Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-29


we call attention TO the fact, that this member
was, and is, in favor of taxing and fighting to
emancipate slaves-not word about maintaining
the Constitution and the laws. This would pro-
long the war and burden us.
1t is calculated to greatly injure the loyal men
in the South, who have risked everything in our
behalf. 1t will not do TO say that it does not
touch their property for it is well known that
slaves, in the midst of free negroes, are compara-
lively worthless. To cOnfscate the property of
Union men would be an outrage-tO destroy its
value is but little better. To free the negroes
and bring them among us, is now out ofthe ques-
ton, witness the ninety-four thousand majority
in Indiana, and the overwhelming vote but the
other day cast in Illinois, in favor of their exclu
sion.
This confiscatiOn invention is calculated to do
us, therefore, more harm, among loyal men in the
South, than either ofthe Others No coniscation
measure would have passed, or have been enter
tanned, but for the hope of thereby abolishing
slavery, either partially or wholly. And upon
the power TO do so Mr.. CLAY, in his speech of
the 9TH of Feb. 1889 SAYS:
The Constitution of the United States never could have
been formed upon The principle Of investing the General
Government with authority TO abolish the Institution
its pleasure 1t can never be continued for single day.
if the exercise Of such power be assumed usurped.
1t is not proposed to sell the slaves, to re-im-
burse the expenses of the war-but merely TO set
them at liberty This all the border State
members Join in denOuncing, as an act tending
to strengthen the revolt. See letter of Crittenden
and Others
Thus far as to its polcy-so far as the slave is
involved. As TO the effect in seizing other pro-
perty, Mr.. Cowan said June 2sth, 1862, in a
speech Cong. Globe 1894:
As to the expenses of the war pass this BILL put in
execution far yOu and you will never realize from
enough TO pay the expenses Of its administration.
That Is, not one cent will 90 into the Treasury
1t will only feed horde of greedy Office seekers,
IN administering it.
As TO the legality of such act of abolition
for it is nothing more, disguise it as they NAV,
we know of no respectable authority sustaining
it. We have already shown the whole question
is under State control.
But it is assumed that it can be done under the
war power of the government. 1t is admitted
that in time of peace no such power exists under
the Constitution, Is their any direct grant of
power, in this respect, different in time of war;
but it is said that it ought to belong to the gov
ernment a necessity.
ABOLITION VIEW.
The craziest of the whole crazy pack of abo-
litionists in Congress-Senator Sumner who is
their acknowledged leader, for with them, the
most fanatical is considered the worthiest we
say this man. but recently, declared, in his place
that the Constitution is made for peace and not
for war, and that:
War, "a it comes treads down within its sphere all
rights except the rights of Born of violence and
looking violence for victory, it dcarS all limitations
except such supplied by the rights Of Once
begun, 5 a law itself. And Just In proportion
you seek to moderate il by constitutional limitations,
do take from something of its eficency-C0H-
gressioaGl GioJe, p 1864.
In this short quotation is disclosed the reason
hQf MAJ MIR mo oud Of fba
North, at first opposed to coercion-to war
suddenly became converts TO the war policy of
these the New York Tribune, and Indianapolis /
Journal, are fair samples.
And although the President may be- as this |
Sumner wrote to a friend, June 5th, 1862, (See |
New York Tribune, June 10th, 1862 at heart
with them, yet his vacllating course has at
times called down their anathemas, as in the
Cincinnati Gazette of July 9TH, in which the ele
ments of his character are declared TO be milk
and water" Tolerably weak dilution.
At the close of the last war with England, and
afterwards, those in position TO act were in
structed, Mr.. j. Q. Adams being Secretary of
State, to insist upon remuneration for slaves, /
seized during the war, on the ground that the
rules of international laws of confscation did not
include them.
But now these men who hate slavery more |
than they love the Constitution and prefer that |
slavery and the Constitution shall die together |
rather than that both shall live, (Browning's |
speech Rep. Cong. Globe page 2923,) and who /
would drive emancipation as a condition to their /
furnishing men, (see letter of Governor Andrews 4
of Massachusetts,, Cong Globe page 239l); we
say these men have sprung this new tangled doc
trine that a war makes laws unto itself: and one |
of the laws of this war is that the property of all
southern men, in slaves shall be confiscated and !
the slaves set free. BY this means the ultra men
hope TO evade the Constitution, and effect that
which they have otherwise failed 70 accomplish
the abolition of slavery. For without this stroke
at slavery, no confiscation bill would have trOub
led Con yress for a single day
Again: by Article 4th, of the Constitution it
is provided that
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this
Union republican form Of governments and shall protect
each Of them against INVASION and application Of the
Legislature Of toe Executive, when the Legislature
cannot be convened) against domestic violence
And further: Congress shall have power
To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the
Art.l.
fit is true, as we have attempted to show,
that, from the middle of December to the 4th of
March, valuable time suffered TO pass by |
during the administration of Mr.. Buchanan, for |
the alledged want of authority to act, and an OPP
position Congress failed to confer that authority \
and if the administration of Mr.. Lincoln, in like
manner from the fourth of March to the middle |
of April, lay by and suffered provisional Gov
ernment to gather strength in the South-not'for /
the same excuse Mr.. Buchanan gave; for it was
admitted steps were eventually taken not warrant
ed by law, (Trumbulps speech Cong. Globe page /
2974,) we say if the then loyal inhabitants of
the South-with all their family ties and prop |
erty interests confnng them to that section, were
thus left without the protecting of the feder-
al government, and subject 10 the rule of the
usurpers then this government not without
blame as declared by Republican Senator
Mr. Cowan, Cong. Globe page 1862. Personal
and property rights require some kind of govern
ment TO protect them; and if this government |
,cN not or cannot protect its loyal citizens within
its limits in those rights henif they acquiesce in
or seek protection under government apparently /
acting by color of authority, it is question whe
ther they should be held criminal to the extent of
being punished by the deprivation of all their pro-
perty-which would fall upon the helpless as well
as the guiltv-upon women and children as well as
the guilty head of the family. We are not speak
inc of the leaders of this rebellion, but of those
who have been forced into it by circumstances,
and will be kept there by the force of the same
circumstances, Notwithstanding all the proclama-
tiOns Mr.. Lincoln may issue, unless our armies
advance and read them to the enemy.
This view is the more serious from such
loyal citizens if they had continued to hold out against
the usurper's power would have been deprived Of their
liberty and property by that power, il the statements
heard of the prosecutions of Union
Let be just towards such though the heavens
fall" Let Us not drive them TO desperation as British
officers the Revolutionary drove those who had
sought protection, lest the result follows. to-w
the filling up the armies Of the rebels and enabling them
thereby TO triumph.-.See LIE OF Marion, p. ia.
Further, if we are to be governed by the rules
governing civilized nations upon this subject the
oupStiou has already. a LEGAL one. been decid- |
ed bv the Supreme Court of the United States,
Peters, 81, in an opinion pronounced by one of
the ablest Judges that ever sat upon the bench
Chief Instice Marshall-Mho made use of this |