Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-10
SECOND EDITION.
THREE O'CLOCK, p, M.
ARMY GAZETTE.
oKpxR FOR TIE ARREST OF IN. IVES.
Wan DFPAKTMrNT,


Washington City, February 10, 1881
Ordered, That a person calling himself Doctor
ives, a native Of a rebel state, whose brother,
lately in the military service Of the United states,
is now an officer in the rebel army, and who pre-
tends to be a special representative Of the New
York Herald for Washington, be arrested, and
he'd in close custody at Fort MeHenry, % a spy,
and for violating the rules and regulations Of this
Department, in this: that on Saturday, the sth
day Of February, 1864, against public and well
known regulations for the safe transactions Of
Congressional business, he intruded himself into
the War Department, and into the chambers
where the Secretary and his assistants were
transacting business with members OF Congress,
for the purpose Of spying, and obtaining
war news, and intelligence in respect 20 Cab
met consultations, kilograms, &c, for publ
cation, which he knew was not authorized 70
be published; and, having 90 intuded, he
conducted himself insolently, making threats 70
an Assistant Secretary, Peter II. Watson, Of the
hostility Of the New York Herald against the sd-
ministration of the War Department unless he
was afforded special privileges and furnished in
telligence IN the Department in respectto Cabinet
consultations, kilograms, ofdcial communication,
''and ell news the moment IL was received by the
Department, and in advance Of all other papers.n
The War Department is the place where the
President, Commander in-Cbisf Of the Army and
Navy, and bis subordinate the Secretary Of War
,nd other public officers are earnestly engaged I'm
the business If overcoming treason and rebellion
against the Government OF TIE United States; IL is
not place where spies traitors, or any person,
but for public purposes, can be suffered 10 enter
or harbor.
Newspapers are valuable organs Of public I'm
tellieence and instruction, and every proper IA
cilits will be afforded all loyal persons 10 procure,
on equal terms, information Of such public facts
as may be properly made known in time Of rebel
lion. But no matter how useful or powerful the
press may be, like everything else IL is subordi-
nate to national safety. The fate Of an army or
the destiny Of the nation may be imperiled by a
spy In the gErb Of a newspaper agent The ma
ton is 10 conflict with treason and rebellion, and
may be threatened by foreign foes. The lives
and fortunes Of twenty millions Of people, and
the peace and happiness Of their posterity In the
loyal States the fate Of public liberty and repab-
lican government forever, are stafed upon the
instant issue.
The duties Of the President, his Secretary, Of
every officer Of the Government, and especially
in the War Department and military service, are,
at this moment urgent and solemn dutes-the
most solemn and urgent that ever fell upon men.
No news-gatherer, nor any other person, for sot-
did or reasonable purposes, can be suffered 10
intrude upon them at such time 10 procure news
by threats or spy out ofcisl acts which the safe
ty OF the nation requires not to be disclosed.
For these reasons the aforesaid Ives has been
arrested and imprisoned, and all persons so offend.
ing viii be dealt with In like manner.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary Of War.