Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-23
The Suppressed Papers.

From the indianapolis Gazette
The Copperhead papers of the country are
making all the capital and fuss they can out
of the suppression for wkours of the New
York World and Journal of Commerce. They
are welcome to all they can make out Of the
case. The whole subject is very simple one
The facts are about these:
l. Two New York newspapers published a
forged proclamation, the effect of which was
to cast gloom and sorrow into every home,
and to bring shame on our country.
.. The Government suffered from this pub
LEGATION, and still suffers, for its effect still
fingers in New York.
8. Riots had taken place and blood was
shed in New York year before. Was the
Government to wait until another riot had
been inaugurated, before it showed its au-
thority'
4. The blame belonged to these suppressed
papers. They might have been innocent, but
their business was to show their innocence
by bringing forth the guilty party. For all
the misery thus created they were response
BILE, until the responsible party was found.
5. According to Mr.. Marble, the response
oility of his paper (the World) is made to
depend upon the 'snight clerk" He says that
in the management of his paper there is a
time when :" competent inspection Of the
news is impossible" His editors keep early
hours, the "night CLERK" has upon him the
weightiest responsibility of the editorial day.
An editor who abandons his paper to night
clerk should not complain if he is compelled
to submit to a severe discipline.
s. The best evidence that the Government
did not intend to prosecute these suppressed
papers. is to be found in the fact that they
are still printed.
But do these Copperhead editors act and
talk, in this matter, as truly loyal men and
| friends of the Government in its present
straits ought to act and talk We think
hardly. They were not entirely innocent,
They published the bogus proclamation, and
thereby did much damage. But here is the
way an innocent but loyal and honest man
talks-one who was really an innocent suf-
ferer. Mr.. ]. J. Speed, President of the in
dependent Telegraph Company, although hi.
| line had nothing to do with the matter at all
was arrested and placed in Fort Lafayette,
besides having the entire business of his line
stopped. Here is what he said, and you will
notice quite contrast. 1t is the language Of
loyal man and patriot:
| To THE PUBuC.-The Government has taker
| possession of the Independent Telegraph Office
| What offence the company has committed, we dc
| not know; as no one, il is believed connected
with the company, had any agency, directly oil
indirectly, in the production or circulation Of the
| bogus proclamation. The officers OF the company
will see the President at the earliest practicable
moment, and learn the cause Of complaint. wher
the nation Is striving for its existence, and thu
critical moment is now at hand when the Govern
ment will be established forever or cease TO e1iS
on this continent, the Government are JUSTIFIED
| in acting upon such information as they believe
70 be true and will doubtless correct their errol
= -. Al,
]. ]. SPEED,
President Independent Telegraph Company.