The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-20

TntRx Is great deal Of unnecessary indlE
nation exhibited hY some Of our cc,empcr
agies Il the suppression Of he sfsis journsi
"a II Lsei-. the other day. bs oraer Of Gen.
L,ou Working themselves up Into high
,lerree of excitement. thes pretend 10 zee In
&c blow At the fres,iom n AZ press. and then.
Is IL il we're really 20. the, ,ocilerate must
lss.sil, against those Who have thus dared %
violate the Constitution an,l invade the -a-s
t,,r, OF the citisea-. Nov. let as see how
tbs nader s.and.--lor he facts wheu under
stood make tie case perfectly plain one
The Siais Joacaal Wa an open aud a,owei
e.lsewteof sces,sslon. u wasenraged, daily.
ga stirring ~ she people Of Missouri 10 re
bsllon agias.t the government Of the United
State u justified the war masle upon the
go,emmeni bs the Rebel States. and coua
sclled Missouri 70 take part Ia it. with view
O. establish IT, own Independence and 10 Do
colse freed from the authority OF the United
STATES These facts are not disputed. The
question then whether il Is consistent Nth
ihe frse,lons y fAs press that Il shall be used
% desfro, the goYernment--in other Wupis,
whether "a 40 a Cor such purpose, i not
hcsafiessness. rather than freedom. The
legal .ioc'riac apon this subject Is we'll settled
Judge Sroas. relelrng to that clause IN the
Constitution which guarantees free press.
saw that it imports no more than that every
man shall have a RICH, 10 speak. write. aud
prin. his opinion upon any subjec, whatever.
without any prior restraint. 20 always. that
he does Aei iniure any other person in his
rights. person, property or reputation. and 50
alWasS. thai he does not thereby disturb ne
.ubi,e peaes. or aitenpt 20 spbrsri N, Gorsra
msaf
This Is clear enough and entirely consis
tent with common sense IL would be strange
indeed. il tho Constitution contemplated such
freedom al the press as that involved in an
~attempt 20 subvert the GOVERNMENT -
There must be some point beyond which this
license should not go-Sone restraining in.
nuence 70 prevent RIGHTEOUSNESS. Ii the
Go, efameat ia worthy of preservation. as
ours IS then the attcmp, 10 subvert il Is one
Of the highest crimes against soeiet, -
Though the offence may not be defined in
the Statute. il i nevertheless crime against
which there must be some protection. In
time OF var il it be carried 50 far ~ 10 be
used against the army Of the Government.
the arms must protect itself by a. own pow
er In the case Of the State Journal. IL was
in violent opposition 20 every movement Of
the Federal troops and in concert with JACK
SOY PKlcE and their gang Of traitors. For
that reason. Gen. LYON VAS perfectly right in
suppressingit Ii an Individual gives aid and
counsel to treason. he i subject 70 arrest
by the army AMI NAV lie held a prisoner,
without process of law. If instead of taking
an active part himself he shall employ his
paper for the purpose. why may not the pa
per he suspended That il can be consis-
tentl, with the Law and the Constitution il
Z the opinion Of Judge SroRS. and the doctrine
must be subscribed to BY any intelligent
mind II j. not IT al inconsistent with the
rghi % canvass fully and freely the conduct
OF public agents AMI TO speak freely of the
policy ami measures Of tho Government
The Limitation Is that the press must not be
used to .ssrbrerf me GorsransHf and this
limitation Is both proper and necessary