The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-09-26
SPEECH OF HON. D. S. DICKINSlN.
Delivered at Ithica. N. Y. on Saturday,
the 9TH inst,

OelVeIeu dt 4Iulca, ". I. On SdCurul
the eth inst.
Now when treason is stalking abrat
when corruption is on every band, wle
spies peer from every window. and hrl
in every fence corner, what was Mr. Iiu
coin to do! Was be 70 pore through al
the Custy volumes and Invite District At
torncys TO the same work to enable liza
to arrest and keep spy or to stop h
dissemination of treason through a guilt
press No. II Mr.. Lincoln bad aGe,
with greater vigor would have cou %, q
ded him more But | may say What i,
becoming from fair and generous op
Ponent, that when criticize his shrt
conings | find 10 the condition of aff iir
great apology for him-he came in WEI
corruption was scathiuE, when trca> OF
was peculant aud all the departuls BIT
teeuiag With rascality, when he did no
know who to trust; whcn Dsval. military
civic, and other officers, were ccmu,it,in G
robbery sud perjury and be knew not Vhc
90 con6de in. But wherever be has laid
his hand upon this wickeGness be is eati
tied to the thanks of the whole people -
And when the historian cones TO write
aud be Erltten it will stand out like a
mo>t where be has taken those rebels by
the throat with the stroug hand of govern
ment power. [Cbeers Every military
commander ha. the right to suspend the
writ of habeas corpus 10 emergencies of
which be is Judge. He tells the one who
comes to take the traitor and set bin at
liberty, Stand of-unie-s Jour tongue is
considerably longer than ny hayouet you
don't get this man. What about the lib
erty of the press ! 1t it like good ma
ny other Liberties We enjoy, but has DO
right to commit treason. One has no
more right to com nit treason aud destroy
the Government By press, than be has
BY any other mode. The rights and hb-
erty of the press is one of our greatest aud
most sacred blessings. to be guarded With
watchful vigilance But what does that
mesnl In time OF peace, to discuss all
measures of Government freely aud fear
lessly. But the one who has a press has
no more right to overthrow Gosernment
By reasonable means 10 war, than one
has by writing treason without press
There il 20 charm about printed treason
which give ii iupunity. 1t will do we'll
enough to baug up Earrot in cage. to
say Liberty of the press!" Liberty of
the press y and We have parrot crying
it now who needs cagiug. aDd some 9th
ers who ought to be Gagged. Suppo-e |
was TO write to Mr. A, or b. and say
these Rebels are, after all, ri. bit; | hope
they will succeed; | am glad they are
fighting our armies; and | hope they will
be successful; hope the Administr alton
will be overthrowU, aud devise means
sod plans to aid rebellion That would
lie treason in private letter. | would
be liable to be pri-oned, because it
would be aGordiug aid and comfort
Aud If 10 a private letter, bow much more
In an iufernal Secession press, which
soRs its dragon teeth broadcast to poi-on
the mind o. the country and urge on the
rebellion. How much more should they
be arrested | approve of every strong
act of the President. | would approve of
more if he would do them Individual
sigbt is a greet right and great blessing;
and We have gbt to cOnJe and 60 where
We please, and enjoy our liberty as We
please; but if instead of going about our
lawful business, our socisl and domestic
epjoyments, We 60 strollipg from house to
house, from camp to camp. as spies for
the enemy. we are liable to be imprisoned,
aud deserve to be. The right to enjoy
fire as an element of domestic comfort, to
discbsrge the thousand Offices. is a sacred
right too, and an Administration that
would interfere with that right would be
tyraunical indeed. But suppose one takes
bis torch in the dark hour of midnight
and plies it to every dwelling he can ig-
mite, how long will be be allowed to en-
Joy that sacred right of 6rei He will be
srroigDed and imprisoned and deprived
Of this liberty, which lawful citizen might
enjoy. and when you come to examine,
you will Gnd that the President ba- done
no more than bis duty 10 laying bis band
upon these papers individually. THE
Day Book is one of them. 1t has had
it's dag, like every dog, and gone to its
account. Tie Journal Of Commerce,
which undertook to skim along under
cover with disguised treason. has been o.
bliged by public opinion to change edit
ors aud tack ship, and the reasonable
Daily NesoS exists yet as daily 'auaS-
ance, but its day is not far of. The war
power is a dangerous power, but it exists
from necessity, and its exercise shows the
terrible dangers of war, and that it can
not be abolished with safety to national
existence. These questions are coming
TO be understood. Let US see what this
Convention says about this very matter,