Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-18
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, MONDAY MORNING,

siituton and most alarming acts of usurnation of
power. which should receive the stern rel,nke of
every lover of his country and of every man who
prizes the security and blessings Of lie liberty and
property.
l3. That liberty of speech an,. of the press are
guaranteed to the people by the Constitution. and
none but a usurper would deprive them OF these
rights; they are inestimable to the citizen and
formidable To tyrants only And the attempts
which have been made siace our present unfortu-
nate troubles, TO muzzle the press and stife free
discussion. are exercises of despotc power against
which freedom revolts and which can not be tole-
rated without converting ireemen into slaves
Ia. That the seizure of Sdell and Mason on
board a neutral vessel, on the high seas, was
either in accordance with international law, and
so legal; or else in violation OF such law. and so
illegal IL the former. we lament that our nation
has been Inundated b, their surrender, under a
threat; if the latter. it was the duty of the Ad
mnistration at once TO have disayOwed the act of
their officer, and instead of ncarcerating the cap
tyes IN Fort Warren. to have Immediately re
paired the wrong by placing them, as far rs prac-
ticable. in the same condition in which that Off
Ger had found them. In either event, the action
OF the Administration was vaciatng land cow
ardly, and degrading to the dignity of great ma
ton.
ID. That the action of the Republican party
pointments of the Administration to civil Office
and. in holding party caucuses by the Republican
members OF Congress for the purpose ofimpressing
upon the legislative action of that body the peculiar
dogmas of that party have demonstrated that their
professions OF sacrificing party platforms, and par
ty organizations, upon the altar of their country"
are but so many hypocritical and false pretences
by which they hope to dupe the unwary into thei-
support; and we all loyal persons, as they
love their country, not to be deceived thereby.
10 That the disclosures made by the invest
eating committee in Congress of the enormous
frauds that have stalked into the army and navy
departments. duplicating the heads of those de
partments in Il connivance at, if not an actual
participation in a system of corruption, and ir
which our brave soldiers have been delrauded of
their proper supplies, and our Government threat
ened with bankruptcy, demands a thorough in
ve>tigation into all our expenditures. both State
and National, and that a speedy and marked ex-
ample be made of all such ''birds of prey who,
taking advantage of the necessities of our cOun
try, have fed and fattened upon public plunder.
ResOiDed. That the meritorious conduct of the
Indiana troops in every battle field where victory
has perched upon the national banner, has filled
the people OF this State with the highest graft
tude To her gallant sons, and that we send our
best wishes to officers and men, dispersed through
out the country, and the heartfelt greetings o;
every Democrat for their further brilliant achieve
ments in the coming contests for the maintenance
of the Constitution and the Union