Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-08
rhe Presidents Plan.

The New \ ork Herald, in commenting upon
the Presidents plan of closing out the rebellion.
remarks that promising the abolition of slavery
to the radicals after their DEATH is like offering to
free all slaves if the Abotionists will allow them
selves to be hung" and then adds:
But are we, then. in favor of the Presidents
plan? Certainly we are. We are i'm favor Of any
plan for the good of mankind. including the plan
for planting the Central Park with those trees
which bear roast pigs for fruit, and the plan for
building railroad across the Atlantic, with a
branch road to the moon. Let Congress pass the
requisite acts Immediately, and make the Presi-
dents projects effective. 1t is long time from
1862 to 1900. There will be great many
changes before these thirty seven wears and one
month are over. Weexpcct to carry every State
10y conservative majority before that period.
We expect TO elect several conservative Presi-
dents and Congresses before the emancipation
millennium dawns. If anything is badly legis-
lated now a days, We RELY upon these future rulers
to repeal il and straighten matters out. In 1900
the war will be almost forgotten. and little BOYS
and girls, yet unborn, will be studying its history
in their school books In 1900 Greeley will
have graduated at the almshOuse OF the lu-
natic asylum, and his very name will be lost in
oblivion, or remembered only with those of Judas
/ I~cariOi, Benedict Arnold and JEFF. Davis. In
1900 Beecher and Cheever will be testing the
truth of some of their sermons In 1900 Phil
lips, Garrison and Gerrit Smith will be atoning
Tor the misery they have caused. In 1900 the
nation will be greater, purer aud more powerful
than its present condition would indicate. Ii any
one wishes to add that in 1900 all the slaves will
be FIRE. we have not the slightest objection. Half
/ of them would have been freed thirty years ago
If the fanatical Abolilionists had not chosen the
negro as a hack upon which to ride into high pc
| litcal places.
All that is necessary TO end this rebellion and
restore the Union is to set the negro aside and
settle treason by hard knocks. II the Presidents
idea is to accomplish this by poStponing Slmbo
until 1900, we think it an excellent scheme, and
will support il Loyalty. We have always ad
mired the President as a joker. but We never
imagined that he could aptly blend ex-
quiSiie humOr and practical common sense in an
official document. He knows that the agitation
about slavery binders the war, and he is right in
desiring to postI ole This agitation. In fact, a
truce on the negro question until 1900 is a mill
tary necessity As such the AbOtiOnists will be
obliged to submit to il with their customary
grace We see no reason, indeed, why the whole
country should not he unanimous upon the sub
ject None of the present generation need OBJ
ject to the Presidents plan; for. the message
SAYS, we shall not have TO pay the taxes to carry
il into operation and shall all be in our dotage or
in our graves before il Is consummated. The fu-
ture generation is in no condition to object now,
and we are not aware that nybody-except, per-
haps. one OF the spiritual mediums-can claim to
be their representative, ami object for them. 1t
is our business TO secure country for the future
generations TO dwell in; ard they must pay the
emancipation taxes, certainly they ought to be
allowed to arrange the darkeys status for them
selves. We repeat. therefore, that Congress
should Immediately adopt the Presidents sug
geSlions. and then, having disposed Of the iney
table African until 1900 We can direct our
whole attention to the vigorous prosecution of
the war for the Union and the Constitution.