Of the Ahqsirw, rocking with the blood
Of our brave soldiers, b Transferred 10 the
Nssss, and hs now calls for tho hanging Of the
officers who compose the Washington Court
Martial. rAeAr aafr
While Affecting tho Chicago Convention,
through vsllandighan and Others, and State
politics, through ex-Governor Seymour, the
rebel fund In Canada was employed to affect
local politics in this oity. through corrupt
membcn Of Seymour's military and political
STAFF There were war democrats In national
politics, like Mcclellan; thers were war demo-
crah in State politics, like Dean Richmond, and
there were war democrats In local politics,
who did everything possible 10 assist In 70
eruiting and raising money for the government;
but they were everywhere overslaughed by tho
rebel sympathisen and the rebel funds. II is
certain that these funds had been used 10 get
up the July riots; to obstruet volunteering, and
70 support those papers which persistentiy do
preciated the city and county war bonds and
volunteering committees. The reelection Of
James Brooks, the editor Of spitef1l, foolish.
copperhesd paper. is curious link in this svi-
dence His reelection was engineered against
the war democrats by the very men who were
attacking volunteering and tho war bonds, and
who were both personally and politically
attached 10 Ex-Governor Seymour. Thus We
can trace the rebel influence through ell its
ramiHcations, and We may rejoice that it did
not succeed in giving the nation copperhead
President and the State copperhead Cover
nor. although 1t did give the city copperhead
Mayor in 1868 and q number Of oopperhead
Representatives in Congress in 1864. Perhaps
we shall never know how much rebel money
was spent in this city, who expended 1t, and
whether all Of them knew for what purpose
they were working; but that this money was
expended by our local copperhead politicians
we consider indubitable.
The attention Of the War Department is ro-
spectfully solicited to the political bearings Of
the evidence before the Court Martial, and to
the singular connection between Conover and
the Tribune. 1t is due to the government and
to justice that Messrs. Greeley, Gay, Ben Wood,
S. L. M. Barlow, James Brooks Colorado Jewett
and the present editor of the Ne,os should be
called r. r. - v..uv,.r,. messrs. Greeley and CAV
can doubtless explain away their relations with
Conover and his lost letters; but much informa-
ton can, perhaps, be obtained from Ben Wood
and his partner as to assassination advertise.
ments and the incendiary plot which they ridi-
culed in concert 1t Is also the duty Of the
Judge Advocate General to subpoena ex-Gov-
ernor Seymour and the local politicians who
were in league with him. Any one who can
throw the least light upon this conspiracy will
be welcome. IF these gentlemen know nothing
it will be easy for them to say 80; but the evi-
dence is that the rebels wanted Seymour nomi-
mated at Chicago, and used the Canada fund
for that purpose; and when Mcclellan was
nominated they would not support him, pre-
ferring to have President Lincoln reelected,
and designing to assassinate him on inaugura-
ton day, as is testified by reliable witness
upon the trial now in progress. We believe
that the government will discover . conspiracy
more extensive and more cruel than any which
existed in Greece Rome or modern Italy, If
the proper steps be taken and the proper wit
nesses called; and we believe that Messrs.
Greeley and Gay will be glad to explain before
the country their connection with Conover,
Greeley's conferences with the rebel agents at
Niagara, the concurrence between the Tribune
and the Ne,os in clamors for peace, and the
remarkable unanimity with which both of
these papers now oppose the punishment Of
traitors. For these reasons we again urge
the Washington authorities to put these copper
heads and radicals upon the stand.
How GENERAL. GRANT FLANKED TIE HUNGRY