Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-28

IdIo WHICH concern tne WilOtc people sudli
express myself, on this occasion, without any re-
gard whatever 70 any threats OF personal violence
from whatsoever source. II the time has come
when free American citizen, before his country
men, speaking about matters of legitimate dis
cussion. cannot express himself, freely, fearless
ly and fully, then is a military despotism es-
tablished, and every man who hears me IS now a
slave. Who was il that threatened personal vio-
lence to those who proposed to discuss public
matters concerning the welfare of the whole
peoplel 1t was the very men who, twelve years
ago, denounced the Mexican war as unrighteous
and unhoy. Old Abe-Uncle Abe-not very
smart man, but the honestest toad in the whole
puddle at Washingt Abe himself had de
nOunced the Mexican war. Old Abe was not al
that time threatened by Democrats, who were
fighting the battles of the country, with any per
sOnal violence because Of the free utterance OF
his opinions. Old Abe, Uncle Abe, or in more
respectful terms, President Lincoln, was at that
day given by all Democrats full leave and license
to proclaim whatsoever he conceived in his brain
no matter 10 what extent he proposed to aid by
his words the enemies then in against the
United States and arrayed in deadly conflict
against brave soldiers who had rallied for the
flag
If these men who threaten personal violence
believe they are right why do they not come up
and discuss the questions which so concern us be
fore the peopIel Twelve years ago old Tom
Corwin discussed questions before the people and
no Democrat interrupted him. He hoped that our
volunteers, the sons of our wives and mothers
here in Indiana among the rest, might be "wel-
coined with bloody hands to hospitable graves.
What Democrat, in all the length and breadth OF
this broad land, then threatened COrwin with per-
sonal violence for his unpatriotc speechg-a
speech unpatriotic because we were then at wal
with foreign power. This man-this Tom Cor
win-this unpatriotic and disloyal citizen, in
1861, was now appointed under Abraham Lin
coin Minister Plenipotentiary and Embassador
Extraordinary to the very country that was thea
at against
A few weeks ago-talking further about these
threats Of personal violence-they got alarmed at
indianapolis, and the Governor of the State sent
down load of arms to Parke county, in or
der, as he said, to suppress a rebellion. and then,
upon passenger train he came himself This
Governor of ours looks like owl, but is not hall
as wise as a respectable bird OF that genus. he
came on FOOLS errand, accompanied by the edi-
tor of the Journal His Excellency's monkey with
spectacles, TO suppress-what kind of a rebellion,
fellow citizens, do you think? | had taken the
ground, before my fellow countrymen, that this
war in which we are now engaged was fratricidal
and ought at once TO be settled by concession on
both sides and by compromise. i had expressed
these sentiments, the like of which express be-
fore the Democracy who hear me to-day, and il
was this rebellion that the Governor came down
with his car load of arms, accompanied by his
monkey. to suppress 1t was the rebellion OF
free Speech my fellow citizens, that his half Ex-
ceIlency-forI never knew him to have whole
Excelency in his lfe-came to overthrow.
What did His Excelency say in the speech
which he made in my county on that occasion ?
j quote from his monkeys machne-the organ:
"He administered a strong rebuke to those who
sympathized with rebellion, and warned gentle
men that vigilant men watched them" Who is
there here or anywhere else in Indiana that sym
pathizes with traitorsl
ANY one here or elsewherel ICries of "no, no
mol No. fellow citizens, not one man in all In
diana, undertake to say, is traitor or synlpa-
thIses with traitOrs But His Excellency says
that "vigilant men are watching you. Men are
paid upon the Governors secret police force to
watch their neighbors and TO report every word OF
their private conversations. Men who agree with
us men who were for compromise and peace, are
watched by vigilant men, and they had better
have carel Fellow citizens, under your Execu-
tive, is not this the most abject slavery-that
is if we submit to it? If am to be a slave
should rather be a black one than white one.
But / say, let His Excellency, the Governor, go
on. DEFY him and every other man who desires
to take from me my liberty of free speech under
the Constitution. and you and all of US, not
outstanding his accidency, will continue to feel,
think and talk like Democrats. Yes, and we will
continue to act like Democrats.
They say am a seceSsionist. Do look like
one? Iappeal to my friend Hendricks appeal
to you aldo look like secessionist? Do
talk like one? Do l act like oneY Laughter,
and cries of mo, no!'l When these Republi-
cans talk about secessionists, aiming at Demo-
al hat oh Eya 70 a O.
There is not repeat, "A secessionist in the whole
State in the Democratic party that know of. We
are better Unionists than Morton or his man
monkey. That man Morton has done more than
any other man to engulpb the country in civil
war, the necessary consequence of which is disun
ion. | would, this moment, my friends lay down
my life willingly and cheerfully if the sacrifice
would restore peace once more 20 this distracted
country. No man shall surpass mein devotion to
the Constitution and the Union. But hold that
the Union never can be maintained by force.
War is disunion. Peace, and only peace, is union.
For the utterance of these sentiments have been
denounced through the miserable, hireling party
papers as a disunionist. What did Greeley-U
wish the devil had him)-what did Greeley, the
leader of the Republican party, and the man with
more power in il than any other man-what did
he say?
ANY attempt to coerce the cotton States was
contrary to the Declaration of Independence and
in opposition to the fundamental principles of our
Government"
If the abolition portion of the Republican party
want to hang anybody, let them hang Greeley.
If had made such declaration, every Republi-
can Abolitionist in the land would have advoca-
ted my hanging before shutdown. Ny fellow cit
liens, if any many in this country could claim to
be the devoted friend of Douglas, was that de-
voted friend For him, the greatest of our states
men, would have sacrificed my ALL But what
did these Republicans say of him last year? Did
not their presses and their orators everywhere de-
nounce him ms drunkard. scoundrel, a dema-
gogue2 Now they treat him saint, and shed
crocodile tears over his memory. Why, If he
was the man they say hewas, now--why did they
not vote for him thens A voce-"That's
it'll If he had been elected President
of the United States-they would have been
United States. The sun to-day would have risen
upon free, prosperous and happy people. But
these men-these abolition Republicans-never
see anything until it is too late, or until every
body else has seen it. Laughier.] What did
Douglas say, he whom these men now so eulogize
in the last speech he ever made in the United
States Senateg WAR" he declared, 'was dis
union. War was final and eternal separation. -
And he insisted that every man must advocate
such measures of amendment to the Constitu-
ton as would restore the country once more to
peace.
And my friends, agree perfectly with Judge
Douglas, our great and glorious, our lamented
statesman; and would to God his wise eounsels
might yet be followed by the whole country. The
Southern people are much to blame for the con-
dition of affairs which are upon US, but the Abo-
ition party of the North are quite as much to
blame. Douglas said that every man who was
for war as = means of preserving the Union was
per Sc disunionist If, then, there are disunion-
lists in this country you need not 90 to the Demo
cratic party to find them. Go to the Abolition
lists. Go to the party which sustains the seces-
sion journal Of Indianapolis If such paper was
published in my town I would run away on the
very first rainy night. / mean no disrespeci