The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25
The Suppression ofthe Chicago Times.

The editor of the Times, published at Nc
Gregor, Iowa, ATTENDED the Canal Convention
at Chicago He says the Convention was
bursted up BY Mr.. Drake, of ST Louis, who
turned the whole thing into a political affair,
BY the delivery Of a crazy. fanatical speech.
THIS speech eseotualy crushed out what little
life there was il the convention, and the sup
preston of the Times the next morning created
such excitement that the renowned " National
Canal Convention was entirely forgotten-
on Thursday it adjourned without a sign Of re-
suits except sine die, which being freely trans
lated, means probably, that all signs Of making
a canal up the Illinois to the Lake died when
the delegates left the canvass. To sum up, the
whole thing was failure.
On Tuesday evening it was rumored that
the Times would be possessed BY the military
on Wednesday, by order of Gen. Burnside, and
no small amount of talk was had on the sub
ject. On Wednesday we rose early, found the
Times out as usual 10 the hands of the news
boys, bought one and commenced its perusal
in twenty minutes after our purchase, three
soldiers came up the street, took the remaining
copies from the hands of the little salesman
who had supplied us, and tore them up, with a
bravery that reminded Us OF Napoleon at Aus
terlitz! Oh, it was grand sight, to see three
soldiers Of this great republic marching in solid
column against poor little boy whose father,
like enough, was killed in the assault on Vicks
burg, and whose mother and sisters were wait
ing probably for the little sinners labor to
procure them bread for the day. But then
what business had the little & traitor " to ped
die a paper that would not bow the knee to
the first hero of Fredericksburg? So young
and yet so wicked! We incontinenty ex
claimed on seeing the tears he shed over the
confscation of his only treasure, Bully for
Burnside y
Numerous instances Of this kind took place
in various parts of the city, but the soldiers
were not unit in this small business-many
of them denouncing their companions for the
rudeness with which the suppression order was
carried out toward children. The Times was
sold by older and more cunning ones at prices
ranging from l5 cents to 81 90. We heard OF
one excited gentleman, just starting on the
train, who, supposiug he would never see ano
ther issue of his favorite paid a boy $500 to
procure him number Of it for that morning
This street suppression lasted only to about
II, when the soldiers dried up, and then you
might have heard the cries of the newsboys in
the old style: Times, Tribune and POST ~
with a heavy emphasis on the Times. Copies
we're sold all day at 10 to 20 cts, the demand
being active beyond all precedent; we heard
one little fellow say he " wished they'd spress
the darned old Tribune, SOS ii would sell bet
ter" In front of the office was handbll in
large letters, calling a public meeting at o.
clock that evening. This stirred up every
body other posters were issued containing
Gov. Seymour's letter in the Nallandigham
case, Judge Drummond's remarks &c.-the
crowd quite obstructing the street and eagerly
seizing the posters which were thrown out in
thousands from the Office Well, the meeting
came of. Some Of the ablest speakers, both
Republican and Democrat did the talking for
free speech and free press. Some say there
were twenty-five thousand. At all events there
were enongh TO scare the Tribune into a barri-
cade of its doors, to compel meeting of prom
inent Republicans who requested the President
to revoke the order of suppression. A battery
of six guns was so planted as to IA ke the street
in case of disturbance of the meeting this
known TO but few, but it is fact which we
learned from its commander the next day
The next morning, sentries were placed at the
door OF the Office, and all communication with
the outside world was prohibited-no printing
of any sort was allowed. The Burnside SYM
pathzers called meeting for Thursday even
ing, and another day and night of excitement
was anticipated. Iu the mean time the case
OF civil Us. military power was before the court
for decision, and Jas. F. Joy, the eloquent
Republican lawyer of Detroit, was pleading
the cause of an independent press, in one of
the most eloquent speeches we ever heard or
read. In the afternoon of the day, dispatch
was received by the Times proprietors from
Gen. Burnside, stating that the President had
revoked his order. This soon got air, and you
never saw such reaction in feeling in Amer
lea. The Free Press men were jubilant, the
Court dismissed the case, the Burnsiders were
mad-the city was wild with joy on one side,
and with anger on the other. Congratulations
changed bands-funeral services over dead pa
pers were converted into resurrection peaDs,
while the front of arbitrary power poorly con-
cealed its modification. The Burnside meet
ing was held as per posters, but the President
had silenced its guns in advance. Kellogg
worried through half and half speech, Senator
Trumbull tried to console the wounded hearts