Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-07
From the Sullivan Democrat.
mes Hughes vs.. Abra ham Lincoln.

On Wednesday evening, June III. 1862. the
Hon. James Hughes delivered speech, at lndi-
annapolis. which carefully and deliberately
prepared by him. and which has since been pub
lished, and by his Republican friends been circu
lated a campaign document. At the time he
delivered this speech. he was indignant because
some-yea many of the Democrats OF this State
prophesed that President Lincoln would, sooner
or later yield to the Abolition pressure upon him.
aud by proclamation attempt To emancipate the
slaves IN the South, thus yerting the war INTO
an abolition crusade for the overthrow of slavery
Ia referring to the Yancey, Rhett and Mann
letter to Earl Russell. Judge Hughes remarks
that they, the Southern Commissioners, had no
fears OF general emancipation by President Lin
coln--that, he says, was ''reserUed for gentlemen
here ia Indiana 10 manifest this tconderfui alarm
about freeing the negroes" To quiet the fears OF
the gentlemen here in Indiana" on the subject
OF Lincoln freeing the negroes, Judge Hughes
Used this emphatic language: "USDER THE Coz
sTITuTIoy NEiTHER TIE PRESIDENT OR CONGRESS
HAD THE POWER To FREE A SLAVE. Ir COULD NOT
BE DONE BY PROCLAMATION Not content with
giving his own deliberate, matured opinion
this point Judge Hughes cites and emJodies in
his speech the following language from the North
American Review, for April, 1862. printed at
Boston: THERE Is No MORE AUTHORITY TO DE
CLARE By CENTRAL LAW THAT THE SLAVES OF ALL
REBLLs SHALL BE FREE, WITHOUT PROVISION FOR
TRIAL OF THE TREASON, THAN THERE is To DECLARE
sUMMARILY, BY SIMILAR LAW. THAT THE REBELS
SHALL BE HANGED WITHOUT ANY PROVISION FOR
TRIAL" According To this opinion oil Judge
Hughes thus sustained by the North American
Review, the recent proclamation of President
Lincoln is plain and pal pabe violation of the
Constitution. In the same speech of Judge
Hughes from which we have copied the above
extracts We quote the following language:
Loyalty, define to be, fidelity To the Constr
tuition OF the United States
in times of there were but two classes lst
The loyal in truth and spirit devoted to the Con
stitution of the United States. ID The disloval,
who were unfathful to the Constitution OF the
United States"
In lhsse times of war, we ask the question, who
has been dslo,al and nnfaithfu To the Constitu-
ton of the United Statesg We are forced to
answer according to the simple definition and uu-
answerable argument OF Judge Hughes himself.
Abraham Lincoln ''thou art the man." for you
have attempted to do that which Judge Hughes
saws neither YOU nor Congress can constitution
ally do-free the negroes. Since "O.d Abe has
manifested to the world his desire to free the he
sroes by general proclamation, which Judge
Hughes IN ms speech made IN last June declared
could not be done by the President or by Con
gress-many gentlemen here in Indiana" whom
Judge Hughes seemed TO think were so unneces-
sarIy alarmed about Lincoln freeing the negroes,
are DESTROYS to know where Judge Hughes stands
to-day.
Does he stand by the Presidents negro freeing
proclamationg l. he loyal himself according to
his own definition of losaltyy To Use his own
language. is Judge Hughes himself lin truth and
spirit devoted 10 the Constitution OF the United
Statesf' Ii Judge Hughes j. true man him
self. If he has drop Of loyal blood coursing
in his veins. he will speedily and publicly de
nounce Lincoln's emancipation proclamation. Ii
he does not. the world will wisely conclude that
-four thousand dollars a year" Is dearer To- him
than the Constitution of hls country. Ii Judge
Hughes now. after what he has said in his In-
dianapolis speech sustains the Presidents eman-
eipatloH proclamation. will insist that the next
man that gets up an American Dictionary. that
he thus defines the wori Loyalts-"a snug Office
worth four thousand dollars year