Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-22

,e'' . "a ~ ~ from that time To this
lifted Their hands OF their '0'es' "
republic
Fr.nce ,o;,,. ,o ,he revolving bloteh the stain
Of mingled blood ard tears, which her via anu
mad attempts at freedom have iep uPon .ue
page OF history We gaze al u ou' 10, AZ III
slant. and turn away With horror n, "s very
moment almost that the Presiden, OF lne Iencn
Directory declared "that monarchy would never
more show ia l,;ghtful head in France. Bona
p~rte ~th b;s srenadiers entered the palace of
ST Cloud and dispensing with the o"yonet the
deputies of the people celebrating Oh lne analrs
of State laid the foundation of that vast torie
of despotism which overshado~en All Europe
Sir. pause in this train of sorrowiui iliustra
tons. trembIe their contem p'A''Cn; Wneh
any mind is brought 10 embrace the conclusions
which flow from them. But shall We shrink back
affrighted and appalled, because the great lessons
OF uniform history come to Us win 'o,ce o'
solemn and prophetic warnngE ohah the
universal experience OF tns '"0e
bring us no wisdOmi Shall we wrap
ourselves IN sweet delusion and lie down to
pleasant dresins when We know by every chart oil
navigation that the fatal maelstrom u just at
handl Will the proud and daring people OF
America close their ewes and ears against the
teaching of ages. and wait for letters AMI gives
70 convince them that their liberties are IN dan
gerl Are thew 10 be chained like Prometheus TO
the rock. while the yulture of despO'ism preys
forever upon their bleeding vitaisE I'll. IN my
hours of seclusi0n and study, have to the best
OF my humble capacity held up the lamp OF the
past TO the face of the future, and eau God 70
witness that would be recreant ana ia'thless 10
nv own conscience if did not proclaim "a far
as my voice will reach. that danger Is TINS hour
upon the American people more deadly than the
juices OF the hemlock or the bite of the asp This
Government is dying; dying. sir. dying We are
standing around its bed of death, and soon will
be wretched mourners at its tomb. unless the
sovereign aud heroic remedy Is speedily applied
i will submit the facts in condensed array on
which make this assertion. that candid public
may Judge between me and that pestent class
who. failing To answer. resort to Islander
The American Republic WIS established IN or
der to accomplish avowed and specified purposes.
The objects of is creation were lett IN no uncer
taintv It's mission was clear and distinct by the
terms OF the Constitution IL came into exist
ence "in order 10 form mOre perfect union,
establish justice. insure domestic tranquility. pro-
ride for The common dsiesse promote The general
,relfare. and secure he blessings OF hberfy" TO
that aud all succeeding generations ot American
citizens. Who will dare TO rise in his place and
say that this Government has been administered
during the last three years in mode even tend
inc towards the accomplishment OF these grand
resuItSg Has the establishment of Justice been
mantanedI The sword has been thrown into
the scales of Justice, and there Is not this hour
court between the two oceans lett tree TO decide
the laws as they have uniformly been decided in
England and America Tor the last two hundred
years The very foundations of civilized iuris
prudence have been torn away. and the whole
edifce j. in ruins The Magma ChaTfa is erased:
the Habeds Corpus is dead; the verv soul and
spirit of liberty is extneushed in the forum
OF the judiciary. To this sacred sanctuary,
more than 10 any other department of the
Government the blessings of liberty were
entrusted But has the present Admnsir,-
ton made them seeurel Ii is required TO do
so by the terms of the Constitution. Let each
mind give its own answer. Not one right which
constitutes the freedom and safety of the citizen
but what has been wickedy and wantonly viola
ted Prisons filled without indictment and with
ont warrant: long aud bitter punishment inflicted
without trial or conscton; the whole jury sys
TEN abolished by stroke OF the pen in the hand
OF the Executive, or his subordinates in crime:
10 witnesses brought to the face of the accused;
no counsel permitted To appear in his behalf; his
house broken open and his papers searched in the
midst OF his palid aud terrified wife and children
such are some of the evidences which exist on
every hand that free institutions are hasten
breaking down all the ancient safeguards of lib
erty. and malignant measures of legislation
have been continually devised by slavsh Con
gress by which To more etfectually reach, and
torture. and grind the citizen The most inno-
cent conduct harmless word. simple look has
been enacted into guilt The hired hounds of
arbitrary power find conspiracy and crime in the
friendly greetings of neighhors on their farms.
Speaking of the period of 1895 in England. that
great modern philosopher. Henry Thomas Buckle,
in his History of Civilization. uses the following
language. which adopt a. faithfully descriptive
OF the conduct of the party now in power, and of
the times in which we live
Nothing however, could stop the government in its
headlong career. The ministers, Of majority in
bofh houses of Parliament, were able 10 ~ their
measures IN defiance 81 The people, who opposed them
BY every mole short of sexual viOefce Aud the OBJ
tect OF these new laws check the Of inquiry
aud reforms which the progress of society
dered Indispensable, there also brought into play
other suOserven 20 the ZANE end Il i. no exag
geraton say that for years england ruled
by of absolute ter<r The ministers of the day
turning Struggle of parry into Of pre- scr ptOn.
filled the prison. with their political opponents, aud al
loved them wnen in confinement to be treated with
sham full severity. If man was known 20 be reforner
he was constantly in danger bei arrested: and # he
escaped that. he watched at and his pr
waite letters opened passed through the post
Office. la such nOScrupe allowed. Even the
confidence OF domestic Ii violated. No opponent
tales Of eav.sdropperS and the gossip Of Dis
cord intro uced into the bosom Of fsmle-, and
schismS caused between parents and their chdr Not
only the most strenuous attempts MAZE 10 silence
the press but the booksellers constantly prose-
cued that they q not dare publish a work if IT.
thor obnoxious to the court Indeed whoever op-
posed the government proclaimed an enemy 10 hs
country. POltical associations and public eiings were
strictly forbidden. Every popular leader was in personal
danger and every popular a>eemhlfg' WAS di>prr>ed,
either BY threats by military execution. That hateful
mlchhery familiar To the - DAYS OF the Sc enteenih
century put into notion Spies paid; witnesses
>uborned. iurieS packed The ccifeehOuSes.
the inns. and the clubs filled with emmaSare> OF
the government who reported the most hsSty express
sions of common CONVEX alton II bv these means no
sort Of evidence could DE collected, there another
source which unsparin ~ used. For, tie hGbeds
corpus being constantly suspended, the crown had
the power of inprisoning without inquiry and out
Ii ritaton person Often i've 10 the ministry, but OF
whose crime no proof was attempted to be brought"
Sir. Why YOU. why am out OF the vaults
OF dungeon and standing on this floor to-day
Not because gnilty of no offence; not be
the broad shield Of the Jaw interpo>es its
protection. but simuiy becauseihe Executive has
not Vet seen ht and proper hl the exercise OF his
absolute and unie-,r1ined will to lay Us in irons
This Is the ultimate climax OF desp0tic power
Each one OF the twsnlv millions OF people with
in the control nc the United States, holds bis or
her tenure 10 persona l:berty-the right 10 walk
the green earth. to breathe the air. and look at
the sun-no' ny virtue OF Tree Constitution.
hut dependent upon the clemencv and pleasure
of one man. Nav not he arrested To sghtl
Nav not sou or any one else TO morrow Has
il not been done in more than thousand instan-
ces and have not the courts. ana the laws been