Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-16

arrest Of VALLxxpscnAx which Mr.. Cox dis
eus-s- not Only ~aaf ssoqu-nse. ability AID fair
ness. but wah he deep feeling sbicsls.i event
oceasioneI -ifb every mar ~ho des'res " see
the sapenscy Of tie Constitution and ne laws
rasintained duriag the Terrible ordeal which the
country q no~ undergoing. Aswe can rot pub
lish the speech entire. Tor xsnt OF space. se re-
produce the following extracts. which the reader
can not fail 70 admire both for tie felicity With
which the sentiments are expressed. and the force
OF the argument he uses:
FrItov etr.zr>s In the last Congress yon
we're NV constituents. IL Il proper that should
sn.rer vour call IN address sou: for you should
know everyreason for every vote gave "a your
Representative
represented your voice truly when | warned
and worked from 1856 20 1861 against the pas
sionate zealotry Of North aud South; when de
nounced in and out OF Congress. the bad fsllacy
aud worse conduct of the secessi0nlsts; when
voted - avert the impending war by every
measure Of adjustment. and when. after war
came. by my votes for money and men. aided
the Administration in maintaining the Federal
authority over the iDsurgent States Sustained
by you. I supported every measure which was
constitutional and exDedieDt TO crush rebellion
At The same time have freely cd.vissei AMI
challenged the conduct of the Administration in
the use of the means committed TO il by deso
eel people I am to day Tree to do il. shall
do IL with decOrum.
Gen. II .scall. IN his Order No. 90. has inter.
dicted all such speakins "a will make the Ad
ministratiOn disrepuLible: and he has said that
Gen Burnside has approved of that order. do
n 4 believe this To be true. ] am sure that Gen.
Burnside couii not hive approved Of that order
aud then have told Judge Leavitt. IN hi return
10 the hIbeis corpus IN V,llan,iighsms case.
that Elf the people DO not approve the policy of
che Administration. they can change the cODsti-
tution.l auth"rities OF the Government, At the
prop-r time aud in the proper me bod" What
time and method! st AMI by the elections FRO
videl 10y law To this We all agree. No going
% Ill for that Nor i Gen Burnside absurd
AZ 90 accord 10 the privilege of election. with
out the means TO make up our minds as Ia the
policy Of men he voted for. for he goes on to
say: Let them freely discuss the policy in
proper tone" Very god | agree To that No
bond- for me Vet. Ii. therefore. by "a proper
t,ne" should bring tue Administration into dis
repute. Gen Burnside will not send me TO prison.
In.ieed 10 not think improper tone ever
bring any one into di-repule except him who
u<es IT, Therefore think Gen H,sc, has pre-
sumesl on his brief authority. AMI has been
cordinsly dismissed But Gen Burnside would
stop what be calls license and inrempcrate dis
CUSTOM" II al such DISCUSSIONS been prohibited
years ago. this war would not have been on u,
now. A. o. the prupriety of stopping tbs, sort OF
DISCUSSION, by military arrests. even IT thew were
legal houd dissent from the General; hut ~
to the b "a taste aud policy at such Discussion
should agree v, "oilen>e" in spying that.
trust The same thing has been s,. in various
ways since men wrote with the stylus. or sdmus
m lie the alphlbet. lnJeei he week.-mrs. his
cause who u-es tie incorporate licentious
tone l. he therefore To be suppressed.
Even the New York Tribune has said that
.'our Federal and State CONSTITUTIONS do not
cu.niZe perver-e opinions nor unpariotIc speeches
n grounds oi infection" We must To De faith
fuI citizcn- take the droSs with the gold in the
current discussions OF the day Better let the
l,te -peck at irense remain upon the eve. than
pat out the orbs OF public Intelligence aud live in
sigh'es. and despite gloom The people Of
this land ch snGe their nature their
education. Much ttey my deprecste had
sentiments. they prefer To them fl ssh like
powder inu"ceutly above ground. than peut up To
expIpie With fe .rful ruin aud combustion.
