Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-08

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judge whether he did or not. He went on with
his speech in the same spirit as he had elsewhere.
Another military man was then directed to arrest
him, but he was told by Mr.. B. if he attempted
to do so while he was speaking 1t would be at his
peril. Mr.. BRowN then finished his speech, after
which he waived all technicaities to authority
and by agreement met the officer at the cars and
cane with him here, but there was no attempt to
restrain him of his liberty. So frivolous were the
charges against Mr.. Brown that the Deputy
United States Marshal refused to entertain them,
and dismissed him upon the condition be should
report himself here in case the Marshal, upon his
return from Washington, should desire 20 inves-
tigate the matter. That the public may see the
way that arrests are made, we copy the charge
and authority upon which Mr.. BROwS was taken
from home and brought TO this city:
Joseph BOsler
SEYMOUR IND Sept 9Th 1862
To the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
Jason B Brown of BrOwnstOwn jackson
county Indiana did this day reasonable Ian
guage in Public against the Government OF the
United States of America
This at Seymour jackson County Indiana this
9Th day of September 1862
1t JOSEPH BosLER
Recruiting Officer 18th Ind
Noluntee.s keniOn Ind
| S w Smith John Hearton Thomas Ewing
Capt Snodgrass 22d ind Vol William Salmon DIR
A H Smith John Carr
What authority for such an arrest? Where the
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turb meeting of citizens, assembled in peace
able manner, to consult for the common good?
| Mr.. JOHN F. CARR we notice is a willing wit
ness against his competitor What sncri6ce OF
all manliness. Can any one imagine act
meaner, lower or more dispicable than thus to
attempt to harrass and injure political oppo-
nent!
We have referred to this arrest of Mr.. BBowN
and the frivolous charge upon which it made,
to show the desperation of the party in power and
the infamous measures to which it is ready to re-
sort to intimidate and iDjure its political Oppo-
nents. 1t has been intimated to US from re
sponsible source that the Republican lead
ers in this State have scheme prepared to be
developed a sufficient time before the election
through which they hope to intimidate and over
awe sufficient number of the Democratic voters
to secure the triumph of their partisan schemes
We have every reason to believe that conspira-
cy of this kind has been cOncOcted. The arrest
of Mr. Brown may foreshadow one method by
which the conspiratOrs intend to accomplish their
purposes. BY arrestng large number of Dem
Ocrats upon trumpedup charges in different por-
tons of the State, just before the election, they
may hope 10 keep enough Democrats from the
polls to secure an easy triumph. Our object now
is to caution the people of the State against the
schemes of the conspirators Place no conf
dence in any reports calculated to injure the
Democratic party, or be not inundated by any
threats having the same object in view. If there
ever was period when every conservative citi
zen, every Democrat, was called upon to stanC
by his principles, boldly and courageously, it j:
now. We believe, must every rejecting man
that constitutional liberty, and all that we have
regarded as valuable in our free institutions, car
only be saved by the triumph of conservative
sentiments at the ballot box at the elections thi
fall. Bullets for the Southern rebels and ballot
for the Northern enemies of the Constitution
and the Union should be the motto of every gooC
citizen.
In conclusion, we commend the following no
BILE sentiments of DANIEL WEBSTER, which h
uttered in one of his great speeches, to the care
full consideration of every citizen:
The contest tor ages has been to rescue libert
from the grasp of executive power. On the Ion!
list of the champions of human freedom, Their
is not one name dimmed by the reprOach of nd
vocating the extension of executive authority
On the contrary, the uniform and steady purpos
of all such champions has been to limit and re
strain it. Through all the history of the conte:
for liberty, executive power has been regarded a
lion that must be Gagged. So far from bein
the object of enlightened popular trust; so ia
from being considered the natural protection G
popular right, it has been dreaded as the grea
object of danger.
Our security is our watchfulness of executive
power 1t was the constitution of this depart
ment which was infinitely the most difficult pal
in the great work of creating our Government
To give to the executive such power should b
useful, and vet not dangerous; efficient, indepel
dent, strong, and yet prevent it from sweepin
away everything by its military and civil powe
by the influence of patronage and favor: this, il
deed. was difficult. They who had the work I
do this difficulty. and we see it. If we wOul
maintain our system, we shall act wisely, by pr'
venting every restraint, every guard, the COnst
tuition has prOvided-when we and those VIII
come after US, have done all we can do, and a
they do. it will be well for and them, If I'll
executive, by the power of patronage and part,
shall not prove an Overmatch for all other brancl
es of the Government | will not acqulesce
the reversal of all just ideas of government.
will not degrade the character of popular repr
sensations. | will not blindly confide. when a
experience admonishes to be jealous. l will M
trust executive power, vested in single magi
trate, to keep the vigils of liberty. Encroacl
ment must be resisted at every step. Wheth
the consequences be prejudical or not, if the
be an illegal exercise of power it must be ressts
in the proper manner. We are not to await q
\ great mischief comes, till the Government
overthrow, liberty itself in extreme leopard
We would be unworthy sons of our fathers, we
we so to regard questions affecting freedom.
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