Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-27

councils, and which we believe to be the express
sion of political partisanshp, and opposed to the
true sentiment of the people.
Mr.. Hendricks moved the previous question,
upon the conclusion of the reading of the report
and resolutions No more cogent arguments
could be presented in favor of concession and
compromise than were contained therein.
Governor Hammond moved that the Chairman,
in putting the vote, call upon those voting in the
affirmative and negative TO rise.
The report and resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote, according to Governor Hammond's
suggestion, mem. con-, amid great cheering, way
ing ofhats, and every evidence of the most heart
felt enthusiasm.
Mr.. Ray offered the following additional reso-
lutions, which were adopted mem con-:
ResOlved, That our Senators and Representa-
tves in Congress can not disregard the sentiments
expressed by the resolutions of this Convention
without disregarding the wishes of large ma
orty OF the people of this State, and that il is the
duty of the General Assembly of this State to
instruct our Senators and request our Represen-
tatiyes IN Congress SO to vote as to give effect to
said sentiments.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the Commits
siOness representing the State of Indians in the
Peace Conference at Washington, to support such
measures of adjustment are contemplated by
the resolutions of this Convention, aud that it is
the duty of the General Assembly of this State
so to instruct said Commissioners.
Judge Reid, of Clark, offered the following,
which was adopted men con-:
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting are
hereby cordially rendered to Hon. John j Crit
tenden for his consistent and untiring efforts to
effect settlement ofthe difficulties which threaten
to distroy both the Federal Constitution and the
Union formed by that immortal instrument.
Mr.. Owen being loudly called for, took the
stand, and said that already recently he had adj
dressed his fellow citizens at length on the pers
and exigencies of the crisis. The report Just
read also embodied all he could wish to say. Ger
tainly his fellow citizens did not just now wish to
hear from him further.
Judge Reid, of Clark, being called upon said
he was now 20 years of age He came to Indiana
when it was territory, in 1918. Who then fought
our battles? Kentucky, God bless her, Where
were your Whites and your Davis's2 Who res
cued our territory from the savage foe? His
heart beat for Kentucky, that noble old State
Gov Hendricks was vociferously called upon.
and took the stage. He said he had been occu-
pied with professional duties lately, therefore be
was not fully prepared to speak. However, when
ever Democrat was called upon in this exigency
he ought always to be on hand. Every sentiment
uttered by the Chair this morning he indorsed
He believed that the Union could not be preserved
one step short of what the committee that had
iast reported had enunciated To avoid civil war
and all the dire consequence which would flow
therefrom, he would be in favor of any reasonable
adjustment. Oar troubles all came from the
question OF domestic slavery. Henry Clay had
said that this question occasIoned all difficult
ties. Fanatical men, North and South, had
brought these troubles upon Us. But what were
our duties as citizens of Indiana? That duty of
every citizen set forth in the resolutions which
had just been unanimously adopted.
He discussed the resolutions at length. The
Union, he said. belonged to all. 1t was ac-
quired by the blood and treasure of all. Looking
at this, and admitting this, the great Kentucky
statesman Mr.. Crittenden) had come forward
with his proposition of pacifcation. Our rights
the rights of Northern and of Southern meil-
must be established, must be established with
reference to the Territories, by line geograph-
ical line, and that settlement made a part of the
Constitution itself.
He was for no temporary arrangements Here
after he was for strife about this matter. The
line would be purely arbitrary Did YOU ever
that applied to the courts for a partition, and,
upon partition being made, all were content?
We. with regard to the territories, had TO establish
an arbitrary line 1t was proposed that that line
should be fixed in the Constitution, and apply to
future acquisitions. Let the division proposed be
the division for all time to come.
The people of this country were no common
people. The world astonished, regarded Us. Our
course was onward and upward. Could any bar
rer the Mexicans mi ht establish stop the tide of
the Anglo SIxon race toward the South? From
the Atlantic to the Pacific, our dominion already
extended. We had more territory to acquire in
the FUTURE and, when it is acquired, let it be gov
erned by the line which we now propose to make
authoritative by the Constitution. There were
no objections to be urged to to this proposition.
Where slavery profitable it would exist.
Where it was not profitable, there it would not
exist.
We must, North and South, progress together.
| Shall we have one law of progress for the North
and another for the South? We are one people.
with one destiny, and a common law ought to be
all. What is the question OF slavery here?
Does the North lose anything by slaves going into
territory south of the line proposedg Why should
| complaint Does the negro suffer ANY, Ab0-
litionists say that if you take nggers into free
territory they will increase very rapidly He could
| not say about this until he had consulted some
standard work on physiology.
| Did a slave, leaving slave State and emf
grating with his master into a Territory, become
worse in condition. That was question for the
! anti-compromisers.
If we dissolve this Union-if we say to the fif-
teen Southern States will not compromise with
| you, what security have we that the slave trade
in the formation OF Southern Confederacy will
| not be reopened?
How was it that gentleman from the beauti
full and fertile regions of Southern Indiana Judge
| Hall) was here to-day? He came because his
country called him. 1t cheered his heart TO see
him here. Upon the counties in the south, upon
the counties Judge Hall represented, the red wave
| of blood would flow when it came to civil war
Men like him, Republican though he was, would
| III conjunction with Democrats make the voice OF
| Indiana be heard. That voice strangled in
the Legislature; it was strangled in Congress, and
so far as Indiana was concerned it was. under ex.
ecutive appointment, strangled in the Peace Con-
| gress now in session in Washington City.
The people had come up on this day-the an.
| niversary of the birth of George Washington
an anniversary that every patriot celebrated. to
| make their voice heard. Disturbers of the Con-
vention here to-day. and there we're some dis
unionsts present, would find that when this quos-
ton was decided nothing partisan would enter into
the decision as made and emphaticaly and ulti-
matey pronounced by the American people
| Good faith ant national honor would be sustained
by that decision of the people. If Indiana in this
| Convention start the ball-can bring the
whole nation back to Honor and Right, oh, will
not this be proud day for us that have met here.
| Mr.. Hendricks took his seat amid great ap-
| pause and We regret that the length of the pro-
ceediEgs of the Convention, and the late hour at
which we write this, precludes our giving more
than the above synopsis of what he said.
Judge Hall. an eminent and distinguished Re-
publican indorsed the sentiments set forth in the
| report and resolutions in every iota. His people
were for concession and compromise. -Four to
one of them were for the Crittenden amendments.
| The people taking this matter up and would
settle it, as Mr. Hendricks had said, in favor of
the Constitution and the Union, respecting the
rights of all
Mr. Dixon followed Judge Hall. and said that
the voice Of the people had heretofore been STU
| fed. This suppression of the voice of the people
| had not been confined to Indiana, but was com
mon to all the States. II this matter had been
| left I'm the hands of the whole people, the whole
| thing would have been settled long ago-even
prior to Lincoln's election. If partisans had not
possessed the government of this thing. to-day
the Commissioners who represented the State OF
| Indiana would have sent ont the cheerinv nav