Year: 1863

Tested at tho revolutionary character ascribed.t to
them The radicals set down the view thus
taken to the disposition that prevails in England
and France to make use Of all such occurrences
to the prejudice Of the North. Giving to this
consideration its due weight, it is not the less
probable that the European press was sincere
in the conclusions at which it arrived in regard
to these riots. For these misconceptions we
have to thank the radical portion Of our own
press. Never since the days of the first French
Revolution, when L'Ami da Peaple and host
of other incendiary publications lashed the po-
pular passions into frenzy, has there been wit
messed such fendish determination on the
part Of public journalists to provoke party col
lisions and to drench the streets Of q great city
with blood Instead of endeavorlng to allay
the popular excitement for the four days during
which these lamentable occurrences lasted, the
organs of the extremists on both sides labored
zealously and unrelentingly at their devilish
task. How, then in view of such facts, can we
find fault with the erroneous impressions ar
rived at abroad in regard to them.


Nor has the subsequent course of these fire.
brand party organs been calculated to weaken
these convictions On the one side the Tribune
and Times are insisting upon the prosecution
of the draft in this State regardless Of any
question of its constitutionality, Of its general
unpopularity, or of the possibility of the quota
being completed by voluntary means. No
thing will satisfy them but that the conscription
should be carried out in the offensive and
odious form prescribed by its republican
trainers, even though hundreds Of additional
lives are to be lost in the attempt. On the
other hand, the World and the Daily Ne,os, the
organs Of the opposite extreme, are pressing
Governor Seymour to take such position in
regard to it as must inevitably bring about
collision between the federal and State authori-
ties. This is condition of things that must be
put an end to. If we were once to reach the
issue aimed at by the radical journals on both
sides, we should find ourselves hopelessly CON-
mitted to that revolutionary struggle in the
North in which the European press conceives
us to be already engaged.


What gives to the firebrand party organs
that are laboring to drive us into this conflict
the mischievous influence which they possessg
The support, moderate though it is, of the very
classes who are most interested in maintaining
the public peace. If the bankers, the mer-
chants, the professional men and the mechanics,
who, for some political crotchet or other have
been in the habit of taking these journals, were
to express their disapproval of their course,
they would alter it or cease to exist. It is time
that the conservative men of all parties should
take steps to neutralize the element Of danger
thus inconsidcrately fosterod. Let all those,
therefore, who have an interest in averting
anarchy and bloodshed at once assemble to-
gether and declare their determination not to
support any Journal which signalizes itself by
these sanguinary and revolutionary tendencies.
Such movement will not be regarded as an
interference with the rights or liberty of the
press. 1t will be simply an exercise of that
wholesome check over licentious journalism
which, in all well ordered communities, is an
Indispensable condition of their safety.


The Case OF Colonel De Forest, or the


Cavalry. s.%sE-'.--'" -


TO the EDITOR OF raE HERALD.


No. 93 FRANKLIN, SrRExr,





On my return TO the city after weeks absence haye
been shown editorial in your Rsl5 d st Fridsy in
which Nson q made 70 mo- and the following sentence
occurs -':-.--s>-t


strange that. with all his picking about among
the military operators Commissioner Ocott should rot
have unearthed the acts OF this last Juna. Can
plain why this Is so II not why II has boen
properly brought TO the notice Of the War Department.


The matters in question the alleged swindling ope
ratons Of certain cavalry colonel in imposing upon
government worthless horses arms and the commits.
OF other Of q still nefarious character
From the revelations which you make presume that
you have the case Of Colonel o. De Forest, Of
the Fifth New York cavalry, in view. can
only say that the acts Of this officer have been
known the War Department for some time past, and
that prior to the publication OF your article he
rested and put usder close confinement TO await his trial
The will up the courts Of law and the public
will have opportunity Of judging for themselves how
true the allegations made by your reporters are.


You need nave fear but that the Department w 10
the best OF its ability inict condgn punishment upon
officers who have diseracei the Already three
have besn sent to the pcntentary FOR term Of years.
and many will follow In the enormous pressure
which this has oroatcd II has been
mposs ble give this class OF persons the atontioa
which their outrageous conduct has mercd In future
however thsre wti be for complaint this
score. Very respectfully, your obcdient servant,


r. s. 0LCOTT.


Ctsy Intelligence.