The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-12

Europe, and she has overthrow by the vigor
OF her nationality the European attempt 10 re-
store the element of turmoil that lay at the
root Of every revolution that Mexico has yet
seen. Were the United States now to step in
and take up the cu1gel in favor Of obsolete
ideas, Of retrograde party, and Of monarchi-
cal Europe, it would be an act at which all the
liberal sentiment Of the age might look on and
shudder.
The Judiciary Committee ON the Impea chment
Question.
The Judiciary Committee Of the House of
Representatives, It appears, have been very
much embarrassed as to what the testimony
taken on the impeachment question requires
they should do in the case of Andrew johnson.
A majority of the seven republicans Of the
Committee are in favor of resolution of CEN
sure, and minority-three against FOUR think
that they have all the evidence sSeded for
impeachment, and that the ss,used ought to
be impeached without furS.,er dilly-dallying or
waste Of dme. Ths minority ask more time.
and propose, for definite action upon the sub
| ject, an October session Of Congress. The
minority want 2 report now. But the ma
joniv ~ :. .ae HOUSE have distinctly decided
against both In declaring Tor session
in November. AS the matter stands
we think it may be safely assumed
that this vote against an October session is
| vote against impeachment The inveStga-
ton ordered and prosecuted 30 industriously,
and the threats thrown out under cover Of the
| election of "O.d Ben Wade" as President of
tbs 9c6a.e, have served the purposes of Con-
gress. The Srclicy" Of Andrew johnson!
against the power Of Congress il no longer
dreaded. He has practically become power
less for mischief, and his removal might result
in premature breaking up of the republican
party. Mr. Pike put tae case clearly in saying
that the President is politically dead, and it is
now only question whether the republican
party shall move public sympathy in
his favor by manglng the corpse. Mr..
johnson has thus become what may be
oalled necessity. Opposition to his short
sighted and laundering policy Of resistance to
been the great bond of cohesion to the repub-
leans His retention in Office will still serve
this important purpose, and so he will be
refined, and cold Ben Wade" will be disap-
pointed. Let Mr.. Johnson submit to the neces-
stiles Of his situation, and take it quietly and
he may have comfortable time of it hence
forward till the 4th Of March, 1869.
Bogus Dispatches Of tho Associated Press.
The London agent Of the Associated Press
must be Fenian in disguise, q tool or-to
give him the benefit Of a doubt desperate
Joker, regardless Of expense" or he would
never have sent by the ocean cable such an
absurd despatch as was received from him
about one O'Clock yesterday morning. In that
despatch he stated that an important diplo-
maic note from the Russian Cabinet had just
been published, without indicating where,
whether in the Paris Monitsw or in the London
Times. But an Irish paper in this city, which,
singularly enough, processes to have exclusively
received the diplomatic mole in question:
circular purporting to be signed by Gortscha-
koff and addressed to Baron Brunow, Envoy
Extraordinary to his Imperial Majesty the
Emperor of all the Russias, at the Court Of St
James"-yesterday favored all the city jour
nails with printed slip Of the entire circular
within few hours Of the reception Of the
synopsis of 1t forwarded by the London
agent of the Associated Press, stating that
1t was taken from an influential English
publication, Echoes from the Club, and that
ait might be a genuine despatch or the
| production Of q clever satirist." The pre-
tended circular invited joint inquiry into the
condition Of Ireland on the part of the govern
ments Of Russia, France and the United States
and in conjunction with the government Of
| Great Britain. ~ .-'.is--'--.,
| So transparent hoax needs no elaborate
exposure. But we should neglect our duty 10
the public should we fail to call attention to it
as fresh and fragrant instance Of the lack Of
common sense and discretion which has been
so often betrayed by the Associated Press, and
which has deservedly brought their dispatches
into discredt as unreliable and, we should
add-if serious social, financial and political
interests were not frequently endangered by
them-extremely ridiculous. They have re-
vived and made applicable to the Atlantic
cable Dr.. Johnsons description of an anglers
rod, as having bait at one end and fool at
the other. Fortunately, none but gudgeons Of
the most gullible sort can bite ct such bait as
that thrown out by the London agent Of the
Associated Press. The public will soon be
constrained to agree with us that il is high
time either TO hold the Associated Press to q
strict accountability for incompetency and
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