Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-08-21
THURSDAY MORNING. AUG. "A. 1856.
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Stopping the wheels of Government
Little did the good people of this, the
Sixth Congressional District Of Indiana
think, in 1854, wheE they voted for LUcIAs
BARBOUR, that they were voting for mon
OF such violent aud fsnaticaI feelings as he
has shown that he cherishes. Little did they
imagine that they, by their votes, were aid
ing in subverting and destroying the actual
government Of their country. They had moi
the most remote idea that their Representa-
tive in Congress would be the source and au-
thor of revolutionary act. whereby the ma
chinery and harmonious action of the laws
Of the land were TO be interrupted and rem
dered powerless and inefficient But they
are doomed to see that Mr.. BARBOUR has
given himself up to the dominion of fanat-
icism and party feeling, so far as to forget and
to outrage the duties of his position, as to
introduce proposition to make no appro-
priations for the support Of the Army of the
United States, unless certain political meas
urss and views which be sustains shall first
be carried into effect The high handed rev.
olutionary measure of Mr.. BARBOUR strikes
at the very foundation and existence Of our
Government. Ii shows him to be an incon-
siderate, passionate, bigoted psrtizan, unfit
ted by temper, discretion or Judgment to oc-
cupy a seat within the Halls of Congress.
1t is great dishonor and reproach upon the
people Of the Sixth Congressional District,
that they should have selected such man
as their Representative
If the plan proposed BY Mr.. BARBOUR to
carry political measures was to be adopted, it
would soon put final stop to all the func-
tions Of Government, and leave the Nation
powerlcss, in the hands of anarchists and
dsstructionists. Whenever any political
measure should exist, which did not suit the
peculiar views of either branch of Congress,
according to BARBoUR's theory and practice,
1t would only be necessary to prohibit
monied appropriations for the support of any
or Of all the departments Of the Govern
ment and then revolution or change must
come. If the Judiciary Department would
not declare the Fugitive Slave law uncon-
stitutional, then, according to BARBOUR, you
have only to refuse to vote appropriations to
support and pay the Judiciary, and that de-
partment must succomb or die out. Just 80
in regard to the Territories. If they refuse
to vote on the slave, OF any other question,
10 suit the dominant faction in either house
Of Congress, refuse the territorial appropria-
tions, and the Territorial government must
stop. Such legislation is insanity-such con-
Ducts revolutionary-such political despera-
ton makes its author as a man totally unfit
70 WELD the power incident to member Of
Congress. That party which sustairs such
measures is not a safe repository of the great
interests and honor Of the Nation, nor should
IL ever receive the countenance and support
OF the people. The present Abolition House
voted for this detestable amendment of BAR
BoUR but now, after the indignant voice
of the people is coming back to their ears,
they are slowly backing out from their revo
lutionary and disorganizing position. BAR
BoUs has done enough to ccRsign his name to
ignominious distinction for all time to come.