Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-11

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/ o WAHHINsTOS, Feb. 10, 1852.
ordered that person calling hfmSsII
Ut. Ives, native of rebel state. l,oss
nrother lately in the military sefviee III
the United States, is now an officer in tbo
rebel army and who pFetends 70 10 4 ran.
teseutauEe Of the New York HeyaL,l. Ia
Washington, be arrested aud held Ia eIoss
custody at e. McHenry "a 4 spy, and for
violating the rules aad regulations of this
Department in this; and that on Saturday
tue STU day OF February 1869, against the
public and well known regulations for the
Transactions Of congressional business, he
introduced himself into the War Depart.
ment aud into the chambers where The
secretary and his assistants were transact-
ing business with members of Congress for
me purpose Of spying aud obtaining war
ue6s ana intelligence in regard TO Cabinet
consultations, telegraphs. &c. Tor mn bIicss
tlon, which he knew was not Authorized In
be published, and having so intended he.
conducted himself insolentIy, making
threats to the Assistant Secretary Peter n
watson, otsthe hostility oftthe New York
Msrata against the Administration, and lie
MAR Department, unless lie was Afforded
special privileges, aud furnished iutelli.
genGe oy tho Departments in respect to
Gablnet consultation, kilograms. uEiaial-
ommunieattons aud all news The monent
Was received by the Department, In advance
OF all other papers. The War Departpae AMI
Is the place where the President, The Com
mander.in-ohiefo of the army aud navy, and
MS subordinates, the Secretary Of war
ano otner public officers are earnestly en-.
Gagged IN the business ofoTercomine treas
The United States. = ~
IL il moi a plsca Frvt,.,,. ,,.;..
OF any person, but for public purposes
eau be suffered to enter or harbor. Sevsl
papers are valuable organs Of public in.
telligenee aud Instruction, and every pro.
per facility will be afforded to ali loyal
persons 70 procure on equal terms intor-
nation Of such public facts rs NAV be pro.
perry made known in time of rebellion.
but no matter how useful or powerful the
press may be, like everything else, IL Il
subordinate to the national safety. The
late OF an army or tho destiny Of the ma
ton may be imperilled by spy ia the rarb
oil newspaper agent. The nation Il In
CONFLICT with treason aud rebellion, and
may De threatened by foreign foes. The
LlEes aud fortunes of twenty millions of
people, aud the peace aud happiness of
Lnelr posteTity IN the loyal States the
iate OF public liberty aud republican gov
eminent forever are staked upon the in
slant issue. The duties of the President
aud his Secretary, Of every officer If The
Government, aud especially ia The War
Department and tho military service. are
at this moment engaged in urgeut ana SOL
emu dnties-the most solumn and nrgent
that ever fell upon men. No news gather.
er, nor any other person, for soFdid or
reasonable purposes, can be suffered 10
intrude upon them at any such time, to
procure news by threats or spy out speciai
acts which the safety of the nation re-.
quires not to be disclosed.
For these reasons, the aforesaid Ives
has been arrested and imprisoned, and all
persons SO offending will be dealt with in
[sigued] EDWIN NJ. STANTON,