Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-31
ksEhe Nece.sitie. of the situatIon.,,

<sXhe Necessities OF the SituatIon.'
An Elaborate article under the above head APP
pears in the. Cincinnati Gazette of Tuesday the
leading Republican organ of the West, in which
il annnounces that "the war has got to be waged
on different principles from those which have
heretofore characterized it. 1t ridicules the Adj
ministration for respecting the rights of property
under the Constitution, and says the war can no
longer be carried ON con peace principles on our
,ide." What does it recommend? If we can
readi its continents Alright the Gazette advocates
the following different principles" that the
Federal army seize the property of all citi-
zens suspected of disloyalty to the Govern
ment. and confscate il for the use of the
VAR thar the Administration must no longer re-
fuse "the patriotic offers Of our own citizens for
the army because of their complexion that is
il should arm the free negroes of the North to aid
in the upon the South; that prisoners taken in
arms mustno longer be discharged upon parole of
honor and oath of allegiance to the Government;
that those who are suspected of opposition TO the
MAR rs means of preserving the Union, must no
longer be- permitted to "work openly among us;
that our army officers must no longer carefully
and barbaiously exclude from our ranks the flu
eit;ves who would have gladly told all they
knev; on in other words, we must encourage the
negroes to leave their masters and turn upon
them. and that they should be employed in the
bnilding OF Entertainments and for the heavy du-
ties Of fI,rage. transportation and camD services
The Gazette insists that the citizen can have no
election az to his duty or even as to his opinions
ID reference to the great issues before the coun-
~. Il must be the unconditional support Of
<be war TO the complete conquest Of the rebels, -
: var of subiugation-of confscation of private
urouerty and total disregard of constitutional
r7<hts and obligations, or else be found to
identify himself with 1.-THE cause of the enemy and
4 oensequences." In a word, this leading Re
prb17can organ would crush out all opposition to
8 ~ act .3f the Government in carrying on the
- u1:ther or not il is in conformity to the laws
civilization and of humanity, or in violation of
1te Constitution. 1t is in favor of martial law,
tie conplete subsection of the citizen to the
laws OF war II is for a military despotism-
for removal of all those constitutional guaran
tees which protect the property or secure the lib
err Of the citizen. II would strike down by the
@Invs OF war" the freedom of speech, the free
{ - Of the press, and those liberties and rights
81 The citizen which are the glory of
en- (fo< Republican institutions. If the Gazette
tidy represents the sentiment OF its party we
>nn ooly say that the objects Of the war are no
longer limited by those avowed in the Presidents
kua;on, the repossession of the public prop
Ny b t,e seeded States and the enforcement
q 1Ivs and the obligations of the Constitu-
I<tr all the States Of the Union. Hereaf-
upon the same authority, the war is to be
r19odo1 different principles"-it is to be one
e subju9ation, of confscation of private prop
en- fol lie usvs ot TIC {; ,ye.nment and the
*11<ni policy of restraining negroes in the SER
is Of their owners is to be aoandoned-or in
other v<rs the slaves are hereafter TO be invited
q BECOME fugtiyes and receive the protection of
- Gov.anment. Such is the poicy that "the
noccss;tes of the situation" in the opinion of the
Ge<cft>, require. Ii will be well for every cti-
1en Who desires to preserve the Constitution, the
Union aid our free institutions as handed down to
us BIZ this patriots of the Revolution to consider
the ssnesr principles for which the war is to be
waced.