Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-03-13

ance that current events and experience may
induce him to modify or change even that. This
is our understanding of the address; and this, if
not everything we could desire, as we own it is
not, is at least much more and much better than
we were tempted to fear. And such we think
must be the judgment of every rejecting and
candid patriot. But we have neither time nor
space to discuss the address this morning.-LOu-
isUiHe Journal.
All we have to say is that it will sadly disap
point those who hoped that Mr.. Lincoln would
take conservative position in his address.-Nelo
Albany Ledger.
The PREsIDEcT's INAUGURAL. = Elsewhere
we print full report of the inaugural address of
President Lincoln.
No public document for years has been looked
for with so much anxiety by the people, for all
have felt that the momentous question of PEACE
or WAR was to be decided by it.
And as the lightning yesterday bore the words
we print they fell from the lips of the Presi-
dent, to every town and city in the country, mil
lions of freemen heard them with such feelings
as only the patriot can experience at the an
nouncement that one section of his country is to
meet another section in battles stern array, that
brother must meet brother with sword and bayo
net, anu IniL our 11r QeluS anu DeIuIlIul pitillo
must be drenched in the blood of the honest hus-
bandmen who are now cultivating them.
We have heard but one opinion of the inaugu-
raj expressed, and that opinion is, that it is de-
claration of war;
We do not think any other construction can be
put on it, for, though it bears some traces of the
Jesuitism of their Premier it is too clear, too di-
rect, too explicit to be misunderstood, or to leave
room for hope of peace.
Its main propositions may be summed up IN
few words:
"LAW" to his party and himself, to be carried
out in its letter and spirit.
2. He will carry out the Constitution, as his
party understand it, and protect the rights of
the States, as asserted by Massachusetts, and IL
linois.
g. He wants the fugitive slave law modified so
as to better guard the persons of the free negroes
in the slaveholding States.
A. He would have it provided by law, that the
clause of the Constitution which guarantees that
he citizens of each State shall be entitled to all
the privileges and immunities of citizens in the
several States, shall be enforced. As he differs
from the Dred Scott decision on this subject, he
would doubtless insist ON giving the negro voter
of Massachusetts, all the privileges and immuni
ties of citizenship in Kentucky.
5. He is not willing for the policy of the Gov.
eminent to be fixed by the decisions OF the Su
preme Court, which, in matters pertaining to pub
lie affairs, he would regard as of no more author.
ity than the opinions of six or seven able lawyers
in private statute.
6. He does not think that the Union is dis
solved, maintaining that the Confederacy is in
dissoluble.
7. He holds that the action of the people o
the seeded States is legally void and of no effec
and should not be recognized by the Federal au
thorities.
g. ANY acts of the Government of the Confed
crate States which may be at variance with th'
laws or policy of the Government at washington
will be treated as insurrectionary and revolu
tionary."
g. Regarding the Union as unbroken, he vii
take care that the laws of the government owe
which he presdes shall be faithfully executed Il
"ALL THE STATES"
10. He will collect all duties and imposts " i
the ports of the seeded States"
. Ii 1.-THE POWER CONFlDED TO MI
Thiml WILL BE USED TO HOLD, OCCUPY
AND POSSESS [retakel THE PROPERTY
AND PLACES BELONGING THAT belonged
TO THE GOVERNMENT"
l2 He would not object to amendments to tn
Constitution if sanctioned by the Legislatures o
. conventions of twenty-seven States.
There is not word in it from which the patrl
otic and peace loving friend of his country ca
derive consolation.
1t leaves no chance for peace but in the uncor
, ditional submission, humiliation, shame, degra
dation, and slavery of the seeded States; an
not only is there no man in those States tina
would not blush in shame if he were capable Q
thinking that they ought to hesitate in their ae
ton. but there is no man worthy to enjoy libert
or fit himself for aught else than bondage IN an
slaveholding State that would be willing to Sc
even bloodshed averted on such terms.
4 The address will be read with care and atter
ton by the people of the border slaveholdln
States.
E 1t will teach them the hopelessness, the foil,
{ the madness of trusting to the honor, to the loV
( of Justice. or to the patriotism OF the people
e the free States.
/ 1t will show them the terms on which, for
e present, they will be permitted remain with tn
D North.
1t will do more to fire their hearts, than a
that Southern writer's have penned or Soutt
ern orators spoken.
1t will dissipate the hopes of the sanguin
q clear the doubts of the undecided, and nerve a
r for what is to follow.
May God inspire the hearts of the people {
4 Kentucky with wisdom and courage equal to II
4 emergencyl-Louisuille Conrier.