New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-24

Gen. Wager Swayne, who runs the Freedman >
Bureau in Alabama, lately saw fitto report that
The attention Of parties has been drawn to he systematic
person, detailing all sorts OF sensational occnffences 20
persons Of both The scene Is generally ad 10 Mooe
and me story u uHIormiy utihoa foundation
This strikes Us as an exceedingly loose, vague
Enthusiastically accusation. Why should not Gen
swayne have insanced at least Of these items,
and exposed its untruthl We cannot recollect one
recent sensational occurrence whereof the scene
was laid in Mobile" except the unanimous choice Of
the deserter from Navy and Rebel corsair Raphael
Semmes-the wanton destroyer Of ever so many mil
lions worth of harmless American merchant ships
and cargoes-toa very important and desirable civil
position in Mobile.
Very sensational" this "item" surely was, and
calculated to affect Northern loyal sentiment most
adversely to the assurances given by Southeners in
the Philadelphia arm-n-am Conventions but was il
not true Was the published order Of President john
son, forbiddng Semmess induction into this office,
forgery2 If 70, why has it been allowed to circulate
for months rs authenticl Why has itbeen printed As
genuine in the Washington and other johnson organsl
Will Gen. Swayne elucidatel
The " y Times quotes bis assertion above given,
and says;
"Now that a statement surely Of very grave nature
W. here that Is N maaHt fa9gcafed we know that
the most horrng reports from Alabama and Mississippi are
published every day papers here and that hy are
published as proper campaign dOcHmts with the view Of ei
asperang the public mind and supplying capital for daH'oa
agents
Indeed
We believe that no campaign document" has yet
appeared treating Of sensational occurrences" in the
Gulf States but that issued from this Office, which
treats of The New Orleans Riots" called, of July
3Oh and purport to present their true history, made
up in good part of the official dispatches orders, &c.
of President Johnson Gen. Grant, Gen. Sheridan,
Gen Baird, Gov. Wells, Judge Howell pres
ident OF the Conventon) Atty.-Gen. Heron,
Judge Abel, Mayor Monroe, &C., &c. We have
surely triad to make it full, fair, impartial present.
ment of the material facts in the case not based on
official documents, but made up in good part of the
documents given rpJatm. Very "sensatona" they
certainly seem to be; but are they not aHtheHhei
VIII The Times scrutinze this campaign document
and point out It's defects If defects there be- If
| il is not fair and just, we will endeayor
TO make it So We do not think it eI-
posed to the reproach Of supplying capital for
disaniOn agents." and yet fnothing shall be prompt
! y done TO bring Monroe and his Thugs to justice it
seems TO rs very likely TO aid in exasperating the
! public mind" Of the loyal States. VIII The Times
thereforeb good enough to point out its inaccuracies
if such there be- aud say whether its sweeping charge
applies to this or any other campaign document" Is
sued from this Office Though The TRIBUNE is by no
means extreme paper" there are some readers of
! The Times who so regard it, and will understand
The Tmess charge referring to us. Please specify
and speak out!