Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-09

SAMUEL l.. kU6G,
OF AlleH County 49,
Manly speech.
We publish ON the first page Of this mornings
issue. spsech delivered by Mr. SEsSorr.
in Boston. which has the ring Of the tree
metal. In striking contrast are the atterances Of
our Governor IN a late speech in Cincinnati Mr..
SkxsorT Is the same man who took his carpet
bag in hand. and went down % Virginia TO insist
that Joax BKowx should have fair trial and to
vsdicatc the right Of free speech upon the soil Of
the Old Dominson. There, as in Boston. he
boldly illustrated what he conceived to be the
right of every American citizen. Governor
Mos1oS takes his carpet sack IN hand and goes
down to Cincinnati to make speech 10 an i'm
mense assemblage Of freemen. Mark the differ
ence between the true and the tmid man. Speak
ing Of the duty 10 sustain the Government, the
Governor. according to the Cincinnati CONNER
eis,f, said:
We sometimes hear the question asked, will
you deny the right of private judgment-the
right Of man 70 examine and criticise the acts
OF the Government say certainly not, but we
must always consider the circumtances surround
u
laugh, % mourn, 70 criticise, aud time to hush
our dissatisfaction, and come together one
man
sentiment:
The theory of republican government IS that
the majority shall govern. and that the Minority
shall submit. We cannot carry on Republican
Government on aty other principle. ft
D..tf =. Ill rfsrht
ern springs from the Constitution. and that same
instruments guards and protects with as sacred
care the rights of minorities those
OF majorities. 1.-The majority shall govern, y
only in subsersienee and within the limits OF the
Constitution. and "the minority shall submit"
ouly when such Is the government of the major.
icy. IL is evident that in making these strong.
unqualified declarations. the Governor was a
little beyond his depth, but as he rises in the
scale Of craftsmanship he will, perhaps, be bet
ter able to comprehend the theory OF republi-
can government.
This, We believe, is a Government of the
people, or il is so professedly. The Federal
Government is not LIScoLN's Government. nor
the Government of Indiana MoRToS's Govern
. menL They have neither legislative nor judi
eiai functions. The duties OF the President
aud the Governor are simply executive They
are bound to support the Constitution and
faithfully execute the laws In performing that
duty honestly they are entitled TO the symPa-
thv and cordial support Of every good citizen.
The Governor says there is ga time to criti-
else and time TO hush our dissatisfaction,
and intmates that this is the time that the CIT
lien should cease 10 critcise officials aud the
time to hush dissatisfaction. That is aping
LOUIS NAroIros and FRAscIs JosErH a little
too closely-it is but the adoption of
pIoded dogma THAT the King eau do no
wrong" Let such doctrine as this be adopt
ed, then our free institutions would be but "a
sounding brass and u tinklng cymbal'-the
form might remain, but the spirit, the life.
would be gone.
What curbs unhallowed ambition--what the
most powerful restraint upon official corruption
what influence that keeps the public servant
within the limits of the Constitution aud the line
of dutyf Is il not the responsibility OF the 9TH
cial to the people and their verdict by criticism
constant review and critcism OF the acts of those
in power that gives health to the body polite.
The right Of private Judgment and freedom of
speech is the very life of our political system.
In war. rs well as in peace. the right to eriti
else and express dissatisfaction with the acts of
public officers. should be freely exercised Must
the people be dumb when thieves. as it has been
proven, are robbng the public treasury Must
the voice of the PEOPLE be hushed il President
from want OF ability, energy or will fails in the
discharge of his dutyg Ii our Generils in the
field. either from incompetehcy or treschery, fail
in their duty, permit our army TO be overwhelmed
and the enemy to triumph must the voice OF the
people be stoppedg God forbid We not
afraid to trust the popular instincts. The voice
of the people is the voice of God. They seldom
err. No honest eed fear their unbiased
judgment.