The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-08-20

ner was once the advocate of free speech.
He claimed to be almost one of its mar
tyrs. And in defense Of it, he certainly
was the victim of cowardly assault, in
i icted with ferocity, and endured with a
meekness unexampled in the annals of
]cudgelingl HI. now changes his opinion,
| or at least his language. With the fell
lefty of a1lusion, which belongs, among
the public writer's of, America, to him and
to Govern Andrew alone, he advises his
friends to put their eheels' upon those
who differ from. them, and who. dare to-
Espeak. OUT. The advice is given in q, let.
ter to the late war meeting at New York.
Is, this prosecution an experiment made
upon poor merchanics, by a few small. con-
tspirators,. in spursuance Of an agreement.
between the principal Thugs at Wash
ington, in order, if it works we'll, to sac
riicei more important victims to the Abo-
lition Kalee2 1 / do not know-T know
that the gentlemen of the Republican
party do not countenance it, and that it
will fail here, because, to reach their po-
liticaI opponents, they must cut down their
political and peIsonal, friends. If free
speech is, treason here, our excellent Gov
ernor would .spredily. be known as the
late unlamented John A. Andrew, for
his, speech is exceedingly free and easy
quite loose, as you may say. Then what
would become of Mr.. Philips? Does he
speak in .taror Of the Government? Has
he ever said anything in. favor Of any
government: except. that of Hayti? Did
he not lately advise large and patriotic
assembly not to give man or a dollar to
the Government of the United States?
And did not that patriotic society applaud
the liberal suggestion? Shall we prose
cute Mr.. Phillips, therefore,? Not With
4 my good will. Not without my active
resistance. should violate the very
FIRST, principle Of Democracy, wdich is
greater to me than anything but the word
of God himself, If i did not fight for
Mr.. Phillips right to talk treason to any
fool who wants to hear li1n4 In letter,
the Governor refuses to supply troops to
the President. In fact, he supplies many
thinl?' No.. but tempest of dcrision
breaks over what he calls his head from
every partaof the United States, and even
from England To that we can safely
ieaEe him @ 's i5ss.' Y-1aafH :
MAssACHUSETTS OPINION OF IRISH s6h-
- DIERs, 3eS'ia fr .7He
When the regiment Of the late Colonel
Cass went off, without an escort even of the
!, Second Battalion, it twas not actually Kissed
in State street, as was the Mas ,chusetts
regiment on its return from Mexico, but
the agreeable remark was made and heard
that the departure Of the Irish would be a
great relief to cur poorhouses and jailsl
The Governor or his friends may say so o.
Colonel Casss country ymen-the Irish
without committing treason, orevan s;v-
ling ofense We are not accused ofta1k,
ing. so badly, even. about Mr.. Andrew
/. .countrymen- negroes-yet we arr
r prosecuted! In South Carolina awhere
q free speech was. never free. they settled it.
limits before ,1dge Lynch let us tno
r desecrate this court With what belongs tt
him, or We will sink below the level
;, of South 'Carolina.d tas7@ -i.o.s-z.9
! bFHE SANCTfTYs OF THE GOVERNMENT
3 !, sai t.tf .ss IT-ABeYE SUSPICION,
.. rs Much has been said as to finding faul
with the Gevernmentsas if there was SOM
i ltpeeuliar sanctity In it. ee srea -, -,
T Have we arrivedcat such state that n,
one must find fault with,any action. or ON
7 |ission Of the aGovernment or any membe
! of7itE without having treason imputed t.
j him? Can not youa sir? Can not II !, 70
example, have the misfortune to think tha
! Mr.. Seward Jour present Secretary ofstate
is not fit, as q statesman, to index the pa
pers OF, the late Silas Wright. Howeve
little he may be affected by my thoughts
do tb;pl l. bio u-ont iaf canca--cob
has made him the laughing stock ofsEu
rope! think he is q, small ward ant
country politician, who writes like a soph
y omore aud acts like steck -jobber. Ever
$ time he speaks about what will happen i
g sirty days. an sssiasety days he puts me il
? mind ola curb stone. broker chatterin,
a over the approaching maturity of du
! bious note! I think such, men have beel
$ advanced to important places. in this eoun
q try about as often as they viii be, and can
g nethelp rejoicing to think that Mr.. Sewar
|; will probably be the last of the Lilliputians
S May / not, say, so2 Has Mr.. Phillips ia
ken out patent for the application Of frs
rate sabuse to second rate mem, And
Q successfully attempted i2 Again, ]. d
{ not worship Mr.. Sumner | cannot admir-
g a person who is SO simple as to think it
J finer thing to pyetend. to be a fanatic tha
9 to be adult but honest man. -.
!, !, wHdCHIs RREFERABLEaATYRAN UNDE
u SEWARD, OR THE COY ERNMENT OF JEFF
ptssxlE sy1 ( euSs DANIs2
And what if / am frank enough to sa
= = that I am sick of the staggering imbecilit
: with which the Government has manange
L this warsoflife and death2 Is that treason
2 able2a Shall my Goyernment-tha is t
! isay, my servant, my creature-wa IN
= = money, and even let it. be stolen, and Jstn
Il my paper, and interrupt my husisness, an
u, violate my Constitution, and starve outan
=. kill my soldiers out of pure neglect an
r. gain only disaster and defeat for me by a
/ this folly? And shall Isay nothing? !
IL / am to put up with this. and more, an
wi lsay nothing, or else be shut UP by order
m w, III. Seward, Iwant to know, seriousl
t. and calmly, what shall / fight JEFF. Dav
a. for? What worse can he do to me tha
,rl Seward and Stanton have done. -alread,