The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-19

NESDAY, DECEMBER l9
the proof that we recently gave Of our good
faith In this respect, the measure Il not only
| uncalled for but ungrateful. No government
Is bound TO do more than ours did on that
occasion. It was even q subject of reproach
TO the administration by its own supporters
that it wont further than the law required. We
repeat that we cannot believe that the British
government, embarrassed as it is by perils Of
the most formidable character, has been fool
hardy enough to take this course. II it has,
then all We can say Is that the act ID one Of
those which the Latin poet describes ~ sure
indications of suicidal purpose
Political Intolerance In Massachusetts-Re.
uoval Of Adjutant General soheuier.
Two reasons are assigned by Governor Bull
lock, Of Massachusetts,, for the removal Of
Adjutant General Schouler. One Of these is
that the Adjutant General is chief Of the staff,
with personal and confidential relations to-
wards the Governor which render political
agreement between them, to say the least,
desirable. This Is not altogether unreason-
able. But the first and real reason Is openly
proclaimed that the Governor was "forced'
(this ID his own expression) 10 say In reply to
inquiries addressed to him from all parts Of
the State, Is to whether he countenanced Gem
eral Schouler's positive and public opposition
countenance that conduct, either then or now"
and as the representative of the opinion Of the
people, who would have rejected General
Schouler as candidate to the Office which he
held il that Office had been elective the Gov
ernor was forced to pay ell due Difference to
their judgment, and to relieve himself of any
possible imputation against him by the dis
missal Of the Adjutant.
This purely political reason for the removal
of General Sohouler Is in strict accordance
with the true old Massachusetts, theory of free
dom-freedom, that ID, to agree with the
majority. The Plymouth Puritans and their
sons have always accepted the following def
nitions Orthodoxy Is my doxy; heterodoxy
is your doxy.. They think, with the lawyer in
the story, that it makes all the difference
in the world II their bullock was gored
by your OK and not vice Versa. The present
Governor seems to think 80 too. The freedom
accorded to Roger Williams when he was
winter, and to the Quakers when the alterna-
tive was offered either to exile themselves like
Williams or to remain and have their tongues
and noses slit, their bodies dangle from Fox
Hill gibbet, on Boston Common or, If they
were women, to be stripped more naked than
the Black Crook girls, and logged through the
street at the carts tail--such is the freedom
appreciated in the Old Bay State. where the
majority rules with vengeance. No oppose
ton il permissible; it Is the objectionable
sin. Conformity is the inaexible law--the
true higher law" Yield. and you may be
Governor; resist, and you are ostracised by
absolute intolerance. The Governor himself,
according to his own testimony, is forced" to
yield. "At no time" he tells US, shave the
people of the State shown higher determina-
ton to have accord between themselves and
their public servants than during the present
year." Again he says :-"In Massachusetts
persons in prominent positions Of Official trust
the people to share in their political convic-
ton and represent, so far as possible, their
political opinions" Massachusetts, ia GER
tainiy progressive, according to its frequent
boast. "The State, as Governor Bullock calls
il with Unitarian deiniteness, sis the first in
which 1t has been so unblushingly admitted
that the Governor Ia Governor not of . State
but OF a party"
1t Is not little singular that the very
party which has forced" Governor Bullock to.
dismiss Adjutant General Sohouler was In 40
small measure built up by the latter. Forner
editor Of the Boston Atlas, General s.scbop',s =,
first fell from grace when he imps.uslv dared
to call in question the infallibil'.g Of tie god.
like Daniel Webster. he he;;.pes to act I'M the
now altar 10 the then Unknown gods OF the
republican party. But. IA se cannot fall down
and worship Ben Buxler, he mus. be sacrificed
as victim to Mas1ao,l usetts freedom.
JUDGE BARsAy.os INJUNCTION AGAINST Fer
NASDo "ooAr-Judgc Barnard has just per.
formed anoyner judicial act which entities him
70 cred's%.nd public confidence, by granting an
iplHA0v on against the Mayor and Corpor alton
fesH.aining them from renewing the lease Of a
rortion Of Fernando Woods building on
| Nassau street for the next ten years at the
exorbitant rent Of $4,000 year. The terms
upon which these rooms for the use respectively
Of the Corporation Counsel Corporation Attor.
ney and Public Administrator were originally
leased show disgracefal contempt Of public
decency worthy only Of the Corporation ''ring."
The rooms leased for the former oficial have
not been occupied BY him for the period Of the
three years lease, now sought TO be extended
for ten years more at a greatly increased rent
The annual rent Of that portion Of the building
ia not vorfb mora than an q Sourth <ha r.,o.