Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-17

the people engage In war they have no, a right
to meet AID ciseuss the question whether IL j TO
be stoppe or O. or? DID not Pres dent Lincoln
himself oppose tie Mexican war; DID he not
vote even against supplies 10 carry Il on IN C,n
gressg II the people have not the right if they
please. to talk and vote for peace N en- a war
once engaged in would be eternsl-would never
end IL i. indeed singular that If the people.
through their public servants. commence war.
they have not the right 70 elect other public ser
wants to end il. The people are the source OF
power 10 this countfy--'hey are the soveregns.
aud Mr Lincoln and his agents are but their
agents: being sovereigns. the people can meet
and discuss all questions appertaining to SOW
eregnty
The President saws ne does not know whether
be should have ordered The arrest ct Mr Nallan-
digham Thi-. considering Whist he has done. is
rather in our judgment. sratuiiors AID uneen-
erou> fling at the General commanding IN this
Department. for M Lincoln certainly adopted
the arrest IA his own. In regard 10 the point that
such arrests are unpopular. ard viii have th- ct
feet To divide and disturb the Teople. the Presi-
dei.t SAYS he regards that fair appeal, nnd
thatit will afford him great pleasure To discharge
him soon IS he can by anv means believe that
The public safety sill not suffer by IT, When The
President takes into consideration the manifesto
L
he will be satisfied upon that point immediate
w. and allow the patrintic exile to return home.
Mr Lincoln claims generally that u he can
make arrests, through his agents, IN localities
where rebellion actually exists, and where tie
civil courts are suspended. he can make military
arrests i'm places remote from the Instruction.
where there il no rebellion, ard VIII Re the courts
are open and undisturbed Heclalms that he can
r. est anv and everybody he choosaw IVY BIS arbi-
trary will and pleasure; and the only reason to
be assigned for il j. he believes that IL Is demand
ed by the public safety" This is power
z eater than is possessed by any King. or En-
peror. upon this earth. Under ii. Mr.. Lincoln
could, il he saw fit. order every person in Cucin
natl men. women and children. 20 be arrested
and shot; and il would be "a sufficient justification
for him to saw that it demanded by the
public safety"
The people. under this doctrine. have no liber.
ties: hut hold them and their lives simply at the
pleasure of Mr.. Lincoln. The Constitution Is
utterly swept away and annihllated We sun
posed we had n limited Government. but, under
Mr. Lincoln's theory, there are no restrictions
He can do anything he pleases. and the only
check upon him is his ideas OF public safety and
| of necessity This is no check at all. and the
doctrine would transform the President in.o an
| Emperor. Ii Is no excuse To say th't this abso-
lutte power would not be abused by Mr. Lincoln
| This do not know. There is guarantee,
except in outlining the President to the exercise
of powers clearly granted him by the Con-titu
ton. HIS ideas of necessities must be guided bv
what is in that instrument The people. if they
desire to preserve their liberties. must. at the
elections, vote down all who cherish such mon
strons aud revolutionary doctrines Let every
candidate be asked whether he thinks the Presi
dent can, in time of war, do anything he chooses
to regard as necessity without any other limita
ton