M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-06-25

| hcpuDIlcan senator HtulnDuli
OF Illinois. -' .#H.s
At a Republican meeting in thu
Court-house Square, Chicago, OF
Thursday evening, after speeches by
Hon. VIM. Kellogg and Senator
Doolittle, of Wisconsin, Hon. Lyman
Trumbull, Senator for Illinois, was
introduced. He was announced amid
a perfect storm of cries for Jennison
the murderer, which had saluted the
ears Of previous speakers Of the meet
hing whenever the crowd neared .heil
barricade. The crowd evidently
wished to get rid OF him, expecting
from tho events Of the two previous
days, the sentiments which they heard
The speech was a significant one, and
in view of the remarkable change o.
policy in the Republican party which
it foreshadows, will attract universal
attention.
Mr.. Trumbull said: 1t was rather
embarrassing to attempt to speak to
an audience which insisted in hear.
ing some one else, but solemn convic.
tons OF duty compelled him to speak,
when under ordinary circumstances
he would have renamed silent.
He did no: come to inhame their
passions, already too much aroused
Their country was in danger, and he
must look the peril in the face. No
Iadjectives he could pile up, no vile
names he could apply to those who do
not agree with him, calling them Cop.
perheads and traitors, would assist in
arresting this rebellion or in arrestlng
the supremacy ofthe Constitution and
the Laws.
He did not desire to inspire them
with q huryah, but he wished TO talk
to their Judgments and inspire them
through appeals to their reasons.
The times, hc said, are gravel A
majority Of the people of our State
are taking ground against the Admin.
istration-and wby2 In the name of
Heaven, why is tbis9 will tell you
why; | will point out to you some of
our mistakes, that they may be cor.
rected IN the future. The reason is
we have not adhered to David Croc6-
ett's motto, "Be sure yoa are right,
and then 20 ahead !" IA voice, 1--WE
are always right."] l have lived long
enough to know that am not inial.
lible, perhaps you are | have some
respect for the opion Of others.
One of our mistakes is that we
have allowed our opponents to make
false issues. But this is not the worst.
The great change, the change that
has damaged the Administration
above all others, is that we are in favor
OF the exercise OF arbitrary power !;
that we are opposed to the freedom OF
speech and opinion, to the freedom If
the press, in favcr Of curtaiiing per.
sonal liberty, and in favor of a des.
potism. Now, we should not allow
these things. We have been the
advocate Of free speech for the last
forty years, and should not allow the
party, which during that time has
advocated the gag, to usurp our place.
We are fighting for the restoration
Of che Union and the preservation Of
the Constitution, and the liberties it
guarantees to every citizen. And it
makes me feel bad when | hear some
honest friend, brimming full of patri-
otism, say be does not care for the
Constitution and does not want to
have it forced in his way or thurst
into his face until the war is over.
The rebels can not thurst it into his
face, for they have no rights under it
save the right to be tried and hung
for treason. applause.
In certain districts the military law
ls supreme. General Grant is in com
mand of an army in the State of Mis-.
sissippi, which is iu revolt. Willany
one deny his right to make arrests,
his right to suppress newspapers, and
to level fire, like those around you to.
night, to get range for bis guns 7
No. And yet these are all arbitrary
power. But these exercises of it ale
not the troublesome cases. The great
difficulty is in these districts, where
rightfui civil government is in opera.
ton, the judicial tribunals are open,
and the law respected - the laws
which afford remedy for every wrong
AS a rule, we must remember that
the civil law is superior to the mill
tary law, and the case very rare where
the rule can be reversed. 1t here
resolves itself into the plain, naked
question OF whether the President and
his Generals, by the simple clicking
Of telegraph instrument, can cause
the imprisonment Of A, B or G. If
one General can do it, another can do
it, aud where is the end I Who will
fix the limit [Great sensation and