Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-04
Extract from the Adj ~c>s ut the Efe ,u.
ocratic state central COmatitiec of
snnsyIvansa.

Psnusy wanna.
la Penn>vv ,iii,. lie marty on whnse acts YOU
will pass ut The b, llot box. has tramulei no n
the great rights of personal liberty ami free.iom
OF the press. which every man who can re,d NAV
find asserted ia the Constitution OF the State AMI
the Constitution ut the United States Tire dig
nitv at our Commonwealth has heen in-ul'el in
the Outrage perpetraied upon her citzrr,s Al
Philadelphia ami at Harrisburg. prnnriet"rs of
newspapers. have been seized NJ midnight and
hurried off to military prisons beyond rhe limits
offhe State Against acts like these. perpetrated
before the ewes OF The municipal and 81 tie au
thnritieS there Is neither protection reire<s.
The seizure of Journal ~ West Chester was If
forwards the suhert at a SUIT for damages in The
Supreme Court "f P-nn~N lvauia. II came 10
Fri be'ipre Chief Just"e Llwrie Rehe 'ring The
ancient principles of English AMI Amer Gu ia.
tice he condemned tue acts of the F.'i-r,l III
GERS ~ violations of the law that binds al Ike the
private CITIZEN and the nuhlic lunciiunirv He
said: ''All public func'on,rie< i'm this Ind
Ere under the law. and none from the
hi chest the lowest. IRE ab we It" Tm1t'ient
at an, restraint from law partisan majority i'm
CONGRESS h,S'ened to pass m act Ia take from
the Safe Cnurt- 10 the United States Courts all
suits of prosecutions 'fr ireSpaSSes or wrongs
done c,mmittel bv virtue or under color of
any authority derived from exercised under
the President of The Cnited States" and such
the wrong-d in anv action, civil or criminal
TIE American Executive j.. a. the word Imports,
the executor the duly enacted laws; vet the
profession i made that his will can take the
place of the laws The liberty, the character Of
every ciIzeni ia nut at the mercy OF new function
aries called Provost ,rshals " secret accu
saton before these officials takes the place of
open hearing nefore lawful magistrate. and mo-
writ of habeas CORPUS NAV inquire the cause of
a nd 10 no
mackery of trial of a private citizen. for hs
political opinions. before a court martial. ending
To the inhic'iou of now and outrageous rpnslty
Invented nv the Presi lent of the Unitei
Suites. We need not comment upon acts like
these The President of the United State. has
no authority. in pc ice or war. To try even
liSe,l sOliier nv court msrtll save by virtue of
and in conformity with. the military law laid
down in the act &c Congress establishing rule
anil articles for the government Of The armies OF
the United States" Yet his proclamation will
m ke all citizens amen1ble 10 military courts.
He his violated the great principle at free govern
ment, which Washington conducted the war
OF the revolution and VI dson the war of lSl2-
the principle of the suhorlination Of the militrrv
to the civil power. He has assumed to put mar
;ial law. which is the rule OF force AZ spot
where all laws are silent in he 81 zee Of cv
Justice throughout the Ian aud has thus as.aile
IN some ut the Sites eve, the freedom nf the
ballot box These are not occasional acts done ia
h'-te. or hett. or iInortnce; hut new system
of government in the pl zee oi Ih t ord incl ami
established by the people That the Queen couli
nor do what he could, WIS Nc SewarI's bpqst Ia
the British Minister The I'm litarv arrests" o
Mr. Stanton received the 'he irrv cnmmerif IA
of The convention that renoninatei Gov Curiiu;
and il pledged him anil his party To "heirrv eco
operation" in such acts "f the Administration IN
fu'ure. Such j. the dear iHiuc platform upon
which cindi ate for Chief Magistrate of Perm
syIvauia stan before her people These pre-
tensions o. ARBITRARY power give oninous signih
csnce ~ u l'te change IN our military es'ahSh
mon The time honored system Of calling OF.
the States tor drafts from their militia has been
repl tcei hy Federal cou<"rpfon on the mode
a. Enr'pe'n dc-i otisms. We would not mniste'
~ 'he excitement which il his caused among me-
of all n,re- It's c"n-titutiontlitv will he ie>tei
before he courts. Ii adjudged to lie within the
power OF Cen-re, the ueup'e will Geci' Oh the
uroprie's ot a -,rttch of pnwer " hich the
British p r.ltmsut-stylei omniputeat- nev
'r veu'Grei % ihS. YOU viii prs. Z The nall-:
AMI re hex Congress viii not be deaf T. the
voice oi the re PIE