Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-24
Party Mtsrepresentatious nnd Party
Despotfsm.

The Louisville Democrat most faithfully por
trays the partisan policy of the Republicans since
their advent into power. aud il f1reshadows what
must be the result il il Ia persisted in. An article
upon the subject In its issue OF last Saturday is 20
full OF valuable suggestions applicable to the
present condition Of the country that We re pro
duce IL Saws the Democrat: The Republicans
are busy seain proving to their satisfaction that
the Democrats are all secessonists This is very
encouraging to the rebels. II il be true. the sue
cess of the rsbellion IS but question OF time.
The secesh, according 10 the Republicans. will
have about half the next Congress. Will ii be
possible. then. for the Government to succeedl
The Democrats hold that this var might have
been prevented. tha, IL was brought on.oy me
success Of the Republican party against their re
Peated warnings: that it might have been proven
ted after that success ID the Republican party had
shown any statesmsnship and msgnanimi'y. that
f,he troops hsd been Withdrawn from Fort Sum
ter an Pickeus. ard coils on avoided. that the
Union men In the South would have brought the
States back without bloodshed They believe
now that opportunities for union are passed by
They believe ,ho.c Republicans incompetent TO
deal With the rebellion: that the latter using
powers To- rsyointionize the Government itself.
that mere brute force will never restore the Union
that wisdom is ~ necessary power; that the
common. vulgar weapon of brute force is blind
and fatal to both sections OF the country: that il
NAV destroy one and make despotism Of the
other. The Republicans. blind par;isans see
none Of this danger They are free. They enjov
that blessed kind of freedom so acceptable TO
tyrsuts-freedom TO prosecute and punish their
opponents This Is the sort of freedom that has
always been luxury to ruling powers Free to
do they please. free to punish all Who differ
With them
weare told that there Is no danger to freedom;
that our people vii. never allow that All bosh,
Don't they submit aud applaud. tooi Mr.. Saw
Asp has only to ring bell a, his right hand and
arrest a man in Iowa. imprson him. and there Is
no power to relieve him Il not VALLASpIeHsN
now an exile from his State by pure despotism.
not BY lawy Are not thousands arrested and
held at discretion without either charge or trialf
And don't people SUBMIT Nay. one party up
plsuds. Nav more. informed that Gen.
ROUSSEAU said Ia that speech the Journal did not
print. that hun irei ocght 10 have been ar
rested where one had been. and TINT nineteen out
of twenty ought TO have been hung. All this j.
very free for the dominant power and It's friends
As We have said. they are free. and they have
the luxury of freedom--ihe power which they
exercise 10 enslave those who do not agree with
them No danger that people will submit
10 despotisml Oh. no They will turn despots
themselves until some power gets ready TO psac
ucs on the whole what a party has taught by
their practice. CHAkLKs J. ws very free, and
his followers we're free--free 10 persecute other
people The Star Chamber aud the Court OF
High Commission we're free. aud 50 were the
devotees % the crown of Queen Brss--frce 10
prosecute aud punish disseuters and Romanists-
the luxury 81 freedom CRoNwELL and bis
Rounihesds were free--free u cut off CnAKLrs
head. aud scatter the Long Parliament The
Jacobins of France we're the freest men on
earth--free 90 deiuge The soil OF France with the
blood Of sristoerats
This sort Of freedom has always been luxury,
freedom 90 prosecute our opponents. Our people
Ike in il. rsyel in il. Others have done IL %
the sor, of freedom that precedes despo,stn. 1t
y the forerunner.
Experience has taught the world that there
q M freedom unlsss Law stands an impegnable