Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-25
From The Boston Daily Times.
Comment OF Republican Papers on
the VallandighamC Case.


Comment OF Republican Papers on
the VaIlandigham Case.
We have in these remarks treated the decision
to proceed against Mr.. Vnlland CHAM as General
Burnsde's own act There is reason to believe
that this was the case. and that the General acted
without the know re or ascertained approval of
the authorities at Washington. It's unfortunate
in our judgment that he should have felt himself
called upon to take step of such consequence
so unadvisaby; but his reputation for that honest
zeal which the country is fond OF seeing IN the
soldier will not suffer. And. we NAV add. the
error into which this zeal has led him affords
more illustration of tine difficulty under which
military men labor in dealing with such matters;
and of the impolicv. to say no more. of taking
these cases out of the civil jurisdiction 10 which
they belong. unless under the pressure of some
visible and overwhelming public necessity.
From the Boston Traveller.
The collision between the military and civil
powers cannot he prevented from occurring under
the present state Of things. and if Is season.
ably resisted we shall, in Few years, become
like Mexico. "A military republic. where the man
the clique will rule who can control for the
time being the largest humber of ayouets. At
present there can he no very serious trouble; the
matter all lies in the germ hut II will grow dav
by dav. month by MONTH and year by year. Val
lnndigham has many friends and followers in
Ohio. The course Of the military authorities in
proceeding against him il not calculated To de-
crease their numbers. At present he and his
friends are pOwerless. They are unarmed.
convention of them H. how ever 10 be held on the
llth of June and whether he is sent to the Tor
tugaS or TO the Southern lines they my elect him
and Legislature that will support him. Then
comes the collision, and who will answer for It's
consequences? Let the opposition 10 the General
hi tod
in any Of the States against the military efforts of
the General Government TO suppress them, ahd il
will not hesitate TO meet military power with
armed resistance.
From the Springfield Mass Republican.
II is much to be regretted that Gen. Burnside
has not been assigned 10 some command where
there is fighting to be done. and the country is
disappointed not to see him marching an army 10
the deliverance of the long oppressed UniOnists of
East Tennessee. instead of mixing up civil and
military afrrs in the LOYAL States of his depart
men; His logic is vicious through
out and the policy of his course more so. The
Government can not punish men for treason be
cause their talk tends to give aid and comfort to
the enemy His subordinate. Gen. Hascall, who
rules the sub department of Indiana in his sup
Elementary order goes step beyond Burnside.
and fairly runs the thing into the ground by
threatening to punish nil newspapers and public
speakers "who endeavor TO bring the war rollcy
OF the Government into disrepute
From the n. Y Evening Post.
They say that the government has fallen into
n great error and committed fragrant wrong
in causing the arrest and trial of Vallandig CHA IN
bv military force. and in that we suppose, two
thirds of the Republican Darty will agree We
can scarcely doubt. indeed, that the Government
will see the proprietv of reviewing the course of
Gen Burnside whose earnest patriotism and un
compromising detestatiOn of treason, whether in
the bud or in the flower. has induced too per-
emptorv and vigorous application Of military law
Nothing is TO be g~ned bv the suppression of
such ndiscreet nd headstrong takers as Vaan
digham. whose speeches really DO good u the
cause OF the Union by the latitude of his avowals
and confessions. while the principle assumed in
his arrest is uHtenable in itself, dangerous in its
tendencies. and in its effects provocative of
hostility to the Administration not worth the while
10 encounter
In one sentiment generally expressed by the
speakers. and particularly bv Mr. Godfrey Gun
Their. we cordially unite. II was that 1.-The Union
cannot be restored without freedom of speech"
From the Albany ~. " Statesman.
thousand friends of the Administration have
said and still more of the same class have done
things more injurious to the national than
ANYTHING Nallandigham has said ar done
Look The irreparable injury caused bv the
dismissal of Fremont. Butler. Srcel. Lew. Wal
lace and other successful Generals. from the
public service Look At the communications au-
thor'zed with ending Rebels by the Secretary of
State 1T the beginning of the rebellion. and at
Thurlow Weed'S similar conduct for months if
not for years, under the patronage ct the Govern
ment: so that they were pulled at he South. as
well a. by the worst of the COpperhead newspa-
pers
Look ~ tho rpekirr and fostering corruptions
OF our custom houses and commisSaritt>. and
comnlre with their influence thar Of The harmless
blowing of Nailaudi@hanl 4 Co Besides. the
Government might better understand first as
last thar auy interference with the liberty Of
speech aud Of the press, not fail 70 he often
sive ~ tho public sense vt our people They he
li,ve there l. no danger of error 20 long ~ the
truth Is leit free 10 combat it. II there ! no
cause for complaint the people will Justify is
utterance American frcemen will abide bv the
Constitution and laws. ard they Will not see them
violated any more bv the Government than nv
themselves The arbitrary arrests and punish
ments without trial, inaururated bv Seward &
Son. and now prlcticed by petty despotS dressed
in little brief authority. not be sustained
The ONLY journal in this Stlte which aspires 20
che bad eminence' of applaudlng the arrest Of
Nalandigha I'M. is the New York Times-the
same Journal which pronounced "Hor-tio Sey
mour" TRAITOR" and seemed 10 lend sanction
To Csssu> NJ Clays Brooklyn speech that he IS }
ne hung.