Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1873 — The Newspaper Suppression. [ARTICLE]

The Newspaper Suppression.

The telegraph announced, about a week ago, that the New Orleans Times had been suspended by Judge Durell, and the office token possession of by the United States Marshal. The dispatch was evidently intended to deceive the public, -and- cause-an exeitement—i n the North over what seemed a despotic act. Nothing more was heard of this mysterious business until the mail brought us the particulars. Then we learned the facts about the matter. It was true that, upon the order of the Court, the qflice of the New Orleans Time.* was seized by the United States Marshal, and the publication of the paper suspended. But the enterprising news -agent in New Orleans forgot to state that the office was seized as any other property is taken, at the suit of one of the creditors of - tire-paper, -the establishment having been thrown into bankruptcy. Of course the editors of the 7rhtos declare this movement to be a part of the “foul conspiracy;” but We know enough about such things to understand that “foul conspiracies" do not manufacture promissory notes, with our signa-' lures on them, a year or two over due. If every proceeding to collect such notes up here was denounced as a conspiracy, and the Court issuing the writs, and its officers, railed at ns “minions of power,” we should have a very livelytime indeed. Let the Times pay its debts, and not shelter its shortcomings financially under nonsensical t waddle about despotisms and conspiracies. We shall expect to hear soon of every man in New Orleans who is sued for a butcher’s or a tailor’s bill appealing to the people of the United States against the “most atrocious tyranny that ever oppressed a free people.” We have had something too much of this. Let Louisiana remain ■ quiet for a little while and 'give Alabama a chance.— Inter-Ocean, December 28.