Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Daily National Republican
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Major General Schenck, commandant of Maryland and Pennsylvania, ordered the arrest of the Philadelphia Evening Journal's editor and suppression of the newspaper for publishing an editorial praising Jefferson Davis's message as truthful and noble while abusively contrasting it with President Lincoln.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Major General Schenck, commandant of the military department of Maryland and Pennsylvania, has ordered the arrest of the editor of the Philadelphia Evening Journal, and the suppression of that paper. The cause was the publication of a long editorial article on the message of Jeff. Davis, praising it as reliable, truthful and noble; and in these respects contrasting Davis with President Lincoln, the latter being, in this connection, made the subject of gross and foul personal abuse.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Philadelphia
Key Persons
Outcome
arrest of the editor and suppression of the philadelphia evening journal.
Event Details
Major General Schenck ordered the arrest of the editor and suppression of the paper due to a long editorial praising Jeff. Davis's message as reliable, truthful, and noble, while contrasting it with President Lincoln and subjecting the latter to gross and foul personal abuse.