Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-06-10
The Chicago Times Suppressed
by Order of General Burn
side. -
From the Philadelphia Age

! From the Philadelphia Age
| Gen. Burnside, having succeeded in his
attack on the Hon. Clement i. Vallan-
digham, is continuing his successful as
saults on the liberty of speech and of the
press He has just given orders to sup
press the Chicago Times, the leading
Democratic organ of the State of Illinois.
/ The proprietors of the Times, however,
have gone TO court, praying for an injunc-
! tlon to restrain the officer charged with
! the execution of Gen. Burnside's order,
and 1t remains to be seen whether the
civil or the military authority will prevail
in the State of Illinois.
We ask, is it possible, after the indig-
nation which the arbitrary arrest, trial by
courtmartial, and Punishment of the Hon.
Clement L. Vallandigham has produced
| throughout the length and breadth of the
land, that General Burnside should i'm
prove on his military despotism, by con-
tiscating the property of citizens without
accusing them of crime or trying them
! by jury of their country, The sup
preston OF newspaper is nothing else
than the confiscation of the property of
the publishers, amounting to many thou
sand dollars, and turning out of doors
some fifty or sixty honest men who are
employed by them. 1t is a criminal
proceeding against man, commencing
with his execution, and interfering with
the most sacred rights guaranteed to the
citizen by the laws and institutions or the
country Has our country, we would
ask, sunk so low in everything appertain-
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in a situation to learn moderation and for
bearance from the Turks?
The last arrivals from Europe brought
US the news that the editor of a French
Journal, published at Alexandria, re-
ceived first warning from the Govern
ment OF the Plsha, conveyed to him
through the medium of his Consul, that
he must not indulge in attacks on The 40
homctan religion, and especially abstain
from anything personally offensive to the
Prophet. This was gentle, compared
with the proceedings of General Burnside
against the Chicago Times but, then. the
French editor has the advantage of exer-
clsing his profession in the dominion of
the Grand Turk Truly, Father Abra-
ham Is great, and Burnside is his general
The following telegraphic items, re-
ceived yesterday, exhibit the latest phase
of this lamentable usurpation of power
TIE CHICAGO TIMES CASE
CHICAGO, June 3.-Shortly after II
O'Clock last night Judge Drummond issu-
ed a writ directing the military authosi-
ties to take no further steps to carry into
effect the order of General Burnside for
the suppression Of the Chicago Times,
until the application for Il permanent writ
OF injunction could be heard IN open court
to-day.
At 81 O'Clock this morning, after near
ly the whole addition had been worked
oft, IA file Of soldiers broke into the Office
and took possession of the establishment.
and remained for some time They then
left, after giving notice that if any attempt
was made TO publish another paper, the
military would take permanent possession
of tile office.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHICAGO, June 3-The following
handbill is being circulated throughout
the city:
'sAll good and loyal citizens of Chica-
20 who favor free speech and freedom of
the press, as guaranteed to us by the Con-
stitution We love and uphold, are invited
to assemble in mass meeting in front of
the Chicago Times office, on Wednesday
evening, June Sd, at 8 o'clock, to take
counsel together in regard TO the recent
infamous and tyrannical order of General
Ambrose E. Burnside in suppressing
newspapers always Democratic and con-
sequently always loyal" "