Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-11
The Journals Advocacy Of Despetic
Power.

There Il an old adage that reads that "a short
shosse . soon cuuied" This we propose to 10
by commenting upon few extracts from an ar
ticse which appeared in the Journal of yesterday
morning Referring to the Sentinel, it says:
:'It knows that there is no limit 20 freedom of
discussion among Democrats
We know no such thing For the past three
years. as the Journal knows. Democratic presses
hare been destroyed. Democratic speakers have
been mobbed. and Democrats have been erbitra.
riI* arrested and imprisoned for no other ofiense
but freedom OF dscusson-for exercising the
right which every American has guaranteed 90
him by the Constitution and the laws, that of
criticising and condemniug. If his judgment 50
dictates, the acts of the servants of the people
The assertion THAT there Is no INIT to freedom
of discussion among Democrats, is too absurd
10, even denial. Was not VALLANDIGHAN ar
rested tried by military court martial, and BAN
isred for freedom of dscussonf And his case
Is only one of thousands.
Again We quote from the Journal:
lit knows that there is no danger OF inter
ference with fair expression of the public will
through the ballot box, except in such counties a
Sullivan where is party holds absolute sway
Marx this admission. Ii is said that fools and
drunken men will tell the truth and do not
does Governor MoRToS's organ say when rem
desed into plain Englishl Nothing more than
this: In counties where the Republicans hold
absolute sway, like Marion or Wayne. there the
Republicans will permit "a fair expression of the
public will through the ballot-box." but in such
counties as Sullivan, where the Democratic ma
iorities are decided, there is be interference
with fair expression of the public will through
the ballot box We ash every candid reader if
this is not fair rendering of the declarations of
the Republican organ? Is il to be supposed
with this warning in advance from the State OF
gan of the LINCOLN party, that the people will
tarneIy submit to such an outrage upon their po-
iitScal rghtsf
The Journal states one truth IL says:
We do no, think that there are offices in
Indiana valuable enough TO be purchased at the
price of domestic peace. and the blood of our
citizens, and those who hope To ride into power
by such means. will be apt to learn that that
coarse is the one the least adapted To give them
either honor or spoils."
just So Governor MoRroS and his party ad-
herents for the past three years have denounced
their political opponents as 'copperheads. !" "but-
ternuts." traitors. southern sympathizers," and
other similar opprobious eplhets "at the price OF
domestic peace aud the blood OF our citizens, .
for no other apparent object than TO pei petuatc
their party rule And they will learn, we sim
cerely trust, that the attempt to ride into power
by such means lis the one least adapted to give
them either honor or spoils.
Again inquiries the Journal.
What does the Sentinel mean vhen It saws
the people compose the Statel'
IL the Journal editor. the representative organ
Of the Republican party. has no, vet learned the
A b C's in the theory OF our government. he Is
lily fitted for bis position. What SAYS the Con.
stitutioa of the United Statess The yreamble
TO that instrument reads thus:
We. the people of the United States, do
Oraain and establish this Constitution
What saws the pfea mble to the Constitution of
Ind ana:
ITO the end that justice be established, public
order maintained. and liberty perpetuated; We,
the people Of the State of Indiana, grateful to
10 choose own form at govern nsent. 10 or
dan this Constitution
Does the Journal need ana Other explanation
of or declaration that toe people compose the
Statel Can il understand the principle that un-
derlies our Institutions that governments derive
their just powers from the consent OF the gov
ernedr IL Is the people, then, that compose the
State and not the men Who administer the gov
ment.
The Journal in this connection iuq Iires. Are
we to understand that portion Of the people
may resolve that they are a majority. before
proper election has proved the truth OF their
claim. and. acting on that assumption, overthrow
or disregard the Constitution and nulHfy the
lsss1" An election vas held two years ago The
people confded the direction of the Legislature
the administrative and the judicial departments
Of ths government to the Democratic party. in