The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-29

'ohn Erom;nsrs-WM, WHITNEY, JOHN
Williams and URIAH G. RUTTER.
Edward Everett on the Liberty OF
puhiic Enemies TO Publish What
They PIease.!
Edward Everett contributes to the N.
York Ledger of this week, paper on
"Tbe Rights and Duties of War;" from
which we take the following pertinent
passage:
There are presses. for the most part in
the border States, though somo OF them
are found in cities more remote from the
scene of action, which are daily pleading
,hs cause of the enemy, misrepresenling
and villifying the government OF Ihe Un'',
ed States, exaggerating every article OF
unfayorable intelligence, and exernhg
themselves to the utmost 10 dishearlet
the friends aud defenders Of the Constl'
,ntion and tie Union. But such is the
all but superstitious devotion OF the Eco
ple to The liberty Of the Press, that these
pernicious journals have. with the excep
lion of single instance in St. LOUIS nev-
er been interfered with. 1t seems 70 nave
been thought better by those in authority
to tolerate the mischief oi these unpalriot-
ic presses, than to elevate them to greater
Importance by prosecution, or to enoroacA
in The slightest degree upon that freedom
of public discussion which in ordinary
times is Justly regarded as one OF the
greatest safeguards of liberty But 1t Is
nreposterous TO sacrifice the end to tho
means. We should in this respect learn
wisdom from the enemies OF the Union'-
While we regard as unbecomlng our
Christian civilization that resort to lynch
law, by which every expression OF op'n'
ion adverse to the popular sentiment Is
suppressed in the seeding States VIC
ought to remember that in tolerahng
traitorous press among ourselves we prac'
tice liberalty which awakens no gra'l
tuds at home, and is never reclproca'eo
BY the opposite party. 1t is IN TACT an 40
surdity in terms, under the venerable
name Of the liberty of the press to per
NIT the systematic and liceuIious abuse o
a Government, which is tasked to the Ut
most in defending the country from gener
al disintegration and political chaos. I'M
Governor of Malta was once censured II
Parliamen. for some alleged severity 10
wards the editor ola journal in that island
and the liberty of the press was deo,a1e' s., ~!
to be 10 DANCED. The Dske of Well'ng
ton said he was as friendly as anybody
the liberty of the press in London out
free press in the Island Of Malta was a
much out of place as it would be on 10
quarter deck of a man-of-war. we SUI
- pose the most enthusiastic champi0n ;,
the liberty of the press would hsIc!
think it right to publish ajournal w''n'
the walls Of Fort McHenry, IN when N
officers of the garrison should be daily aI =,
v;sad to desert and the men be CONSTANT
exhorted to mutiny; aud whose columl
should be filed with persistent abuse
the Government and all engaged IN It's q
fence. Why should journals OF that d q
scription be allowed to ditfuse their poi
onous breath its walls amidst the excit
bic population of a large city,"
tF Inc country Will Chahh N'
for these words. There is no source iro
which they would be more welcome
weighty. The question as to whelh
every tory Is to be at perfect liberty to
bis best to ruin the nation in this time
trial, is one of the most pressing and el
barrassing of the day. At this momer
when the army of the Southern Conspil
TORS is almost within cannon shot Of Was
iugtou City-when our troops have 81
fered reverse in Virginia, and we ha
lost one Of our best Generals in NILSSON
when the armies of the Union are we9
ened by the withdrawal Of three monIl
troops, and there is an urgent call
more men when it is evident that all
energies of the loyal people must Dc
forth, and the resources OF the coun,
iayished in the great good cause OF
q Government, or that the Republic IS g
forever, and that the public liberties
perish with it--7there are newspapers
penly and indignantly espousing
cause Of the enemies Of the Governme
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