Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-11
national INTELLIGENCER
ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS A NEWSPAPER.
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.

CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.
Telegraphic announcements heretofore published haV
already informed our readers of the prevalence OF con
siderable excitement at Chicago, Illinois in consequence
OF an attempt by the military authorities TO suppress ih'
newspaper of that city called The Times Inc ioiio"
Ing is copy of the order of Gen. Burnside under "hici
the attempt made:
Hp.noUARTERs DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO
Cincinaati June ], 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS No. "a
h tandeocy of the articles aud opinions habitually
unfinished in the newspaper known as The New York
World being cast reproach upon the Government and
m ueaken it's efforts suppress the rebellion by creating
d;strust in its war policy its circulation in time of
celebrated to exert perncous and reasonable influence
and 49, therefore, prohibited in this department
g Postmasters. agents, and all others VIII govern
Themselves by this order any detected in for
warding selng in any way circulating the paper re
erred to will be promptly arrested and held for trial
On account of the repeated expression OF dsoyai AND
ncendiary sentiments the publishing OF the newspaper
known as The Chicago Times is hereby suppressed
A. Brig Gen Jacob Ammen commanding the district OF
Illinois charged with the execution oi the tnra para
graph OF this order.
BY command of Major Gen. A. E. BURNSIDE;
LEWIS RICHMOND, Lieut.. Col. and A. A. Gen
Gen. Ammen having directed Capt. Putnam command
ing Camp Douglas Chicago, to carry the foregoing
order into effect the latter warned the publishers OF the
Times the night of the I'd instant against issuing ther
paper the morning under penalty OF the SEIZURE OF
their establishment by the military The publishers there
upon applied to Judge Drummond, OF the United States
Circuit Court for writ enjoining Capt. Putnam from
any interference with their business or property and alter
midnight writ was issued by Judge Drummond directing
the Captain to take further steps to execute the order
until the application for permanent writ could be heard
that day in open court file of soldiers nevertheless took
possession the establishment, and after remaining or
some time left but before leaving they again warned the
owners against issuing their paper.
In the mean time the proceedings of the military authorl-
ties had reached Springfield the capital OF Illinois, where
the State Legislature had convened in special session on
the I'd instant to order adopted al the close
of its last regular session On the Sd instant the following
preamble and resolutions introduced IN the House OF
and, after exciting debate were pass
ed yeas b. They subsequently passed the senate
by strong affirmative vote:
Whereas information has reached this body that an or
der has been issued by Gen Burnside for the suppression
of the Chicago Times and whereas such order 10 al,
violation of the Constitution OF the United States aud
Of this State and destructive to those G0dgNen prnci
existence and recognition for centuries before
wrtten Constitution made have made them as much
a part Of our rights the life which sustains US
Be II resolved By the House Of Representatives. the SEN
ate concurrap therein That denounce the order which
threatens revolutionary and despotc as contrary
to liberty destructive of good government and Oh
constitutional and natural rights and that earned INTO
effect we consider il equivalent to the overthrow OF our
form of government and the establishment of military
despotsm in its stead
Rssolped That in view of the monstrous consequences
which must inevitably flow from such action, usthed
by the General Government respectfully, yet hrmy,
quest withdrawal of the order in question: and the
dsavowa thereof by those in power, the only course
which pursued to people that const
tuona freedom dear their hearts, has not ceased to
be- The attention of the Governor called to this IN
ugemen of popular rights and the invasion OF the sove
reiRnty Of the State of Illinois.
The Office Of the Times, at Chicago the centre OF
attraction during the Whole of Wednesday the 3D. and at
night large of people gathered there IN &C.
cordance with call which had been issued in the fore
noon This meeting however it blocked up the street
soon adjourned Courthouse Square, where the people
addressed by gentlemen of both parties The speeches
counsd the observance Of the laws but denounced the
above order Of Gen. Burnside arbitrary aud despofc
During the afternoon the militia ordered under arms
but up to late night nothing had occurred
ing their interposihon
Since preparing the foregoing particulars as commuhi-
Gated by telegraph have received the Chicago papers,
from which we extract all the proceedings 10 the case
which will be likely to interest our readers