Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-15
The Government il one thing-Thc
Administrators Totally Different
thing-Chargc of "a New York Judge.

The charge OF Judge BARNARD. OF the Court
OF Over and Termner in New York city. is de-
serving Of public attention Whatever else may
be thought OF il, he has certainly done good
service in stigmttizing as they deserve some OF
the political excuses of the day. and above all
in defending the right to freedom of speech He
says:
For some time past il has been the constant
practice of a portion of the individuals connected
with the Cit, press 10 stlgmatize all who differed
with them in their views as 10 any acts of ma
tional administration seceSsionists. with the
intent to degrade them in the eyes of the CON-
munty by holding them out as traitors to their
country. and To leave them with reputation
rs suled as that of Benedict Arnold. This. 1
charge oou. constitutes libel Perhaps. in some
few instances out OF thousand. a charge NAV
be true. and publication OF " be for a iustihable
purpose; but this does not the paradng
before the world of a mao as a traitor because he
diSsents from some views entertained by a news
paper ventures 10 doub; the propriety of some
measure OF the Administration. Government is
one thing, administration = a totally different
thing The theory of republican government
i that il Is controlled by the will of majority
OF the people. as siguihed through the ballot
box. IL. therefore. majority OF the people
should signify their will through the bailOt-box
that the present var should No longer be prose-
eute,. That majority. although they may have
mistaken the true policy. cannot be justly said To
be traitors 20 the government Ii Is OF the
sence OF republican freedom that every citizen
should have the untrammeed right 10 endeavor
hy his vote 10 have these measures carried out
which he considers most conducive to the welfare
of his country. But does his freedom stop here
l. he conhned to dropping his silent btlloti l.
his mouth gagged Certainly not The right
to express his views by ballot carries With II the
right to induce by fair argument aud persuasion
Others to adopt hi views The prevention Of
interchange OF views in body governed by the
will OF tie majority would indeed be tyranny
Mex. to the interference With elections aud
the dragooning OF voters by military power. moth
ing j. a surer index OF the downfall OF a republic
than the total prevention Of ala Interchange of
views. or the prevention of expression OF any
Vess other than those IN support OF some pro-
posed measure or candidate for olhce. 10 i e.
sental 90 the political freedom Of a republic that
every citizen should have the RICH: 20 express
bis views on any political measure or any act of
administration. and endeavor. by argument or
percussion. 10 bring Others 10 sdopt his views.
Anything which disturbs this right. whether 10 be
by armed interference or by printed articles.
holding one up 10 public ob,oquy tor entertain
ing any particular opinion. tends To sap the very
foundation of a republic IL j. for these reasons
that | view the udiscFiminate application OF the
epithet secessionist "a all Who DO no, Weld i'm
pcit faith 10 every act o. an Administration
Of some public Journal - eAtremel, perncious.