Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-11
.IrprrssIoN OF NEWS.

The censorship Of the pIcss AZ !" "a"
;no,on is becoming more rigid and moro
,yr.nnical than ever. The Secretary OF
War assumes grea, deal. He sets him.
self up as dictator ofthe quill, and appro-
PIRATES the right to tell twenty millions OF
te,ple what they shall read and what
they shall not read, in the way OF war
news. Even a report of the names OF the
k;lled and wounded have been lnterdict'
cd. Saws a Washington correspondent
ola New York paper
A. an evidence OF the strict censorship
kept over the telegraph during the pres.
emf eventfu DAYS, 1t may be stated that
the President even declined to-day to
allow the names of one hundred killed
and wounded officers to 90 over the
wires. 1t was not proposed to say even
how. when, or where the event-took place.
The President did not wish to interfere
with Secretary S,anton's "wisdo:n' IN
this respect.
What madness Nor have we been
permitted to have any fair description OF
the late battles at fredericksburg. Why
not! Why, the Secretary Of War As
sumes that the people Of the North are
incompetent to bear up under the news
of defeat. II our brother-or our son is
slain. it is assumed that nobody but the
administration has the right to know OF
it. Could consurrmate folly go farther
"Acale," regular and well known
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
than which there is not q stronger adj
ministration paper in the country, writes;
Meantime the government Censorship
continues the petty business OF standing
guard to keep the Northern and West
ern public from getting word OF the
news that is freely published IN the Cap
ital. under the nose OF the War Depart
ment. Three days ago, for example,
Mr.. Stewards organ, the lntetiigencer,
gave special prominence TO the fact that
Hooker's army had just begun to move.
Not word of II has been permitted to
90 by telegraph to New York or Clncin-
natl. A week or two ago the erdcf
strength OF Rockers army was officially
published. Nobody has been disturbed
| about tribe like that, but the Censorlz-
ing Department is on G dead hunt after
some poor fellow who told \ story about
a telegraph wires having been found L.
ing on the bank Of the river at Fal-
mouth. If he il caught, won't they be
dignifedly severe in maxim. a ust ex-
ample ofthe wretch
But here is something else that caps
the climax, ard gives the people OF the
West sharp taste OF Mr.. Stanton's die
ta,o.ship. lie directs zen. Wool 10 PRE-
rent The Transmission Of necs .oublished
IN Neo York and Boston by tie teie-
graph northward from these cities.
Read the official orders
WASHINGTON. ID. c., May /, 63.
To Uojor General Wool, Command
ing at Neu York
By virtue Of the Act of Congress All.
thorizlng the President totake possession
of railroad and telegraph lines, etc. pass
ed February lth, 1862, the President
directs that you take immediate military
possession OF the telegraph lines lately
established between Philadelphia and
Il ston, called the Independent Telo
graph Company, and forbid the trans
mission of any intelligence relating to
the movements of The Army of the Po-
tomac, or any military forces OF the Uni
ted States. In case this order is violated.
arrest and imprison the perpetrators in
Fort Delaware, reporting TO this Depart
ment. IL the managers OF the line Will
stipulate to transmit no military intelli.
gence without the sanction of the War
Department, they need not be interiered
with 40 long as the engagement IL fulfill
cd. This order will be executed 80 rs not
TO interfere with the ordinary business OF
the telegraph company.
BY order OF the President.
Signed f. NJ. STANTON.
Secretary OF War.
Capt. Rowello, aid .de-camp, will pro-
coed by the first conveyance TO Boston,
and execute the above order, viz. take
military possession of the lndepeuden,
Telegraph Company's lines, and forbid
any transmission Of information relating
to the movements ofthe Army ofthe 20
tomac, or any military forces of the Uni
ted States. II the principal or owner OF
the lines will stipulatc not to violate the
condition imposed without the sanction
OF the War Department he will not be
nteriered with. If, however, he violates
the stipulations he will be severely dealt
with. JONI +. Wool,
Major General.
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