New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-04-29

the people, should signify their vii
through the ballot box, that the present
war should no lon ger be prosecuted
that majority, although they may have
mistaken the true P Icy cnnaot be
justly said to he traitors to the gov
srnment. It is Of the essence Of rspub'
ican freedom that every ciri should
have the untrammelHl right to cndeav-
or hy his vote to have those measures
carried out which he considers most
conducive to the welfare Of his coun-
try. But does his freedom stop here?
Is he em6ned to dropping his silent
bollot? Is his mouth gagged? Certain
" not. The right to express bis views
by ballot carries with it the right to
induce by argument and persuasion
,shers to adopt his views. Tho pre-
| venticn Of in. exchange Of views in any
body governed by the will Of majority
would indeed be tyranny. 5"'''.
: 'Next to the interference with cleo
taons, and the .'srgooning Of voters by
military power, nothing is a surer index
of the downfall Of republic than the
total prevention Of expression Of any
views other than those in support Of
some proposed measure or candidates
for Office. 1t is essential to the politi-
cal freed,m If . republic, that every
citizen should have the right TO express
his views on any political measure. or
any act Of administration, and endeavor.
by argument or persuasion, to bring
others to adopt his views. Anything
which disturbs this right, whether it
he by arsed interference Or by printe d
articles, holding one up to public oblo-
guy for entertaining any particular
up;u;on, tends 20 sap the foundation Of
a republic. 1t 10 for these reasons
that I view the indiscrimiaate applica-
zion Of the epithst seesssionisss 70 oil
Who do not yield implicit faith to every
act Of an AdministsAtion--to all who do
not subscribe to the particular tenets
Of some pu''lic jauraai - extremely per-
nic;ous, and deserving Of your attention.
Although the right 70 express ones
views, and ende.vor. by argument and
persuasion to win others 70 adopt them,
is ssscnti., to the preservation & the
government, and should be sacrsdly
guarded .sd kept inyiolats, yet the ma
iority h.~s = right which 10 equally -.
sent,ai to such preservation, and should
Just IS sacrsdly BE- guarded and kept
inviolate. And that is the right that
the minority shAll not opposn their con.
stitut;on.i neassres in any way other
than hy such expression Of their views,
ind by such e~deavors by argument
aaL rersuaa;,n to win others I" adopt
them. This is Alright which the ms.
iority possesses At all times; aud If there
is any one time At which it should be
more sacredly guarded than another,
i, now i .hat aine, VIXEN the csuutxy is
engaged in fearful struggle. Any
infraction Of this right Saoald It time
ike this I've visited with prompt punish
mens, and frowned upon alike BY the
minority as we'll .. BY the me- jority.
sAM0Us PLATTOaA.
The British government was bitterly
denounced, when, in tho last century,
Il haxarticd tho cmploymeHs VI '~a IN
/ dian msroeaasies in New World war
Bu. the red lodian Of that epoch vss :
Pal.din in contrast with tho illiterate
,.raioless, Lesosted negro, bounded o.
to ferocity by the customary Ys''ke'
stimulus, and bidden to regard vsase-
lynce - . duty.-( English Paper.
The employment BY tho British 10y
aiisls Of the Indian to ,,erush" tn
Americas rebels iu tho var oe 1776
has always been ressr'led ~ tho moe
I.troc;,.us feature OF thst war, bat, q
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