Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-11-28
By &. /. 4 J. P. CHAPMAN.

tution-nne al least are Of negative or restrictive
character; circumscrbng within narrower limits,
the province Of legislation 81 also IN older countries
and n Former age-. All the important provisions Of
Magma Charta are prohlbory. i freeman shall nat
lose property or life by the Monarch's dccison a
traveller shalt not be prevented from lcavIu" the king
dom, or returning 10 II at pleasure; the kings
wants shall not arbitrarily seize the property of the
subject. Even the minor privileges secrred at Run
nencdc OF a similar stamp, as witness one, char
accrstic Of those times namely, that baron's Wild
ow sPll noi be compelled to marry, if she prefer te
remain single 80 aga II of the lI1bcas Corpus Act.
called 10y blackstone. THAT second Magma Charla aud
stable buwark Of hbery;" of which the provision
IS. III substance that shall mol be detained IN
prison IN suspicion ~ of these were rude efforts
10 narrow down the sphere Of government And still,
through later year. the same principle prevails.
Throughout Europe, but especially in England that
hait-isera mother of republics - rcligi,n and the
press have for ccnttcs been struggling against the
Interference Of law, with partial yc, positive success
And commerce. ii at some distance. has been follow
ng stcaG'lr IN their footsteps, All proceed in the
same dirccti,'a all tend to one goal.
An examination, somewhat more in detail, of a
few among thc various phases Of o,er.lcgishton as
they loom through tic o'acurty of The past, may fur
der usofily illustrate these truths.
Flrs stands the arch 'olus.ou tlai Mind with her
subtle essence and her free, ON thoughts. may fifty
BE- subjected, like any hctious >r to the restraints
and pui>hoen- of aw. When To- llellesiont of
81 ihyii' ul1tiIT'i tie breath ~ iittsi, l'i'N
io'h rs turbulent Waves somewhat too rolgi, TO svS
tic eoence Of tie car,'> Great onc-, ~cr3rgcs
and slackt were prepared Tor The rebel clement, AID
Il was BID Ia know ITS master.
Crr,ou,es, II, hie niinitable manner. hos vo.l-
ed under light pe.s1.ry. profound l'sspn Before
Sanrho Panzu installed Governor ct the island.
refractory youth brought "3crc, sad Smcho,
nike the rascal and order himto 'h, Will take care
uiai hc STALL sleep for night wihoi. a.. Pore
Cod erred the youth. ''yogr honor caG no more
make me sleep IN jail tran YOU can ma kr M h.nT.
"frd wherefore can not make thcc sleep IN jail -
replied Nlnci"; - n not ~ my power f. csn'ine and
release thee when and whore please 2" '.llov great
soeycr Your honor power may be- said Tie Young
man, ~ is mol sufficient % mike me sleep II pris "a.
"ilow . NOT sufficient :" cried S,ncho .away with I
hm and let his own eyes convince him Of his mis-
take and lest the alcr should practice his Interested
generosity upon bnn VIII fine Him in two thou sand
ducats, II he suffer thee 10 move stop from the
prison. "All tbs Is matter Of mirth," answered Ike
youth for the truth rs. all tho People upon cart.
si1i MT iri1kc ug sic p IN prison." "IeIl me- dsy-
IL sud Nancho. "hasi thou g5t familiar 10 rnca-c
thee. and Dose The CHAINS with VIII ca intend th Il
shalt hc tttcrcd :" Nov. nv lord governor" re-
piled the youth with graceful air. "lct us argue the
matter and come 10 the point. Suppose Your excel
lcncy should order me . b. carried 10 jail 10 be pad-
ell with ch1Ins anil slacllcS and thrust IN a dun
sseon. and lay heavy penalty upon the ialer IN case
he should allow me 10 escape: aud lastly suppose he
should perform rs duty ith all ima gnary care and
success nowiih tandng all these precautions, If |
have no inclination T. sleep and can keep myself
awake all night, vi hout closing eve. pray tell me.
i all Your lorlsaP'S power sufficient 10 make Inc
sleep against my Will ;"
The iiilcd Sanchos Of tic cartharc prone 10 fall into
similar error. They who the bodies Of their
slaves bow down in ablccinc-. - the dust. be-
fore hm easily forget that the changsS sprlt rcigns.
it> own sovereign, erect aid unsubducd. IN world
apart; whittier the jurisdiction Of earthly king, cx-
tends not. and where human laws without force.
But the sheer abSurdiy of such prctcnson is lost in
the terrible reality of lis consequences. Of all the
types Of Oycr-goyernmCnt, legislation on belief
has proved the deadly. The Sicilan Vcspcrs.
tHc night of st. Bartholomew Spain with her Tor
qucmada Venice thru>tng down her herctcS to
shiver out the rigors OF winter in the dumps of the drip
PING dungeon, and then. when the summer shone
out lis crccs bringing them up, To scorch beneath
the seethng lead that rooted their pri>on-such ina I
gcs family shadow forth the enormItics committed by
spiritual law-gycrs. Century after century did the
InquiSi;lon-that of all ulira-rovcrn-
mental excresccnce maintain her ghostly rule. Cen
tury after century did she stalk mysterious shad-
ow. over half the civilized world sPrIting away men
from their homes. spaTng not woman in the sanctua-
~ of her duties penetrating undetected To the clos
ct standing unseen by the hearth; inmate of the
familiar circle. guest at the festive board.
The crusade against opinion has been distinguished
by features peculiar to itself Other tribunals. even
Ro5e>pcrre's with the thirst after blood its hc ght
have retained the empty forms OF Justice: the Inqui-
slon spurned that flmsy veil. She dclgned no accu
saiion. confronted no witnesses. Darkness brooded
the fortunes Of her prison house and when
wretch entered lis walls his friends went into MOURN
ing. and spoke OF hum dead. Her preccpts and
laws. too. corrc>ponded her practice. There l. no
cant-there a terrible s,raigh,.orwarlne>S-abou
such Of them As time has spared The fourteenth ar
tcle of the of the Nentan lnqusitiont pro-
yidcs that III action he committed which 1t
not judged advisable to punish by law poison shall be
employed IN It's place
biologists say, that in the remo,cs; 1erlods Of the
earth before and the milder animals appeared on
It's surface. sharks and CARS. the voracious Of
Their class. roamed and ruled It's sole masters the re-
Gently animated globe And 1t would seem TINT man.
when he first succeeded their dominion. shared. if
the expression b, permitted. the spirit OF the times
In the early character of race there was some
rude and savage element that assorted well with vio-
lence and hloodshed And though reason. guided By
experience has made successful against that prn-
cipe of evil. Yet man orsake~ l. lover some TN
worthy mistress. with tardy and reluctant >tefs The
Judicial combat vet fingers the duel aud intoler-
retains her hold tie heart of man. long af-
ter has laid bare her folly and experience pass
cd Judgment on her crimes.
The Reformation altered 70 milder SIR d The char
acer Of tins delus.on. Luther. ALDER. himself more
dogmatcal than hs opponents. distinguished and drag
ged TO light sacred principle instinct with better
things. Said the sturdy Saxon.-"Preach declare
write. that viii but ccnstraln. compel by force
that NH never faith must ne received willingly If
free accord. without compusioa." Here was
Translated ~ " DaTu, Of Paris, from manuscript IN
the Bl5oihe9ue dI Ron.
Pfedgen will ehs sasen viii ichs, scheiben will ichs