The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-02-06

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Atsv dave ago. Gssessi Alvin p Hcvevl II
.ad,sssed Tho returned soldies Of the ls'hl :
Indiana regiment, q indianapolis % '0'- !
love: /.
.His soIe object IVES the reunion Of the
S,s,es. He would say. perish the 'boss'ed
trial By jury; perish your habess corpus;
perish liberty Of speech: perish hoe"yl
Of The press; perish I'll other institutions
rather shsn this nation should become
bvs word In al Chrisssndom."
W. present. in contrast so'he above rev.
lolu,ionssy and liberty destroying doctrine
the words Of General Hovey. 10 1850 which
are a. follows:
"Sir would remind gentlemen in this
Convention thar Il 10 IN easy thing to tear
down. bu, much more difficult ono TO build
no. The architect who designed and So
pernse nded the erection Of THE hall. NAV
have labored for years studying the pr'nc'
oIes which enabled him 10 produce such
structure; yet mad man or fool. IN . lev
shor, hours might level Il with the grouad.
h .Rome, with her splendid villas. her mag
Il ni6cent palaces and gorgeous temples
Rome the great, the possrin'. the triumph
ant. buis with the spoiIs Of thonssno
: .a,ions and cem~nted with their blood. wa
, len, in one night By AIsric. with me y IN"
and vsadale, . mass Of hIsckened RUM. =
sTis easy 20 tear down. but y 10 hsfo -
build up."-.f Debates Ind. Con. VOL p
305.
o We ere glad Gcn. H"vey has 30 frankly
Iexpvessrd hi. views. But We can a. frankly
tell him that large portion "f our people
; ls,s looking TO something besides the Un'on
% a Esced nnicn Of the Statss 9TH she Dc
!. jssucsioo 81 sisl BY jury. and the hab'a'
d .cospue. Without free speech and free pfsss
ID a. Gen. Hovey conssmpls'es. has lev o.
70 fractions 10 many Of our citizens But
nd union that secures and perpe'uases Ties
a great personsl rights our people msss a."
~ will have, and woe to the shol''i"n'r' Z
e. rebel ,hs, stands In the wsy. What IN N
-Isast cosssisuted this Tree Republic but ~
nd enjoyment o. those g'eas persons' right
10 enumerated above.
= Deprive us Of them and what have we
81 boss, Of above the mesnest desp"tisn
o" Eusops!
General Hcvsy hsd bes'ss understand IN
= The msssss OF our soldic~ ere sighting. %
=" The people urging them on. not 20 es'sh'''
inc desposism. bu, 10 preserve The unity Of :"
'p- liberties. The nation desires united rspn
nolHc, not united dssposism. and u such
choice Is ever foveed upon them, viii ~
ga prefer two republics to one ds-p''i.m
Rn Il bodes evil In times like these, VII
the nearly one million Of oar people are 10 ar"
70 hear one Of our leading and most copul
Ten Generals psocIaisning to large bodi"s u 81
He diers such revolutionary dccsrDes; espe'
;ip-lslv when ~ remember that IN open d's'
nss gard Of lac under the pIes o. preserving
pubIie zeal. has been the n.eans ~ viii
'ies| ,hs republics OF The pest have been dss'r'
4sh ID, aud The liberties Of the people crush
+. GOT.
Whist the object may Be 10 proclaim
w such doctrine, the peorle are deeply int
essed In knowing. They remember q
necessity l. the syranis plea 70 excuse
10 devilish deeds. and that in the past eve'
king hiss sckn owlsdeed that "a ruler Cove
ling IL : settled kingdom, degeserases int
.svv.os a. soon . he leaves Of 10 rule
49, cordinR 10 the Laws" That "sll kings :
.,,h ere not syrsnss o. perjured. gill BE- e'ss
~, bound themselves within the limits Of q
.lsws. end they that persuade them 70
~. csnsrarv ars vipess end pests both sg"l
!. =. them end tho commonwealth II this
H. apply 10 king, how much moe s'ron
-. will il apply to . ruler chosen BY the peo
,ous Our Government il no experiment
on,s. was formed By noble bsnd Of patriots
l;nos stssesmer, end hiss been handed down
4 re-, through - age Of revolution and o'oo'
III And the men Of this age will preserve u
,sdav tire with I'll its blessings and liberties
not misled By the dsmsgogues Of the o..
elan Lot The patriots Of the lsnd Of every
ThsIsy ct The seal Of condemnation on e
such attack upon The libsrties Of The cou'