Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-05

sworn to support or all the crimes the great
Mister of the universe has denominated 80 far
a. sc can learn, TIE crime OF perjury stands first
DO not speak of technical perjury. perjury Il
u known 70 the iaS; that i, perjury az LAWYERS
understand u, the swearing falsely as 10 a past
fact We have had the privilege of promising
ourselves for the future God has thus permitted
Us; and If ] understand His law, He proDounces
an equal, 1t not greater. penalty against him
who flashes the future than against him who de-
nies the past
Every man in tins Senate has sworn to sup
port the Constitution of these United States
do not understand how men dare play with such
fantastic tricks a. % deny their allegiance 20 the
Constitution. dare not do il. would sooner
front twenty batteries: | would sooner suffer
death. The Constitution the Government under
which have lived. which has protected me. and
which have sworn to support-to cast il 20 the
winds and say there is no Constitution II there
is no Constitution TO day is there any protection
Is there any Tightf
Mr. President. the affirmative of this doctrine,
that the Constitution and the laws are silent,
soceless in this SenaA Hall, compels me to saw,
and say IL. they. each one, and all Of them. who
affirm such doctrines-l am compelled to say of
them-there are rebels in the North as well "a in
the South.
Mr.. President. have said as much a. wish
TO say this subject but will say this further:
| learned in ms early youth. 10 believe that We
were capable To maintain Republic of ireemen
under the Constitution established by fathers,
10 maintain ourselves tree people, both I'm
peace and war. That conviction has remained
with me mistaken until now, except SO far as Tor
the moment il has been shaken by gen,l' men
who profess TO represent the GOyernment-the
head OF the Goyernment--the President of the
/ fha ~
the United States. had | not known him, my
convictions might have been now shattered into
fragments. Ii l. ms fortune 20 know him we'll
aud, | may say, know as well as mortal man
can know, that he would as soon commit self
sacrifice knowingly violate the Constitution
which he was appointed to uphold.
Mr. President. the suffciency Of our Govern
ment for war a. well rs peace was fully canvassed
when by the Constitution We established our form
OF Government. Ii was thought sufficient then.
| think the Government under the Constitution,
or rather the Government the creature of the
Constitution, Is sufficient now The Constitution
and Government is sufficient for war with Eng
land, France or Spain, it is sufficient for domestic
civil war; this | think-this intend to maintain
Ii this not be maintained, then in the grief
OF my heart shall say Freedom, farewell for
everi"
| got up, Mr.. President. designing SIMPLY to
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Hampshire, which protest against against the
heart of the country. protest against making
yindlctlve war upon the South. protest against
the comparison that he chose to Introduce In
the Valley OF the Mississippi, north of the Ohio
and westward to the Pacific. the widows and or
phans of side suppose that their signs and
prayers and MORNINGS go up 10 the great FOunt-
ain of truth; as do those who live in the southern
most portion of the Coniederacy. We are of a
al. Il II.
up to its sources, from Oregon TO Florida, and il
is hard 10 believe that there is no sympathy he
tween the people of all the land in this most ul-
happy war. As To the right and the wrong OF
this controversy, | think am well understood;
for when there was time for controversy on this
question, was engaged IN establishing what
thought sound opinions, Union opinions, on the
shores of the Pacific; and | will 20 as far as any
gentleman from New England, or from New
York. or from any State. to maintain that Uuion
as il was born 10 us and as it was given to Us; but
| am not going to maintain il by practices which
place our errng brethren OF the South outside oil
and beyond the pale OF civilized war 1t can not
be thus maintained
Mr.. President, we have a war before us still.
Ii the spirit manifested here is heard among our
adv eIsares. ii the remarks made here to-day are
make known to them, if they understand that the
Senator from New Hampshire expresses the
spirit OF the war, II they understand that this war
Is waged not merely in a revengeiul but II vim
dlctlve spirit, children, well grey haired
men. will muster for the fight. The boy OF ten
will it the rusty musket lett in his fathers Cab
in, and, when he can not load it, will point il at
the enemy of his mother and himself Il this is
the spirit in which the war is To be made, then
beyond the border. boys will be men and men
will be iron Every thing, man, husband, wife,
mother, childi en-, will be absolutely and continu-
ously either ass,iLant resistant. Ii this should
be 80, when think YOU could we conquer a peace 7
Not with victory at Yorktown or Corinth, nor
with such victories multiplied.
Mr. President, did no propose to speak at any
length. | arose to reply chiefly To a sentiment
from the Senator from New Hampshire. | trust
the motion ot the Senator from Pennsylvania may
prevail, for some wise and just measure may be
devised which will reach the persons Who should
be punished. fam for furnishing the persons re-
spOnsible | will 20 Tar aud make lew DO
jectionS against, any person, the most rigorous
penalties the law can lntlict upon the men who
have inaugurated this great wrong and who have
been its Leaders; but Will not have visited up
on the women and children the ignorant and I'M
advised followers of the Southern rebels. trust
the reference will beimade and that we may have
a bill that We can support, Toy which we shall pan
ish, punish justly, aud have, at the same time, a
small reservation for maCnanimity