The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-06-05
rreeaom to Preach Trsa.en.

The telegraph brings us the informa-
tion that the Military authorities, who
have tried Hon. G. l.. VALLAEDIsHkn by
Court Marital, have sentenced that dis
tinQuished man TO banishment beyond
our liues. This decision and sentence
will startle free people, who have been
onder the impression that the Constitu-
tion Of their country guaranteed free
speech, and that every citizen, guilty Of
any offence, should have trial by jury
of his countrymen.- "A dverfisev.
That is to say that every traitor Is at
full liberty to preach his treason when
and wheresoever he chooses. When the
country is IN a death struggle for It's own
existence; when armed rebels are shoot
ing down our best and bravest citizens,
then it Is urged by such Professedly loyal
papers tina no one must be arrested or
tried otherwise then by the legal modes
which are we'll adopted to times ofpeace,
but are insufficient In times of civil war,
ns at present. Any foul-mouthed truitor,
according to this logic, who manages to
come within our lines, If he has commit
ted no overt act which can can be proved
here by two witnesses, must be allowed
to preach his treason and to organize re-
sistance to the government right here in
our midst, and we are powerless to pre-
veut Il. Such doctrine as that proves
II il proves onything-that all popular
government is a failure, becaue il cannot
protect its own life when endangered in
civil strife.
We all know that in the case of riot
the officers are empowered to stop all dis
cussion, and everything that tends to in
fllme mems minds, and lead to acts of VIZ
oil ence. and yet no sane man pre;ends to
say that in reality it is not right and prop
or. I, is done for the public good. 1t
is necessary measure which the crcum-
stances demand and fully justify. Pre-
cisey so in time CT great civil convul-
sion. The necessities Of the times de-
mOnd that everything that favors the con-
tnuunce of the rebellion against the laws
or in any manner impedes the govern
ment in its endeayors to restore law and
order to the community, must be put out
of the way as speedily as possible.
Even if il should interfere with the
the rights of individuals, IF the govern
mcnt is true to the trust imposed in it,
those personal rights will be made to
yield as long as the public good requires
it. Suppose we are deprived of saying
what we wish against the government or
In favor Of the rebels, (and not even the
most blatant symputhizer Processes that
he is estopped from saying anthing else.)
it is not likely that we will ever regret
that we were not permitted to make asses
and ira itors OF ourselves in manner that
even the most ignorant would remember
against us.
The Advertiser is paving the way for
the nomination OF YalIandgham, the
distinguished gentleman" for governor,
and for fear he may be overthrown il goes
ii in the above mild manner. 1t is bound
to swallow tho pill whether Val. or Satan
himself is nominated. Ii Jewett or some
other Democrat who does not snecsc
when Val. takes snuff, should be put on
the track, it docs not wish to be of the
number who will fly the track without
there seems chance for something to be
made by it.