Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-29

than two hundred capable of bearing arms
Census of 1870. And in Louisiana but few free,
and slaves were not called on they could be
restrained.
We have not, nor do not, offer any objection
to their being taken as other property, when nee
essary, by commanders, TO dig or build intrench-
ments &c, and to be sent back when they have
done the work as has been often done already
during this
Although the various acts passed and to which
we have referred ali received the approval of the
President, vet he so intermixed them with plausa-
BILE excuses and promises 10 conservative men,
that many were in doubt about his real sentiments
especially in view of his recall of Fremont and
reprimand of Hunter, because of their abolition
proclamations. Yet at length, step was taken
which, for the first time disclosed the length and
breadth of the
PRESIDENTS POLICY.
It is no more nor less than general, universal
abOlition-abOlitiOn to be effected by the toll and
labor and sweat, through untold years, of the
white men of the North to purchase and set
free the ignorant, lazy black bondmen of the
South. The proud Anglo Saxon race are TO make
themselves-their children and their children's
children, TO remote generations sLares to the tar
gatkerer; and for what; to satisfy spurious fam
atical philanthropy-to satisfy a craving desire,
of puritan origin, attend to every mans affairs
except your own. To make good false politi-
cal maxim. "That a government can't stand
half slave and half free" On the 9Th of March
1862 (COng. Globe, page 1902, the President
in a message proposed TO Congress to pass the
following joint Resolution, which in substance
was passed
That the United States ought to cooperate with any
State which may adopt gradual adjustment Of slavery,
giving TO such State pecuniary aid to be used by such
State its discretion compensate for the Inconvenience
public and private, produced by such change of system
Again: upon regulating Hunters proclama-
ton, the President renewed his suggestion, and
vet again, to the border slave State men, and in
sending in a BIZ to both houses TO thai effect.
Cong. Globe 1928, July IL, 1862.
1t would appear that this the wild dream
of one man, and vet it was approved by major
ity of COngress-Republicans so that it has
become the doctrine of that party. Cong. Globe
page 29O7, June 25th, 1862.
1t is open to many objections:
1. There is no authority conferred upon the
general government, by the Constitution, TO
become slave dealer-to buv and sell, or buy
and free the slaves of any of the inhabitants of
any of the States or of any other government.
If, without such authority, we can be compelled
to buy the slaves of any of the States of this
Union-why not those of Cuba or Brazill Where
Is this thing to stOpl
We have shown that on this question of slavery
the several states are as independent of each
other, and of the general government, if they
u
anthrOpy to end. but in our own degradation.
1t is a false theory that we can sustain the gor-
eminent by disregarding the Constitution. This
Is worse than the Cesarean operation, by which
the life of the parent Is often sacrificed 10 save
the child; because here the death of the Consti-
tuition would destroy its ofspring-the govern
ment.
?. 1t would create debt VIC never could
pay. The value indicated by Congress in
the bill abOlishing slavery in the District of Col
umbia, Is three hundred dollars per head-and
this sum is not near the average value of slaves
before this war. There are about four millions
That would give twelve hundred millions of dol
lars. To carry ont of the country and provide
place sc, for them would cost over one hundred
dollars per head mOre-which would be four hun
dred millions of dollars-being together sixteen
hundred millions of dollars. We already owe
we viii hereafter show, about fourteen hun
dred millions of dollars a million Reader do
YOU readily comprehend the magnitude of the
numbers The Sun Is computed to be ninety
five millions of miles from the Earth-nOt one
sixteenth of the aggregate sum here named. 1t is
calculated that if there was a railroad track from
the sun to the earth, and locomotive should
RoUstart, at the ordinary speed, from that point
TO this, and make no delay between points, that
the new born infant would grow to mans estate
Live his three score years and ten-his son
might succeed him-his grand son. and vet his
great grand son might each live his allotted time
upon earth, and still neither of them would be
here, TO witness its arrival.
With the vast debt this war has involved us in,
1t is not pretended we could pay for these negroes
for wears to come; it is therefore, proposed that
we shall give United States bonds bearing inter-
est At six per cent, sixteen hundred millions
would be ninety-siX millions. This would be
over twenty-six hundred and fifty two horse wag-
on loads of silver, one ton each, that would be
our annual tax to the shareholders of the South.
1t would be beautiful sight to See each year,
the blood, and sweat, and toll of the white of
the north gathered into train of two thousand
six hundred and fifty wagons, fourteen miles long,
our tribute to the fell demon of abOlitionl
May GOD in his infinite mercy save from such
fate, and such sight
Against such an absurd and wicked proposition
the Democracy of Indiana now solemnly protest.
Absurd, because II IS impossible to accomplish it
and leave US free men. Wicked, because it would
necessarily make the tChite race slaves for the
black: which is in direct antagonism with the
DEGREES Of providence and order of nature.
The white race is the superior-the black the
inferior. If anv ,rhite man thinks the negroes is
his equal, we viii have no controversy about it
with him. Perhaps so far as he is concerned his
theory might be admitted. Believing we are the
superior race, not willing to be taxed for
the benefit Of the inferior to the extent of buying
well known thar with the negro, the idea of free
dom IS always associated with exemption from
labor
g. IF freed he could not come among US as
heretofore shown. He could not remain where
he is without there being a war Ofraces, in which
the one would eventually extinguish the other.
The scenes of ST.. Domingo would be re-enacted.
In ST. Domingo, the standard-in place ola flag
under which the slaves fought was the body of
a ,rsife infant mpaled upon a stake. Edward
Everett's Grafton at anti-John Brown meeting
in Boston. See also Browns history of that Is
land No civilized christian can without horror
contemplate such scene. A barbarous aboli-
zionist, like Giddings, would glory in it.
would not be understood as desiring servile insur-
rectOn but say Southern gentleman. there
hundreds Of thousands Of honest and patriotic who
viii laugh al your calamity, and will mock when your
fear cometh-Se p l60 Of GddiHgs' Book Of Speeches.
4. If in some of these things we are mistaken
and if the negro would be permitted to remain in
this country, and to come among us in tens of
thousands, and would labor-then the competi-
ton would reduce the price Of labor-the wages
paid. to a mere nominal sum. And with all our
civilization we insist the contact between the
white and black laborers, upon terms of equality,
would bring nothing but evil in its train, to the
whites.
These are but some of the many reasons that
might be urged against this administration scheme.
Can he asserted as an undeniable truth that if
the President had notified the people, in advance,
that this war to be prosecuted TO effect these
several abolition schemes that not one third of
the soldiers now in the feld-and those lying
beneath the clods of the valley, or whose bones
are bleaching on distant batted SCARED fields,
xror.1d novor have voIuufaarod hid fhav NOT av