Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-29

The Journal of yesterday afflicted with a
very violent attack of DoDD on the brain 1t
reprodrces from the 'offical report" in the Seti-
mel OF Monday the speech of II. II. Dom, ESD,
at a township meeting in Hendricks county Oh
Saturday last. and affects to see in IL 'treason.
s,ratagem and spols" Ii labors to make the
effort of Mr. DoDD a very significant affair. when
il is onl, reiteration Of the sentiments oil JEF-
rERsox. MADISON. and the founders of the gov
ernment who thought with them, 20 lar as II
refers to political doctrines. Mr.. DoDD, or
Harry" DoDp, as the Journal styles him, ex
pressed no new political opinions. II 1t thinks
there ia treason in them, then JEFFERSON and
MADISON we're traitors-and all who have thought
with them. He expressed no political doctrines
but what are embraced 10 the Kentucky and Viz
GINA resolutions of 1889, and which have had
the approval Of every National Democratic Con-
veution which has assembled since that period.
The Journal attempts TO give Importance to
the uttersnces OF Mr.. doom. by referring to him
as the Grand Commander Of the Sons OF Lib
erty' in Indiana In fact His Excellency's or
gan makes il out that HAIRY Dom" is a very
great man. and that gentleman is under many
obligations to that paper, rejecting no doubt as
il does the sentiments of o. Z. NJ. and com
pany, for the importance il has given him. II
il continues its criticisms in the vein OF its issue
of yesterday. the Journal will force Mr. Dom TO
be great man in spite OF himself.
The fact is Mr. Dom speaks only
for himself His views in regard to the
policy and results of the war are his own They
may be right or they may be wrong, but he alone
is responsible for them. He may express the
views Of others, but If so il is accidental and not
by concert or authority We believe in the old
fashioned American doctrine that every citizen
has the right to entertain his own views and to
express his own opinions upon all matters fleet
ing the public welfare but MoRroS and COMPANY
think and express the opinion that no man has a
right to any opinion unless it squares with the
doctrines and policy of the party in power. There
Is an old adage which reads that even error can
be safely tolerated il reason and truth are left
free to combat il. aud we are happy to notc'
that in spite Of military despotism the people are
determined to assert both their manhood and
their political rights. The nation is passing
through n terrible ordeal. Its consequences no
man can forsee Mr.. LINCOLN, Mr. MoRroS and
Mr. Dom may entertain widely different
opinions "a to the results OF the war, OF
the presen, sectional antagonism, ard one
Is of no more value than the other, unless those
views are based upon common sense and the his
tory of the past so far as il can be applicable to
the present Mr. MoRroS almost every day
gives expression to his views OF public affairs and
the duties of the citizen in the present crisis OF
the country, aud why has not Mr.. Dom, Mr.
JoSEs. or Mr. SMITH. in this free government
the same right, as he should have the same priv
ilegeY
And IN conclusion. we will remark that the
readers of the Journal. by the &c publication OF
the speech Of Mr.. Dopp 10 that print. have had
the privilege of reading some wholesome doe
trInesa nd sentiments fearlessly expressed, which
otherwise might have escaped them. and its
abuse has given them aud him significance and
importance which otherwise they could not have
attained. For these reasons the speech of Mr..
Dom will be read by thousands who otherwise
would never have noticed IT,.