Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-29
From. the Evansville Tine:
A Republic vs. "a Dcspotism.

A lev days ago. General Alvin p. Hovey ad
dressed the returned soldiers of the 18th Indiana
regiment az indianapolis. as follows:
His sole object was the reunion of the States.
he would say, perish the boosted trial by Jury:
perish your habeas corpus; perish liberty OF
speech: perish liberty of the press: perish all
other Institutions, rather than this nation
should become scora and a bye-wOrl in all
Chrstendom'
We present. in contrast to the above reyo
lutionary and liberty destroying doctrine the
words of General Hovey. in 1850 which
follows:
"Sir, | would remind gentlemen ia this Con-
ven,ion that it is easy thing to tear down. bu;
a much more difficult one to build up. The
architect who designed and superintendent the
erection of this hall. may have labored for ears
studying the principles which enabled him 10
produce such structure; yet a mad man or
fool, in few short hours, might level il with
the ground.
Rome. with her splendid villas her magnificent
palaces and gorgeous tempes-Rome the great.
the powerful. the triumphant, built with the
sDoils OF "A thousand nations and cemented with
their blood. left, in one night by Alirc,
with his GohS and Nandas, 4 mass ot blacken-
ell ruins. IT'S easy to tear down. but il Is hard
to build - Debates Ind. Con vol ? p. sos
We are glad Gen Hovey has 50 frankly ex-
pre- sei his views. But we can rs frankly tell
I u
ing to something besides the Union 4 forced
union If the Suites with the destruction of trial
hv iurv AMI me haheas corpus without free
speech and free press, as Gen. Hovey ccntem
plates has few attractions to many OF our citi-
zens But union that secures and perpetuateS
these great personal rights our people must and
will hive. and woe TO the abofioniSt or rebel
that stands in The way. hat in the past consti-
tuicd This "a free Republic but the cijpyment OF
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Deprive Us OF them and what have we u boast
of above the meanest despotism in Earcpel
/ General Hovey had better understand that the
masses of our soldiers are fighting, and u PEG
! pie urging them on. not 70 establish despotlsm,
but preserve the unity OF the republic. to Sc
cure thereby the unity OF liberties The
nation desires "a unitei republic, not united deS
po;~m, aud if such choce is ever forced upon
them will ever prefer two republics TO one des
pOiiSm.
! II bodies evil IN times like these. when nearly
one million of our people in arms, TO hear ore
! of our leading ami most popular generals pro-
! claiming to large bodies OF soldiers such revolu
tionary doctrine; especially when we remember
that an open dis e.ari OF la~ under the plea of
/ preserving the public we'd. has been the means
! ny which the repurc- Of the past have been de
sirovei. and tire liberties of lie people crushed
/ out
doctrine, tie people are deeply inieies ed in know
ing fhey remember that necessity Is the tyrant 5
plea excuse his .lish deeds and that in the
past even u king has acknowledged that "a ruler
governing in a settled kingdom. degenerates into
! 4 tvrAnt is soon ~ lie leaves off 20 rule accord
! ing 20 the laws" That call kings that are not
/ tyran's or perinred. will he glad to bound them
selves within the limits OF their laws, and they
that persuade them 20 the contrary vipers and
! pests both against them and the commonwealth. -
/ If this will apply to king how much more
strongly will it apply to ruler chosen by the
people
Our Government i experiment II was
! founded bv noble band of PATRIOTS and states
4 men. and has been handed down TO us through an
age of revolution and blood And the men Of
this ace will preserve it entire with all its bless
! nes and liberties if no, misled by the dema
/ gogucS of the day
Let the patriots of the land of every party set
the seal OF condemnation on every such attack
upon the Liberties of the country.
! Let ms all vote and act. that no future Glib
bon shall be compelled to write the decline and
fall o: the American empre So that no 4 mes-
lean citizen shall he Compelled to exclaim, he
stands upon the ruins of onr now tree Republic,
Hare hard Is my fact once freedom enjoyed
Was as happy a happy could be!
Oh how hard my fate. how CALLING these chains
tOx PoPULI, JR.