Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-04

governing civilized nations upon fhis subject. the
question has already. a. legal one. been decid-
ed By the Supreme Court Of thc Urited State
z Peters, 81 in an oission pronounced BY one Of
the ablcsf Judges that ever sat upon the bench
Chief Justice NarshAll-who made use Of this
languages: 81 .
II NAY no, be unworthy Of remark that II very
usual. in q cencvscr The eonquerOr to do
dspsce the sovereign sH4 dominion
country. The moieru sszs9e Of nstios. uAtA
hrs L.corae ta would be violated that q justice
cisiir~d world would be suirsred, II Trisas property
sorff ~ gsseysfy o.a-eatd and private nights am
nailed
In this war there can be no conquest, for the
reason thar so far as. under the Constitution.
auy right of dominion could exist over the terri
tory, the Government already possessed il, in
L1c, and had only 10 exercise IL IN fat, by dis-
placing the so-called Confederate Government,
and enabling the people TO again acknowledge
that right In completing this object, even
BY force, there can lcgitimately exist no greater
right to seize or control private property, of
those rallying under that flag, than If the war
was against foreign power. That far we have
the right TO seize any propcrfy-be il in slaves or
in horscs-and use II or the purposes of our
army, in the necessary preparations TO suppress
the rebellion. 90
We have discussed this question, thus far, as
affected by lac and by policy. 1t incidentally in
wolves, also, point of honor, of good faith, so
far as our rulers are concerned.
Mr.. Lincoln, when a member of Congress, an
nounced the following as being his settled views:
Any people anywhere being inclined and having the
power have the right rise up aud >hake the existing
government, and form that ,uits them better.
Ills l. most valuable and most sacred right--a right
which hope and believe Is liherate the world Nor
the right confined which the whole people of
existing government may choose 10 exercise IT, Any
make their Of much Of the territory they in
habit More than this majority OF any portion OF such
people may revouiionize, putting down minority inter
mingled with about them who may oppose these
movements Congressional Globe, ls47-4s,
y. %.
1t looks rs If the Southern men were inclined
to rise up, and as If they had some power.
After the knowledge that the man holding
these sentiments was elected, these rebels began
10 "move," threatening to rise mp and shake Off
the existing Government" Then, on the 9th of
November, 1860, the New York Tribune, three
of whose editors have since been chosen to fill
high stations by Mr. Lincoln, held this Ian
guage:
If the Cotton States shall become satisfied that they
do better Of the Union than in il, insist
letting them go in peace The right TO seeede may be
revolutionary one, but il exists nevertheless
We hope live in Republic whereof section Is
pinned to another By bayonets
If it (te Dec aration Of INDEPENDENCE justified
ce>~on from the British Empire Of three millions OF colo
nsts in lT76 do not see why II would justify the
secession of live millions of souherners from the Union
in 1861.
Column after column, TO the same purport,
running through several months, might be repub-
lished from that paper.
So the indianapolis Journal heretofore pub
ished a series of articles, commencing after the
election of Lincoln by the people, and before
any State had seeded, and running through sew
eral months, insisting upon letting the Southern
States 90, if they desired TO do so. We have
only room for two three extracts samples
Of the whole:
They know very well that II they determined
leave the Union, Republican will to have them
stay If South Carolina and her associates in folly really
TO leave the Union. they go without word of
objection from any north of Mason and Dxons Line
We would not turn our hand over TO have them stay II
they stay with feeling of hostility and distru,t
which they proclaim the only feeling they hold
towards the North. W. do not betiere in
resisting any secession increment in the las Those
who think the Union too bad for them lure ust
those the Union best do without. Let all go who
want to- we say and let them 60 quiety-Jouydi, 1874
Of Nor. 1860.
Again, on the 2lst of August, 1861:
If they (the rebels) will lay down their arms, and
the nation for permission separate, shall again
say, ives =: Tor hare 10 change the
rfe,rs zee adcocated last ofater.
SO the Chicago Tribune, of December 1860,
and the Cincinnati Commercial of March, 1861,
and previous thereto, contained many articles to
the same effect, as may be seen by examination
if this was not opening a correspondence with
the South, to procure disunion as proposed by
the resolutions of 1859, we confess we cannot
see the purpose in view.
Look moment at the situation. Mr.. Lincoln
had been elected to the Presidency, entertaining
these views of the right of revolution. His lead
ing party papers-the editors of which he re-
wards-siill insisted upon the same right, as APP
piled to the South. Portions of the people in that
part of the United States, have not been pro-
tected by the Federal arm for a year and half.
Men disposed to be loyal. but looking to these
views of the President and his friends, have ex-
pected an ultimatc recognition of the usurpcr's
government, Which had Immediate control over
them, and so have been seduced into Its support,
because it appeared to act by color of authority
at least had the power to command thcm-and
the Federal Government did not come to their
relief:
The fact is that a de ftcto government has been
ablished there so long. that who at first
willing WELD obedience to that government, who put IL
nine months. have finally been compelled to
yied.-HeRderson's (thi,R S~nator n bi~souri,)
Npeech, C0agrt ssi0'al Globe D. 1891, Juy 10, 1852.
Are thew now to be treated as criminals because
they have acted in accordance withthe suggestions
of those who are now rulerss Arewe to take
advantage of our own wrongs For if the revolu-
ton is wrong these suggestions were also wrong.
And we can not. and do not, in view of the ex-
listing state of affairs, ndorse these sentiments if
we did, the conclusion would inevitably follow,
that the revolution is right. 1t appears TO Us,
mere matter of right, that those who did advo-
cate such views, as applied to the present state
of affairs should not be open mouthed now
for the plumber of the very men some of whom,
for aught we know, were by them influenced to
act.
Allegiance and protection reciprocal the one
ing when the other is withdrswn-Jegerson's Horks.
cod. i, b. L.
We cannot believe that tits possible, that these
men were so lost TO humanity as to have been then
acting on the doctrines of Lord North, in refer
ence TO our fathers namely:
That rebellion not be deprecsted-thst the
it would roduce. would provide for many OF
their irendS.-JcfersDs' Horks, sot. /. p 50.
AS TO the abolition of slavery in the District
of Columbia, Democrats have, from the founda-
ton of the Government denied the power of Con-
gress to pass such an act. Eminent men, op-
posed TO the Democracy, whilst thew have in.
sisted upon the right, have, like John Q. Adams,
declared il would be bad faith towards the South
and especially towards Virginia and Maryland
from whose territory the District was carved. Ii
would create an asylum for free negroes--a city
of refuge in their midst.
The act was performed as an entering wedge
10 a more extended system. and il was in thai
view of the subject, suppose, that one of our
Senator'S declared, it was the greatest victory