Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-30
indianapolis, on Wednesday, the
30th day of July.

The object in assembling the people at this
time is to take into consideration the new issues
which have recently been forced upon the coun-
try by the party in power-measures which have
no warrant in the Constitution and which are
opposed to the spirit and purposes of our insttu-
tons while, in the language Of President Polk,
"war exists" to insist that its prosecution
shall be confined to the policy solennly set forth
by Congress in July. 1861. that it is mot waged
in the spirit of conquest or subjugation, nor for
the purpose of overthrowng or interfering with
the rights institutions of the States, bu to de
fend and maintain the supremacy of the Consti
tuition, and to preserve the Union with all the
dignity, equality and rights OF the several States
rnmpaired. and to assure the Administration
thata generous support will be given it, as the
representative of the Government. in all neces
sary. prompt. and vigorous measures to overthrow
armed rebellion against the Union, to
tain lis legitimate authority and crush out Aboli
tionism. which is equally hostile to the Constitu
ton "a Secessionism
The Committee are impressed with the neces
sity of the People assembling masse at the
time proposed, for the following reasons:
l. The Administration, Congress and recent
ly so-called "Union'' Convention held in this
State, have failed to announce what are the le
gitimate and appropriate means to put down the
rebellion. and one and all have refused to even
censure, much less condemn the disunion schemes
OF the Abolitonsts:
? The so called Republican-Union Conven-
ton failed to repudiate the gross frauds and cor
ruptons proven upon the party in power by
Congressional investigating committees of its
own appointment:
3. Congress has adopted measures, such as the
abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia
which. ii constitutional, are ill-timed and un-
necessary and calculated to create distrust in the
minds of the loyal citizens of the border slave
States, and the country generally. as to the de
signs of the Administration;
L. Ii has proposed to tax the people of the
whole Union to pay for the slaves that States
may see proper to emancipate. thus throwing al
dticnal burdens upon the productive industry of
I the non slaveholding States, At time, too. when
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its power the means necessary for the prosecu-
ton of the war:
I ). Ii has encouraged wild schemes of Negro
philsnthrophy, establishing free schools Tor the
education OF the blacks. supporting runaway ne
groes in deness. and in agricultural expert.
ments with negro labor. all at the expense of th,
People:
And in proposing and adopting genera
schemes OF emancipation and con6seation. in ciea
violation and derogation of the Constitution. in
consistent with the declared policy of the Govern
ment solemnly set forth by Congress in July
ls6l, against the dictates of humanity an,
sound political economy. thereby "irnpairing tn,
dignity equality and rights OF the several States
In order that the People. the source of powe
in all constitutional governments. who sincerel,
desire 70 perpetuate the Union, as founde,