Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-08-16
THE RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH INDICATED
IN MASSACHUSETTS,


in Boston for reasonable language, was published
Yesterday. Their counsel was George Sennott who
it will be remembered, defended Stevens and Has
lit, of the John Brown "army," at Charlestown
Va His address in behalf of the GordonS contains
the following noticeable extracts:
THE RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH.
I declare before God that as understand that
right value it more than | do my life! And call
this whole country to witness if have not before
now proved the sincerity of this declaration by my
actions! And the right | indicated at the hazard
of my life before Southern tyrant, will not give
up for the sake of my business, to Yankee sneak.
Neither shall the Gordons. The case is ours. We
are tried with them. And in defending them we
defend ourselves and our country from gang COM
pared with whom Colonel Ledbetter is humane and
Gen. Floyd respectable.
Mr.. Sumner was once the advocate OF free speech.
He claimed to be almost one of its martyrs And
in defence of it or in consequence Of it. he certainly
the victim of cowardly assault, inflicted with
ferocty and endured with meekneSs unexampled
in the annals of cudgeling! He now changes his
opinion, at least his language With that felicity
of allusion which belongs among the public writers
Of America to him and to Gov. Andrew alone, he
advises his friends TO put their heels upon those
who differ from them, and who dare to speak out
The advice is given in letter to the late war meet
ing at New York Is this prosecution an expert
ment made upon poor mechanics, by few small
conSpratorS, in pursuance of an agreement between
the principal Thugs at Washington, in order, if it
works WELL to sacrifice more important victims to
the Abolition Kalee? do not know. / know that
the gentlemen Of the Republican party do not coun
tenance it. and that it will fail here, because, to
reach political opponents they must cut down their
political and personal friends If free speech is
treason here, our excellent Governor would speedily
be known as the late unlamented John A. Andrew,
for his speech is exceedingly free and eaSy-quite
loose, yon may say. Then, what would become
of Mr.. Phillipsg Does he speak in fdrcr Of the
government? Has he ever said anything in favor
of dRy government, except that of Hayti? Did he
not lately advise large and patriotic assembly not
TO give a man or dollar to the government of the
United States? And did not that patriotic society
applaud that liberal suggestion? Shall We prose
cute Mr.. Phillips, therefore? Not with my good
will. Not without my active resistance | should
violate the very first principles of democracy which
are greater to me than anything but the Word of
God ITSELF if dld not fight for Mr.. Philips right
to talk treason to any fool who wants to hear him.
WHAT WAS SAID OF THE IRISH TROOPS LEAVING
BOSTON.
When the regiment of the late Col. Cass went Off
without an escort even of the second BATTALION it
was not actually missed in State street as the
Massachusetts regiment on its return from MeXicu,
but the agreeable retndrE made and heard that
the departure Of the Irish aroULd be great retiJ
TO our poor houses and jdiL! The Governor or his
the Irish-without committing treason or even CIV
ing offence We are not accused Of talking so badly,
even about Mr.. Andrews conference.-the negroes
yet are prosecuted!
WHAT Mr.. sENNor THINKS OF SECRETARY SEWARD
Have arrived at such a state that no one must
find fault with any action or omission OF the gov
ernment or any member of it, without having trea-
son imputed to him? l. for example have the mis-
fortune TO think that Mr.. Seward, present Sec
rotary of State is not fit a statesman to index
the papers Of the late Silas Wright However little
he may be affected Sy my thoughts, do think his
want of sense-soJer SeRse-has made him the laugh
ing stock of Europe! / think that he is a small
ward and county politician, who writes like sophie
more and acts like stock jobber Every time he
speaks about what will happen in si5ty days, in
ninety GGyS! he puts me in mind Of q curb stone
broker, chatterng the approaching ma urity of
dubious note! | think such men have been ad-
vanced to important places in this country about as
often they will be, and cannot help rejoicing to
think that Mr.. Seward will probably be the last of
the Lillputahs.
AN Observation-Disclosures AND SUMNER.
Again. do not worship Mr.. Sumner / cannot
admire person who is simple to think it a
fEer thing to pretend to be fanatic than to be a
dull, but honest man. There is fine old German
story, called The Adventures of Reynard the Fox"
in the illustrations of which animals of different
the expressions Of The illustrations are very
good, and from the well known fact that men often
resemble certain animals in a most curious and
unaccountable manner, their effect is highly anus
ing. 1t is particularly so, If Sou happen by any
chance to be reminded by them Of any particular
person. Now, must l suffer death if say that
never looked at those pictures without thinking of
Mr. Seward and Of Mr.. Sumner? and that never
hear the names of Mr.. Seward or of Mr. Sumner
without thinking of the picture of the fox and of
the picture of the gandcr?
SICK OF THE IMBECILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
And what if am frank enough to say that am
SICK OF the staggering imbecility with which the
government has managed this war of life and death7
Is that reasonable? Shall my government-that
IS 10 say, my servant, my creature waste my
money, and even let it be stolen and stop my paper
a9d interrupt my business, and violate my consttu-
ton, and starye and kill my soldiers and of pure
neglect and gain only disaster and defeat for me by
all this folly? And shall say nothing? If am
to put up with this, and more, and say nothing or
else be shut up by order, of w. H. Seward want
to know, seriously and calmly, what shall fight
Jet. Davis for? What shall | fight JEFF. Davis for
" hat worse can he do to me than Seward and Stan
ton have done already? What indeed-wheu their
want OF sense and want ofenergy have made him eve.
rythng that he is? Lost money may be regained,
lost armies may be replaced out of swarms OF men
but who shall give us back the time we have fooled
away before the dirt heaps of Manassas? Expose
cup OF clear water to the frost: Observe it. and
even when the cold begins to fill ITS transparent
substance with beautiful spicua of ice, if you agi,
tate the mass it will not Immediately freeze but
give 1t in that condition short period of rest and
1t becomes rock, hardly yielding to tho energies
| OF gunpowder and fire! So have we found the
south; They were once undecided Time and the
stupidity OF our government have consolidated
nesitatng into hostile people. Yet Mr.. Gordon is
/ a traitor If he calls fool a fool
PICTURE OF NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY WHICH is NOT AT
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