Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-27

fscafion acts which had f0r their object more the
freeing Of negroes than Furnishing rebel. Ia arms
i o these acts OF C0ngressiounl and Executive
bad faith was soon sdded the crowning nsurpa-
ton OF general emancipation under tie Prezi
dent Proclamation OF SerteuIber -, l-62 This
Wa. 10 tie opinion Il . majority Of the people OF
Indiana. the sunderine Of the last link which
bound them % the Administration % Nr In
COLI. anu cfellel revelation which nothing could
afre-t TIE negroes OF the noble Union rner OF
Kentucky. Tennessee. Maryland. Missouri. and
all other State. were alike euancipate,! With
these OF traitors. II by the fortune OF war The
rebel army should 0yeTun these States and get
possession OF their local Governments. The
Union men who stood up against secession IN tie
latter States. AMI had suffered because President
Lincoln had not come 10 their relief. are under
this Proclamation. 20 he stripped Of their property
aud treated as ldons and traitors. IN edict
more unjust never Wa issued by civilized Ruler.
he be Emperor. King or President ltsuuck
do~n thousands who never soilei Their hands
with treason, and Who are 20 DAY more devoted
10 the Union than the Northern traitors who have
created the pressure which forced this III
starred Proclamation Il strikes down All alike
old aye helpless infancy. the traitor, the patriot
all who unable 70 restore their States 20 the
Unions thing which the President himself has
been trying 10 DO for eighteen mouths with an
has had NJ his command, and vet no State has been
restored. Mr.. lincoln deprivcs Union men in
the revolted States OF their property Tor failing
70 overthrow Jefferson Davls's army, when he
himself has only been able to accomplish that
task ~ partial extent. We ceeply regret that
the President has deemed il duty TO issue that
Proclamation. No good will come OF it, and
those men who advised and clamOred for il are
the worst foes Of his administration and The drest
enemies TO our country and her institutions.
The Democratic party OF Indiana are now,
and have been. most willing to aid the President
in putting down the rebellion by force Of arms.
They sought at first. it is true, different mode
of settlement consistent with the national honor.
They accept his mode. however. as he only one
presented by himself and his advisers. One half
the army Of Indiana are Democrats. good and
true. and we cherish them and the Republican
soldiers as our fellow. citizens engaged IN the
cause Of the Union We shall withhold from
these gallant men nothing which will add 20
their comfort in the hell or 10 their prosperity
when they return Ia the walks OF private life.
But We have . right 20 say that the war has not
been conducted IN a mode which is likely 10 re-
store the Union in the quickest way, and with the
least possible loss OF lite We believe that the
radical enactments OF the present Congress,
well as the Presidents proclamation, has made
the rebellion more compact, and has melted the
South to more determined resistance We be
lieve they will cost the nation thousands of lives
and millions Of treasure These measures are
direct and palpsbe violations OF the promises
and pledges of the President and Congress and,
being So are calculated to divide the sentiment
OF the country at a time when il should act a. 4
unit For this the Democratic and conservative
men of Indiana are in no way responsible. Those
who have sought TO change the character OF the
contest 10 an emancipation scheme are alone
chargeabie with bad faith and must be re>pon
Slb.e Tor It's continuance and the waste which il
occasions. We believed year ago that the
would soon end by the triumph of the national
arms, ii all measures looking TO the emancipa
ton of the slaves were kept out of Congress
We think so 10 day. The Border State mem
bers of Congress, with the Democrats of the
House, steadily voted against all these ruinous
enactments. knowing that such violent disturb
ances OF the industrial interests of the country
would bring wide spread ruin upon the land
These opinions were entertained by the best
patriots in Congress, and their votes were given
against them. John j Crittenden and Governor
Wickfie resisted them 10 the last, as did the
other Border State Union members of the House,
with every Democrat from the North and W est
The gallant and devoted band of Union members
had right to be heard by the President and Con
gress. They bad made great sacrifices, and were
emnently entitled to respect. They met with
nothing but neglect and reproach, and every
offensive measure of an Abolition majority were
carried over their votes and their protests.
Now that the Democratic party and its highly
prized conservative allies, have obtained power in
the State Governments, ana majority of mem
bers in Congress, there are those malicious
enough to predict that we will make a bad use of
our victory. That viii not be done to the detri-
ment of our beloved country One of the charges
already made is that mean To force the nation
into disbonOrabie peace with the South. Nerer
lsH that be done By the Democracy in Congress or
etse,ohere. The next charge il. that the members
OF Congress from Indiana will refuse to vote for
appropriations o; money TO pay the soldiers in the
field and the sailors on the ocean This, like the
first charge, is arOundless and false The re,c
buttons OF the Conventions which nominated our
candidates for Congress, without execution
pledged TO the Government its aid in putting down
the rebellion by arms, OF in any other honorable
mode which il might adopt Not one of these
Congressional Conventions ever intimated a wish
or desire TO nave the supplies stopped, or the
brought u close 10y dis.onOrable compromise.
or by submitting to any national degradation
Never-neverl Thousands of good men-th0u-
sands OF patriotic men--would be rejoiced to see
the war ended, and whenever It can be done in
way consistent with the dignity of the United
States, either by the progress and success OF our
arms or by accepting from the people Of the
States in revolt their submission To the authority
OF the nation, with all the dignity, equality aud
rights of the several States unmpaired" We rre
OF opinion that no time should be lost in securing
the peace OF the country. Our members OF Con
gress are known to the Democracy. and they will
be the first to advocate all constitutional meas
ures 10 put down the rebellion. aud the first %
hail every proposition for an honorable ADJUST
ment OF our lameatabe national troubles. Messrs
Law, CravenS. VOORHEES, and Holman have voted
for all proper appropriations 10 sustain the war. in
the present Congress- and they. in connection
with the new Democratic members. MessrS Har
rington, Mcdowell and Edgertou. viii do the
same in the next, il the war should he untortu-
natey protnctei till December. 1868. when the
gentlemen just elected shall take their seats.
The Democratic party. as such is emnenty
conservative and patriotic. and viii do no act 10
call in question It's devotion 10 the Union For
The army Ia the field Il has no opposition Gates to
giue. H. has never given one in Congress against
The soldier IN former wars and lbs record will not
now be disgrsced by q vote against the gallant
men who have gone forth TO preserve the Gov
eminent from overthrow That sin and shame
must be leif alone ~ the legacy OF those who, in
the war OF 1912 ard the Mexicln war; refused
supplies 10 tie soldiers Of tie Republic.
-<'fhe SANDER OF dslovalty upon the good name
OF the Democratic party had its echo in vind.c-
doubt nv renegaGeS from that party. IL was the
clear right Of those gentlemen 70 attach them
selves to any party where their interests, their