Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-22


n ht- ol the citizen during var or rebellion aud
going to slow that rs trainers had the concur
renceof those iuuctores full m view a. likely 10
fall under it. sway. It, M soldier shall. ia time
OF peace. be quarlered 10 any house without the
consent oi the Owner; nor IN time OF but IA
manner 10 be- prescribed by law -
Nov. according to Mr. Lncoln's logic. this
clause. attesting as u does the understanding that
the citizen entitled 20 the same perfect
immunity from arbitrary acquisitions during war
~ IN time ct pc zee. there VA u be mode of
law for var and another for peace and therefore
the Government my during var make whatever
arbitrary requisitions II pieases. that =, take
farmers crops or horses without "ju,t c0mpen.
sation " 81 No person shall bee held "a
swer. &c EXCEPT IN Gases arising in the laud or
naval forces. or ia the militia when in act's. ser
vice. IN time of public danger" Here by
necessary implication the military are authorized
to take cogriz,nce of and punish Offences by
specified persons in time of var or public danger.
which. according 20 the same logic. authorizes
them TO punish all persons That i. clause
expressly introduced for the purpose of prevent
ing The military from Furnishing anybOdv. except
those engaged IN the military service i construed
10 give power 10 punish everybody whether so
engaged or not. rhi- effectually runs the argu-
ment into ab-urdty, and there il will be lett
Mr. Lincoln says that Mr. Nallandgham was
lo0Oring with some effect prevent the raising
oil troop: - encourage desertons from the army;
and TO leave the rebellion without an adequate
force suppress il: and furthermore. that il this
be not true, then he was Improperly arrested and
punished Well. this is not true So far from il,
he ia Congress did not vote against the men and
money the President asked. and said not one
word in the speech for which he was punished. To
prevent the raising OF troops or to encourage de-
ser'0n from the army. Ii he had done both. or
ether. then he would have come within the act of
Congress defining AMI furnishing the cnense, for
which he could and certainly would have been
adequatel, punished by the Courts: so that. ac-
cordng to Mr. Lincoln's own worst showing.
there not even he miserable pretext of pub
lie necessity for his punishment by the military
II. by clrcultOus course of ratlOcinatlOn, he
means To contend that every speech made in op
position TO the Justice and policy OF the war. in
some slight degree tends To discourage enlistment
and encourage desertiun then To that extent there
is sembance OF truth in the affirmation other
wise there j. none But such slight prejudice To
a vigorous prosecution of the war i but an
voldable incident to the exercise OF tree speech.
and i altogether of too predetermined and trivial
u character to induce the nation to acqulesce IN
the suppression of that inestimable right A
privilege which Chatham, Burke Fox and Others
illustrated in trains OF ever living elOqnence,
whilst freely and repeatedly dehouncing the
against this country during our revolution. n
impohtic, unjust. cruel and unchr>tian. A priv
ilege which the noblest patriots of England have
freely exercised for the last hundred aud hity
years during almost every war in which Eng gland
has been engaged. privilege which the whole
Federal party, IN ami out OF Congress exercised
with almost ferocious license during the whole ct
our last war with England. a privilege which
Mr. Lincoln himself in company with very many
other Wings. freely exercised during our war
with Mexico Ii President Polk had arrested
him and other Wing leaders. and kept them i'm
prisonet during the war; III punishment for Their
u-e of the privilege, he and they together with
the whole country would have deemed il gross.
tyrannical violation OF their rights rs American
ireemen.
Mr. Lincoln wishes To make il damaging
point against Mr. Nallandig CHAM because be has
always been opposed TO war of invasion against
the South tor It's subugaton into submission
Whether viewed "a fault or error or both il j.
one by no means peculiar TO him. but equally
belongs To at least di>tins uished Abolition
friend OF Mr. Lincoln, aud with which he himself
aud bis whole Cabinet were equally imbue1 SO
late AS April. 1851 when Mr.. seward wrote To-
our ministers in Europe that tho Administration
had definitely decided against the policy OF such
war, and that there in its favor
Now, though il j. undoubtedly permissible for
Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinet to allure and change
80 vital policy, vet surely il i equally permissi
bic tor Mr. Nallabdieham To adhere to nm opinion
which originally so denticAily conceded with
theirs. Such coincidence should at least have
he effect OF exempting him from all bamewor
thness in their estimation. Y ct this i of
the specified grounds OF his punishment IL l.
emphatically. because il mesentS The only
substantial grounds of distinction between him
aud those distinguished Abolitionist> who with
Impunify have been allowed Ia say and speak
more than he did ia dispara cement at the
capacity and truStworthines> OF the Administers
tlon-more To bring it into odium aud dsI aspect
Notwithstanding this Mr. Lincoln ,plennly At
firms hat the punishment OF Nh. Failludi CHAM
Was not at all -" because he damaging the po-
litical prospects OF the Administrations" or in
other words. that his punishment was not mt all
influenced hy party feeling This affirmation
vas much needed. aud will afford matter OF gsat
ulatiOn and consolation To all Those who can give
Il full credence lt l. not meant even to insinu-
ale here that It Is not entitled 10 the fullest ere
dence but il i a fact cot great importance that
large part of the naton--pOs.bly decided mn
joutv of even Union Loving ctizens give il
no crefieuce whatever. Certain IL j. that the
great Democratic party believe. ~ they say. with
uuanimity. that the main reason for his punish
meut because OF MS being Democrat How
ever calumnious such mpuiation may BE-. yet
Hr Lincoln, and every member of his Cabinet.
ought TO nave had the Sagtcitr To t,.reknow that
such would re the result OF his persecution. that
such result would be very damaging q the Adj
miui~'rati0n vastl, more 80 than the speeches OF
a hundred such men,
Every principle ot policy. every dictate of com
mon sense prudence. forbds the persecution.
ct Tor some inadequate. uudivuleed reason
the pef>ecuiiOn has -een INDUCED In-the con
sequences being, that. notwithstanding the
m1ny objections 10 his peculiar notions in poll
tics. ana Especially hS foolish vagarieS ~
TO the mode OF stopping the AMI obtaining
peace, the Administration will make him COY
ernor ct ONO bv the vote OF a very l,rre ma
lnrty OF IT. enlightened. patriotic people As
much such thing i To be deprecated. vet
u ! useless for IA tn disguise from ourselves the
ftct tht this Administration has equally in is
power, by similar act of folly. 70 make him our
mex President: that l.. by hi Incarceration Ter
he i eec ed 10 pr vent his holding tie office of
Governor. Whoever will recoect the immense
which the cry OF Wilkes and liberty hid
throughout all England, will see nothing over
strained ar fame u IN this conjecture
ms essay haS already been prOtrsCie1 to an
unant.epated aud Improper length but having
Stii what has been said in di>para cement OF Nj
Nallmdehanls views OF national policy. it will
not 30 To close 10 without according him some
portion oi his well earued need ct praise IN
she estimation ETA m iprity ct the heart devoted
lovers oil tie Union. oi whom he writer claims 70
he one. tbs 10y aity stands pure and un.Oilea: ne
j not merely the equs in point of loyaity Of Mr.
Lincoln. or any member of hS Csbinet but I'M