Indiana State sentinel., 1863-08-24
Party misrepresentation and Party
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their advent into power, and it fTeshaeows what,
must be the result lift is persisted in. An article
upon the subject in It's issue OF last Saturday is so
full of valuable suggestions applicable to the
present condition of the country that We re pro-
duce it siys the Democrat: The Republicans
are busy again proving TO their satisfaction that
the Democrats ate all seeessionisfs. This IS very
encouraging 20 the rebels. lfit betrue. the snr-
ce-> Of the rebellion is but question OF time.
The secesh. aecoriing to the Republicans, will
have about haIfihe next Congress. Will IL be
possible. then. for the Government to succeedg
The Democrats hold that this war might have
been preventei: that il was brought on bs the
success of the Republican party against their
peated warnings; that il might have been preven-
ted after that it the Republican party had
shown any staie@n,anship'a and magnanimiiy; that
if the troops had been Withdrawn from Fort Sum
ter and Pirkens. aud collision avoided. that the
Union men in the South would have brought the
States back without bloodshed. They believe
now that opportunities for union passed by,
and prevented by this same Republican minority.
The, believe these Republicans incompetent to
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powers 10 revolutiotiize the Government itself;
that brute force will never restore the Union;
that wisdom is as necessary as power; that the
common, vulgar weapon of brute force is blind
and fatal to both sections of the country; that it
may destroy one aud make despotism of the
other The Republicans. blind pirtisans.
none of this danger. They are free. They ENJOY
that bles sei kind of freedom so acceptable to
tyrants-freedom TO persecute and punish their
opponents This is the sort of freedom that has
always been luxury to ruling powers Free to
do as they please, free to punish all who differ
with them
Weare told that there is no danger to freedom;
that our pe ip'e will never allow that. All bosh'
Don't they submit and Hpplaus. tor? Mr. Sew
ARD has only to ring bell It. hs right hand and
arrest "a urn in lows, imprison him. and there is
no power to relieve hin Is not VALLASpIGHAM
now an exile from his State by cure de>potism.
not bv law? Are not thous arrested and
held at discretion without either Charge or trialf
Aud don't people submit? Nay. one party ap
pauds Nav more, We are informed that Gen.
Rousseau said ia that speech the Journal did not
print. that a hurried ought TO have been ar
rested where one had been, ani that nineteen out
of twenty ought to have been hung All this IS
very free for the dominant power and its friends
As We have said, they are free, aud they have
the luxury of freedom--tiIe power which they
exercise to ensave those who do rot agree with
them No danger tha; our people will submit
to a despotism! Oh, no Tney will turn despols
themselves until some power gets ready to prac-
tice on the whole what 4 party has taught by
their practice. CHARLES ! very free. and
his followers were frte--iree TO persscute other
people The Star Chiuiher and the Court Of
High Commission were free, and were the
devoiees To the crown of Queen BEss--tree 10
persecute aud punish dissenters and Romanists--
the luxury Of freedom. CROMWELL AM his
Roundhelds were iree-free to cut off CHARLES
head, snd scatter the Long Parliament The
Jacobins of France were the freest men on
eartl--free to deluse the soil OF Frapce With the
blood OF ar,siocTats.
This sort Of freeom has always been luxury,
freedom to persecute our opponents. Our people
the sort Of freedoms that precedeS despotsm. 1t
is the furerunuer.
Experience hrs taught the world that there
is DO freedom nuiess law stands an inpreSnable
bulwaik between power and ihe poorest citizen;
where the ruler has no discretion ut all outside Of
law: where minoriiy withcnt official power is
jus, ~ free the uai.rity with power. civil and
military Are we.. Norlh or South. in that coo
tionl
C,n', Republicans see that thnsenot interested
in the freedom they enj.'y may entertain diff
fereut opinions from thrIn as TO he d,ngers TO
free in-nuti,usg All nha difer with them are
rebels If that Le true, they arc in danger The
rebels have the physic'A fnrce ifitiS ever organ,
lied, to turn the tsbes; aml then. when the ma
iority put in practice Whist the Republicans have
taught by their practice, these Republicans will
begin To think there isdanger 70 civil liberty; and
when thew picked up by the military and i'm
prisonel at discretion, not by law, exiled by mil
it,ry commissions. regardless Of all constitutional
provisions. upon military necessity. they will
be decidedly rebelious,
IL half The Nosth and all the South are rebels.
what right has small minority of this country
20 control it, destiniesf They cau't do it long.
They will fail in the eni, and the rebels see it.
If the, believe Shese Republicans, sooner or later
they will be the ruling power A minority will
not be able 10 get along in power always.
As long "a calling names is confined to mere
party clap ,rsp,it viii only encourage the rebels;
but when the dominant, power acts on its clap
trap. au'i DISTINGUISHES nnen. inprisons them. im-
presses their properly, persecutes shem. there is
danger of making them what they are called; and
if they become so. what is to become Of this loyal
par'y--'his party loyal TO themselves. not to the
Constitution or laws; asHf
We suGsesE thu these Republicans had better
not repeat their party clap trap, for 1t is not true
and they had better not act on it, as they have
done. or they mas make il true; and II will be a
sad truth T., them. Il viii be an overwhelming
majority a gaii,st them. and their opponents will
have the luxury OF exercising and enjoying tina,
peculiar freedom thit the Republicans have en-
joyed for wear or
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