The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-06-12
The Military Power vs.. the Civil
Power

hardly recovered frsm the shock occasion
ed by the announcement Of the arres. and
condemnation by the military power Of a
prominent citizen Of the State Of Ohio /;
hardly had their ears ceased to be Offend
ed by the noise of revelry among the de-
bacched fanatical leaders Of the dominant
party, that VALLANDIGHAN had been ar
rested and sent into exile without raj rant
Of law, before, clink 60 the gla.se. at the
feast Of the same besotted set, and their
bacchanalan chorus rings out louder still
that blow has been struck at the liberty
Of the press in the North, by Major Cen
eral of the army raised to put down re-
belIion at the South -,
Every loyal patriotic citizen was over
whelmed with SORROW and shame when
told that that the "powers that be" had
attempted to destroy the liberty Of speech
and the liberty Of the press guaranteed to
them By the Constitution which they are
fighting TO preserve but they arose in the
majesty and nigh: of an outraged people,
and said 10 the Administration, "Thua
far shalt thou 60, and 20 father we. ave
| pledged our liyea, our fortunes, and our
sacred honor, TO crush out . most damna>
bic rebellion against the Union and Con-
s,itutien but our rights and liberties un-
der that Constitution we vii! never surren-
der
When Gen. BURNs1De's order WAS issued
and executed for the suppression Of the
publication Of the Chicago Times, the Re-
publican press Of Wisconsin went into ec>
stacies over this bold, ,yrannical act-ap-
proved the most damnable and damning
outrage ever before attempted against the
rights and liberties OF the American peo-
ple-and Iauded the perpetrator as sec
end DANIEL come to Judgment To
these Republican papers We can with truth
and strict justice apply the following. ut
tered by press whose issues have been at,
tempted to be suppressed within the mill
tary limits of Maj. Gen. Burnside:
To make an crgie Of oppression, to
dance and shout over :he downfall Of guar
antees venerable with the hereditary love
Of centuries to exult over each successive
blow struck by power at private right or
public law, is to prove that the very heart
and substance of liberty has been eaten
out Of the men who thus demean them
selves, ard yet this, precisely this, ia the
spectacle daily exhibited to all tho world
by the leading organs Of the radical fac
ton which sways the administration.
In the French parlor Of the L'lxem-
bourg hangs famous picture by one Of
the first Of modern French artists. Il rep
resenta the degenerate sons Of Rome reve.-
ing in the crisis of the nation ruin. The
symbols and traces Of the earlier day sur
round them. the blood Of Caro- and Sclp,o
SPEAKS in the swollen lineamsnts of the
swinish crew. Fragrant garlands bloom
about their brows, the gli'tering tables
groan with luxury. hu: the guests q. the
banquet ara mos. truly clothed with
shamesssness a. with a garment. The
barbarian may be laundering at the gates
the Senate has become nest Of panders
and Of parasites; the old heroic honor, the
stern and sncien. faith in Justice are lead
fall, no shadow ct the terrible loom, rests
upon those rockies. broxa, o, clouds tia.
hour of frantic re7elry. The republic is i,
the agonies Of death, but the republicans
are holding their high feast, and with them
all Is well, as once it was with the king al
ready weighed in the balance and fornd
wanting when lie to whom his kingdom
should be given was drawing nigh in the
silence and ignorance Of nj ht. And 50
even now are all things well with the noisy
wassailers cfthe grea. political reve which
it is our sad destiny TO see. A General
strikes down the very pillars which protect
the homes Of us al and shouts, as from
some Circe-smitten and unrsssoning horde,
hail the fatal blow"
They. with their leader, General GaEE-
LEY, can say of lie American flag,
"Tear down the Haunting lie;
Haf>mast the starry fl lg
Insult no sunny sky
With hates polluted rag!
"Destroy it We who can!
Deep sink it in the waves!
1t hears fellow man
To groan with fellow -savcs!'
What is this American flag? Is It not
embema tieal Of our nationality Amer
lean liberty-iberty of speech and liberty
Of the p7ess-the rights guaranteed bv the
Constitution Of the Union and is it no.
for the protection ard preservation Of all
.hese tina: a vast army has been raised and
S supported by the peopIc-aud when a
General Of that army strikes at these,
Ices he not attempt to haul down the
American flag =! $50, then in the words
II Gen. DIX, We say II any one attempts
o haul down the American flag. shoe,
lin on the spot -