Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-27


wepublish this morning the fret General Or
derAof Bdgndier General HAscALl. Conmandant
of the Military Department Of Indiana Il en-
braces the views Of bis superior officers, and de
fDe- his duties a. he understands them.
ThetConsttution Of the United States was
adopted 10 I1ss. IL has been equal TO every
emersencv and necessity of the country since it
was e-,AbIished We believe it to be so yet.
The preamble thus defines its objects:
We, the people Of the United States. in order
20 torn more perfect union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility provide for the com
mon defense. promote the general welfare, and
secure the blessings Of liberty 10 ourselves and
our posterity DO ordain and establish, &c.
The whole theory of the Constitution aud the
institutions il establishes. and the means provided
for its administration, Indicate that the designs
Of is foundesWere TO make j. a popular Gov
eminent Directly and indirectIy every Office
comes from The people. All executive oficesare
OF brief curltion And their frequent election is
to give thepeopls the opportunity of passing nPon
the manner and policy of the administration OF
the Government. so that they may be made to
conform to the popular will 1t must then be
conrede, that the free discussion of the policy OF
the party or men in power Is the right Of every
citizen Otherwise the freedom Of the citizen
and the rghtof the pcopleto determine measures
OF public policy have no longer existence.
The Constitution is the supreme lar of the
laad 1t is tire rule Of action for the private citi
zen and public officer alike. All owe it equal
obedience. And the only hope of securing the
objects for which IL established depends upon
the faithful Observance Of all It's provisions by all
who owe il allegiance. There can then be no
other Just test of LOYALTY but fidelity TO the Con
stitution We are unwilling 10 believe that il IS
the intent of Gen. HAscALLs order TO abrdge any
of the constitutional rights of the citizen
We shall with great pleasure use what infu-
ence We possess to cooperate wit! the command
ing General lin all measures calculated to re
store harmony and good feeling in the State
And we are most happy to notice that he reiter-
ates the sentiment expressed by Gen. BURNSIDE
in ms reception speech here, that the military is
subordinate 20 the civil authority The De-
mocracy of Indiana have not, and will not coun-
sci or encourage resistance to any of the laws of
VpN-ANiiS'
dinal principle with the Democratic party, and it
will be 50 in the future A man is no longer a
Democrat when he fails in this duty. Resistance
TO Law viii result in either anarchy or revolution.
and no citizen of Indiana, whatever may be his
political principles. desires that either of these
caIamites shall come upon There is one
paragraph in General HAscaLL's order which is
rather vaguely expressed. He says:
The country will have to be saved or lost du
ring the time this Administration remains in
power. therefore he who Is factiouslv and active
opposed 10 the rar policy of the Administration
is as much opposed to his Government.
The Constitution establishes three branches OF
the legislative. executive and judi
cial--ard they are co ordinate The war policy
of the executive or administrative branch of III,
Governments should conform to the war measures
adopted bv the legislative. We understan,
General HAscALL to mean that the war policy O
the Administration i the war policy of Congress
and the action of the latter is the only Lawful
expression of the nation. Therefore, resist nc,
to any law of Congress passed rs a war measure
becomes opposition 10 the Government The
expression that 1.-The country will have TO be
saved. or lost. during the time that this Admins
trstion remains in power. we suppose is intended
70 convey the opinion or conviction of the Gen
eral Commanding. that the rebellion will either
be overthrown or become successful by the 4th
Of March. 1854: not that the country canuot be
saved under any other than Republican Admin
istration.
Senator TRUNBULL remarked in speech few
DAYS ago that Congress had passed every neces
siry war measure. and that the Administration
wonld be held responsible by the country for the
failure of the war. The Democratic party has
no responsibility tor the management of the war
The administration of this Goverhn,e is entirely
under Republican CONTROL IL is, therefore. use
less for the Democracy to suggest a policy as
they do not propose TO do Thev have offered
no factious opposition to thewar. They will do
their whole duty citizens in supporting the
Government. and will hold the party in power to
a rigid accountability for the manner it discharges
the trust confded to it and the responsibility il
has assumed.
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