Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-19

IL is as common as the day for the Abolition
lists here TO urge that President Lincoln Is hesrti
ly in favor of their destructive measures. Wen
dell Phillips says this in public; SAYS in 30 many
words that the President advised public meetings
in favor of emancipation. and said that when pub
llc opinion is ripe Tor it, he would issue freedom
proclamation. We heard him make these der-
larations. And Charles Sumner, in his private
Letter, lately printed, endeavors to satisfy an
Abolition inquirer THAI the President is Abolition
to the corel de gives this as from private con
versaton with himl He says specifically: al am
happy to let you know that he (the Presidency
has no sympathy with Stanley ia, his absurd wick
edness in closing the schools, nor again in his
other acts of turning our camps into hunting
ground for slaves. He repudiates both positive
ly This is wick ed Misrepresentation by Sum
ner. but passing this, let US look at such state
ment as a question of veracity. Does Mr.. Sum
her speak truly as to the Presidents viewsl Is
he warranted in speaking thus?
Now II happens that while Sumner was writing
his wretchedly nauseous letter, Gov Stanley was
making patriotic and excellent speech at Wash
ington, North Carolina, to the people gathered
from seventeen counties who came within the
Federal lines on purpose to hear him-the DIS
loyal IA we'll as the loyal being for two weeks
previous. invited by public notice to hear him.
and assured OF protection. This made the meet
ing marked occasion. At such a time. the nc
credited representative of the Government-not
of any party but of the United States-would be
careful of his words. What he sad therefore, is
authentic.
Now. the great point that Gov. Stanley makes
is, that President Lincoln and the Government
mean to stand By the Constitution as it Is; and
over and over again he assured the people that
the President twas no Abolitonst" As to the
Presidents official declarations Gov Stanley's
words are: "Has he not said over and over again
that he had no constitutional right to emancipate
the slayeSf" As 10 the Presic ent's feelings to-
wards the South. Gov SANKEY'S words are: Mr.
Lincoln is no Abolitionist He is the best friend
the South has got.", As to himself, Gov Stan
ley says: 81 am no agent of abolition Generals.
When required to be SUCH will leave YOU. and
return with heavy heart" These ar, sentences
spoken to representatives of seventeen counties
of North Carolina. If the English language
can do it. Gov. Stanley gave assurances that
President Lincoln was not an AbolitUnist, or not
with Sumner in his mad schemes.
Now, who is to be credited-Charles Sumner
or Edward Stanley? The one writes to the PEG
pc OF Massachusetts words which, if they have
any meaning, Coz vey the impression that Pres
dent Lincoln is in favor OF the emancipation
policy. Edward Stanley tells the people OF
North Carolina that the President is no emanci-
pationist, and that whenever he Stanley is
called upon to carry out such policy. he will
leave the State.
Mr.. Sumner gets up in the Senate. presents the
widest vagares, and advocates the most sweep
ing measures, and prateS of their being constitu-
tionai His last urging WAS to shut out Virginia
because its Constitution recognized slaves,
Where does he get the power mould the local
institutions of the States? There is no possible
way that here he can, as he SO absurdlv does on
every occasion. lug in the ..war power militia
ry necessity that he prates about, but does not
understand; for Western Virginia is safe in the
Union. 1t is funds mental principle acted on
long before the Constitution, and ntarwovtn Into
society. that domestic or local things are matters
OF local control. Slavery is Il local thin, having
relations, IN the communities that tolerate il, with
all the social arrangements of society-with la
Dor, internal police, property-yea, IA thing of
life and death. 1t is for the communities that
have it to deal with it. though we may hope they
will take measures to remove slavery by gradual
emancipation. yet We have no right to interfere
with such communities But Sumner practically
disregards all this. He makes nothing of inter
ferng in every way. And has the unbushing
COO ness to tell the people of MassacEu etts that
President Lincoln is with him in his paIpably
unconstitutional schemes Boston Post