Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-03

steps % have amendments added - the COnstitu
ton furnishing perpetual and sure cuArantees.
Powell Of Kentucky. Crittencen, Mason. and
divers Others brought forward propositions with.
which the South would have been satisfied. and
harmony. prosperity aud the USioS have been
preserved. aud which propositions did not ask
more than Lincoln j. nov. IN his Administratio u.
understood 20 t'e admitting - be right. These
propositions, however. were an c0ntemptuou.ly
and dcfantly rejected. Virginia then appealed 70
the Northern States for Peace Conference
The result Of this We know. .THE RI
rURLIcASs DErSHNiSIp mar nm SorIH
SHOULD NAVE No ASSURANCES, 10 GUARANTEE.
vHREsY PACE ASD rHK Ux0x xiGnr ~ PRE
SERVED. II was not till after this determination
was manifest that any State seeded frOm tie
Union South Carolina did rot secrric tr ne
20th Of December, and 10 other State went out
all after the lst day Of January. ls6l One year
ago 70 day then. our great Old Republic was still
almost intact. What y u condition now On the
23d of December, 1860. Mr.. Toomlss. then IN his
place in the Senate. sent the following address to
the people of his State. Georgia. lie said:
81 came here to secure your constitutional rights
an&to demonstrate 20 YOU that you em get
guarantee for those rights from your Northern
confeierates The shole subject was referrssl 10
a Committee of Thirteen in the Senate.
appointed on the committee and accepted the
trust. | submitted propositions which. far
from receiving decided support from "A single
member Of the Republican party OF the commit
tee were all treated with derision or contempt
vote was then taken in the committee on amend
meats 10 the Constitution proposed BY the Hon.
John j. Crittenden, and each aud all of them
were voted against tremendously by the Black
Republican members Of the committee. IL ad-
dtion 70 these facts. a majority Of the Black Re
publican members Of the committee declared dis
tinctly that they had guarantees 10 offer which
silently acquiesced m by the other members
The Black Republican members of this Com
mittec Of Thirteen are representative men Of
the party and section, and, 10 the extent
Of my information, truly represent them
The Committee OF Thirty three "a separate
committee from that OF thirteen on Friday "a
journed Tor n week. without roming 60 amy vote
after soemnly pledging themselves to vote on all
the propositions then before them on that day. 1t
Is controlled by the Black Republicans, your enc
mics, who only seek TO amuse You With delusye
hope until your election. that YOU NAV defeat the
friends of secession. IL YOU deceiv Ell by them
il shall not be INV fault have put the test fair
~ and frankly. IL Is decisive against YOU now
] tell YOU upon the faith Of true man. that all fur
ther looking to the North for security % your
constitutional rights in the Union ought 20 be in
SANITY abandoned. Ii is fraught with nothing
but ruin To yourselves and your posterity. Seces
sion by the 4Jh day of March next should be
thundered from the ballot box BY the unanimous
vote of Georgia on the 2d day OF January next.
Sach voice Will be your best guarantee for lib
erty, security tranquility and glory.
jeff Davis, the present President Of the rebel
republic was then in Congress with Mr.. Toombs
asking for guarantees, and willing TO remain in
the Union with peace and harmony on the Crit
tenden propositions Senator Pugh of Ohio as
ted ~. and
tor Douglas, in his place in tie Senate on the
I'd day of March, ls6l. said, A. officially reported
in the Congressional Giobe: Il Can confirm the
Senator'S declaration. that Senator Davis himself
when on the committee of thirteen. ready, at
all times, TO compromise on the Crittenden propo
siton. | will 20 further. and say that Mr.. Toombs
also.
But the irrepressible conflict leaders of the Re
pubcans who had reachei. and become intoxi
Gated with power Determined that the South should
have no security against threatened aggression.
and that the hopes of the great republic should go
out forever.
The Southern States then proceeded to take
care they thought, Of themselves. They be
gan to secede. On the 9Th OF January, 1861 ;,
Mississippi went out: on the 18th. Alabama, on
the 18th, Florida; on the 18TH, Georgia; on the
2oth, Louisiana, and on the lsto February, Tex
as Virginia. North Carolina Tennessee and AR
Administration would, after 1t got into possession
of the Government, give them guarantees for
their rights; but they doomed 10 disappOint
ment.
On the 18th of March Mr. Lincoln was inaugu
rated but i'm his official address. he spoke 10 use
the language of Mr.. Guthrie. with forked tongue
and nobody coul,. understand him. Immediately
following his inauguration. SIX precious week,
were lost. the country the South. during all that
time he mo- with indifference ahaudouel a trif
to any fate. while the Republican party directed
itself to the most selfish and disgracefu scramble
ever Witnessed for tue spoils of Office After the
six week ; labor of dividing the spells had termi-
mated the Government then turned its attention TO
the Southern States. IL began its dealing with
them in meanness and treachery, promising that
itwOuld make no attack on Fort Sumter or else
where, while il was secretly fitting out and for
wartling a large armament TO make an attack un-
der the guise of re vlctualing MAJOR Anderson.
See the letter of Judge Campbell, and Portu-
guese Minister Harvey. In this wav it provoked
an attack on Fort Sumter, on the 18th of April,
1851.
On the I5th of Aprl, 1861 the President de
cared war BY putting the land army in motion
aud calling for - 600 volunteers, since which
time being period of more than two-t thirds OF a
year, the Administration has been pursuing its
policy OF preserving the Union and maintaining
SUGGEST Ii il shortly told.
In the operations OF the army it has committed
a series of blunders resulting IN like series of
disasters: and has made no visible progress to-
wards the restoration of the Union; but, on the
other hand, has nearly consolidated the entire
South against il. In the financial department, it
has succeeded in raising an immense amount of
money, and dividing il. by the most shameful cor
ruption ever recorded in history, among lis mem
bers and personal and political favorites. For
the above propositions. refer and cite the Indiana
Journal In the civil department, it has over
thrown and ,rampled under foot the Constitution
and liberties of the people, under the pretence of
supporting the Government. To support gov
eminent it has abrogated the Constitution aud
established despotism. For this proposition. |
cite Senators Hale. Trumbull, and Pugh In the
general business and prosperity OF the country. IL
has palSie,! trade, brought down the prices OF our
staples Tor sale. such as pork, one half while ii
doubled tire price of tea. coffee. sugar. salt, mus
Inns. Sc, the mecesSsries which We have 70 buy;
aud our debt. but | viii speak OF that by itself;
while here, l should not neglect 70 mention
that, as Nero hGdled while Rome was burn
ing 80 Mr. and Mrs Lincoln, the President
anu his wife. Jod hy the newspapers, ride
through the streets in their coIch-aui-;our aud
servants in livery and import from Europe the
most costly anG extravagant carpets and iurui
ture and ornaments :or person that have ever
been displayed in this plain Republican Gov
eminent. upheld by "plain people. But this IS
not al The miserable imbecility of the Admin