Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-18

Who incltes hin TO acts Of treason, By imam n,H-
tory hsrangue- against the Laws and those "no
administer them"
The Journal assumes that all are enemies to
the Government ~ho DO not bold TO its party
view. We know not the ofsnse for which Mr.
E1atstpsK vas arrested by the military author
ties. bal i, must have been for discussing the
civil poliey Of The Administration. q. the var
has ceased This, even the journal admits. he
had RICH, 20 co. The supreme lAW Of the land
says no law shall be passed "abridging the free
dom Of tie speech or Of The press or the right OF
The people pesceably 60 assemble and 70 petition
the Government for \ redress Of grievances.
There 10 no evidence. and there is no probability
that Mr. ErHsErDoE was melting insurrec,ionary
actions or armed resistance 10 the constituted
auihoritie. Can there be freedom Of speech, II
the citizen Is NO: permitted &c discuss the civil
policy or The Government and the character
OF the laws or the manner Of their ad-
mnistrst.ori In What other vay can the peo-
pie obtain a redress Of grievances, unless they
arc permitted TO publicly assemble and adopt
measures 10 obtain the repeal Of obnoxious laws
or a change Of administrative policy inimieai to
their interests, Even IL the course Of Dir. ErH-
RIDGE VAS insurrectionsry, OF which there Is no
proof. Why vas be made subject 20 ths dominion
OF one mans will, Instead Of the dominion OF
law In striking contrast with the sentiments
OF the Journal, which stands ready TO justify the
exercise Of de.poiic power 10 all cases which IA
vors The partisan policy Il represents, .e quote
the following manly defense Of the dominion Of
Law instead Of The dominion % one mas will
from the Nashville Dispatch. al Administration
paper, which has the credit OF being the especial
organ Of President JOHNSON Whether il il or Is
not. the sentiments it expresses are such as
should be entertained By every freeman BY all
who desire the dominion OF las aud not OF aFbl-
trary power Saws the Dispatch:
There is 10 more grave error possible ~ na-
tons course than the voluntary exchange Of the
dominion OF law for the dominion of one man 5
will. The step once taken Is seldom retraced
except through danger. disaster and loss Lib
erty is priceless jewel and cannot be trusted TO
any one mans guardianship There are eIcep-
tons in history bu. they only 70 prove the
truth of the rule by the shining character, the
wonderful. almost superhuman character, which
history always assigns to those few individuals
who. having obtained power over the people,
voluntarily relinqaished il to establish the peo-
pies freedom
Whether ne shall ever recover our own peace
ful dominion of law, our once priced self-gov
eminent, may we'll form a subject OF serious
thought, when al this late day, months after the
Suppression OF the rebellion. we find the Tribune
compelled 10 the uuerance of such language as
the following which We take from the columns
of that paper OF the llth instant:
We have had abundant exhibition OF military
justice throughout the past four years, as was
reasonable and ft-in fact rather more than that,
And. go long as military power and Law were re
qured to keep treason under, We heartily upheld
them. Wenever supposed that their administra-
ton would be perfect; but wanted the repub-
lie saved, even at the cost OF some temporary
encroschment public liberty and private right
And now hat the work i. done, We want 10 get
back TO old fashioned civil Law at the earliest
practicable moment. Let military men be sub
ect to military law, if they must: hut give us
civil law for eyer,body else.
We hear talk OF more courts martial for the
trial Of other than persons in our military scr
vice. and We protect IN advance against them
e have courts enough. Law enough, and al least
as fair u chance for justice with these as with
any that can be improvised out OF our army by an
order from the War department. We do not
much care what Europe may say OF our jurspru-
dence: we are only anxious that she shall have
no just cause for censure. Ii any rebel has con
Mi od In onP salIiara fuf oirf as
With pestieDce. or do any act sbhorrent to hu-
manity. let him be fairly tried for the crime;
or. IL It Is though. best 10 arraign some of the
rebel chiefs tor treason, 40 be IL; but let Us
deal with them according to law. II will be
greyous misiake-an avowal Of weakness
bluDder and folly--to hold another Court Mar
tisl for the trial OF other than military offenders
belonging 20 our own army. Such a court can
render no verdict that will carry weight with il
IN the judgment Of impartial cbristsudom--tbs
fact that such tribunal is resor;ed to will be
trumpeted by thousands as virtual confession
that lair trial was not desred--its verdict OF
guilty will be decided as preluding aud preparing
u Judicial murder Let ia return 10 the domin-
ion of law"
1t is better TO awake to the danger, even il be
at the las, hour. than never TO wake at all. The
time must come when every American will rc
cognizc the wrong which has been done in per
hitting the substitution Of arbitrary proceedings
for the due process OF law which is the guaranty
Of liberty to this country. Ii already begins to
be visible TO some who have been blind lie. u
strengthen the arm Of the civil authority that Law
may asser; its majesty throughout the land This
is especially necessary a, the present time, when
we are returning from al almost chaotic state
II arbitrary power be continued now. il may fss-
ten itself upon the very vilss OF The country.
and never be shaken off Lei us have the do
mnion of Law. and not of arbitrary power
FICGlfIOUS HISTORY
Senator IoHS SHERMAN. of Ohio. in speech