Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-16

and sgoef tom military precincts. such arrests
we're made. The names OF the victims are
familiar. The election Operated. a. the miracle
OF old did, u open the pri-on doors When. on
the first day Of the last session. offered re-O-
luton deuOunciug these arrests, and calling on
the President 20 stop them, !, vas voted do~n bv
the Republic n: vet many of their best men re-
fused TO sanction snch proceedings Cew~n,
Booming. kellogg. and others. felt the necessity
of providing Tor the relief of al civilians from
military arrest ard ttial They dieested this
plan of turning them over 10 the civil authorities
for Indictment, trial. and punishment or dis
Oh re.
Thus secured. by the last Republican
Congress. that peIal trial upon which Monies
quieu thought that chiefly the liberty of the
cit zen depended" In Ohio there had oeen no
therefore the duty of Judge Leavitt TO To IL
tina, Mr. Yallaudigham had the benefit Of the
writ.
The Implication Of this law have quoted, to
say nothing Of the constitutional right of every
one imr r-oned. rs of course u have the writ re
ouired the Judge IN issue IL What business was
il Of his whether Gen Burnside would or wonld
not execute iif He must have known the history
of this writ OF ireedom-o' this glorious result
Of the long struggle in England between law and
power lie must have learned that the law had
nav be in France where an iron rod was the
staff Of justice. in Americasand England, at com
mon law, individual liberty and public justice
were not empty words. but Practical realities.
nude 50 bv the independence Of the judiciary and
the majesty of the law.
So long as the writ had not been suspended in
Ohio. nor martial law declared he had no right
10 refuse IT, even 10 the meanest criminal Had
he allowed II. how DO we know but that General
l. a H., L. ~
new General, MIR Bates. who. an honest officer
would have advised that zen. Burnside should
either have returned the bodv, or have complied
with the tw of March 3. 1865, and have at once
not6el the Judge that lie could hot by reason
of suspension of hab.as corpus IN Oho; per
haDs the Secretary of War might have hindei in
the name OF Mr. Ehllaudehlm To the Judge for
"due process of law" by Indictment and trial. in
obedience to the law Of March 3. le63.
By the failure or neglect OF Mr. Stanton 10
comply with his part Of the law of March g. 1861.
il i now impossible TO comply with ia provisions
since MIR Vallnncigham i reno, Ell hy the OF
our military Outside Of it, lines 1t Nr. Ntlland-
isham'- name were placed upon the li>t sent TO
judge Lepvitt. il is now too hate to afford him
the civil trial provided by the Republican CoI-
gross
When such Republican papers the Evening
Post and the New York Tribune condemn such
VrOcectilugS. when Ich mDierdte ana historic
Journal as the National intelligence protests
when the New York World. never friendly to
Vallaidisham's peace notions. utters it, indig
nant and noble remonsiranceS. shall we the part Y
which ms ever been jealous of the encroachmens
OF power. fail 10 speak, As your repre- sentative
during the Congress which enacted the laws re-
ferred to- declare IN Won tn At the avow ell oierr
OF that lesiSlatIpi, was To save the nation from
any more of the disgraceiul scenes 0f the last
summer. when citizens were seized without war
rant. imprisoned without law, aud dismissed
without hearing.
In Ohio. the civil machinery of the State has
not stopped Every part of it running with
our " under the Constitution. The courts acre
open. the process of the State unimpe led. not -
pulley lever. joat. wheel cog ut OF place
all evolving out OF harmony. order. pelce and e
curitv. Discussion free: printing unrestricted
meetings public; the ballot-3Ox and all other
elements of freedom were unimpare1. when lo
citizen is Sc zed IN his own house, n the nigi:i
time. and nv military force taken before a militia
~ tribunal. and by mode of seizure aud dure--
unknown To The institutions of the State.
swer tor an oifense for the trial of which law
had already been pa-se'i and different tribunal
ALREADY designated. He is triei. aud Justice
laughs at the mockery. he is sentenced to be
thrust within the borders of formidable rebel
lion, whose success he had everywhere depreca
bode1 What does il mean? Horace Greeley
told the truth when he said that this ,niShmeni
was the worst joke that Mr. Lincoln had vet per
petrafed Precisely what Mr.. Greeley means
c,nnot say; but il Nc Vllsndis hIm declare:
boldly in the South. "a he has the North
against the Independence of their section anil the
Internal atrDcity of their war NJ inst our Il ~
eminent. this exile will he comedy of errors
II Mr. Vallandigham should through what ht
- ia e a.
the bl ,u'lishments of the Spu'h. shuw The leaS
sympathy with the rebellion and is objects,
shall be mistaken in his character Hi- Demo
cratic friends will be the first To- ahSthematze n i
recreancv Time. 10 which he has appealed, vii
solve the wisdom or the unwislom. the serio as
ncs> or jproSeues- of this peculiar punishment
II i on record that on some mnst mucria
questions votes aWl speeches were not IN &c
cnulnce with Nall1ndiglams differed viii
him then. and vc, differ. ~ van know. rs % hl
pcice policy: hut upon that occasion | said very
little III would not he ohnox ous 90 tho suns
punishment, IT, indeed his speech there WIS oh
npxiuus Yet NV ~p"cch Wis reported aS"htrn
les" lis ~ dangerous ihiuk am right u
assuming ihu Nallandigham's policy was ~
70 Il cause of his arrest. This ag ,in enirges th'
discussion Had he riaht 10 indulge In uuwi>'
aud unpairio &c spcechesg Surprising that he .
wrong AMI Others right. still there rcmaius ~
than the arrest OF one MN II is the iighi a
free speech I, j. the rich. ALWAYS exercised u
time ct war bv snme in favor ct petre:
rirht Indispensable To the attainment pt the ver'
object 1T war. which j. pe,ce. Thi< right IN
beeu always use in time 1T W.T. ~ well in Eng
hnd ~ in Amrticn To vindicatc that r.hi he
fore YOU would be sun~rtupuS. A. we'll rcargu'
the pdncinle of grtvttiinn the circul ltion OF th
blood or the tx stencc ut light. The time W
when John VI tim wrote hi rchp 'rly defense .
unlicensed printing AMI proved the thesis /"
Enripides. hxe,l in immortal Greek at the hei'
o" his chapter. that
"Ihis .. true Hs"rtv. when ffesbcra men.
Having 10 advise the public. may speak 'ree.'
Whit he Thought then NJ the dawn Of Engli>
popular freedom. the courts ol England If crw ~,
applied ~ both religion AMI pnliiics o. ~
2Ith of July. 1897. rhemss wtli,n,s vs. tric
before Lir Ken on for nrn'ing P,iue's ntiac
on Chr-t,nitv The greet Lirl Er.kne dc
fesicd him While I've tcprohtte,l the ol,ieci u
the luh'icl IN h~ Age ct Rrss,n" be vuic,,
Ell Nth angelic eloeoence which his made W.
spe On The verdict of millions. the most unb ,unl
e Freedom of Discussion. even Tn the chrilcngiu,
ol csror va the Consultation itself. especially i
rs tdmmt,iDtiou
unaer such Urge minded PHILOSOPHY W
ciuld To- crate Weielcll Phillips. - lne e
there - leit Reason o. combat hl- here.ics %
hate Nut. 10 We re ohlv - have Tree Tom e.
speech from the rhilllp.e. AMI other ttutcr
~ inst our system ~ government while ihr-
are ihro,ted WIN. a. pfe.erve ~ ~ s,stc.n wnuh
correct ~. administration then inlee,l = l. bert