Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-06-04
WHOLE NO. 343.

| The commissioned officers were detain.
ed at-Atianta for some unexplained rea-
sons. Thus ended an expedition which,
had II been successful, would have been
one OF the most portant of the war.
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i. - From the Albany Journal.
Speech Of Dan. S. Dickinson on Lib
@ erty Of Speech.
's' -. 800 lExrsAcT
Liberty of speech is one thing Liberty
of treason is another. The liberty Of
speech is sacred; but this does not include
the right to act as a spy, and convey intel
ligence to the enemy which may destroy
thousands of the lives Of our soldiers. en-
danger our army. and leopard the exist
enee of Government Applause. l.
Swords and knives are free; but this gives
no one the right to commit murder. Fire
arms are free. and exempt from seizure on
execution; and yet no one has right to
discharge tn m q his neighbor Fire is free; !;
but the one who should employ it to de-.
stroy the dwelling of his ncishbor would
be the subject of an "aritrary arrest"-in
his "own house." if he should be found
therein the presence of his wife and
children" if he had them. And these Gar
bitrary arrests" in criminal law. are of
daily occurrence, and In martial law Of
not unfrequent occurrence. in al! wars, es.
pscially such a war of rebellion as this,
with spies and traitors Matching treason.
aud aiding rebellion all along the border
Any lawyer who cannot discriminate be-
tween civil law and martial lax, should
be trea ed for simplicity on the BRAIN
Shouts o: applause and laughter. The
luntions of martial law. and the authority
upon which it rests. were freely stated by
me last Fall, in speech made at the
Cooper Institute. 1t is very dangerous
power. but its absence would be more dan
gerons. 1t is liable to abuse, but no war
can be conducted without ESPECIALLY
such a war as this. Whether it was Judi
ciously exercised in this case, and wheth
or the paltry fellow was worth arresting, |
do not know, and Go not, for ell present
purposes, care. All that we can
inquire of is, docs the power exist.
and if it does. was it exercised in
good faith? If it was, even though
Gen. Burnside was mistaken, he is to be
encouraged for his watchfulncss and COM
have mended for his vigilance Applaus' |
Two great. and hasty and noisy NICE ings
been neld one in New York. at which Cap
tain Rynders and others spoke, and even
the late Thomas H. Seymour, of Connec-
ticut. preached. laughter. and at this
Capital. where his Excellency. Governor
Seymour, administered upon the wrongs of
Vallandigham by letter. The Governor
says this arrest is full OF danger to our
homes. Who is in danger in his home,
pray tell? No one. unless he has done
something to put himself in danger. The
pious thief and burglar, Gordon, of Brook
lyn. who attended conferences and prayer
meetings with the young ladies, discovered
where they kept their iewelry. and then
entered their houses and robcd them by
night. was iolg time in danger in his
home. [roars of laughter. and BY and by
the cruel police went in large numbers, and
with their murderous clubs, and in the
night time. too. and "arbitrarly arres ted"
him. and pul him in prison. and the Court
sent him To the State prison for twenty
years. All for stealing a few trinkets.--
Yet Governor Seymour says nothing
Had he conuived with the rebellion fer the
overthrow of the only great free Govern
ment on earth. and had he been detected
and arrested, it would have been .'arbi-
trary." But it interfered with the "free-
dom of speech" How? Who has object
ed to the frecst possible discussion? Free
dom OF speech does not confer the right to
so before an enemy and stimulate mutiny
/, aad disobedi nee and q commend desertioD.
1t does not justify anything which, in time
of war, is calculated and intended to
weaken the military arm of the Govern
ment. The Gove.uo: complains that
the Governors of the Western States have
sunk into insigniicance.. 1t is certainly
time to be on the look ont. hope what
ever may become Of the States. New York
may not find herself in the same pitiful
category. Laughter 1t is certainly a
humiiating position tor the first State of
the Union, when the scales of our being as
a ,tion are vibrat ng-when our children
are dying by thousands in defense Of the
Union--to see the Chief Magistrate turn
from contemplating the picture " ith ak
ious solici;ude. to denounce the Govern
ment aud encourage the rebellion, because
ranting, foaming. frothing, gasconading
traitor cries of chang him. hang him"
has been charged with an offence cogniza-
BILE by martial law, aud has been arrested,
and after full and fair trial convicted -
This is the species of support which Gov
ernor Seymour and those who are with
him, from the beginning of the war. have
given to the Administration, and this be
: calls generous" one!
They now propose to "pause," as he
! tells us; and if they will but "pause" in
their assaults upon the Administration
in their proclaimed sympathy with trai-
tors. and in their encouragement to rebel.
lion-they would confer a favor upon the
present and coming generations. Zap
plaussl Tho people cry "pause." bat it is
to those engaged in assaults upon the Ad-
ministia :oa. not to th ,se who are striking
death blows at the rebellion. They cry
!, "paus,. "b 1t they cry to those who give aid.
encouragement aid comfort to the rebels.
The oldiers are among US here. and they CRY
pause but it is that you ''pause" in