The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-09-20

tecnDlcai evidence against him, he
must DO discharged; and il govern
ment don't like ii, they must appeal
and get it mp before a Court ut some
futue time, that may sit and may
not, and enter uron a litigation as
prohacted as the Chsncery suit in
Blaak House!
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
The law Of war acts right up to the
necessities of the occasion--it brings
uen right up to time. and treats them
practically and according to the
emergencies OF the occasion. But
10 suspend tho "liberty OF the press"
.OIl how bad that is--to have the
press suspended! [Lanehter.] The
liberty OF the press! You say any
thing to them on the subject OF the
gcvernment-"llberty Of the press"
is the first thing you hear. The
press has liberty enough; and here
let us shake the wrinkles out D. this
befogged and pettiiogged question a
little. The liberty OF the press is a
great and sacred right and blessing.
But the liberty OF the press is no
greater a right than individual LID
erty, aud than a thousand other
rights The liberty. OF tho press is
to be enjoyed 80 long as it docs no,
aid in the destruction OF the govern
mcnt; SO long as it is an engine for
gool and not for evil; 80 long as it is
an element for preservation aud not
Tor destruction. The idea ia the
most idle, foolish and mischievous
that ever existed, to allow an Internal
machine OF treason to exist and work
it's errand OF mischief because il is q
press" Tho liberty OF fire is Il
great right. We could not do with.
out it. II is necessary for warmth.
for preparation of food, Tor propclling
machinery. and Tor thous nd lur-
poses, and every one has a right to
enjoy it. But one comes at the dark
and fearful hour at midnight, and,
with torch, passes from dwelling
TO dwelling, and lights up the dark
ness Of midnight with the flames of
happy homes He is arrested, and
says, lyon deprived me Of the lib-
nrty OF fire. Wha. a tyrannous and
lbominable government! Fire is
rec, and am merely using this right
Cd to me by the Constitution,
and now am deprived Of il! What
A tyrannous government to deprive
a citizen OF the liberty o. fre!"
The ri.ht OF implements Of hus.
baniry. too, is a great right. In our
wooden country the right of welding
he AK, instead OF for cutting wood
.-sPitt'r'S .-,t-, - -t..--.-.- ...-
head open. He would be
deprived OF that liberty, and then he
wonld cry oct what tyranny! The
right OF the ax ia sacred! Every man
must have that right. The right of
individual liberty is one Of the most
sacred rights under heaven; far above
The right oi the press and every other
right. Yet wien a man converts
himself from the enjoyment of true
to the destruction OF his
property, put him in pris-
pn. And when you hear this idle
parrot pratc about tho "liberty Of the
press" tell him it is to be enjoyed
80 long as it upholds right, and it is
not to be an engine of destruction.
going about on its merciless crrands
In my opinion Mr.. Lincoln ought to
have laid his hand upon great
many reasonable journals which he
has not done. [Cheers. A m,re
abominable abuse never existed. Ii
Satan had been let loose after his
OF thousand years, he
could not have done more mischief
than these miserable, reasonable
journals. | am for strong measures
| did not learn my Democracy in the
school OF anagement, or lobby, or
trickery. | learned it at the bar OF
Andrew Jackson's Court, where it
wac patriotic, and where it taught
that true Democracy was not incon-
sistent with true duty. Why, it's first
duty was 10 uphold the Constitution,
and in the language OF tho Son OF
Man, "runder to Caesar the things
that are Cn,ar's; and to God the
things that be God's.' This is true
Democracy.
DUTY OF DEMOCRATS.
Any Democrat tina. undertakes to
embarrass the administration, wbeth-
or he loves or hates il, in such a cri'
sis as this, is no Democrat and no
good citizen, and ought to be put up
on monument for scorn to point
her slow, unmoving finger at. Ills
genuinoness must be about equal to
that of tho old revolutionary Soldier
| have heard OF in the interior o!
Pennsylvania. Tue inhabitants OF
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