The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-12


PAPzRa-We publishsd IN article yesterday
from the Richmond Ehqxir~, in which that
| journal states that the "Help" advertising
columns Of the NEW Yon HERALD were used
by rebel agents to plan, organize and arrange
the escape Of the prisoners on Johnson's Island;
to capture the steamer Chesapeake, and render
other "eminent services" to the rebellion. This,
1t appears, = claimed by the Eaqsir~, was
done by cipher, known only to the parties Tor
whom tho advertisements were intended. The
rebel journal makes this curious statement with
regard to the HERALD because the governnsnt
has seen at to put stop to The publication OF
in reasonable Personals" in tho Daily Nous
and 1t fixes upon the Help" column Of the
HERALD, no doubt, because it supposes that 1t
Is tho most profitable advertising portion Of this
paper. But 1t would be curious to know how
tho rebels in Richmond could get advertise
ments In the HERALD, when we never copied
anything Of the sort from their journals, and II
Il very clear that ne letters Of this character
ever passed through our military lines. II the
columns Of sdysTtsiss real estate, or carriages,
or piss6fortes extended to three or four columns,
! as the "Help" department does, Of course
they would have said that it was these columns
which were employed by their agents to sgiJA,
aid and comfort to the enemy Of IL. Qhs,
HERA1D's) country" The object Of this ASSET
ton seems to be to draw the attention Of the
government to- the advertising pages OF the
HERALD, in somewhat spiteful mood, because
Of the suppression Of the rebel organs prac-
tees here In advertising treason under the cloak
Of humanity" The Enquirer stultifies itself
slightly when It says that no cipher per-
sonals ever appeared in its own columns. II
is not at all likely that the rebels would resort
to the "Help" column Of tho HERALD, when
they had surer means in the regularly
recognized personal" column Of their organ
in this city. However, we are very much
obliged to the Richmond paper for the
statement II will be invaluable as .
hint to the government detectives; for nothing
can be easier than TO discover the par
ties who insert these advertisements, teeming
with " treasons, stratagems and spoils," under
the innocent heading Of Help Wanted" The
information can be obtained at the newspaper
Offices very readily. We recommend tho detec-
tive force TO scan closely the advertising
columns Of every newspaper m the city in
future, and they may accomplish good deal out
Of the curious intelligence furnished by the
Richmond Enquirer. 'Help wanted" is oer-
tainly the Southern need just now.
JUSTICE TO Dun SolDKHs n TIN FMLD.---A
bill was reported in tho Senate on Monday BY
the Committee ON Military Affairs, increasing
the communication price Of officers rations, re-
lieving them from the payment Of income tax,
and giving them three months pay on being
mustered ont Of the service. This is but Q
measure Of justice, and is especially due to
those officers who are doing active service in
tho field. Those officers who are on detailed
duty, in bureaus and elsewhere, enjoy consider
able advantage over those who are exposed to
danger and hardship in the field. Detailed
officers at posts and bureaus, for instance, have
oil tho comforts Of home, instead Of tho mis-
cradle shelter tent, with seanty firing Of green
wood They arc allowed also from fifty to two
hundred dollars month, according to rank,
for fuel and quarters. Civilians are permitted
to deduct their house rent frem the income tax
on the excess OF six hundred dollars, which tho
officers are not An officer in the field to-day
Is taxed thirteen per cent on the excess Of his
pay over six hundred dollars-eight per cent for
the year 1eG3, and FIVE per cent for 1854; but
of course the whole amount comes out Of his
present pay, for that Of 1868 is dissipated
long ago. Then he is allowed only thirty cents
for each ration, while, ut the present advanced
rate Of everything, he has to pay to the govern
mcnt, through the commissary, for the same fifty
or sixty cents.
1t was probably the consideration Of these
facts which induced the Committee on Military
Affairs to frame this bill; but, while justice
should be done to the officers, the privates and
non-commssioned officers should not be neg
lected. The pay Of both officers and soldiers
should be raised in proportion to the increased
price Of the necessaries OF life. If tho attaches
Of public departments arc entitled to an adj
vance Of salary, why not the brave fellows who
arc fighting the battles Of the country? II Is
proposed to give officers three months pay on
being mustered out This Is very well; but
we think It would be better to present thcm
with grant Of land in our gold and silver tor
ritory. This plan would effect double pur-
pose. II would be rewarding the services Of
valiant soldiers, and installing upon our new
territory tho most valuable class Of mon wc
could send thorc. The rank and Rle should
also DO included In this gift
Tm COMMANDMENT OF PAYsASDUs-The recent
eight Of the Uruguayans and Paraguayans at
the seaport town Of Paysandd was . very spir-
tied affair. Tho attack by the Brazilian naval
forces and tho soldiers Of Flores was vigorous
and resolute In the extreme The Brazilians
did not apAre their shells In few hours they
threw over seven hundred Of these deadly mis-
siles into the town, while Flores kept battering