Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-14
The Grinding De.po,l.u Of .ne NORTH.

The New York f1prsSs in commenting upon the
arrest # one ATER shoe dealer of that city, ST
his Incarceration in Fort Lafayette, says Of the
grinding despotissl Of tAe LISosLS Government
las bad ss that in Rome, il Hungary, or in Turkey
or Egypt even"
Nr. Seward must not conssrue the silence of the
press into an endorsement Of this iRcarceration-in
which. by the way he displays an alacrious Renius
or talent as Seeretary-fUr this very sweSstruck
silence his lOudest eonc emnation Nobody blame
tie Secretary for causing this boot and shse dealer
to be arrested. for innocent as well as guilty are
liable to arrest; but every body, or almost every
body, in inner heart must condemn and DISC 4
such arrest, without examination or Trial OF
OsIL or the right Of hGb.ds corpus Of a mere boot
or shoe dealer no man even in public life.
The judges are here, willing aye, DESTROYS of in.
generating and Furnishing every traitor and the
jurors stand p sdy 70 execute the public will. n
martial Law exists the courts ard Jurors are OF
accord With the government. and the whole public
sentiment Of The ciS runs against treason ard
traitors Hence such sn act this Of Secretary
Seward, though scquiescsd in because We are in .
civil var, nevertheless is utterly uoAecesssry and
harmful in tbs bighest degree "a it takes away
from the humble citizen. well &c from the dis
tag uished. al rights Of liberty of family all soA
cisl rghts,-in short converts the government inro
irresponsible desDotiSm, ss had as that IN Ine
in Hungary. or in Turkey, or Egy pit even No nan
- ssfs an hour under such administration o.
government. The spy, or informsr, or private en-
envy, nsy go TO Washington and whisper Treason
IN Mr. Sc ward's ear-When Mr. Seward uses the
telegraph SRd Mr. kennedy executes his order
Thus man is on his way to Fort Lafayette only
because be may have offended seine ntighbnr IN
business or some one who Wi-has TO put him out
OF the way That Ar S-Ward commits constant
errors ia shown from his constant releass from
prison. The Lsttre De Cdcsst shuts a man ID one
day, nd tie letter OF dehversocs lets him out in 4
week
Now. we call the attention OF President Lincoln
70 this dsspntic CT micisteris power in Statss
So lOy 81 az hi own family, ViLh the hope that he
will arrest Ar Seward IN this species OF despot,sm
We submit eheeriuly-b cause il scene nscessar,
70 the public good TO q violation of the post 70 p
TO the breaking of sesls, to search without var
rants etc all, other times horrible scts 81 des
poti-m; but tits tskiT & a man from his shop on
Broadway by telegram from Washington. and
hurry ing HIM eff to prison is wholly unns cpssary
10 nominal free State. II Mr.. Sc wards Otj ct De
to strike terror, ard only to strike terror b. Statt
arrests he is pro tan. DOUBTLESS successful; but in
the end such srrests must lead to horrible personal
repTlssls-cf curse 10 such often read of in
dsspOUamS NJ ore bigDts the Governmeut for
arresTng su8msriy 81 X SeDstO-. Gxin. The
arrest IBde d. out psys co npiImeGt u bis smm-
ent position his great poser hIs talent ETC. al Of
which mi-ht ave been perverted r0.publ,c dam Z
.gt; bat the Hrre.t Of 3 boot and shoe dealer on
81 cad way is fsiIly running the thing in the grOuAd