, 1872-12-30
JUDGE DURELl.
Els Supprcsziox: of the New Orleans
Times,

Times.
From tie Times ef e.o 0rlcans,-sueees:or cf the Sto
Orleans IInes.
The overthrow of the Government Of State
by an lnterlOcutory order III cilance:y, issued by
deprared Judge was lilly followed By another
and equally infamous act, in the seizure and
suppression Of the Times, which occurred on
Friday about 8 o'clock.
1t is only needful to state tho circumstances
and manner Of this seizure and suppression, to
stamp it rs one Of the most infamous deeds to
which Judge or Court ever gave sanction.
7lr. C. 4. Weed, before becoming pro,,rictor
cl confidence anu intimacy, with q man who had
IN his partner i'll transactions during the war
Lbs man namo is J. Il. Mckee. An unfor-
M1 tnae wcsS e9nAd'nSnsfS the na Of
stautly warned by. his test friends, pro-
duced its natural results. Tor somo
tlme past hints and irslnuations wcro thrown
out by Mckee that if the Now Orleans Times did
ring OF bankrupt assigneeB and lawyers, there
would Ee O movement against it, through Weed.
Such threats from sucn source were treated
with scorn and contempt, The gentlemen en-
ployed in the conduct OF that journal colld not
be frightened or purchased to abandon their duty
to tho people who supported it. Tho paper be-
ing in the full tide Of prosperity, free from al
liabilities or encambraaces oa It's own account,
net ouly self-sustanling. but largely lucrative
lad no reason to apprehond assault from any
quarter. Its immense business, giving .-lpoy-
ment to over hundred persons, to whom dis
bursements, exceeding four thousand dollars
o week, were mado every Saturday evening
from its receipts, WAS conducted with perfect
satisfaction to all persons dealing with it. Aud
the seizure aud suppression of this, VIC must
justly say public institution, in whoso existence
and conduct every citizen had warm interest,
IVES made upon IN affidavit Of this man Mckee,
c. A. Weed for $1,50O. This obligation had
never been presented to Mr.. Weed-no demand
Ind been made for the amount. It h.d been
passed By him to Mckee in the So, tlelnent OF
some old accounts. The reader will bo amazed
to know how such q thing could be doue, i'll
country where there existed vcssige Of law mud
Justice. His astonlshment will disappear when
lie reads the provisions Of tho bankrupt law
aud learns the practice which has been pursued
i'll the United States District Court III this city
under the administration of DHrell.
Under this practice, any creditor, for ever so
small q sum WHICH ls due ~ going IA ,ato tno ls
a t po abo ao or 10
cnnro.l his effects, may scizo millions OF prop
erty, and close up the largest establishment IN
this city. And there can be no release from such
seizure by tho payment Of tie debt alleged to be
due. Of course the law does not autIorizo any
such proceeding. On the contrary, it has bccu
tho iIyariablo practice and constitution OF tie
law BY all honest Judges that tao mere affidavit
OF tho potitioning CREDITOR mere c1 rartc test'-
mouy, will not justify tie issue Of Il warrant
having these serious effects. Other and suits
factory proofs must be gwen and q hearing had
But Durell law is different from the law Of tho
civilized world, aud THUS tnis ma,
lgnant md corrupt man is armed
with tho power to PROSTATE tie business, aud
destroy lilo foltules ana even the nle2:.s OF sub
s;stenca Of any man i'll this con.nu1l!y who may
offend lin or any Of hlB friends. Ilo ca:u:a
TINT it is for his discretion to Lc-cri.l1Lo
whether the primo .tacie showing of II SEEING
creditor is satisfactory OF not, and where, Us i'll
this case, the a:ant il the tool oi his political
| clique and Of tho partners i'll his enormous
crimes against this people and the defendant, IL
the honest Journalist WHO lias exposed and held
up to tue scoru OF the world Ills unparalleled in
fan1ics the on.h Of the former is sufficient
to ciuso up one of the largest establishments in
this; city, aud to throw out OF employment hum
| dceda Of wolthy and Industrious citizens. even
| locAing up the wages for their PAST weeks Ecr-
vices, already sot aside for thcu Ika thisEct WAS
| part OF tue foul conspiracy Which th,c2tcrs the
| whole honest portion OF tLis community with
ruin, is aoundaatly shown hy tho Intimate resa-
| tous Of this man Mckee with the Custom House
ring, and By the conclusive fact tllat when tea
| tlercd tho amount Of lis debt and largo sur
| rlns to meet costs a2l lawyers ices, hc refused
| It, in:iulatia5 that no amount eona inducc him
to release tho establishment. THUS !: Las lS!'-
| rcucl that tho Now Orleans Times, rs owned
and conducted by {. 4. Weed, Il: an expenditure
of over >20000 per month, has been suppressed
| on personal claim OF II. .50o against tuo pro
| prictor, and on the oath OF 4 tool Of I.a:ty
rolitital Clique, aud lilo order Of c Judge. upoi,
| whom this whole nation is calling down tAc
| curses Of just God. aud to whom, sooner Or
1ster. will come the penatios due for such deeds
as hayo been recorded in no o.her chapter oi
modern judcinl history, but that which relates
| the t:nnsccndant yilla;nies OF Jelfrica.
But thu main object was not STAINED. The
New Orleans Times. Of Which c. \. Weed WIZ
proprietor, is held by the minlons Of this oprro-
! bri,lm Of justice and Law.
The Times, which takes its place, and now hnrls
its defiance aud contempt, and launches its bo!1s
Of dcnu lcia:.ion md exposure against these vilc
pcriuccrs pillagcrs, and felons, is bcyoad the
| reach Of the power Or OF the ncnaces OF the des
picable crew.
| We only ask of our fcllow-citiZens 6nch sup
port and countenance services in tht4r be-
half alll in support Of their rights and Liberties
nlov Justly ent!tle us to, and we shall Quchl.
supply tho void created By the tlaSitious decd O.
Frlcay.
No were concerned to learn, yesterday after
noon, that q procedure Of law has resulted III ths
suspension Temporary, VIC hopo,) OF that enter
prisiug and ibo1aly conducted journal, the
Times. We arc the moro empathic in thus pro
fessionally characterlzng our contemporary, 10
tho reason that NO hase frequently deelncd /
necessary to cTiticiso with severity its pollt1ca
doctrines aud waywarl political course.
The downfall Of q loading joirnai-and tia
eminent position the Times has held for years
il q calamity to any community; 1n news ell
torprise, tho Times has far outstrip!ed its mare
tiInld Contemporaries In this respect, it ha
followed tic policy inaue,.rEted by tho lat'
Wm Il. c. King. who nevor stopped to com
cost when important or exciting intelligence
could be obtained by IN outlay Of money. Iii
policy, undeyiatinsly pursued, laid tho founda
tion on which WAS built up tue towering repnta
ton which mado the Times n newspaper Of th
first class. With tho reading public, it is al
most supernuous to say the Times has been tht
favorito of the city press. Its editorial man
asement, also, has boen conducted on the mos
hberal scale It has not only generously ren1u
norated talent for its services, but has pl:cet
faciGties ut its command that those service
might be made moro conspicuous. .
Ne reiterate our sincere regret in respect t
fho misfortune that has befnleu tho Times. VI
trust, however, that the suspension is only ten
porar7. There will be dosolation in Camp stree
until the cry OF - Hors's yor Ines!" is ayau
hoard upon that busy thoroughfare.
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