Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-14
Tao OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The Cinninnati Enquirer. in an able review of
the Presidents proposition for the gradual aboli-
ton Of slavery. thus critcises his arguments and
suggestions:
The proposition-if proposition it NAV be call
eds made ID States loyal. and to their loyal
governments. The relation of the oyal States
TO the Union has not been changed by the war
Before the 10 not beliey ed that one of the
powers of the General Government was to pur.
chase or free the slaves of citizens or TO make
compensation 20 the owners in they freed
them themselves Congress can not transcend
the posers that belong To it under the Constitu-
ton; and. IL IL should do so, there must--if ours
Is a Government. and not delusion--be some
authority somewhere to prevent its DEGREES from
being carried into effect.
The relation between the master and the ser
want in the South Is proprietary relation. The
Government can take the property OF the citizen
on paving It's value 10 the owner but only when
required for public use. The fact that in the
opIion OF the President or o.. Congress. the re.
lauon between body of loyal people and their
property is inimical TO tie public peace. Is not
such an use a. will create the right 10 sever it,
DDes the Government. tor any purpose. want the
services OF the negroes OF Kentucky or Missouri
or Maryiandr Then take them. and paw for
them at what they are worth in the market This
Is the beginning and the end OF its powers and
w:ien & transcends these il is usurper.
IL Is true that this is not proposed to be done
directly. The idea i To get rid of the conStttu-
tOnal difficulty by doing that which cannot be
done directly by indirecton. The Governments
such Is the isiea-holds out inducements To the
States 20 bay the negtVes. by promising % pay
for them after they are purchased The C0nSt-
tuition Is just rs much broken by evading its spir-
itasby disobeying is provisions Uncle ADra
ham Is doubtless. IN the abstract. an honest and
wellntentoned gentleman; bat rhe business of
the law IN inland Jurisdictions. where too often.
the results Of shHrp practice are cOnfonndei with
justice. has tendency duh and obscure that
nice sense of moral right. which Tan possess j. the
hrst requisite IN one IA shem rep0se responsible
ties So vast as those which attach the office OF
our nations President.
The loyal papers in the North insist that the
National Governments does not know the States
that the later are simply municipal corpora
tons. created for local purposes. while the
former sweeps freely over State lines
scious Of their existence To recognize States,
70 acknowledge the obligation OF the United
States 90 enter into partnership or cooperation
with them. 20 give them pecunsary aid in respect
10 the private and domestic .,ffsirs of their citi
zens. 90 allow them disburse rhe national
means 10 their people AZ their discretion. and %
compensate them for the public Inconvenience
which may accrue from acts of local policy. is
going further IL admitting The doctrine of State
rights Than the most rampant Sece~Sioni-t ever
contender tor. AMI We NAV well inquire " here
are We driftingf when such notions are pr,,entsl
IA. from such high authority
The reasons OF the President in recommended
ton Of his proposal. present s,me new IDEAS in
the science OF political esonomy The Feieral
Government vii fnd 70 cheaper TO purchase the
Institutions oil the South than 20 overthrow them
By war; and to the South il will be cheaper To
sell Oot their Institutions tnan 10 defend them
against the power Of the Federal Government
This may be all true but how does IL effect tie
QUESTION Of The night OF the Governmen.
20 become the purchaser, in whole or in
part. OF the institutions aforesaidl IL might have
been cheaper for the Government. al The bsgin-
ming. 10 have bought up the leaders of the rebel
lon; hut would this fact mske the proceesling