The Nevada journal., 1861-09-20
EDWARD EYERETT on SECESSION
NEXVsPAPEEs.

Edward Eye-e.t, ir - erticie ~ = tate
humble. of lie "er Ierl; i.GGga- writes
tLus:
It is il particrlcr 4 sar.tlcl msxln o.
fre. gororn.nelts. tina. the rilitq'y CON-
mandlr shodld b, 5uborGincte to he cl~il
n.agi5late. Th,2c qrc qndccatecIy cases
when van exists, IN VI ich tie nptlic safe
ty cusoluteiy r.qriles aat tde operat OF OF
the laws anf tic authority Ci the civil mag
lstrotc shon'd yiold % Il paramount cor
sidclatioLs whnct reqCiIe summary meas
u~es The patriot; magistrate d vhateyer
rank nus, in sucn e~ses Azert the moiai
cCLrqge-duito equal % the courage re
qnireG for the risks cf tie battle iaIl--
which is recGed fot the discharge Of :he 1n-
popular 1uty of 5u-peuding 'hc iewa lie
mu5t no. shrink before tie rep~caehes mis-
conduct Is sue to bring JFoz; him from the
tini1, the peryerse, anG the disalfected,
cloaklng thei dis,oyel.y Under an assume
zeal or constitutional PRINCIPLES. Ie nusi
take the risk eveI cfSIb-e4 4ueat disa1oval,
for poor humanity is cry proro to be wise
after tie -ent and Grave after the laager.
The Q are the general nayin,s vuicn ar
rl~ to the conflict oe civil edd military au-
.nositr, ald the p.acuccl difficulty wi, nat
orally be net in tLcir general scundness,
bLt IN .hei, applicati IN to particElat cases
This dihcuIty ill, of course, be much
rrestei n the CONNIE. CEN 3nt OF = ctatc o.
4 sar ,haI aft r it his listed sons tine
a1c tte community As beer obliged to ,on-
forr: ..self {. tie cxigeICIes Ct TIC ccn:es .
AT the p.escn, tIr:e hos @itizers IL some
Of .ho &c der S,a.e- VITO sympath:7e With
sle ,c?tetcra,cs thiuI- it cara tiqt trey
c..pnot be =, pe,ct .,n6 st wa, IN tae Juior
ma CT. ofIt, 1t the sare iL.e. ihe, cian
.le rro,ec.iol or +hc Cors.itIt'or es Ii a
time profound lea :e and rnI~ersal o.e-
q.ercc t. tie Jaws. wlIe TIE" render secret.
Id ,yher circumstances admit, open All, to
.hose a~Iay &C IL arms against ,hem They
cs5arIt ,hl forces moving to tie defense Of
.hl UapitII; oon;@y supplies and arms t.
tie eueay; theJ re ruiz ,ris ~aAl,s openly
and b. stealth, and g effect these object.
The. sometimes avail themselves of onicial
nositior and "a hority derived from the
coarnmcnt which they 1ssoiI; and when
lat Government, N self defense, interferes
to arrest these reasonable movements and
Irachinations, they cIamor that the liberties
of the citizen are invaded.
There are presses, for the most part in
the border States, though some of them are
found in cities more remote from the scene
of action, which are daily pleading the cause
Of the enemy, misreprescnting and YiIlily-
ing the Government of the United States,
exaggerating every article of unfavorable
intelligence, and exerting themselves to the
utmost to dishearten the friends aud defend
ers of the Constitution and the Union. But
such is the all but superstitious devotion
of the people to the liberty Of the Press,
that these peruicious journals have, with the
exception OF a single instance il St. Louis,
never been inteyfered with. It seems to
have been thought better by those in author
itv TO tolerate the mischief Of these unpat-
rotic presses, than to elevate them to great
er Importance by prosecution, or to en-
croach in tie slightest degree ppon that
freedom Of public discussion which in ordi-
nary times is justly regarded as one Of the
greatest safeguards ofIiberty. BUTT is pre-
posterous to sacrifice the end to the means.
We should in this respect learn wisdom
from the enemies Of the Union. While we
regard as unbecoming our Christian ciyiH-
z?tion that resort to Lynch law, by which
every expression of opinion adverse to the
popular sentiment IS suppressed in the Sc
cedjng States, we ought to remember that
in tolerating traitorous Press among our
selves; We practice aliberaIity which awak-
ems no gratitude at home, and is never re-
ciprocated by the opposing party.
1t is, in fact, an absurdity in terms, under
the venerable name Of the liberty of the
Press, TO permit the systematic and .icen
1ious abuse of Government which is
aasked to the utmost in defending the coun-
try from general disiatcgra,ion ana politi-
cal chaos. The Governor Of Malta was once
censured in Parliament for some alleged Sc
verify towards the editor of journal in
that island. and the liberty of the Press was
declared to be in danger The Dake Of
Wellington said he was as friendly as asy-
body to the liberty Of the Press in London,
but a free press in the Island Of Aalto was
as much out of place as 1t would be on the
quarterback Of man-of-war. We suppose
the most enthusiastic champion OF the ill
erty ofthe press would hardly think 1t eight
to publish Journal Within the walls ct
Fort McHenry, in which the officers os thai +
garrison would be daily advised o deser,
and the men be constantly e1horted to mn
tiny; and whose columns should oe hlled +
with personal abuse of the Government ard !
all engaged in its defense. Why should
Journals of that description be allowed 10
diTuse their poison beneath its walls aaids,
the exc'table population ofa large city
TIE Government expenditures o. Great
Britain are 82l5,O more than million .
of dollars, per day The people ccnsu4.c t