Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-13
NEWSPAPER SUPPRESSION AT BALTIMORE.

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a1 ecg BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 10, 1864
To The Editors of National Iateligsndsr. aIaa
GENTLEMEN The papers you receive with this (and
which you will do me the favor to pubsh) speak for ths
selves telling story that no American citizen worthy Of
the name will read but with deep regret
OF the many outrages of like character perpstrated
under the authority OF the President with his approval
the suppression Of the Evening Post is the most fragrant
The cause assigned true sad exhibition of the power
of the President pat down aggantic rebellion havng
arrayed in it's support hundreds Of thousands of well dis
cipned soldiers commanded by brave and skul officers
Major General Of the Presidents appointment, having
several thousand soldiers subject to his ORDERS has not the
power, he tells to prevent the suppression Of paper
By mob violence; and the President with want OF cour-
tssy not to have been expected refuses to the gente
men whose property and rights reemen
had been outraged to respectful letters
Letting his interference y3s,.a ts55 4i
Posterty will hardly believe that such things should have
occurred and the people this country and every where
where liberty s valued will regard it but with shame and
Indignation trust in God that the day is at hand
when the Constitution which fathers bequeathed Us,
ana the freedom which they designed should be perpetual
will be ours once more. Yours, with regard,
REVERDY JOHNSON
BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 6, 1864.
To the President fhs United States
Sin: The accompanying communication from the editor
and propretors Of the Evening Post Of this CITY, has
been psced ia my hands, with request to forward II TO
YOU The wrong dscoses to me to be 30 utterly
without justification excuse that should be dong IN
Justice to you to suppose for moment that You VIII per-
init it to be continued. 5E4 bug t#tbf3 FIJI pf f
You will also receive with this copy of the paper is
sued on the last day on which its publication was permit
ted and sure you will sgree with me IN the opinion
that IL contains nothing of dsoya character unless be
that il has at its head the Of Mcclellan and Pende
ton as its preferred candidates in the present Presidential
canvass 1t would be my duty to apologize IN advance
were to hint that You would consider that as any
evidence Of aordng the sghest grounds
for the suppression Of the paper L-,..,
The reason assigned for the military order complained
OF you cannot fail to agree with me in thinking to be
wholly insufficient, since the ocer issuing It had under
his three thousand srmed sodier force
abundan adequate to protect the once OF the nsWspa
been any indication ut the time that such violence would
be used. f.-1 III saw . ~ fleE3
am made the organ of bringing this matter to your
attention. because of my being OF the Senators OF the
state and bound by that relation to do what to pro
tect her citizens against outrage .,,.s, l..,rs,
An early reply to the request Of Editors sent through
me is respectfully solicited, and not doubling thatt will
have the honor to remain yonr obedisnt servant
REyERDY JOHNSON,
\, BALTIMORE, ocToBER 5, 1854
To His ErceHency abraham Lincoln: III
The undersigned, czens OF the State OF Maryland,
That on the 9TH of june 1864 they the pub
lcaton, in the city of Baltimore, Of daily evening news
PAPER called the Evening Post Of which they were the
propretors and upon the nomination Of Geo. Mcclellan
and Geo. IL Pendeton by the Democratic party at Chea
90 they placed the OF said nomnees at the head OF
their columns and advocated their election, = rig
That the publication Of said newspaper continued
bv them daily up to 3Oth September 1864 which day
the undersigned prepared to issue their paper usual
and had issued number Of copies when they received
from the military commandment Of this department an order
of which the following isa copy: "a 4ela- aAi
nf:s5y. Axsov cor.s !
" baltimore, September 80, 1864
Editor Of the Evening Post
As OF preventing your ofnce being made
the subject Of violence you will discontinue the publication
Of your paper, the Evening Post ht "
b.s OLIVER MATHEWS, Capt and A. A g."
rhst thereupon in obedience thereto the publication
Of said newspaper suspended and has not been since
resumed Gen Wallace having declared to the editor that
aid order would not be revoked by him.
The undersigned herewith encoses copy Of the Hnn-
inc Post of the Both OF September 1864, the day ON
which said order was issued and the contents OF which
they understood from Gen. Wallace caused the issuance Of
aid order They further represent that suggestion has
at any time been made that the Evening Post ever con-
tanned any statements relating to the movements posi-
sa,uaed TO prejudice the cause Of the government nor
indeed was any complaint made to the undersigned
az to the way which their paper was conducted Nor
were the re any entertained By them of any violence
being done to themselves or 30 their Office And they far
Their any threats OF violence had been
made or any violence offered IL could not but have been
the power, surely womb ueon
Wallace to have prevented any such violence.
The respectfully ask Of the President Of the
United States whether the suppression Of their newspaper
and the prohibition OF its further publication meets with
his approval and il not, he will cause the above-men
/ t;oned order 10 be revoked. Respectfully, X
- BOSLEY e. BREWER
BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 10, 1864
GENTLEMEN In order 10 take such steps as may
deem obtain redress for the wrong done you
10 the Of your paper should like to have 10
writing all that occurred at the interview you had with
Major General Wallace the day your paper was sup
pressed Will You obge me by giving 1t to me
Very respectfully,
tatl @8l Hasi kEVERDY JOHNSON
Messrs BosLEY g. BREWER. tis ser c}
aG Dea BALTiMoRE, OCTOBER 10, 1864
To Hon REyERDY JoBNsoN-DEAR SIR In compli
snce with your request to give you, in writing an account
Of what TRANSFERRED my interview with MsJor Gen. Wal
lace on the day of the suppression OF the kveDing Post
September 30 proceed briefly to rehearse the most mpor
tsnt points Of the conversation between u.s. 81 wncn
partner Mr. Bosley, was also present fai w
Being seated the Genera. pontneto our bulletin board
which he conveyed 10 his headquartes asked saw
anv thing wrong npon IT, answered in the negative. He