Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-26
rne Landmarn, OF Liberty.

La these degenerate days, when party false to
true liberty be-rrides the Government OF the Uni
tel States, II Will prove profitable to look back to
the golden era when We had patriots and states
men at The head of our national affairs. From
the first inaugural message of President JErFER-
SON We make the following extract
The diffusion of information and the arraign-
ment oi all abuses at the bar Of public opinion,
freedom OF religion, freedom of the press, free
dom OF person under the protection OF habeas
corpus. and trial by juries impartially selected
these principles form the bright constellation
which has gone before and guided our steps
through an age of revolution aud reformation
The wisdom OF our sages and the blood of our
heroes have been devoted to their attainment
They should be the creed of our political faith,
tile text OF our civil instruction. the touchstone by
which 10 try the services of those We trust; and
should We wander from them in moments of error
or alarm. let Us hasten to retrace our steps and
regain the road which alone leads TO peace, liber-
y aud safety.
These words send music to the ear of the ma
ton and encouragement to the hearts of the peo-
pie. They are the words of freedom. spoken in
the presence OF the free and in the councils of the
great and good men who achieved our first
and sacred independence. THE arraginment
of all abuses at the bar of public opinion" Mr.
JEFFKRsoS declared was one of the duties (no
one then denied the right of good citizen,
and il is to-day as sacred a duty as it was
in fcOo, or at any later period. There are those
who deny that right in the Year of Grace, 1862,
and would. il they dare, enact new sedltion laws
to punish the out spoken citizen. As for the free
dom Of religion, who does not remember the
mobbing OF converts in Boston. the burning OF
churches IN Philadelphia, the bowling impreca-
tons Of Know NOthingism against foreigners and
Catholics. and the general sasurnalia which the
descendants OF the old Federal faction revived
long after JtFFERsoS and the Democracy had
laid that stupid and intolerant faction in its 20
ltical grave. That old defunct party has its imi-
tators TO day, and they are bigoted as reckless
and prOscriptive as were the Essex Junto in
the palmy days of HARRIsoS GRAY OTIs and
CaLEB STRONG. Like the Bourbons OF France,
they never recanted and never learned
wisdom from the hard experience of the past
They are the men who virtually control this
Administration now-the BEN WADEs, the CnAs.
SUMMERS. the HENRY WILSON'S, the CHAMBERS
"a hlculSan. tue FESSfNDfNs,lne OlDDINGSiS, the
JULIKSs. the THAD. SrEvENsrs, and host OF
other such violent slavery haters, scattered from
Maine 70 Missouri They belong. some of them,
10 the War Committeeman of Bull Run notOri-
ey-who constantly urged our Generals on to
defeat. when the Generals are big fools enough
to pay attention to them. These same men have
assaulted the liberty of the press, the liberty of
speech, and the sacrednesS of the kabeas corpus
and have done every deed and counseed every
outrage on the great principles which JEFFERSON
hbored 10 establish a security for the rights Of
the people.
Let Us frequently advert to the great landmarks
which the early fathers of the Republic LETT TOR
our guidance Let no Democrat-no man who
loves his country. OF any party-forset that the
observance OF the rTiaeH law Is a duty which
neither the President. Congress, nor the people.
can disregard without eminent peril TO our rights
and liberties; and 10 use Mr.. JErFERsoN strong
and eloquent language, SHOULD We wander from
them IA moments OF error aud alarm, let n
hasten TO retrace our ste.S aud regain the road
which alone leads to peace. liberty and safety