Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-11

= The other points oithe JOURNAL, which are
as weak as is saving argument, we win notice
hereafter.
ron's Report.
The Louisville papers-the Journal and Dem
ocrat-are exceedingly bitter in denouncing the
proposition Of the Secretary of War to arm the
slaves 10 aid the Government in the fierce contest
now raging 10 maintain its integrity Both of
those papers have been from the beginning the
firm friends Of the Union, and they represent the
Union sentiment of the border slave States.
They regard the scheme Of Mr.. CAMnsoS as not
only diabolical, bat as one IL carried into effect,
that will defeat all hope of a reconstruction Of
the Union. The Democrat, with great emphasis,
remarks thar the arming of slaves "changes the
whole contest from sacred cause OF religion
and patriotism to JoHS brown raid. It
concludes the war as eifectually as if hundred
battles had been gained by the Southern Confed-
eraey.' The Journal says "the pillows of
anti-slaveryism are running mountain high at
Washington" and il expresses the conviction that
the only hope Of preventing this Addition spirit
from sweeping away all the barriers Of the Consti-
tuition is for the conservative element Of the nation
to come up promptly and resoIuteIy TO the support
of the President Here is mission for the loyal
and conservative people of Indiana Let their voice
be heard in maintaining the Constitution invioate
and insisting that the shah be prosecuted not
to break down the barriers Of the Constitution
but to preserve thenl-not to destroy the Union
but TO restore and continue il as framed BY the
fathers of the Republic If any additional justi-
fcation be needed for the 9Th of January Con-
vention it may be found in the appeal of the loyal
citizens of the border slave States to the consery
alive element of the North to come up prompt
ly and resolutely" and put their seal of condem-
nation upon the proposition for armng the blacks
which the Democrat forcbly says disgraces the
cause, disgraces the soldiers engaged in it and
utterly changes the whole appearance of affairs"
If the six hundred and forty thousand soldiers
which the Government have in the field are not
sufficient to PIT down the rebellion, let the mum
Der be doubled, but never disgrace the nation by
so inhuman, disgraceful and cowardly an act as
that proposed by Secretary CAMERON, and from
which even the President, with all his anti slavery
sympathies recoiled.
We present the views of the Louisville papers
for the consideration of the conservative citizens
of Indiana. The Democrat says.
We publish this morning the wickedest docu-
rnent that ever emanated from the pen of man;
and, TO our shame be il confessed, it is by one
holding high position in the National Govern
ment. Ii will be seen that Cameron, the Secre-
4 for ~ofW hac
advocated the arming OF the blacks We have
no, language sufficiently strong to express our
horror and Indignation at such scheme, and the
bold, shameless eifrontery with which it is advo-
Gated A scheme capable of being conceived
only by heart utterly depraved, is maintained
by arguments worthy of the mind that conceived
them. The right to slaves is more than
questionable; it is absolutely and entirely dam
nable crime. The proposition fills US with
sickening horror and disgust Had Great Brit
ain the right to employ Indians, and to offer so
much for scalps in the Revolutiary WARP The
whole civilized world has denounced it.. English
statesmen have branded it with the blacklist
terms of opprobrium. Yet itswhole black de-
pravity is pure as the undriven snow before the
| horrible proposition of Cameron. Ii has not
one redeeming feature. Ii is totally, utterly
understanding with il the utter destruction OF
the country, in the midst of brutal horrors which
make even the popular stories of st. Bartholo
new appear respectable. If the policy Is carried
ont then the country is certainly cursed. There
will be no place where the American citizen cin
remain in safety but, in the ashes of ravaged
fields, burning cities, and broken and violated
households, he viii curse the hour he was born.
The wicked, false impression which the Secretary
of War tries to make, that this freeing and arm
ing will be injurious only to the rebels is too glar
ingly absurd for discussion. Arm the slaves of
the rebels, and the act will do as much harm to
be Unionist as the rebel. IL changes, as we have
said before, the whole contest from sacred cause
of religion and patriotism to John Brown raid.
/ 1t loses, If carried into effect, all the border
slave States, and, we firmly believe. some of the
conservative border free States. Itconcudes the
war effectually as ii hundred battles had been
gained by the Southern Confederacy.
There is but one conclusion to which the peo-
pie will come, and that is that Mr.. Cameron must
be removed. When this policy was first preached,
we stated then the necessity plainly. The deyel-
| opments are more convincing than ever His
| plan disgraces the cause, disgraces the soldiers
engaged in it, and utterly changes the whole ap
pearance of affairs. S ..,sr-
The Journal of yesterday reiterated its con-
demnation of the previous day, and considers the
President as sanctoning the report of the Score
tary of Wa. This is carrying the matter little
too far. The members of the United States
Cabinet have often disagreed with the Executive.
and one member is not responsible for the opin-
ions expressed in their reports 1t is his duty,
however, when one of these reports conflicts with
the feeling of the people, or radically with his
opinions. to remove the Secretary. Aud we de-
mand CamerOn's removal as due to the cause;
due TO the loyal Union men of this State, and of
the slave States generally. We demand it as
right TO the conservative element of the North as
well the South, and as necessary to the preser-
walton OF the Union
The Journal expresses itself in the following
emphatic manner:
We this morning publish the official report Of
Secretary Cameron As respects the question of
slavery, the report confirms worst apprehen-
sions. And the most grievous fact of all is that
the report on this head can be regarded only as
an expansion of what the President says in the
same relation. The report Of tie Secretary is of
course sanctioned by the President. What is said
by the one concerning slavery is but the illumi-
nation of what is said by the other. The Score
tary in this respect is no worse than the Presi-
dent: and the President is no better than the
Secretary. The country has little to hope from
either except in the disposition that we trust both
have to heed the couiIses OF the country's own
better Judgment and better nature. But these
counseis must be heard Enthusiastically to be heed
ed. When SO heard we believe they will be
Needed We now, however, dismiss the Score
tary, and shall hereafter deal with the principal
in the case.
The conviction we expressed in our columns
yesterday, and the course of action we then pro-
posed. gather additional strength from the deyel-
opments OF every hour The radicals in Com
gress appear to have everything their own way.
The character of the propositions they introduce,
and the favor the widest OF their propositions re-
ceive. are positively frightful- Congress has
Iopened with fanatical howl, and seems re,dy
without pause to leap into the furthest depths
Of radicalism. The winds of sectional passion