Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-23
PKEsl DENr LIsCOLN's DEsroTIsA


ministrst,on without feelings OF pity and
disgust-pity thu, 40 fair country law
yer should have been spoiled to make
sucb q miserable President; disgust NJ
the acts OF the man wLo in fact is only
the servant Of the people, but who has
the cfirou.ery to Sc, himself up as their
master. II any person living IN the
country conceded the lawiuness OF his
recent arbitrary arrests, drum-bead court
martisIr, and bani.hmen,s, how con'd
we the less condemn as miserable spec
men Of pettitoggery, and as an entire
failure to justify the proceedings in Burn
sides department, even on tho ground Of
expediency, the recent labored letter OF
Mr.. Lincoln to the Albanj Democrats.
Grant oil the Discretionary power be
claims, holding hun responsible for the
manr err of its exercise, and on that sir
gle point alone he merits tie severest
esvs aud what he suffers TO be done:
It is asserted, In Substance. that NJ.
Nalaud,gnam was, bv military com
mandcr, seized and tried ''for no other
reason than words addressed at a public
meeting, IN criticism OF the course
of the administration, and IA con
demndf,on Of the military orders OF
tee ge"cral." Nov, IT there be no mi-
take about this; il this assertion IS the
truth aud the who c truth; il there vas
no other reason tor the arrest. then 4
eoacede that the arrest ,oas mrong.
Under the uascsll reign in Indiana il
is notorious that poor country editors
have been called TO account and bad
their Newspapers throttled and suppress
ed for dong nothing more than Mr.. Lin-
coin comedies is not even ground for ar
rest! In April last Gen. Hascall issued
his order No. Q enforcing Burnside's or
der No. 3s and threatening every variety
Of peDvlty up to death, ~ follows:
All newspapers and public speakers
that endeavor to bring The ,oa- policy Of
the government into disrepute will be
considered Ms having violated the order
above referred to and treated according
ingly. The country will have to be saw
ed or lost during the time that this sd
mi"'strat'on remains 10 power, and
therefore he who is opposed to the war
policy Of the administration is AS much
opposed to the government.
Mr.. Lincoln nor says criticism of
the course OF the administration" is not
ground for arrest but he has permitted
for mouths the people OF the great State
OF Indiana to be arrested and put i-hcd
to have their property destroyed, 70,
doing nothing more, by a military lock
head, who 10 issuing his farewell order
on the 9th inst. took occasion 10 say:
III. The COMMANDING General retire,
also with such consolation ais rs is I,
be found 10 the fact that his course la,
met the cordial appreciation ofthe rom.
nsanling officer of the Departments
Is It a"y ~onder tia, the people .
Indiana should be indignant amos, /,
the poiul Of resistance when they 6n,
that a subordinate of the President La
been permitted by him to hus tyIanuz
over them in manner which he. IL,
President, himself comedies j., upiusti-
fable.
Again, MIR. Lincoln undt ,takes to tel
us what Is an offence jasliiying arres,
and lei lie see whether he exercises III,
power claimed in a manner TO merit AZ
probation. He says.
But the arrest, as understand. wa
made tor very d fer. MT reason. NJ,
Naliandighsm a oo,cs his host,hty 10 IN
0dr on tie part of the Union ana hi
arrest was made because he was labor
ing, with some effect, to proven. til
rs'sing OF troops; to encourage deser
t'ons from the army and to leave III
rebellion without al adequate miii,ar
fo'ce TO suppress it. lie was not arre,
cd because lie was damaging the polite
~ prospects OF the adminis,ratIon. O
the personal interests OF the command
ing General, bnt because he WIS dam
aging the army, upon the existence au
vigor OF which the life of the nation de
ponds. He was warning upon the NIL
tsry, and this gave the military consti
tut'onsl Jurisdiction TO lay hands upo
him. II Mr.. sValIandigham was DC
damaging the military power of Ii
coua.ry, then his arrest sAs made o
mistake OF fact, which would be gla
10 correct on reasonably satisfactory e,
idence.
sts'ppisg the .boveof its psttifopgin