Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-07
speech al Judge Perkins at Ander-
sou, indiana. Juty 9TH. IsG3. Mainly
tu N~fer nee t0 tho Relation OF In e
Union of the states tn the Liberties
OF tesc People.

OF thc f'copte.
LspIEs ASD GEvrLrxrv: You will accent as
some apology. not only tor the brevitv hut also
the non elaboration Of this address the fact that
had but one DAYS notice of your desire that
should speak To YOU this occasion.
FELLOW CITIZENS: The individual happiness
AMI pto.pSi,v OF The citizens Of civilized com
muniiv depend mainly upon good government
Your highest earthly interests therefore lie
mand Your most e,rnest attention Ia the ORIGIN
history. and % all that pertains 10 the administer
ton Of the government of this Republic and the
thousands assembled here TO dav and the generous
preparations made for their physical entertain
ment. clearly evincc TINT the people of this sec.
ton Ut the State are both public spirited and
alive 10 the general welfare.
To day i the Fourth ofJuiv. IL y the ami.
ycrsnrv ~ our separate nation II existence That
nsiion,l existence originated In the Declaration
of Independence. and " Is therefore very natural
~ inquire. what lei To- that declaration, what
consequences followed. what there u OF interest
connected with that 80 celebrated att2
W can utter o single word here to day that
shall tend 20 direct YOU minds Alright. while yon
are meditatng upon these thnTs. and ietrtmin.
los upan youf aatiea citizens cot the state aud
United States shall feel that the occasion has
not hepu without pfuht
We meet in das andet SOLEMN circumstance
Ont psnre afe ehgafel in the most slunen,luuus
civil wsf IN the worlds history \ wat gov
iug uut OF controversy about The powers. duties.
aud "eis comml'ied 90 sryeheaded. OF our ceiu-
mon government The e'ession J.. more upptu
pirate ~ careful. hanes, insesiiettlon thar 10
unme,nuH defamation The miin purpose NJ
the lee hesui'nfy temttha | NAV make 10 day.
will be Is show the historical relation uf our
unlcn I" the question OF the liberties ~ hs REQ
pie
The Declaration ~ tndepeudence diane n,b,fed
che llutsh tmpfe nv taking out nom under a.
governments, tho Ame,lpan Colonies. That Jis
memhsfmee' ~as Mt 40 snd sought II was
MT accomplished Toe the sake nf itsrii n waa
MT thsl lie peianlsls desired ~ he Independent
~ tho British unsgnmen, that Independence WIS
declared bat Independence separation nnm ufcat
ngltsh 80. moans. ssemlnsls Rseess ~, one
~ = desired end, al sud ihlt the eelnnlsls bad
sstesmln~i -hoai he achieved, ~ matter ~
~hh cost, which end VAS tat itsssfY 90 tnE
rsortf-lfeetnm from s'hNfsfs persf ~ Hee
ssRwfsi Sep,tsllon was fesuftrd o. with On
IRENE reluctance, VS. yleide'i 60. IN fact onh -
al inevitable eecersl} ~ The afes, end deter
mln~lls fixed upon The Declaration of lnde
pendchce hsd aolhlrg a. do. directly. with the
tNes 1T The Hsl-s-ihe woti usios l. not
found in H. Independence was y netns 20
enable The people o. escape tho exeFeis. at
tyranny, arbitrary pnweg upon them ndlv ldually
~ the uaserumenl Aud What u lyfsnn, RrbI
usFy power Ia gosetnnentf lei. government
~ tho sill or discretion ~ Executive pawef, la
lslstive aui judicial power. government wtthout
parliament, without tho legislature, regardless
at established Lava aud msntlssts itself n illegal
isseton, W arbitrary arrests 81 the citifeus IA
depFl,lng them ~ Tree conscience speech, press
AMI suffrage. such d. yTaany arbitrary rawel
Al tsfsnnV must practically execute ltself upan
tho clufeu, dfecll, ~ Indirectly, Ia touching he
property OF personal ghn fnps fWa ftaas
eovsa, ranaAef HIs III, ard "a has been he
lasless Invasion of these that has IA all tIme.
cost pranlsthcr heads Aul let me here des, zee
90 yoi. the lswle-s invasion OF the rights ol =
single eltfen lsa crime against every citizen AZ
the State. Tor he rights 81 one ssc the rights IT
all. and the Injury Of aae y III. injury ct all he
cause the lale 0f one may be. b, the sims power.
the fate Of all. Every single ci,it,n has right
- the entire power ofthc government fpr hi. pro
'e'uou Tho unFalre,scl lHiety. by foreign
governments of single American clflsen. would
be c'a-e Of ~ar and nigh, Justify splitting oceans
~ htood
Tyranny. arbitrary government. .. the govern.
ment OF tsrant. and Who = tyrsnts Saws
Old John Milton. the nr.ortsi poet In bis ten.
ute Of kiaFs aud Magistrates published IN i6ts:
"a yfsnt. whether 10y wrong or bs right com
lax u the crown. j. lac who. ss,o.iag neither
law nor the common good, feigns ony for him
self an.i HI iactIong Thus 81 Basil among 9th
ers defines bin. aud because hls power - great
BIS all bonndess and exofbihnt. the fulfilling
whereof iof the mos part = accompanied With
innnmefsble srongs and expressions Of the PEG
pie murders. mts<scres, rapes, adaterics desc.
lation, and subyersion ~ cities and whole prov
lnee-. look how great good aud happiness q
Just kins ~. ~ great a mischief Ia a tyrant:
- he the public Father Of his County. 90