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The Daily Dispatch: August 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Signs of the Times. (search)
Disloyalty of free speech.[from the New York day Book, Aug. 28.] But it is said we are "disloyal." "Disloyalty!"--what is it? To be "loyal" must we believe in "the irrepressible conflict" of Seward, "the negro equality" of Chase, the "ultimate extinction" theory of Lincoln, and that the Helper book is a "valuable political document?" Must we believe that Seward is as great a statesman as Jefferson, that Cameron is as incorruptible as Diogenes, and that Lincoln is as learned as Machiavelli? Must we believe that black is white, that two and two make five? In fact, must we commit intellectual suicide? Does Mr. Lincoln's Administration demand all this as the price of "loyalty?" If so, the price exceeds our ability to pay. But it is said we oppose the Government. How, where or when? Bring on your accusers; let the case be brought before the court. Let us see the counts and the specifications. If to be "loyal" means sincere reverence for the Constitution — a fervent