The sun., 1864-10-01

tSpEn this caption tho JOURNAL or Covnyacy
yesterday, published = len.,thy arucc, re.
porting one hundred and eighty four alleged
violations Of the following extract Of the Consti.
tuition:
"Tbc right OF the people to he secure in their
" PERSONS homes, papers and ELECTS, against uu-
"reasonabie searches and seizures shall not be-
vioistef- and no warrants snail issue but upon
"probabls cAusc, supported bv oath or Affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to 10
"sesrrhci, and the persons things be se sed /"
Ordinary citizens who pescesbly pursue their
various cslnsa will perusc the article published
by the JouusAL or CoxxKRns with more than
usual interest They will read abou, the suppression
OF ofnswspspcrs-eithe by order Of the Ad,ninistrs-
ton, Its military commanders, or the violent acts
Of mobs led on by partisan ndbc-cnts-with mingled
feelings Of shame and fear. Shame, thu, the exc
cutive oficcrs Of free government should believe
IL necessary TO suppress arbitrarily. any Journal.
Tor Its opposition TO the policy Of the Aininis,ra-
ton, while The com non law courts remained open
for more legal mode Of procedure Pear, lest
similar exercise Of Executive power, or parti,an
malice, be made apparent towards every private
individual who might believe he had a right
under tho constitution--of freely critlcsing the
acts Of the Administration.
IL there is one right more dear 10 au Amer
can citizen than any other that he possesses under
our form Of government IL is the right of being
secure In his person and property. Mex, TO this
comes he freedom OF speech and the press; rights,
10 obtain which, our foresthors crossed the Allan
tic and erected their homes in the American will
derness. Rights that have been recognized IN eve
ry State aud national charter since tho American
people have had political existence; aud 10 which
the people still cling with tenscity that exhibits
the American Character in striking contrast with
4 the spirit Of the masses IN despotic countries
Doubtless the exigencies Of the case induced at
the outset u the rebellion a ,smp,rsr, violation Of
tho above extract Of the Constitution, but It is by
no means clear ,hs, the same course ough, n be
pursued Al the prcscn time; and yet tho catalogue
| published In ths JorRsAL embraces new.paper
suppressions and instances Of mob violence TO.
| wards Democratic Journals commencing IN ,be
early part OF SCI and continuing down /, amili.
tarv order, issued 30 lac as the i6a Of september,
isb' In his comments upon these acts the editor
OF tho JOURNAL or C'NsEIcR uses the following
language;
| The liberty of the press the bulwnk Of n peo.
pies freedom. The editor Is not more tree IN u
any o'hcr man, but he II entitled In the election
OF law and II IA eminenly Important That tie free
| dom oil discussion should lie iinitei only by tho
provisions oi the known law, ami not by The arhi.
tray viii of one man. Even Congress is forliddcn
| to abridge the freedom oi the press. AbEAn,N
| LINCOLN had no power or right to suppress one o'
| these newspapers. Each ir stance WIS a breach ol
law, blow Mt freedom, and violation OF the Con.
sutution. He used the physical force he possrssci
70 violate law, irample On tho Constitution, defy
| tne guarantees which the people onsc Possessed
and thrs silence the voice q his political ilpoueuls
| Nne arrests out of ten were INA le snloy because
the newspapers were anti-ahohtion These news
| papers were guilty Of being conservative. rAey
disapproved Of ADRAnAn LINooLs's ruinous pllcy.
| by direct order OF A. LINCOLN, solely because the
opposed his policy, and discussed Il with the hce.
dom 10 which we claim q right as American ci, .
zens. ln large numter OF instances the order ior
suppression OF he paper and lrrcs. " the editor
came directly from <. iIscolS himsclL IL ali tbs
cases mentioned he assumed the rcsponxhli,y %,
'he order, by approving the officers course In
S.me ebhes he Indorsed tho work OF mons, Ly e..
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