Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-24
Prom the Boston Journal, (Rep.,) Jan 10.
AlSensibic View of the Negro CUES
ton by a Republican Journal.

correspondent who signs himself In
fog, IN commenting upon our article. 'ls the
President rightI" clOses with the following ques-
tions:
II Cannot the Government, in order to save
its own life aud protects Its loyal subjects, inter
fere with slavery. temporarily at least and allow
the States establish il, If they choose, the
restoration of the Union aud pe,cel
-. Or, IN case the Government cannotby mil
itary force, subdue Secessa, Is the Unon nevi-
tably dissolved and the point of the rebels car
ried2"
In answer We say the Government cannot save
It's own life by cutting its own throat. The loyal
States cannot alter the Constitution without usur
patton. That compact proviies in what way il
may be altered or amended, and to change its
terms 10y any other mode is just as much All act
OF rebellion against the Constitution of the Uni
ted States and constitutional Government under
II as Il the action OF the seeding States; see
no difference between repudiating il altogether
in order to get rid OF some parts OF it which are
obnoxious to them, or rapudatug and striking
out such parts of il may be obnoxious to
Our with the South Is 10 bring them back un-
der the Constitution which they and se jointly
made and by which We are all equally bound II
wewere to atid section 10 the fundamental law,
abolshing slavery, and then continue tue war,
We should be fighting 10 bring them mot back,
but under a Constitution OF our own making; it
would cease 10 be war Tor the suppression OF re-
belIOn, aud become war OF the conquest, Tor
We shuu.d have no more right 10 ask or force
these people 10 live with Us under mutual com
pact. from which We had, by the strong hand,
expuugei the part most essential 10 their interest.
tlan We have now 10 compel Canada 10 become
part OF the Union. These conclusions seem so
clear 10 u that it is almost a waste of time To
state them.
Our correspondent thinks that we may abolish
slavery while the war lasts, and, after peace al
low the slave States TO establish il If they please
Bat where does he find the power in whom is
vestedg Not in the President. nor in Congress;
neither of them. or both OF them. have any more
legal power to change the Constitution Temperate
" than permanently. 1t IS compact between
the people OF each State and the people of every
other State. permanent and unalterable in each
aud al Oh its provisions, except by the mode of
amendment in itself provided which includes the
assent OF three fourtlls of all the States: and
tins assent i Just necessary to suspend to
strike out or add. And as to the restoration
OF the Union. clearly there IS no such thing TO
be accomplished, because the Union has not been
AMI cannot be dissolved. except by successful re
bellion. which Is revolution. What rights the
Government possess IN military view Is quite
another thing; certainly none 10 alter or abolish
the Constitution. therefore none to abolish sla
But IN self de ense-in suppresSing rebel
lion il has the right 20 weaken the rebels as well
Uy couhscating slaves as cotton. and confined as
II seems u vs., within the same limit Cotton
cannot be confscated till We Get possession of II,
neither can slaves. But there j. there Is this diff
ference--slaves have LEGS and can come to Us,
While cotton has none and cannot therefore, by
declaring al slaves Of rebel masters free who
come into lines, We may De able to confscate
nlOre slaves than cotton: and this We nav do un-
der martial law. without anv breach of the Con
stitulion. and tins we shall do when it appears to
be necessary, without douht.
In reply 80 our correspondents second ques-
ton. say that the rebellion will be crushed
mo, "SeceSsia subduei' or i, viii betriumphAnt.
Ii crushed. that settles the matter, and the supre-
macy OF tie Constitution and the laws will be
restored II victorious it will De revolution
the Union inevitably dissolved, and the point OF
the rebels carried "