East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-06-09
Judge Drussln ONd on the Suppression
Ofthc Chicago Times.

A motion was made in the United States
Circuit Court on Wednesday morning, by
Hon. James f. Joy, of Detroit, on behalf of
Messrs Story s. Worden, proprietors of the
Chicago Times, to defer the application for
an injunction until the present Military com
mandant of Camp Douglas, charged with
the execution of Burnside's order in this
city, could be served with notice of the ap.
plcation as required by law. The motion
was granted.
Mr.. Joy also offered to telegraph to Judge
Davis, one of the Associate Judges of the
Supreme Court of the United States, re.
questing him to be present and assist in the
adjudication of the question.
The Court took recess until such time
as the service on the Commandant at Camp
Douglas can be had, which will probably be
to-day, (Thursdayl
The court room was crowded to overflow.
ing by an earnest, anxious throng. 1t was
a noble sight to SEQ them, in their intense
feeling and Indignation, standing with uncov.
cred heads before the majesty Of the law,
and prepared to submit what they esteemed
the dearest rights and privileges belonging
to them as freemen, to the protection of the
tribunal created by the constitution they all
love so unalterably.
Judge Drummond, in granting the motion
FOR postponement, spoke as follows:
l saw it stated in the public prints of yes
terday that an order had been made by Gen
Burnside to suppress the Chicago Times
newspaper of this city. / had no means of
knowing whether that intelligence was cor
rect, or whether the order was authentic,
during the day, and, in fact, it scarcely occu.
pied my thoughts during the day. 1t was
not until late in the evening that was in.
formed that there had been an order actually
issued by Gen. Burnside suppressing the
publication of the Times, and that the mill.
tary officers had been directed to carry the
order into effect At the Same time / was
informed that an application would be made
to me, rs soon as the bill could be prepared,
to arrest, SO far as it was possible for the
civil authority to do it, tho action of Gen.
Burnside. 1t was about | / o'clock last eve.
ming, | think, that bill was presented to
me, " hich alleged substantially, that the plain.
tlfs were the owners and proprietors, and
publishers of the newspaper, and that an ir.
reparabe injury would be done to them,
their interests and their property, if this
order should be carried into effect, and ask.
ing for the interposition of the court to ar.
rest it. The question involved was one so
grave, and the consequences of the act of
Gen. BURNSIDE were so momentous, so vast,
as to affect the interests of all, and not par.
ticularly the Chicago Times, but tho princi
pic which was involved in it, and the rights
of property which were affected by it, that
thought it to be the duty Of tho Court,
without determining any question of right,
either on the part of the government or of
tho Dlaintiffs i'm their bill to signify 10 the
military authorities that there was question
of SO much consequence involved in this
bill-that there was question so great,
depend upon it, that it, any rate, was the
duty of the Court, if the parties desired l.,
to hear arguments upon it, and to give also
to those-who desired .it-who sought to
carry into effect this military order, an OPP
portunity of being heard, because prima
tdCie il cmanated from the authorities of the
government, and prina tacic the government
claimed by this to interfere with the property
of citizen 1t was nothing more than fair
and just to all parties--the parties who are
plaintiffs, as well as those who are represent
ing tho government, that IN opportunity
should be given to be heard. The court did
notintend, by issuing restraining order, to
have it regarded in the nature of an injunc.
ton. 1t was not on injunction, but simply
a direction to the officers that nothing should
be done 20 affect the rights of the parties
until IL could DO determined whether an in.
junction should issue in the case. For that
reason the order was given by the Judge at
Chambers, with which, perhaps, most of you
are familiar. The act of Congress aud the
rules OF the Court both require that no spe-