Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-30

Hon. EXILE RorH delivered a speech in the
Legislature Of Wisconsin. recently, from which
we ex tract the following:
read the Declaration OF Independence and
the Constitution, where it was political crime
to read it. admired it and considered it an i'm
pregnabe and eternal bulwark against tyranny
aud anarchy America appeared to me the
Canaan of all prosecuted lovers OF freedom. |
shed tears of JOY when i irst saw the stars and
stripes waving over the waters of the ocean
Bitter deception With the destruction of the
Constitution and liberty of the people. all the
hopes of my youth are destroyed never thought
but that my children to enjoy thereof.
and since must tear that they will not. regret
having become the father OF American children.
The Declaration of Independence contain an
implied invitation for all civilized people of the
world To settle ia the boundaries OF the old Amer
lean States and enjoy the blessing of free gov
ernment Several States OF the Union. among
them Wisconsin. have sent agents 10 Europe for
that distinct purpose. Millions ol people have
come here under the Supposition that the cousi-
tut.oual rights guaranteed To them would never be
violated. aud that the faith OF the American H.
ton would never be broken Under that very
same superstition. IN consider tiOn OF the solemn
pledge of constitutional liberty. | swore allesi
ance To the United States | swore To support
the ConStiI ution. / made that oath with all the
sincerity OF my heart. without any mental reser-
walton. and am going to stand by it, no matter
who violates the Constitution Having
enjoyed its many blessings for more than
a dozen years. | will make no use of
NV chances of escape from the perils now
imminent to all of Us. but | shall stand here by
the constitutional rights and liberty To the bitter
end say have been betrayed Yes. that Is
so. and all adopted citizens have been. They
came here under the suppositIon that there would
he no illegal arrests here. no star-chambers. no
passport system, no secre. police. no violation OF
the hsbeas corpus in peaceful States We have
a right solemnly to demand OF the American Ma
ton to redeem their faith. which was pledged to
us and 10 restore TO our rights. When CON-
ing TO this country /. just well as the rest of
the foreign born citizens. ut liberty 60 choose
the party which might belong TO thereafter
We we're not led by any prejudice and mos, OF ~
made their choice in favor of the Democratic
party. for the following reasons:
As all civilized nations OF the globe show in
the progress an unmi~tak lble tendency toward
free trade. We are glad - meet with that tenden-
cy IN the Democratic party. We found the Dem
ocratic party pledged yaiust extension of
the power of the President. and ln favor of the
preservation OF the several States. and tor a
strict Interpretation OF the Federal Constitution.
The last stated principle ot the Democratic party
was at that time. and nov J.. the very foundation
q
as truly believe this TO be so shall er lea e
the banner of the Democratic party While she
stands pledged To that principle as firmly sus-
tanned by the philosophy OF history Furthermore
nv o~n experience has liked aud settled nv ouin-
ion in regard thereto. NV colleague from
Dodge referred TO the constitutions OF Prussia
and other States. In fat. the constitutions
of several German States. principally IN 4
of Prussia. give and grant 10 the people
exactly the same rights and privileges which are
granted by the Constitution OF the United States
the right o: the people 10 assemble. 70 bear arms
free speech. free press. even hsbeas corpus. But
Why : II the people there don't enjoy them!
Simply because the ministers at the crown have
assumed the right Ia interpret AMI construct the
Constitution ai their pleasure. and because = lit
tie provlso happened 10 be Struggled into the
Constitution. reading follo~s: except in state
VI war. Now, whenever the minions OF tyr.
amy want 10 deprive single persons or whole
communities of their constitutional rights they
only need TO get up row in the respective Local
ay Ia numerous instances such rows we're de.
signedly got up by the secret agents OF the GOV
eminent. or even by the police. The next was
then that the respective city or district was de
clsred TO be in state Of war. and free press