Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-06-10

the North. Philadelphia has already
moved in this NATTER 4laae
And the Harrisburg Telegraph, one of
the chief organs Of the Republican party,
and one of the most incendiary, danger
GUS and Jacobinical papers in the country,
comments on this news i'm the following
language ~
We sincerely hope that the example
of the loyal men in Philadelphia, will be
emulated by the people all over the Com
monwealth and by every loyal State in the
Union. Let it be plainly understood,
that the organization is practically inten-
ded to put down treason in the loyal
States, If it is right to pursue and shoot
traitor in the rebellious States, it is also
right TO visit the same punishment OH the
same devils in the loyal States. Let us
organize, then, everywhere Let us show
to the government that it will be sustain
ed and strengthened. Let us prove, too,
to traitors that they will be resisted and
put down.
BY .disloyal demonstrations and or
CARNATIONS in the North" these Union
Leaguers mean to designate the Demo-
cratic party. 1t is free expression of
opinion on the part of Democrats which
Is to be 6 resisted and put down." by
these "home forces" Were this spirit
of mob violence the only danger which
threatened our liberties, that danger would
be slight indeed for the great body of the
people are conservative, patriotic and law
abiding, and would frown down all vio-
lence and lawlessness. But there is an
other source of danger Freedom of
speech and of the press finds its worst
enemy in arbitrary power. The two can
never exist together; the one must tri-
umph and the other fall; and over the
grave of the fallen is always written that
old Roman epitaph: % IIoc l7cts-woc
to the conquered"
A certain Brigadicr General HaskalI.
in Indiana, issues an order that all politi-
cal discussion, in his department must
cease forthwith And General Burnside
tells the people that: " 1t behooves the
public men and the public press to be
careful what they say. The must not
use license and plead that they are excr-
cising liberty. In this department it can
not he done. | shall use all the power
have to break down such license A
gain: The press and public men, in a
great emergency like the present, should
avoid the use OF party cpithets and bitter
invectives. The simple name patriot
and traitor are comprehensive enough
In accordance with these views public
speaker is arrested, for remarks, made at
a public meeting, which proved to be
nothing more than criticism of the poll
cy of the party in power is tried and
found guilty by Il military court ; and, an
nounced. is sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment in Fort Warren. This was
done in the Stale of Ohio, whose Con-
stitution provides that 60 the right of trial
by jury shall be inviolate;" and ''That
no power of suspcnding the laws shall be
exercised, unless by the legislature )" and
q that all criminal prosecutions the ac-
cused hath a right TO IL speedy public trial
by an impartial jury of the county or
district in which the offence shall have
been committed Here the issue is
plainly and directly made. 1t will have
to be fairly met both by the people and
by the rulers. Leaving questions of
policy and expediency out of the way,
has Gen. Burnside, or any other man
the J,o,re,' to set aside, at his pleasure the
Constitution and laws of sovereign
State, one of the United States of Amer
lea, one not in rebellion" nor GO in
state of war;" nor even s'disloyal - If
he has no such legal power, can the peo-
10 ,alI TO icf,n
maintain their liberty! Is not the sup
preston of freedom OF speech and of the
press the first step in the road which leads
to despotism!
So far as these orders will effect free
thinking among the masses of the people,
they are not worth the paper they are
written upon. General Burnside tells us,
&c Our people are too far advanced in the
scale of religion, civilization, education
and freedom, to allow any power on
earth to interfere with their liberties"
And we agree with him. But they will
not preserve their liberties by walking de-
murely in the path he has marked out for
them. They will read newspapers and
assemble to hear speeches. as long as
newspapers and speeches are allowed
them.-They will discuss public affairs
among themselves. and vote their real
sentiments at the polls. And after they
are deprived of these liberties, they still
will continue to think, and act according
to their convictions. 1t has well been
said: 1.-The man who spends his time
in issuing proclamatIons 10 the American