Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-02-27
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.
WILLIAM BROWN, Editor
INDIANAPOLIS, FEBRUARY ae, 1851.


The New Issue.
The provision in the Constitution which prohib-
its the further immigration OF persons of color the
State of Indiana will present issue to the people,
on the first Monday in August next-an issue which, we
trust will be with camncss, and in good temper, by
the people, and decided without regard the old party
lines That it will be adopted by immense majority,
we cannot doubt The slave States are making strn-
gent laws prevent that unfortunate class OF persons
remaining in their States after they become free To
prevent the free States from being with this mis-
cradle population, selfdelence, law of nature
which knows sympathy, requires of us the adoption
of such measures will protect ourselves different
policy would fill poor-houses with black paupers from
our sister States and Involve in all the evils Of sa-
very without any corresponding beneft-he evil of two
residing in the community, the superb
or the other inferior race separated socially by
impossible gulf The adoption of this provision, our
opinion would give impetus the of COLOMBIA
on which it will have, long shelter and pro-
lection is given the free negroes, in the Northern
States.
most desperate effort will be made to defeat this
section and this struggle will involve candidates for
Congress- and for members of the Legislature by intro
ducing clement for the time, into the politics of
Indiana, which, regret to say promises to be OF
most bitter and inscriptions character As an evidence
of what of opposition shall with, we copy
the following from the National Era, the organ of the
free soil party:
PRESCRIPTION OF CoLokED PEoPLE-Whenever
the Devil intends to do particularly thing, lie
of his imps work harass and the
unfortunate free people of color. The Indiana State
Convention for forming Constitution appears Just
be under his special influence and direction. 1t
hago fol in
colored people,
No negro or muatto shall be permitted to settle in
the StIte after the adoption of the Constitution.
Contracts with negroes muattoes coming into the
State thereafter to be void and all persons suffering
them encouraging them remain in the State to be
fined less than ten dollars than five hundred
dollars. A convenient range Tor magistrates who NAV
desire indulge amiable little spites of their own.
colonization fund be established out of the fines
under these provisions.
These sections to be submitted separately TO the
people,
The members OF the Convention appear to be labor
ING under serious apprehension that the purity of the
AngloSaxon in their State may be contaminated
but, If to take the Convention fair represent
alton of the people of Indiana induced believe
that even Hottentot Infusion might be OF some advan-
tage TO the breed.
1t does seem to us most execrabe meanness for a
State with million OF white inhabitants to pronounce
edct of expulsion against eight thousand
poor eoored people, and then plumber them obtain the
means oil transporting them"
This is the commencement of the cry, which fear
will be echoed back by the Statesman, the Lafayette
Courier, the Madison Courier, and host OF wing pa
pers with free soil tendencies 1t is stated that the Era
has four thousand subscribers in Indiana 1t is edited
with much ability, and will have great influence with its
readers The existence of this paper depends on the
independent organization of the aboltioniss party
Their identity be preserved; ard the acquisitions
they make from the old political parties bat addto their
strength. Exasperated by defeats in the present Con-
gress they will fall back upon their old organization,
the liberty party; and the wing democrat who ex-
poets with them and maintain his standing
in his old political church, will be mistaken. And we
take this occasion to all good de nocrats, who
have been led asay by their honest sympahes for the
of freedom. pause before they take the last
fatal step, which will unite them with sectional one
idea party, whose Efforts if successful, would destroy
the Government, and PROSTATE, forever the hopes
liberty throughout the world.