The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-07-20


Arbitrary Proceedings In West
FiTginia-SuPpEe salon OF The
Wheeling Eegister 0nd Par
kcFsbuTE ssaxette by the Negro
Maniac Hunter.
FForB he Rhsliag La;ellgecT-Abeli-
toa-
SUPPRESSION OF TIE DAILY RR0TsryR-.
ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT OF ITS EpI-
TORs-On Saturday afternoon, Captain
Fwald Over, commander Of this post, re-
ceiyed dispatch from General Kelly, di-
recting him to proceed at once, by order oi
General Hunter, ITO arrest Baker and Long
editors and proprietors Of 4ae Daih Regis
ter, Il raper publ he'd in city of Wheeling
West VIRGINIA and place them in contine--
rcrt at the militSyy prison in tha0,ity and
SO keep them until further orders. Also to
sej2e ana suppress the R-y%tey newspaper,
and take pos ession Of the Office and safety
keep the same Gutil further orders.
Immediately upon the receipt OF the or.
der, Captain Over, with guard, proceeded
"a -" olfce and notified the editors of his
errand. The employees were notified at
once to abdicate the premises, the Office was
clio sed, and Messrs. Long and Baker were
'0rtcd to the Atheum in charge Of Lieut..
Knapp, of the Provost Guard. They were
a.,-uei temporary quarters in the room
occupied by the rebel prisoners who have
exl rcssed willingness 10 take the oath OF
allegiancc.
There are sundry conjectures as to the
cause Of the arrest, Tut at present we shall
not attempt to give any more. information
upon the subject than is already known to
the daily readers of TIE Re1i,tr. We sin
ccrely regret that any necessity should ex-
ist for such peremtOry proceeding upon
The part of the military authorities, and We
anxiously await the further development OF
the cause.
From tie Whes]iag IatelIiyehcer, Hon
dnp.
On S@rday last, Capt. OFF,, c. cmmand.
ing at this most, received a pcremtory order
from Gen. Hunter, to arrest the responsible
editors of The Wheeling Register and put
them in the military prison. and suppress
for the present the further publication of the
paper. Cant Over was left in the dark as
to the special cause why this order was is
sued and no one else Of course was any bet
| ter off. It presumed that the extreme BIT
terness with which The Register had refer
red to Gen. Hunter in connection with th'
! Washington Statue might have had some
thing tS do with the arrest, but thfAS hard
lily probable.
Sill, the wonder is as to the reason of tn,
arrest. What has been the, immediat:G; canst
CT it? 10 one seems to have any idea DC
y0nd the fact of the general disloya!ty OF TN
sheet So lar az We have observed thcr
/ Il "a -, 81
! late 1t has followed at about the same oh
race he example Of such sheets os ~
I 'ji,lcaust.tj Eaqgirc-, Tie Colualaa Crisis
| CHeaGo Times, and Neic fdTic Ne9cs. =
Pretty much al that WAS ever contained il
that paper waS taken from those prints.
Why Gen. liUntcr should have selected
out and left the papera We have named tic
to circulate in his department. ls more tina
we can appreciate. lie has given it note
ricty that il worid never have othwlSe en-
iovcd. aud also, in addition q new Ieasc {
life, if ever it starts again. As it was
had not sufficient strength, we suppose,
have run it through the summer.
What makes the arrest Of he Rcg'Ste
: men all the more inoomprehoAsihle Is til
report OF Wharton ARE at }'arE ar bnr
for an article published in his paper III
! Ge"cftr. Wharton we al know, is low
man and OF course it vas for no act Of il
trnfional aid or comfort 10 the enemy tha
be was arrcs'nd We understand thai tn
last issue Of his paper wa suppressed 81
burned and hence we have not car rI5u'
cow IF The Gractts To zee What was .saiC
The arrest Of Mr. Wharton has sti ro;l u
a good deal Of feeling among the tno
mon at ParkcrsbNr~ Is walomned Yesterday
We proumo that he viii be speed y relea
cd by oder Of the Government. Gov
Foreman has sent a request to that eject
the Secretary Of War