Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-03
From the London Tines.
Free Discussion m Englandin iime
of war.

fFtt DtsCussfou m e
OF War.
For the benefit Of the feS Republican doetriH.
aries ia England who seem 10 III n that he red
err Government can do ~ Srong q ia ie de-
sir bic to put question OF che sub .. iree
discussion in time OF war What. it may be
asked. would the people have thou hit aid Or
done under the folio siIz rcnmstAnces- 81 -,FsAs
ing IL % have been possible they could have O.
eurreds John Bngh'. an able. clear beaded log
teal speaker. aud an esrue-t advocate OF fe'ce
addressed the people OF Rochdsie. ~ ne wear
led. on the subject OF the var IN the Csi ness.
So high j. hi reputation for elnquence, = ~eli
~ tor courage and patriot sm, that not MS b.,
immediate eighbors AMI friends. Tut N l'itude-
OF re lpe from all the contiguous d-iri .. gather
10 listen 20 his voice and cheer the manly expire
zion of his sentiments He denounres the var
wrong IN principle erroneous IN pplicv, unjust
and in:auitous in tself and more dangerous ~ IT,
continuance 20 the liberty and prosperity of The
Brtsl. people than % the stability OF the Russi ~
Empire lie declaTes that Lord Aberdeen is
little better than an old woman, that Lord Pm
mure thinks too much of "DDwb" and too little
OF his duty and 10 the country 20 &c safe or
an efficient Minister in a time Of national danger:
that speculation and peculation. jobbery aud rob
berry. pervade every department of the public
service: and that war. always deplorable and
wicket, T. particularly horrible and unchr-tiau
when waged in defense Of such rotten and
eifete institution az the I irkish empire, which
maintains slavery. and u therefore no ft member
Of the family Of nations He is not awsre. While
speaking. that two officer Of the Grensdier
Guards disguised in citizens attire have been
sent ~ the meeting by the war Office 10 take
notes Of his speech and. having ended his
ton, amid the enthusiastic applause of his audi
ence. goes home 70 supper. few nights after
ward. thinking no evil. aud believing himself %
be citizen of fr' g county he reires quietly %
bed NJ usual Bn, his sleep il not permitted to
be Of long Duration Shortly he is aroused by .
violent knocking at the outer door. He springs
20 hs feet thinking the house is on fire. and rings
the fire alarm accordingly His wife children.
aud household gather in great alarm. in
their night clothes on the stairs and ia
the passages The outer door is battered
In. ~ j n company of soldiers enter, the Captain
with hiS sword la his hand, AMI each man pre-
sents a biyOnet at he breast Of the besidered
legislator The ladies and chill iren scream or
faint. while Mr. Bright il told to dres. immedi
alely and consider himself prisoner Ml Brigh,
dresses himself. but refuses TO 20 TO prison The
generous blood &c n true hearted Englishmnu
rushes to his face. aud he declares that he will
rather die defending his life than Weld Ia his law
les and brutal captors lis worls are in vain.
lie Is violently seized aud hurried through the
streets to tho railway station. where special
train Is IN waiting To convey him 10 Birmingham
On arrival he H. locked mp in q military prison
Next morning he y brought before n court mar
tal, composed of one Bngndiet General one
Colonel. one Lieut.. Colonel three VI lrs and ~ q
Captains aud put on trii' On a chlrge of sedilon
nnl treason He decline. to acknowledge the
Jurisdiction al the court and dcmthds, "a .
lr tish subject To- be- tried before civil Judge
AMI Jury Of his countr, mon. Ills demand /.
haughtly and surmary rejected. md the trih'
proceeds The officer. and "gcutlemen' Who
condcsccndei "a At the par' of pies Toe the Gov.
eminent. detail aud iomcNhtt per,ctt theoxp -
sions which lac used In denuneiation ct the wnf
aud the conduct o tie Administration. aud. nl
ter ma investigation mt / sts two d,ys. Mr
Bright j. committed to prison until the Judge
netcs upon thor verdict and decide wheiher he
shall be- ineatcemtcd till the war soyct. punished
60 Russia Co live iuf The future ninous be- friend
with whom I've sympaih~es. coz -ummttily shot.
coz hung Would the British people tunnel,
submit % such wrong itil even upon
much humber person than John Bright
would not the newspapers Of I'll shades ~ polili
cal opinion unite Ia expressing their indignant
dspietruteY Aud would not the House Of Com
mons and the House OF Lords also ring with de
nuueitt,on OF the net? And " these bod, :
we've not ia session would not every cty nnd
town la the empire hold immense public meeting.
o. call upon the Queen TO dismiss from her cuun
ella the worthy ministry Who 30 degraded theil
function aud 80 gricyously imperlled the public
pc,ccg Every honest Englishmsn who value
the ine.timhblo right ct nee discussion and The
supremacy of law will reply In the Affirmative
Substitute the name ct Clement L,irl Vnllan
dighm lur Tint OF John Brisht. aud the wa
against the South for the var against Russia: ~,
the scene Ia Ohio. ia 1868. Instead OF IN Eng.
laud, W lr5i and the imaginary story become.
true, aud every incident related j. "a literal fact