Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-18


Several Speeche- were delivered in the evening.
large crowd being colec I'd, az | write. in the
public square.
The Las, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in
Theory and practice.
Despotism never stops Of It's own acc lrd, and
always travels the same road The nnth j. well
beaten and whatever may be The excuse Tor the
several steps in s progress, the end Is always thu
SINE The time has cnme in the United States,
for the Of patriotic sires. who gained lasting
fame by fighting for civil liberty in the revolution,
tn cease to he nstoniShed atanvthing. We thought
we knew something of the native rights of a REQ
pie and the Just powers of government Each
dav TELLS ~ that we were mistaken. There re
NJ native rights no just po~ers. Rights 're
SIM ly the amount of free agency which the Ad
ministritiOn permits the people To enjoy; II =
sttntions are the sum of the prOclH nations OF
the President Rights have ceased to be nGtiue
powers no longer exist becau.e they are Just and
the supreme law of the land is the will OF the
Executive.
In the case Of practical despoti-m it becomes
difficult 10 Judge ahether the measure. are the
result of folly of sagrcity. Their audacity
disturbs the mind n i eff ITS to estimate them
and so many st4nda III present themselves that
we become cnnfu sed and distracted l. tie despoi
fool or a iend? l. he totally hlind. or is he
guided hv malign wisd, m deeper than We cal
melsurei Is he pursuing - fixed plrn OF agrees
sinn-or is he merely striking ~ random. de
termined only to destroy? Are his invasions Of
right things which seem To- him necessary or ju>ti
f hle in consideration of the ends he homes "a
attain; or are they simply the result OF utter
and wantnn recklesSnesS OF cOnSciousueSSf
These questions arise within III in contempl,
ton of Mr. LincoIy's last published procla nation
by which the privilege ofthe writ of habeas corpus
is suspended Mr. Lincoln puts the act unon the
ground that in his OpiniOn il j. required by the
public safety. Whether the public sifety does
actually require II. is point upon which, so far
as we are aware. there j. no information hevond
the statement of the President 10 that effect
We are not shown that IL has been publicly called
for or thtt any exsincy has arisen seeming to
render il necessary for the sake of The PEOPLE OF
the Government; nor is any such exigincy ap1a
rent in the asnects Of society ut home, OF in the
prosecution OF tie war abroad
In order TO do no il Justice 10 the President. We
would get as nearly possible at the result ri
which he appears 70 aim nv the procl nation II
provides to suspend the privilege of the writ O
habels CORPUS throughout the United States "in
cases whereby the authority of the President oi
the United States. military. naval and civil off
Gers Of rhe United States any of them, hole
persons under their command. or IN their cuSto
DIV. ether prisoners "f sries, or aiders anc
aheit ,rs of the enemy; or. officers, soldiers O
seamen enrolled. drafted. mustered or enlisted
in or belonging To the hand naval forces Of thu
Unitei States or deSerters therefrom other
wise amenihe 70 military law. TO the rules an'
regulations prescribed for the military or nav
services nv The authority nf the Pr si1ent of Tho
United States; or. for resisting draft, or for am
other offense against the military naval ser
vice
The effect of this. stated IN simpe terms i
n put every person in the Uuitei ST ties unde
the p0wer Of any officer Of the General Govern
ment. civil or military From the President &
he Fourth Cnrporrl in the military. and III
DEPUTY NJ IrShal in the civil province, each j. su
preme in the Legislative. Judicial and executive
denlrtments Stare sovei e srty. Sta'e govern
ment. State constitutions aud lawsare 0bliteraied
for The lowest United States officer may put IN,
highe~t State dignitarv TO durance; may arrest
imaris N, torture and kill. and vet no State powe
my interpose To inquire into that officers author
ity.
This PROCLAMATION brings u, the people of III
United SITES under that which j. in theory tn
simplest Government known 10 mana deSp"i
ism: the irresponsible sway of one man. With ~
rule Of popular conduct bat his will WHY VI
have come TO a despotsm in theory except il b
u come also To a deSporsm in practice: to hrin
men TO the dead level of things without right.
i not easy 10 conjecture We have heen wont
during ali the past of our history. when spe kin
OF our own Government 70 attach a good de
pf importance IN it, theory We relied upon II
theory for protection We are gaining som
insight into the value of theories Of liberty {
prorec, aud preserve. when the spirit of beri
has taken its departure My generations ve
unborn 10 p the hene6t OF our experience,
We come back to the declaration npOn whicl
the President the provisions OF his proca
nation: that tits utter extinguishment of IN
people this radical subverSion ofthe constitution
! this complete revolution in the Government.
( required by the public safety" We come ba'-
/ to dispute its truth Ii is not true The proc
/ lamaiion is Predicted upon falsehood TIL
public safety of the United States never require
that the reOnle should be stripped Of their civ
rights When the public safety Of the Unite
/ States should require such measure. il will h
high time for the United States TO cease 10 exis
| The people can not aff',rd at that price. to pur
chase the ple sure and benefits of nationality
We should fail 10 a m rerial point if We shoul
neglect TO ch trscter re this act. IN respect TO il
particular meaning and intent. II is part
measure: its OBJECT is 10 secure purely part
party end II SEEM that the party OF the Pres
dent IS IN peril from the will of the peonle. An
that il i the dete-rnin- ton of its head To emplo
his power To avert the impending danger. In m
place of the public safety" let il he read III
safety the Linroln DYNASTY. aud the thing l. D
once true md cOmnrehen>ible The people ~
making an issue With the President upon a res
1 luton of want of confidence. and the Presder
has accepted the issue and determined TO extiI
guish the people, Cincinnati Enquirer.
- c,r,eef Scala . Oh