IL il in the spirit have imlic,tel-of decorous
anu discreet moderatIou-that | propose to dis
cuss the question. upperma>t in Your mind. con
necteI with tile arrest of Dir. Vtllsn'iigh IN IL
j. unnecessary for me tn denauare his arrest rs
illegil come not 60 stimul.te passion ask
Won 70 prirtice the courage OF endurance. To the
eni TIT mty more speedily have a remedy
TIE question involved i'm Mr. Villant' CHAINS
arrest doe. not cuncern him alpue Ii il il .
breach at law l. involve the fate ct each ami all
Hi- arrest l. a breach oi the Constitution - State
aud Feieral-Shich provides for the security Of
the PEOPLE IN their persons. houses, piner- mud
sf-c's. which forlids ,hit any sl,'Il be held
answer for any crime except by indictment.
which nrptefs life liberty and property by the
pr,ee-Ses or law and which declares Tor Tree
speech without abrdsement.
The question IN that view j.: Can a citizen not
connected with the army pf the United States.
remote lr1m the scene Ut - operilions. AMI ia
Ohm where III the 1--we vet eaforce.l by con
stifatnsl means. bs subjected Ia militlry arrest
aul iritl aul lulnri-onment before military com
nis-iop. AMI p"ni-hment - ia di~cre.iun. either
FIR oa~pse~ unknown 20 the law. or. IL known.
for ~hrh Tive l,W ha> provided a mode of trial
smi pefralnl In other wori.: In this time 1T
great peril h,s the Federal legislature. aiie
tao seTs of var. failed - provide fpr all -
emerrencie-l ami. II q has fulei can the Eve
cufive ut Instantly aRd bevoul the limits oi the
Law. At his discrefious In pursuing these qncs
tions. hold
4. That Con-re-. has proviie,l tor the oifeu~e
alleged against Nc Ndlantgh,m. In the spcci
hcstions. lie i ch,rcel with v,tious expressions.
All ct which opini.ns aul sentiments he we'll
knew dh afl comfort anil encourage thpse ia
arm. against the Government and could but IN
ducr tu hI- he tref< q tit~trust ct their own Gov
ernmcnt. sympathy for thb~e Ia arms against ".
aud disposition Ia resist the laws of the iiud "
In the Laws p,s.el nv the H., C,ugre-s. such
on ohei'se v mr'e punish lille By an &C, ~
proves Jals II i.62 to "suppress in.urrecti,n .
&c knuwn a. the c'nh-cation act. u i proviis,l
tssc p that a snv pers,n "sh AL give III or com
itt ~ the rciel,oa 90 insure. tim. aud he cop
victei thereuf. "a n person shall he punished ~,
fine and imprisonment anil disqu, h',iion ioi
eiire In the Ia h -ectaa the Courts OF ths
untrd St,ie- are eiv~n full power" ~ insttut,
all proceedings under the Law.
This would Ice sun Zen, q. IN the crime as 81
lege,i and the trihaL d, Ia Try u. hut Cnnele- IL,
n"' stop there Nv al set approved VI ,fch 81
lS6l k.nwn ~ the act relating Ia the u ,heu
corpus L ; Sa'utss. page 80. ~ ir"n
which I nov re,d the President y author rel 1,
suspend the writ of h,l,e,s corpus "in az, Gee
thr ughuut the United State. cor any part at " >
Nhsnsv,f alsl wherever tile wit - suspended a
military or other olhcer - l,oaui la answer the
writ hy the pr,rlu tiun 81 the h,~l,. hut th,
Ju'Fe ~ ~, on uaiec th,t the pr~nrer = he 4 uu
der the Pei eut- pr-ier. suspend III proceeding
W.ies thc lui.,s curpu. nv the same hs The
Dep,rmruts ~ Stue sul ~ War ste ~ fnrul-l
~ th- dad. e. ot the .isfficts the mes of patti
cal pTisonrf. whn ~cte nue.'et therein tH civ,
trl,l " The scra.ed sie uat indicted The Jnlg,
l. 90 orsr u-chuge 'ie The ca t.,.ii ~ y - ~
eculs the arier In c,sc lhe nepuimenis TAIL .,
such L. =, The J 81 - ~, e., y-n m ~ I'D
usn Oh an IN sc1trseof lie p q ,er