Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-08

IL is perhaps useless To waste argument on the
suffice, Of the emancipation scheme. which has
received temporary quietus. pending the eener-
al excitement the surrender of Mason aud SIi-
del. But in various directions We note the gath
ering OF forces for the renewal of the effort and
by private tn iormation from Washington we learn
thar the President has no relief from the long
calls and the boring pertinacity OF some OF the
chief leaders IN the mad plan
That il i madness and nothing less would aD
pear 81 be evident to any impartial mind. and vet
there are some men who are not 10 be considered
sane and sound. who allow their reason To be
misguided and their judgments perverted bv the
strong oatcry against slavery as the cause and
support of the rebellion.
4 Slavery j. not the cause of the revolt. The
lab.urdity of the idea has been repeatedly shown
There J. better way of showing the weakness.
OF the ldea than by recalling the various Other
causes which have been stated by the same per
SONS who now loudly protesting that this i,
the great and only cause They certainly ought
20 have known. before The rebellion began. that
slavery an active agent. tending To produce
rebellion. Il such were the case. twas IN exist
ehce from Canada To the Cult when the Coust
tuition originally adopted IL was neorpora
tel into the very fundamental law of the land
10 De sustained by the armies and the navy of the
Union - long a there WAS one man vino owned
a slave ana demanded the protection OF la c0un
try.
IL Vas intended, a1m il Was provided. that II
slave ESCAPED from New York into Connecticut
OF VI asSachu~etts. and the people OF Massachu
seus retu-ei 10 return him % bondage. the Judi
ciary of thai Stale, or OF the United States
should initiate measures t. return him; and IN
the eN emf OF the sovereign people Of those States
OF either OF them. opposing the operation OF the
law. Il Vas intended that the President OF the
Uairei States should, with the militia OF with the
standing army. bring the insurrectionary State &c
reason and 20 duty. Let gentlemen reflect
moment on this. There i no line OF that sacred
Instrument. the Constitution of the United States
which aot intended 10 be sustained. II neces
SaTy. With the whole force of the nation. That
force ~as pledged. IL Was pledged no more and
no Ies> TO one line than 10 another. Ii was
pledged 10 prevent Massachusetts, from imposing
t.Eih New l0.k goods, 10 pges eut Nex loES
from expressing citizens Of Connecticut, 70 pre-
vent NeR Jersey from coming money. to pre-
veIss Connections irom h1TbOrsag fugss.e sl.g a.
from New \ FORK. One duty was and : 10 tav as
sacred A. the other. and Massachusetts has no
s.g!t - eas..Gad that South Carolina shAl
remain in tie Union one Of the bonded States
than south Carolina has demand that Mass
chu.etts shall return without let or hndrance th,
slave thar escape, from her soil 10 Boston Vii
any deny this.
What, then. i tie argument that slavery is IN,
cause OF the rebelhonl A cause i that which
produces the effect. and from which the efiecl
h0Ns The cause Of guupOwter explosion j.
hot tie c. plosise quality IN the powder. That
IN ght exist forever and yet the black dust remain
harmless The cause of the explosion ! the