The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-08-01

sroRERs AND DEFENDERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL
LIBERTY, and by that proud title history
will salute you.
congratulate you upon your nominations
They whom you have placed upon the ticket
with me are gentlemen Of character. ability
integrity and tried fidelity to the Consti.
tuition, the Union, and 10 liberty. Their
moral and political courage-a quality sl.
ways rare, and now the most valuable OF
public virtues--is beyond question. Every
way oil these were nominations it to be
made. And even jealousy,I am SURE, will
now be hushed, il Iespecially rejoice with
you IN the nomination Of Mr. Pueh 40 your
candidste for Lieutenant Governor and Pre-.
sident ofithe Senate. A scholar and zen !.
'lemsn, soldier in a foreign war, and al.
ways patriot; eminent as . lawyer, and
distinguished as an orator and statesman. |
na'i ms acceptance ss an omen OF the return
OF the better and more writ uous days Of the
Republic.
lindorse your noble platform eleran,
10 yle; admirable in sentiment. You pro
sent the true Issue, and commit yourself 10
the grent mission Just now of the Demo.
cratic Party-to restore and make sure frs,
The rights and liberties declared yours bv
your constitution. Itis vain to invite The
States and people Of the South 10 return 10
q Union without Constitution, and dish on
oreI and polluted by repeated and moet sp |
ersvated exac'icns Of trannic power. Itl
Is base 10 yourselves, and tessonsble 10
your pos,erity, to surrender these liberties
and rights 10 the creatures whom your own
orcoth created and can DESTROY. ShanIl
there DC tree speech, free press. peace.
able assembl ages Of The people rnd a free
ballot any longer in Ohioi Shall the pev.f
pie hereafter, ss hitherto, have the right TO
discuss and condemn the principles snd
policy OF the party--,he ministry y-the men,
who. for the tine, conduct the Government
Ito demand Of their public servants q reck
oning Of their Stewardship. and 70 place othes
men and On other party 10 power Il their
supreme will and plessurei Shall Order,
Thirty Eight or the Constitution be the
supreme law OF the landi And shall the Il
c'tIzens any more be arrested BY an arm da
so'd'ery at midnight. dragged from wife and q
child and home. TO military prison; thence
to a mock military trial, thence condem ned .
and then banished as a felon for the exer. q
else Of his rights! This is the issue; andlr
nobly have you met il. II is the very ques- Ie
lion Of free, popular government itself Ills
: The whole question: upon the oae side, b
liberty, on the other, despotism. The Pre-
sident, as the recognized head Of his parsy.l q
sccepts the issue. Whatever he wills. ths,lt
s law. Constitutions. State and Federal. L
are nothing; the judiciary less than moth Z
ng In time Of war, there Is but one willie
supfe me-his will; but one law-military 70
necessity, and he The sole judge. Military or
iers supersede the Constitution, and militia Ig
y commissions usurp the place OF the Or f.
iinary courts Of justice in the land. Norlc
IRE these mere idle claims. For two years q
ind more. by arms. they have been enforced. e
\ was the mission Of the weak but pres q
mptuousBurnside-a name infamous foreve >
% the ears OF all lovers Of constitutions Y
iberty-to try the experiment in Ohio-Id
aided by Judge whom name moi, because n
ne has brought foul dshonor upon the Judi b
siary Of my country. In your hands now =
men Of Ohio, 10 the final issue or the ex
pertinent. The party Of the Administration
nave accepted it. By pledging support 70 the :
President. they have justified his ou,ragesI. !,
upon liberty and the Constitution; and !
Shoever gives his vote TO the candidates oil
hat party, commits himself TO every act OF :
violence and wrong on the part cf the Ad- !
which he uphoIds; and thus, BY ].
he law Of retaliation, which IL the law off,
night, would forfeit his own right 10 liberty. !
personal and political, whensoever other !
men and another party shall hold the pow :. :.
Much more do the candidates themse!v es.
Suffer them not, entreat you, 10 evade the !
ssus; and By The judgment Of the people
se will abide. as4A
And now, finally. let ask, what is the
'retext for all the monsirous acts and claims !,
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