Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06
Governor Dorr.

"The Legislature of that miserable little State of
Rhode Isand,' says the New York News, " have
passed resolution for the liberation of Dorr, the
condition Of his taking an oath of allegiance tho
Government and Constitution of the State But il
so framed not him his civil rights,
reanmate him from that civil death which is the legal
effect OF his sentence. It thus becomes extern
sion OF his prison bounds. Mr. DORIS friends in the
Senate spoke eloquenty against this mean and dis
graceful form, nwhichthe maoritycothed an which
ought TO be of more liberal magnanimity. Severely
as Mr. DORIS health has suffered from his confinement
we doubt whether he Will accept his Liberation under
such circumstances. His friends In the Senate voted
against it. What he may be prevailed upon to do by
the distress of his parents and family we can not saw
and scarcely know what to wish that his decision
may be-"
This, observes the Ohio Statesman is the most ex-
traordinary proceeding ever heard Gift only for
a set of Algerines. What. Swear man to allegiance
to a country, and then deprive him of citizenship.
What would his allegiance be worth, to himself o.
any body else! These men must be mad with tyran-
| ny and wlckedness Ask man to allegiance
to government and then turn him out with the chains
of convict about him If he is worthy of his OATH
he Is worthy of his freedom, unless they believe that
freedom is inconsistent with allegiance to such
goyernfient lin that, they may be half right. Those
tyrants are shvering in their shoes, and the
they bow to public justice, the better.
| A SHAREHOLDERS IDEA OF SLAvERY.-The follow
in the Frankfort Commonwealth, one Of the most in
huential journals in Kentucky:
GAS to the blessings of slaver7, Mr.. Cahchi is
very silly TO argue that question a. home; still
more abroad The universal sentiment at the North.
and, we believe, majority Of he people eren IN fhs
sldrehoiding states, regard Slarery here plGgus
spot and a In Kentucky, while we believe all
her citizens are loyal to the constitution and would
resist any interference with the question, nearly all
regard the institution as every way injurious 10 US,
and would joyfully adopt any Just and practicable
scheme of relieving themselves of the evil.
1.-THE number of shareholders in Kentucky is about
onefjurth the Number of voters This is an import
ant fact which the considerable should constantly keep
in mind Mr.. Calhouns principles carried out would
make the aboring freemen of this country slaves to
slavery His estimate of national happiness and pros
perity, is clearly shown in bis letter Mr.. King
ION which we are now remlrking, is estimate &C
tie comforts and enoyments not of the great body of
free American labores, but of that small class who
live on the sweat of negro labor. God forbid we
should excite the smallest prejudice against either
negro labor or those who enjoy it. We would made
no discrimination between them and others for we
hold ourselves conscentioisy bound, under the COM
promises of the constitution regard all and protect
all alike.
But we call on those who employ slave labor for
Gods sake provoke the masses against bem-
selves-set yourselves too many do in offensive
arrogance, above them. large majority of the free
men of the nation poor laborers men, ueverihe-
less Of proud spirits of true hearts, and be it remem
bered of stout They to be conciliated, not
despised they to be regarded and protected, not
trampled and made sabseryient TO interests antago
nistc to their prosperity and dignity Mr.. Calhoun
had better not make statistical tables Others Will
turn the tables him. For the security of slavery
we have the guarantees of the constitution. Seeking
other supports. shall lose those already have"