New-York tribune., 1874-06-01
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
AN ATTEMPT AT PRESS CENSORSHIP.
From The Chtd2o Times
recent Washington telegram to IHE IRIB-

UNE of York. reports cabinet oicer ng that
Secretary Richardson would retire from the cabinet at
no distant day. the subject OF his successor had
been under consideration AT tine same tllne MI hch-
ardson would not resign would the President con-
sent to his retirement long the newspapers of the
country continued their assaults upoa hin IDS last
statement NAV be mildly characterized interesting II
true II amounts to intimation that the President
will be governed in his treatment or an oHlcer VINO Is
VIGOROUSLY either Incompetent corrupt by the be-
bayior of the press In other words It amounts TO
intimation that the President will not rid himself OF
bad adviser so long as the newspapers persist In calling
him bad 1t is hardly slpposabe the press of the
country will pay much heed to suGh an in,imaton t
set up the doctrine that the official acts OF public
officer are not proper subject OF criticism & Tns people p
tIonaries as masters whose acts are not TO
be called N question sq' tssv ss servants o m"re |ro
over the people believe in press the strongest
safeguard OF free institutions, and the most powerful
agency the correction OF abuses Everybody knows
why Mr. Richardson's retirement is demanded and why
Mr. Grant feels to be necessary 1t Is not eonned 10
the opposition press or to the opposition party Con
1t Is made by Administration as wei. as opposi
ton Journals ana P Republican mers as IS ds%and
based upon unfounded charges. Mr. Grant would do
we'll to resist It, But nothing t OF the Sd bv tes
mony. The duty of the President therefore, Is clear
1t not for him to consider what the sa
IL become him 10 retain an unit man simply because
the the Eean for the Of
discpinng the press but he will be likely to nnd out
for press censorship and Is not likely to be very soon
EMBRYO BONAPARTES.
From TIE Utica OoseTrer
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE contains notice.
able article ON Elmer Ellsworth, the first soldier OF dis
tincton who gave up his life our civil war. IL Is
remarkable anay OF character. The TRIBUNE thinks
that il Napoleon had killed at the siege Of Touon
his history would not have been unlike that OF the boy
colonel of the Fire Zouaves The TRIBUNEs estimate OF
Ellsworth concludes with this singular uterance: II
he had lived and gained prominence, which his own
abilities and the favor of the President would have
given him. we should have had among Us now q man OF
soldier that ne never could have been genuine Repub-
lican Citizen" Certainly Ellsworth must have been
character il he impressed 80 forcbly those
who were nearest him the last year OF his brief fe
But 10 must be remembered that these embryo Bona
partes of whom this country has had no lack, usually
while the substance OF power 10 clutched and held by
tanners clerks or cavalry subaerns who jump up some
pleasant morning and ride 70 miles into Immortal ni
tary fane
THE PENNSYLVANIA sENATORSHIP.
From Ths Phlladephta Inquirer
THE NEw-YORK TRIBUNE within day or
two has announced the name OF the Hon. Robert W.
Mackey as a candidate the United States Senator
ship in place Hon. John Scott whose successor IS
gretted at present time that the Keystone State has
not as its Senator from the west man possessing such
breadth OF thought Mr. Mackey has His great kowl
edge and experience Of financial matters would have
prevented HIM from casting his vote against an eX
panson of the currency which Is absolutely essential
for the prosperity OF the mining and manufacturing
interests of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Scott has never been
very brilliant In the Senate he need not have aimed
a parrcidal blow the people who had loaded MIN with
honors aud station lily repaid BY persistent advocacy
~ against the vote OF his colleagues ID p0th
Senate and House OF Representatives,