Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-05-13
VOL. lO---NO. %.

Infantry, or at the most the United States
forces OF lndiana-but not the people, the
free white Americans citizens of Ameri-
can decent, not in the military service
That is the extent of his authority, and
no more. And now, Sir, hold in my
hand a general order also an order
binding on all military men and civilions
alike-on Colonels andGenersl. and Com
,nanders-inC Chief-State and Federal
(Apglause.) Hear it:
g THE right of tie people to keep ard bear
a'uas shall not be infr1nged.
BY order Of the States and people of
the United States. George Washington
commanding : Great cheering. That,
sir, is General Order No. tie Consti,
tuition Of the United States. loud
cheers Who now is to be obeyed,
Washington or Darlington?
But have another "order vet
The people have a right to bear a,7,.s
for dteir defeface and security, and the nil
itary shall be in shict subordination to
the civil power" Renewed cheering !
That, sir is General Order No pho
Constitution of Ohio, by order of the
people of Ohio. Here, sir, are our war
rants for keeping and bearing arms, and
by the blessing OF God, we mean TO do
it! And if the men m power undertake
in an evil hour TO demand them from Us,
we will return the Spartan answer,
4" Come and take them
But Col. Carrington's order proceeds
''The Major General commanding tho
| Department of Ohio
Commanding whom, again 1 ask :
Only the military forces of the Depart
men. Of the OHIO, but not single citizen
| III il
having ordered that all sales of arms.
powder, lead and percussion caps be pro-
! hibited until further orders"
Where, SIR, is the law for all that!
Are we conquered province governed by
a military pro consul! And so then it
has come to this, that the Constitution is
now suspended by q general order, No.
Is Sir, the constitutional right TO keep
and bear arms carries with it the right to
buy and sell arms and fire arms are
useless without powder lead and percus-
sion caps. 1t is our right to have them,
and 'ye mean TO obey peneral orders Nos
l and instead OF No. Is loud ap-
plause.)
But l read further: "and that any
violation Of said order will be followed by
the confscotfon of the goods sold and tho
seizure Of the stock OF the yender"
Is the man deranged' ConfScaton, in
deed? Why, sir the men who are
clothed with little brief authority, seem
to think of nothing except taxation eman-
cipation, confiscation and every word end
ing in t-i-o-n Laughter-l
But general order No. l says "No
man shall be deprived of property with
out due process of law" and general order
No. : says: Private property shall
Ger be held inviolote, and every person
for an injury done him in his land, goods
or person or reputation, shall have remedy
by due course Of law And though the
writ of ha6eIS corpus may be suspended,
the writ Of replesin cannot be. Cries Of
good good
But order No, Is proceeds:
4 And said order having been extended,
by the Major General to cover the entire
department, is hereby promulgated.
Ycs, promulgated" for immediate OBJ
servance throughout the State"
Can military insolencc 60 further! Ia
! this tie way the military is TO be in strict
subordination to the civil power? And
does the Colonel commanding the Eigh-
teenh United States Infantry thus under
take to :. prcmulge " general order sus-
pending or abrogating the Constitution of
the United States and Of Indiana? Are
| we living III America or -Aus:rial
And now the fitting commentary on all
his attempt to disarn the white man
while public arms are being put into the
hands Of the negro, is in the second sec
ton Of this general order No. Is, ;.lluding
to the recent destruction of Democratic
printing press by what the Colonel COM
mandine the 18th L. S. Infantry, draw
ing it mild after the fashion of Sarah
Camp '.cals u popul ar demonstration"
AID not one of the perpetrators OF this
OUTRAGE, although soldiers and under mil
itarv law. have been punished, nor ever
viii be. Yet at just such time of law
less violence, it is proposed that the
people shall de disarmed. Never. Loud
cheers.
Sir, repeat now what believe to be
the true programme for these times.
Try every question Of law in your courts,
and every question of politics before the
people and through the ballot box; no To
sistance TO law but NEE. and repel all
| mob violence by force and arms ON the
SPOT. lGreat and continued chssring,l