Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-09

= 10. That e VII sustain with All our enereIes,.
a war for the maintenance ofthe,Constiiuton, and
OF the integrity OF the UniA under ,fAt, Coastuu-
ton; but we are opposeg toTwar for the enamel
patton OF the negroes. or tie sublugation OF the
Southern States
IL That.the purposes avowed and advocated
BIZ the Northern disIInionists to llberate and arm
the nero -eiives Unconstitutional, insu~ng to-
loyal sirizens, disgrace TO the age, is calculated
to rctafH the suppression ofthe rebellion aud cts
our unqualified condemnation.
IL That the total disregard of the writ of ha-
beas corpus by the authorities over us and the
Seizure and imprisonment of the citizens OF LOYAL
States where the judiciary Is in full operation,
without warrant OF law and without assigning ANY
cause or giving - the party arrested any opfrtu-
nifty ofdeiense, are hagrant violations OF the Con
stitution and most alrming.actS OF usurpation of
power, which should recese The steriNebuke of
every lover of his country and OF every who,
prizes the security and blessings OF life, libetty and
property.
guaranteed y the peoEse-jy the Constitution, and
none bat a useEDer. would deprive them of these
rights; they inestB,ble To the citizen and
formidable to t'sS,fNs only. And the attempts
which have been made since our present uufOrtu-
.Dtte troubles, 10 muzze the press and stihe free
discussion are exercises of despotc power against
which freedom revotS and which not he tOle-
rated without converting freemen into slaves.
IA. That the seizure of Sdell AMI Mason, on
board neutral vessel. on the high seas, was
either in accordance with international law and
so legal; or else in violation oil such law and 50
Illegal 1t the former. We lament that our nation
has been Inundated by their surrender under a
threat; if the latter. it was the duty of the Ad-
ministration at once to have disavowed the act of
their.oiFcer and instead ut incarcerating the cap
tises in Fort Warren. to have Immediately re
IL ~,
. tic.be, in the same condition in which that off
Ger had found them. In either event, the action
OF the Administration was vacillating land COW
ardly, and degrading 10 the dignity OF great ma
ton
IS That the action of the Republican party
manifested in the psrtsan character oJ-a.A APP
continents of toe Administration to civil office.
: and. in holding pavy ca1suses toy the>RcpabIican
membcrSNf Congress Tor the purpose Diminishing
upon tse DISQUALIFICATION OF that body the pecuS
'dosmas OF that pars,have demonstrated that their
professions "sSr teinS party platlorm.. and pax
" organizations. upon te altag OF their cJuiitry "
are butso. many hypocritical md false preiences
- Af yxgcl thes hope 10 dupe the unwary into their
support: and we warn all loyal persons. as they
love their country, not TO lie deceived thereby.
10 That the disclosures nfhde BY the invest
eating committee in Congress of the enormous
frauds that have stalked into the army and navy
departments. implicatin s-tLs heads of those lie
par;ments in a cornivar'ce at if not an actual
participation in system Of corruption. srt in
which oursbrAve soldiers have beS delra1ded of
their proper supplies. and our COG 3Dment threat
enei with binkyrscy. demands a thorough in
restigssn into all our expenditures. both State
and National and that speedy and marked ex-
ample be made Of all such birds of prev" who.
taking advantage of the necessitie. Of our co1n
try have fed and fatteued upon publA plumber.
IL That the meritorious conduct of the Indi-
ana tr5ops. IN every battle field where victory
has percl.ed upon the national banner, has fllel
the people Of this State With the highest graft
tude t. her gallant sons. and tha. we send our
best wishes 10 officers and men, dispersed through.
out the country, and the heartfelt greetings OF
everv Democrat for their further brilliant achieve