Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-11
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There is a great deal of affected patriotism
nowadays Men who have been life long parti
and recipients Of party favors have suddenly
become very much concerned a. TO the necessity
of sustaining the Governments. Away with
party creeds, away with party conventions" say
these jealous no-party patriots. I'VE will go
into no party convention until We have coun
try" Such expressions are regarded just by
jealous Republicans as the quintessence of pa
,riotism. The principles and policy which give
value to a. or the. Government must no longer be
discussed, say these aippant patriots. until We
know whether we have country" This class
appear 10 be concerned solely about securing or
continuing a Government with little no regard
as 10 it, character. England, Ireland and Scot
land have a Government; so have France. Spain,
Austria and Turkey, but they Governments
OF oppression 10 the producing classes. Ii has
been the freedom from public burdens, cheap
Government and the consequent increased com
pensation to industry over that of the nations
have alluded TO, that has attracted emigration
from them to our own The Irishman and the
German have left their fatherland and made
themselves citizens of the United States for the
that they could better their social condition
by securing larger compensation for their labor.
This is the consideration that has attracted
to our shores the great body OF our adopted cti-
zens. When this attraction ceases, immigration
will stop. for viii not leave the land of their
birth. the homes OF their fathers. unless better
their own condition aud thgt of their children.
We have country and We have Government
We say let US maintain and preserve them upon
the principles under which We have prospered and
progressed in an unparalleled degree. We are
not struggling merely for a Government, for that
have beyond a question. We have Presi
dent. a Cabinet Congress in session. a vast
navy, an army of six huHSTed thousand men in
the field, and bastiles where men are confined for
n opinions sake upon the ipse DIRT OF those
in power, and vet we hear the cant, Away with
party creeds. and party platforms, and party
prejudices, until we have a country A little
more than year ago statesman stood up in the
Senate and uttered whitening rebuke to the
demagogues who, under such pleas, were affect
ing a patriotic devotion to their country beyond
the men who were striving to preserve the Union
as it was, with all the blessings it had conferred.
Never we're uttered truer or more eloquent sen
timents. and we reproduce them now as equally
applicable to the present condition of affairs as
when they we're spoken:
But told, and we hear it repeated every
where, that we must find out whether we have
got government. Have we a government
Is the question; aud we are told We must test that
question by using the military power to put down
all dscontented spirits. Sir, this question, Have
we government has been prOp0unded by every
tyrant who has tried TO keep his feet ON the neeks
of the people since the world began. " hen the
BarOns demanded Magma Charta from King John
ut Rnnny mede. he exclaimed Have Gov
ernmentT and called for his army To put down
the Disconnected Barons. When Charles | at
tempted to collect the ship money in violation OF
the Constitution of England and in disregard OF
the rights OF the people. and was resisted by
them, he exclaimed, Have n gOvernmentr
We cannot treat with rebels; put down the trai-
tors must show that we have government
When James Ill was driven from the throne of
England Tor trampling on the rights OF the people,
he called for his army, and exclaimed. Let US
show that have n Government! When
George III called upon his army 20 put down the
rebellion in America Lord North cried Justify.
NO compromise with traitors; let us demon
strate that We have Government" When in
ISIS the people rose upon their tyrants all over
Europe and demanded guarantees for their rights,
every crowned head exclaimed, Have wea Gov
ernmentI" and appealed TO the army to vindieate
their authority and 10 enforce the law.
Sir. the history of the world does not fail to
condemn the folly, weakness and wick edneSs of
that Government which drew It's sword upon its
own people when they demanded guarantees for
their rights. This cry that we must have a GOV
eminent. Is merely following the example of the
besotted Bourbon. who never learned anything
by misfortune. never forgave an injury, never Tor
got an ailrOnt