Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-21

And here, how simple--how easy is
the task of the mere lawyer or the mere
commissioner ! But, if | regard such a
case as this, or if you did, with the eye
Of a mere lawyer, should despisc my
self, and, sir, would be astonishcd at
you What would be the use, sir of a
liberal education outside of our profess.
ion, as well as Of a severe training within
it? What the benefit of active exertion
in the political affairs Of our country, be-
ginning for each of us long before we vote ?
What the continued exercise of evey
manly and more than kingly prcrogative,
which dignilics our exeistcnce as citizens
Of this imperial RepuJlic-if we should
merely peep through the pin holes Of ev-
idence at a case which, in its principles,
involves the LIBERTY of us all
shall take leave, sir, not to do So
And while shall take care not to pre-
sent an un.lawyer like.view, or to say
any thing at all inconsistent with le-
gal analysis Of the charge-N hile | shall
even use the testimony faithfully as the
stimulus of reflection and the occasion
of argument--l shall leave the law part
where it shoud be left in this stage Of the
case-towit ina subordinate relation,
and speak of it briefly and in the concu.
sion of the matter
Viewing the testimony, then, does it
show any oflcnse committed, except by
the conspirators-the spies-the inror-
mers-the Cellar Inqusition, who have
bore false witness against their neigh
Dor to destroy him Suppose them to
have acted against their nature, and have
told the truth under oath. Then the Gor-
dons in various ways have found fault
with the Government This is the es.
sencc, the spirit, and the scope Of the
testimony.
Is that treaSon2 l. it treason heye 2
This was the home Of rreo spcech-and all
the colors of Experimentation black
to bi ious-leclared that speech should be
free. The chief reason why / want to
carry fire and sword into the South is,
because they refused my right of free
sPeech-given to me by that Almighty
God who was pleased to create me a free
man A right the creator and defender
of all my other rights A right so much
the more important than the Constitution,
that the Constitution was invented mere.
! ly to assert and secure it-and it is not
worth the paper it blackens unless it does
assert and secureit | despse the South
ern temper of mind which allows them
to part with that right for themselves ;
and | mean to do my utmost to- destroy
forever the power of any negro breeder tC
hinder its exercise by me ] declare be
fore God, that as understand that right
value it more than do my life AnC
call this whole as, embl bly-yes, thi
whole country to witness if | have no
before now proved the sincerity of this
declaration by my actions And til,
right which | vindicated at the risk o
my life before a Southern tyraut, | viii
not give up for the sake of ny busines,
to Yankee sneak. Neither shall the
Gordons
Their case is ours We are tried with
them. And in defending them we dclcn
ourselves and our country from a gans
compared with whom Colonel Leadbet
ter, the murderer, is humane, and Gen
Floyd, the thief. is respectable. Mr.
S inner was once the advocate of fire,
speech. He claimed to be almost one o
its martyrs. And in defense Of it, or in
consequence Of it, he certainly was the
victim Of cowardly assault, inflicted
with lerocity and endured with meek
ness uneXampled in the annals OF cudS
elling He now changes his opinion
or at lest, his language. With that ie
licity Of allusion which belongs anon,
public writers of America, to him an,
Governor Andrew alone, he advises hi
friends to put their "heelS" upon thos
who differ with them, and who dare t.
speak out. The advice is given in
public letter addressed to the late wa
meeting at New York. Is this prosccu
tion an experiment made upon poor me
chanics by a few small conspirators il
pursuance of an agreement among TIN
principal Thugs at Washington. in order
if it works we'll, to sacrifice more impor
tant victims TO the Abolition Kalee?
do not know. But know this. know
that the gentlemen Of the Republican par
ty do not countcnance it, and that it vii
IAN HclS, pcCauoc, aluoIS otilci IcaooHo
f to reach their political opponents the.
must cut down both political and per
f sonal friends, If free speech is treason
our excellent Governor would speedil
, be known as the late unlamented Johl
A. Andrew, for his speech is excessivel
free and eaSy-qute loose, as you ma
say! We have merely o go back 10 Iii, let
ter to Mr.. Kiml all to make him an advo
cate and champion Of treason in its broad
est extent. Then, what would lecome @
Mr.. Phillips ? Does he speak in favo
Of the Government Has he ever sal
c anything in favor Of any Government ex
, cept that of Hayti?
e Did he not lately advise large an
0 patriotic assembly not to give man O
5 a dollar to the Government of the Uni
+. ted States ? And did not the patriot
= society applaud the liberal suggestion
c Shall we prosecute Mr., Phillips therefor
Not with my good will Not without m
= active resistance. | should violate tn
y first principle of Democracy greater t
, me than any thing but the word of Go
e himself, if l did not fight for Mr. Phil
S lips right to talk treason to any fool VIII
0 wants to hear him In letter the Gov
4, ernor re uses to supply troops to tn
: President. In fact, he supplies many
and urges more to CO. Do we prosecut
i him Tor his letter? No; but tenn es
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