Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-29

victorious and not a mss Of soldiers with lead
or nor nation acting AZ a mob. For il j. plain
that Il. 10 be successful IN the war, We tee obi
ged 60 abandon the Constitution, then We confess
that our Government Is a failure. Ii We cab not
conquer the rebellion without Temporarily absn-
doning some OF the principles that our fathers e.
tablished in that instrument. then il isevideni
that those principles are not universally correct
principles, or else that We are bad managers, and
unfaithful TO tie trust left 10 u Us by the "a
theirs.
For example. the principle tina, all powers not
directly conferred On Congress. remain in the
people Of the States, Is fundamental principle
of our Union. If the rebellion can not be
crushed without the assumption by Congress of a
power not conferred by the Constitution, and
which actually resides in the people Of the sever
al States, TO be exercised within their sew
ersl boundaries. then il il clear that the Con.
stituton has failed TO give 10 this nation powers
necessary for times of rebellion and civil war and
the Constitution is failure. If, to put down re
belliOn, we are obliged 10 resort TO the use of
powers belonging TO States. and not % the Gov
eminent, We at once confess that the nation lacks
n necessary element of successful sovereignty
In plain terms. If Congress should find it impos-
sIble TO succeed IN the war without passing acts
of emancipation. which are pure matters of State
right, and reserved for State authorities only it
ton was not strong enough for the necessities to
which 1t might be and has been subjected
We can 90 one step father If Congress
sumes such State powers, the assumption does
not confer the right to use them, and any acts of
that kind are but the acts ola public meeting of
gentlemen, DESTROYS of taking measures To save
the nation. An unconstitutional act is a nullity.
But ii the people OF the North, with the supposed
assent OF Congress by such an act. should prose
IL. Il. Il Il.
constitutional and valid, and could be used as an
aid to put down the rebellion, the result would
be that. instead ofbeinga war OF the Constitution
against rebels it would be war OF force against
force. neither side representing any Government
al authority IL would be virtually N. acknowl-
edgment that We had thrown our form of Gov
eminent away. North and South. aud were fight
ing of sections for the mastery, and for
terms 20 be dictated on the field of yctOsy by the
cOnquerlng force.
The moment, therefore. that we adopt the prin-
cple, which is cOntended tor BY the radical men
Of the day, that the obligations Of the Constitu-
ton no longer binding on in our deal
ings with the rebels, that moment cease TO
be Constitutional Government fighting for its
powers and rights, and become an irrespOns
bic host, fighting a similar host, for future EN-
pire. That moment would Ire the darkest in the
history of republics, since it would be the con.
fessiOn % the world. Tor all time, that the best
devised form of Republican Government which
has been known, had proved failure by the con.
feSsion of its people. who obliged to resort
ty other powers and other principles TO save from
its wreck the materials for reconstruction For
the result of such war. if in favor of the North,
would not he the establishment of the Constitu-
ton and Union They would be abandoned by
the whole people, and could never come out
OF the military rule into which the nation would
have hurried itself. except by the building up of
some new Government.
Can any patriotic American hesitate, them as
to duty in such a war? He who loves the Union
who is loyal 10 the Constitution. the Government,
the nation, will stand firmly by the instrument of
our existence, and resist To the utmost every at
tempt to deny Its power TO accomplish all that
the fathers promised. He who teaches US that
the Constitution is not able TO achieve victory,
that il is rcd tape, hmdrance to the war; he who
cOunsels the assumption by Congress of powers
universally acknowledged not to belong to it, is
dIsloyal and loves something else more than he
loves the Union which Is his county.-N. Y Jour.
Of Commerce.