Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-07
DEPARTURES. ].
L. ewed by a Repub-
Iican.

The NewburypOrt Herald, a Republican news
paper, believing that the Constitution confers on
the General Government no power 10 alter the
domestic relations of the States. and holding that
an effort on the part of "a civilized Government to
engender servile insurrection is contrary to the
usages of warfare as recognized by Christian
tions, in series of ably written editorials, com
pletely reiues The subterfuges which the radicals
use reasons why Mr.. LINCOLN should ignore
the law of the land and cut loose from the moor
ings of the Constitution. The following is No.
3 of the series, and, it comes from a man who
voted for the present vacillatng and weak
minded President. we conceive il to be meet that
our political opponents should know what con-
servative Republican thinks of the emancipation
proclamation:
Our third objection to a proclamation of eman-
cipation is that would be contrary to the usages
of civilized warfare. 1t is plainly proposition
to ncite domestic insurrecton for the massacre of
millions of people. portion of them supposed to
be lOval and one halt of them defenceless women
and children We do notquote here the censures
heaped upon the Europeans who. in former days,
moved the Indians TO atrocious deeds; but let US
turn to other cases. Said John Quincy Adams
in his correspondence relating to British Admiral
Cochranes proclamation referring to slaves i'm the
war of 1872: alt Is not cOniOrmable TO the es-
tabshed usages of war among civilized nations" !"
again: The principle is that the emancipation of
enemy's slaves is not among the acts of legti-
mate war" once more: "The right of putting 70
death all prisoners in cold blooG, and without
special cause, might as well be pretended TO be a
law of war or the right to use poisoned weapons,
or 10 assassinate."
John Quincy Adams was eight. Napoleon
refused TO arm the Russian serls against their
masters, though they were of the same race and
color even when they came in thousaI DIS offering
their services Revolu;ionists have resorted TO
such warfare but il would not be tolerated by the
civilized nations OF this age.
Blu; suppose such "a proclamation would ac-
complish even much; by what authority can it
be done9 We are cOntending for the Consttu-
ton as it is and under the Constitution. If not,
we must be in violation of il, and without sane
ton of law, in which case jeff Davis's Govern
ment is Just as legitimate ours, and the rebel
States are the United States as much as the
Northern States
In subdung rebelon-Of which this is the
most Infamous the world ever saw-we can 90 as
far as the Constitution allows, aud there we must
stop. We know il is becoming common in this
day for persons 10 say" 1--WE will exercise certain
that is the doctrine of revolutionists-of the
Robespierres and Murats. who in ninety days of
administration would plunge this people into all
the horrors OF the French revolution, when no
mans life would be safe and all property would
be worthless.
Mr. Lincoln is not of this class, he and his
Cabinet and the Congress derive their powers
from the Constitution, and TO that they must ad-
here or ruin comes to all BY that instrument
Abraham Lincoln is President at Washington; ;
beyond and without it he is simply A. Lincoln, of
Illinois. and has no more rights or powers than
has Sam Jones of >eabrook. 1t that COnsttu-
ton gives him the power to emancipate slaves
within the States, and against the will of the
loyal people thereof-for the loyal people are the
State-then be can do it. if not. then the States
or the people have retained that right TO them
selves, and he has more power 70 deal with
the matter than we have with the specie in the
vaults OF the New York banks. Before he pro-
ceeds-unless he can see his authority, which we
fail to-let him ask the States or II the crisis Is
so great as not 10 admit of delay let him al least
do as much as did Louis Napoleon, when be
would prolong his term of Office, appeal 10 the
people Let him hear what the border States
will say-what the great Northwest will say
what every State west OF the Hudson river will
say: ave. and what New England even will say.
But we have the right in the war power, they
tell US. War power. War power What is thatl
Will somebody please define itl Does anybody
pretend 10 say that because the nation NAV be
engaged in war therefore the President i endow-
ed with absolute authority that he may say the
public good and the national welfare demand this
or that, and 60 and 10 il, of his own will, Why.
the Autocrat of Russia has no more power, and
Nero in his blOOdiest days never dared exercise
so much. WHY, what does this pOwer-this war
power-enable the Government TO do!-to take
your property and mine. when we are loyal citi
zensl If not. then it not take the property
of any Southern man who may be loyal citizen.
Will it justify the instigation of the servants
about your house mine TO burn the house over
our heads and our infant children and defenseless
women in themr Then il will not admit of such
crimes in Virginia and Tennessee. How strange