The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-12
SUPPRESSED.

IL AOm Tile ''SupDrcSSo0" EOlLlOQ OIL the chicago
Times of Wednesday,
On yesterday morning, at about II
O'Clock, we received the following tele-
graphic dispatch: .t'
DY TELEGRAPH FROM HEADQUARTERS,
CINCINNATI, June 2.
Editor OF the Chicago Times:
You are hereby Motif ed that have issued an
order stopping the publication of your paper
which order will be published in the morning
papers of this city to-day TUESDAY morninoH
You will please govern yourself accordingly.
A. E. BURNSIDE, Maj. Gen.
At about O'Clock, P. M, the follow
ing paper was. served upon us by mill
tary officer from Camp Douglas:
BY TELEGRAPH FROM SPRINGFIELD,l
CHICAGO, June 2, 1868.
To Capt. JAMES s. PUTNAM, Camp Douglas:
You will enforce the following order of Mai.
Gen. Burnside:
'CINCINNATI, June 2, 1868.
"Gen. AAiMEN-I have issued an order sup
pressing The Chicago Times You will see
that no more publications of it are made, and,
if necessary, you will take military possession
of the office.
''(Signed) A. E. BURNSIDE,
''Maj. Gen."
J. AMMEN, Brig Gen.
At about IL O'Clock p M. the following
order, made by Judge Drummond, of the
United States District Court for the North
ern District of Illinois, was served upon
the military officer who had been the bear
er of the foregoing paper:
U. s. Circuit Court, Northern District of ILL.,
nois. Wilbur +. Story and Amanias IVorden
rs. Gen. A E. Burnside, Gen. Ammen, and James
s. Putnam.
Whereas, an application has been made to
me by bill on the equity side of this court to re-
strain and enjoin the above-named defendants
from carrying into effect an order of Maj. Gen.
A. E. Burnside, dated June I'd, 1868, purport-
ing to be made by him as an officer acting
under the authority of the United for the sup
preston OF the publication of a newspaper
called the Chicago Times, and whereas the ap-
plicatiOn has been made at so late an hour that
it cannot be heard before tomorrow; now the
abOve-named defendants. and particularly the
said Gen. Ammen and James g. Putnam are
hereby directed and enjoined to take no steps
or measures to carry into effect the said order
of Maj. Gen. Burnside above referred to, until
the application can be heard in open court to-
morrow; and they are hereby enjOined not to
execute the same.
THOMAS DRUMMOND, U. S. Judge.
CHICAGO, June 2, 1868.
The Cincinnati papers of yesterday,
which came to hand last night, contained
the following order!
General Orders No. 81.
HEADQUARTERS DEpARTM'T OF THE OHIO,(
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 1, 1868
1. The tendency Of the opinions and articles
habitually published in the newspaper known
as the New York World being to cast reproach
upon the government, and to weaken its efforts
to suppress the rebellion bv creating distrust
in its war policy, its circulation in time of war
is calculated to exert perniciOus and treason
able infaence, and is therefore prohibited in this
department.
2. Postmasters, news agents, aud all Others
will govern themselves by this order; as any
person detected in forwarding, selling, or in
any way circulating the paper referred to will
be promptly arrested and held for trial.
3. On account of the repeated expression of
disloyal and incendiary sentiments, the publ
cation of the newspaper known as THE CHICA-
GO TINES is hereby suppressed.
4. Brigadier General Jacob Ammen, COM
handing District of Illinois, is charged with
the execution of the third paragraph of this Or
der.
By command of Major General Burnside.
Signed LEWIS RICHMOND,
Lieut.. Col. and Asst. Adj't. Gen.
Official: D. 4. L-ARNEE Capt. and Asst. Adj't.
General.
AS we write, at 2 O'Clock A. M, the
aforementioned military officer from
Camp Douglas has returned to that post,
with the avowed intention of bringing into
the city military force with which to exc
cute the order of Gen. Burnside; and this
IN contempt Of the restraining order Of
Judge Drunmond. If the reader shall
receive this paper, it will have been printed
before the arrival of the threatened mill
tary force.
Thus, the public have the case as it
stands The order of Gen. Burnside is
without the color Of law, civil, military, or
martial. We leave it to the reader to pro-
nounce upon the terms in which he has
characterized our paper.
The blow is deliberately and directly at
the LIBERTY OF THE PRESS, and, save in a
pecuniary sense, it smites every citizen as
severely as it smites us.
The question will come up to-day, before
Judge Drnmmond, Of the issue of a per-
manent injunction. Not doubling that he
will grant it, we will not doubt that Gen.
Burnside will obey it.
If it shall be granted, the country will
watch, with the intensest interest, the
treatment Gen. Burnside and the admins
tration shall give it. a