The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-09-10
Arrest of Charles IngeFsOll.

The New York Worh Republican pa
per, notices the address OF MIR. Ineeroll,
for some expressions in which he was ar
rested, and asys that if there is treason in
it, ii will puzzle good many sensible peo>
pie TO find it out; further, that the Admin
lsiralion greatly mistake the temper OF the
people OF this country, if they suppose tha.
good will result from such arrests for ex-
preston OF opinion, or that they will ong
be tolerated. The World is righ.. The Adj
ministration is blind, indeed, if they think
that the freedom of speech or of the press
can be stopped by an arbitrary process, or
that people so long accustomed to exer-
else their constitutional rights will bear 10
any great extent or for any great length OF
time The despotc mandates Of the War or
fee. Hitherto they have borne oppression
prompted by the lofiest and holiest patriot.
ism, rather than add TO the present perils
of The country by resistance but a time
may come when patience will cease 10 be
a virtue, and men will be forced 10 turn up
on their oppressors, or submit TO be slaves
/ To the lofty soul, tyranny, in any form it
can assume, is odious, and those who have
avaiIed themselves of The presen, trying
hour 10 play the despot, may find to their
cost that it is dangerous to press the ex-
pertinent too far upon a people accustom>
ed 10 freedom.
In what consists the treason imputed 10
Mr. IngersoIil We have looked in vain
through his address for what the Press calls
expressions of g reasonable character y
Did he impute extravaganc e, corruption, ia
voritism 10 the Government? We have
but to refer TO the reports of Republican
Congressional investigating committees
published with the sanction of Congress nm
der the very eyes of the Administration, for
Did he insinuate that there was a lack of
brains, symptoms of imbecilily at Washing.
to ? Phillips tells US that the President is
man Of very moderate capacity-ihat there
Is not brains enough in the whole Cabinet
TO make one first-class statesman Tillsbu
ry calls the head of the Administration a
turtle and Greedy tells him poiniedly in his
letter, tha; ne has been false to his party
and faithless TO his country, that men and
means have been lavishly placed at lis dis
posal, and he has not employed them TO
any useful purpose that Congress passed
acts 10 aid him, and he has disregarded
them. In short, he goes TO the very verge
of charging him with perjury and treason.-
M
against the government he had the very
besi Abolition authority. He did not 90
hall as far as either Phillips, Pilsbury or
Greely-and yet neither of these men has
been arrested for uttering treasonab e senti-
mems, and Mr.. Ingersoll has For this par
TALLY, or rather gross injustice, bot one
reason can be assigned Phillips, Fillsbury
and Greeley are Abolnionists, IngersoIl il
Democrat Who dare deny this Brazen
as he is and willing to take upon himself
almost any supportable weight of nfamy,
even Forney dare not. It is too manifest,
too palpable 10 be concealed or denied
And how much longer are we expected TO
bear this injustice patiently? To what fur
ther extent is our patriotism to be taxed p
Mind we DO not ask for the imprisonment
OF brawling Abolitionists for exerc sing the
freedom oi speech and of the press. We
hold hat all such arrests are arbitrary and
unconstitutional. but If Cove rnnent will
persevere in making hem, we ask that they
shall be made impartially, and not confined
exclusively 10 Democratic offenders. In
shor:, we ask for justice, and we warn the
Government that we have grown weary al
most beyond endurance OF persecution.