The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-25
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
THE OUTRAGE ON THE BULLETIN.

We publish the following to show to our read
ers what the press abroad think of the outra g
perpetrated on the BULLETIN, SO different from
the mean, sneering mention of it by two of oul
Camp street contemporaries, who have whole
some fear of the power and influence Of the
| BULLETIN.
The ST. LOUIS GloJe Republican,, Of the 22d
| inst says:
| The authorities Of Louisiana seem to be car
| rying things with pretty high hand News
| come. this morning Of the seizure Of the forms
| OF the New Orleans BULLETIN on their way to
the prcss-roOm, as means, We suppose, OF pre-
venting the publication Of matter Of an accusa-
tory or libcous character
The seizure was made by order Of the Police
Judge-a functionary whose jurisdiction one
would hardly suppose to include press censor
ship We are not of those who believe there Is
an especial sacredness about newspaper or Its
property, but there are ample means 81 redress
for those wrongcd by newspaper without sllch
outrage this malicious seizure. The public OF
private character which seeks vlndIcat ton after
TINS ia shon must be badly damaged already Ii
the BULLETIN has offended, the courts are, or
ought to be. open to the mi llred parties through
some other process than "a midnight outra sc
committed under the sanction OF petty Polc,
Judge.
Tie st. Louis Rty,bticnn says: The metropoli
tan police Of New Orleans on yesterday morning,
oy direction of the Keilogg-Durel usurpcrs,
seized the forms Of the BULLETIN just as they
were being sclt to press. The alleged cause OF
the seizure the fact that the BULLETIN ha'
taken occasion to expose and denolncc the cor
rllptions of the ring. 1t is not yet clear as Il
who issued the order for the seizure, but 1t must
have come either from Durcll or Kellogg.
This act is one Of the most daring usurpa-
tons of power that has ever dlsSraced til,
country. 1t il threat to the editors OF all news
papers in Louisiana that if they do not approx,
the Of the iniqnitous combination that nov
cOnrole the State Government, their papers vii
be suppressed. 1t is menace utterly repuSlant
TO free institutions and the freedom OF the press.
We are glad to be able to announce that the cdi
tors Of the BULLETIN will resist the attempted;
suppression of the paper and that they snccecdec
on Yesterday in issuing somewhat mpcrfec
sheet, in which they enter vigorous protes,
against the assault upon their liberties by the
corrupt and despotic usurpers.
The Louisville CDuiier-.Jou,udl makes the fol
lowing remarks:
The action Of the New Orleans police in seZ
ing the forms of tile BULLETIN newspaper yes
terlay morning, another of the high handed
acts which illustrate the irresponsible character
Of the Louisiana government. Whatever ma
have been the nature of the matter Intended t.
be published the seizure was clearly in violation
If law and right. Every newspaper is amenable
to the law for the character Of the matter
which appears in its columns, and, after its pub
lea ton, the publisher may be held responsible
for it. The articles thus suppressed seem to
nave been simply all exposure Of some one OF til
many Kellogg Durell- Badger frauds or corrnp
tons The New Orleans authorities are emula
ting the example Of their fellows iii Paris, onl.
the freedom Of the press in America is general.
regarded to be rather more sacred i'll America. |
than in France.