Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-02
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The Republican papers beginning to un-
derstand little oc the "sexatious despotsm"
exercised by one or two of Mr.. LiSooLNs Score.
taries. The New York Times is specially severe
on the head OF the War Department (SrANroS)
and the cause of its ire Is quite amusing. IL ap
pears that a few Sundays ago the President, nc
companied by sundry members of his Cabinet.
took an excursion on that sacred day; but the
Government censor of the press-the man who
tells the teegrapher what messages TO send and
what not to send-drected that Saturday, and
not Sunday, be inserted in the dispatch. This
wise precaution to prevent the scandal of Re.
publican President and Cabinet violating the
Lords day was emnently proper-eyen though
they did violate il in fact. No one but "trai
tor" would tell the truth, when that truth might
impcate the straight forward. sincere. and
pous ABRAHAM = including his great and
good Cabnet-as Sabbath breakers and sin
nersi The correspondent of the Times, to his
shame be il spoken had dared to utter "A self evil
dent truth by reciting that Mr.. LINCOLN and his
Cabinet went on Sabbath breaking excursion,
thus giving aid and comfort the enemies OF
the Administration, and showing as plain as Ian
guage could speak, that he at heart "sym-
pathzer with the rebellion, and deserving to
have his dispatches oised for the public good.
This was done in proper form, and instead of 90
ing ON "A Sunday excursion, the whole thing hap
pened the day belorel That change of a word
was so easy done, and so NATURAL Blessed is the
reign of humbug in these degenerate days.
The editor of the Times, who is about as mean
minded Republican as you can find in day
travel. has some good suggestions about this
censorship of the press, which should not he
entirely overlooked. Since the commencement
of this Administration. the tyranny of the
State Department has been both vndictive aud
undyng Scores OF Democratic newspapers have
been excluded from the mails, dozen OF them
suppressed and in several instances. Democratic
editors in the free States have been arrested and
imprisoned, for no other avowed reason than that
they would not consent to endorse the madness
and folly of the Republican party No charges
have been preferred against tlese editors, and
none ever will be. for the reason that the Admin
istration dare not go before jury with their lame
and frivolous justification. Looking at these
facts, We think it full time that the Republican
editors had said a word or two for the liberty of
the press. When the shoe pinches their own toes,
we may expect that word-not before. The
Times says
For the public TO understand the vexatious des
potism exercised by the War Department since
Mr.. Stanton became its chief. and the patience
with which the press has submitted to us caprice
a chapter still unwrtten. but the materials OF
which are preserved. will have TO lie printed one
these DAYS The entire machinery OF the code
invented Tor French journalism under the mpe-
rial regime has been imported and applied to the
American press. Warnings are given in the
solemn phraseology OF a police officer. Superin-
tendeuts ct police appear in the rooms ct the ELI
tor 10 read him formal notice that any announce
meut ut military character diScoy ered in his pa
per will cuusign him at once Fort Ltfay ette
aud expose his establishment 10 COnh>catOn
The most trivial reference 10 patent prgec.le.
the sailing of gunboat or a departure of fire.
engine from the city on mission military, naval OF
civic-reierehces too insignificant 10 attract the
notice OF the person exercising editorial super
visiou-uevor fails 10 attract that of the inquisi.
tive Secretary and u incur his censure and me-
mace Core poudeut, sent with the several di
sions of the army are subjected % a similar rule
OF terror They are sught. aud, a. II they were
trtitors compelled to take the oath of allegiance
and To sisu parole obligiug them to refrain from
sending in their letters anucipations OF move
meufs or ia describing past transactions; from
giving the names OF officers. the re -iments Ill
visions err corps d'armee engaged in any action
or the comparative numbers on either side-re
striciions which, the reader will observe, rendei
correspondents utterly worthless.
Proof OF the merely era uitous and
mis- Z. an la
become more perfect IL has become to pres
aud people an intolerable grievance. and unior
tHnately there has been no such Relation Of TIT
hopes entertained unon the coming OF Mr Stan
ton 10 oilce. 10 warrant him in trif.ng turtle
With public endurance Disappointed in the W a
Minister the people will dispense with his ser
vices as agent OF secret police