The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-09-14

the quintescence Of good nature, and hope
none will be offended and in fact any ILL
natured remark concerning my comrades
and their companies, would be an injustice
for which Ieeuld not atone, as 4 have not
heard even an angry expression, or seen
blow struck among the men since the regl-
ment was first organized. Our officers may
well be proud Of their commands, but I
hope their pride will stimulate their already
great energy, and not allow it. to flag into
listlessness. 1t is not piece of paper set
ting forth that so and so is commissioned,
nor cloth coat adorned with bit of tin
sci, that makes an officer, but refinement
of manners, a cultivated intellect, thorough
professional knowledge, indefatigable in
dustry, and an incorruptible Integrity.
perceive by the tone of some of the
Northern papers that the proclamation of
martial law in Missouri has given the enc
mics of the constitution great umbrage-
They might as well let their wrath cool.
That proclamation has Gaen attended with
an unmixed good. What else could be
done? Why are troops raised and battles
fought2 Are the people of Indiana and of
the other Western States to be reduced TO
servile subordination to the Slave Oil
garchs of the South, and their mercenaries2
How can our crops reach the Atlantic bor-
der duty free, or reach it at all, if the ma
randing, unprincipled rufians living on the
Mississippi have control of that river. Are
the people, the yirtuous, industrious, .UAien-
loving, law-abiding people of Missouri, to be
driven from their homes and despoiled of
their property, and the government not in
terpose to prevent it, or redress it when it
occurs MOI in thunder tones let it be pro-
claimed from the st. Johns to the Rio
Grande, from the Atlantic to- the Pacific
mol
Again, these deep sympathisers with the
chivalrous South, tell us that where mar
tia1 law prevails the liberty of the press is
crushed, and freedom of speech annihilated.
| This is all untrue Ia living lie and infa=
nous SANDER on the geniussof cur institu-
tions, and those appointed to administer
them. That press which corrupts the pub
| lie mind, and spreads treason should be sup
| pressed just as a nuisance is abated, a
pestilence dispelled, or wild, ferocious an
/ ima1 hunted and destroyed. zf 500
Freedom of speech is tolerable while it is
/ confined within the limits of prudence and
| good manners; but when it exceeds this,
/ punishment, more or less, is inevitable. In
/ the North, this license has been permitted
to shameful extent Let these croazers
| go South and put in practice their theory,
and see how they will fare. My word for
/ it, if they should whisper ought derogatory
| to slaveism, or a word in favor of the insti-
buttons of the North, it would be better they
had never been born. On this point, will
say that that portion of the country which,
at the instigation of bad designing men,
would sacriligiously trample on the sacred
emblemof liberty the Stars and Stripes.
and prescribe the national anthem, is I'M
worthy of any sympathy or the smallest re-
i spect from all true lovers of genuine liber-
/ ty. Thosegwho write or, speak differently,
may claim to be Union men, but only the
extremely stupid and credulous will believe
them. Gen. Fremont perceived the neces-
sity of stringent measures, and he is the
right man in the righg place. He has won
golden opinions, has inspired unlimited
confidence, and has, by his necessary, and
rigorous, and called for, and timely meas
ures, struck terror to- the hearts of thous-
ands of sneaking, as well as overt, traitors
/ do not think we shall remain here long
neither do we desire it. Our Colonies are
pushing on in preparing US for active ser
vice, and hope and trust it win not be long
before Col. James @. Veatch will have it il
| his power to report the 25th ready to bt
I pitted against the best regiment in all Sc
cessiondom, 4..-. ,5va T, NJ.