Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-07-01

dom of the press, in favor of curtailing |
personal liberty and in favor of despotism |
Now we should not allow these things |
We have been tire advocate of free speech |
for the last forty years, and should not al
low the party, which during that whole
time has advocated the gag to usurp our
place.
We are fighting for the restoration of
the Union, and the preservation of the
Constitution, and all the liberties it guar
antces TO every citizen. And it makes
me feel bad when | hear some honest
friend, brimmng full with patriotism, say
he does not care for the Constitution and
does not want 70 have ii forced in his way,
or thrust IN his face, until the war is over.
/ The rebels cannot thrust ii III his face, for
they have no rights uRdcT 1t, save the right
to be tried and hung for treason. Con
timued applause.
In certain districts the military law is
supreme. Gen. Grant is in command OF
an army in Mississippi, which is in revolt,
Z VIII any one deny his right to make ar
rests, his right to suppress newspapers,
and TO level fire like those around you to-
night, in order to get Il range for his gutis
No. And yet these are all arbitrary
powers. But these exercises Of it are not
the troublesome cases. The great difficult
ty Is in these districts, where rightiul,
civil government is in operation, where
the judicial tribunals are open, and the
laws respcctcd-thc laws which afford y
remedy for every wrong As a rule, we
must remember that the civil law is supc-
rior to the military law, and the cases are
rare, re7y rare, where the rule can be re
: vcrscd. 1t here resolves itself into the
I plain, naked question of whether tbs
' President and his generals, by the sim
pie clicking of a telegraph instrument
can cause the Imprisonment Of y, i ol
u c. If one general can do it another eau
= do il, and where Is the end T! who vii
= fix tLc limit? Great sensation and mur
n nurs.
DO you propose to interfere with til
ballot-box? Cries Of ''Nol no! never
e never" from ali parts of the meeting.
i am glad TO hear you say that, and gla
: you are so unanimous Did 1t ever occu
# to YOU that the next election may put a
entirely different face upon affairs Ih
< next election may bring great and deplc
Is rabe changes, when N;lllandigham an
Of men OF his class may determine who al
Of to be arrested. [Cries Of . No, that ca
never be-" - Ncycr, never" from a
- parts of the crowd Wei, gentlemen
III tLcrc is TO use in closing your eyes to ii
ne facts which exist around you on ever
M side. / told YOU | came here TO addre
myself to your reasons and not to yo'
passions; and, in view of that light,
ask you who are being elected Governo
,rt of loyal States who compose a maJorl
o,. of the legislature Of the loyal State
~ Illinois and who WAS lately eicct'
=, MAYOR OF her principal and most 10y
- city And III view Of these facts, win
~ may the future not have in store Cn
of :. Jennison," Music" 1--WE don
-, want to hear . You sent a telegrs'
,ct to the President l know l am d
tasteful, but am | not truthful wou
M claim Your reason diycsted OF passIc
m The same chalicc you hold to the lips
mo vour adversarics to-day: Tomorrow IA
M, be returned TO your lips Would you Ii
,,.v to drink Of it? Close or eyes rs we W
ned there is no safety for Us, no safety for J
and and every American citizen N
as and in the future, but in an unvary1
,e;r adherence to the constitutional landma
rst of our fathers. Further cries OF 81
ves nison," - Music" and much dlssatisf
uld ton.
,ith You are wrong,--it is our graVest
mi greatest mistake,-in allowing your
,rc- versaries TO place you III the posltl0i
being opposed TO the Constitution. =
,,;th of s..Jennison,' and ''Give us sol
heir body elsc."1 l see that L am dlstaste
an but | cannot help it and will not del
you long
ma Who IS there among you who does
k;no believe in adhering strictly TO the Cor
and tuition in these times, and eNtendln
" is every citizen of the loyal States It's
,oint antee? &? Who among you is prepare
thev acknowledge our that government
The failure? Who among you Is prepare
avid say the Constitution is fine thing
,laM peace-good enough-but when
yo,,s comes II must be rolled up and lald iiN
no,,, Or in other words-for it means the
are thing-who among you is ready to
~, of stitute the will and opinion OF one
who may be another VallandiGhan
howe Mace of the Constitution as the Sup
90 - law of the land Cries of ''we
The want any more of that. 9 W hat 5
oaoed band for ~ Well, hear me through
,rs i for | will not be long, and the queS
of ar before you are OF 60 much lmporiahc'