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


Whilst those in power should have thus placed them
selves and acted towards the people Of the rebelous
Staesand the no hess guilty disrnous al heart IN the
North: they should al the same time have seen that The
patriotic and loyal men protected in all their rights
and THAI they not borne down BY unjust laws, bur
We soIemny believe that II this course had been adopt
ed by the administration upon its accession 70 power the
might haze been aroaFed And after the bat
tie Of Bull run, IL the resolution then adopted, and
under which eighty Thousand loyal men ocked 10 the flag
of the Union from the border slave States had been fol-
lowed by nfexible answering devotion to the Con-
stutiOn opposition would have melted away ike snow
before the sun II the purposes avowed IN that resolve
had been strictly misunderstanding unworthy OF
great people, all attempts al nioreng mere factOu views
did for time in Missouri, Maryland. Western Virginia
Kentucky and Tennessee See letter ofl4h Of July 1867
f Crittenden and others. above quoted.
But instead Of this, mistaking the throbbings Of
partisan heal for the pusaons Of patriotic hearts, have
insisted upon inauguratiuc and norcng their peculiar
party views. at this momeut Of our countrys perand
insisted would be inforced. and from which they have in
uen,ed their people to attempt escape by secession
They voted down a Affirmation Of the Crtenden Com
promise Dec 4th, 1851 Cong q ODE page l5 and voted
down Aliens Resolution that mo be levied to
wage the war for emanc patton JAM 10th 1852, Cong'l
Globe page 399 And also vOrd down Mr. HOlman'S Res
oluon THAT the should not be prosecuted for any
other purpose than the restoration Of the authority Of the
Constitution March 3D. 1852. Cong'l Globe page 1912.
Upon all such schemes calculated to produce further alien
alton, and iepderng reconciliation almost vain hope,
the administration should have at once rowned-paced
their advocates to abandon them, or place themselves in
opposition to the Government on questions touching the
willing ar, until, says Mr.. Wicklin Of Kentucky:
at is now the avowed doctrine Of the majority in Con-
gress, whether they elected Republicans Adolf
ons that this war shall not the Union be
stored until every slave in the United States shall be
emancpated. "-Leter July 20, 1852.
/ And consequence OF Congress having embodied
their partisan abolition views in laws have lately had
alarmed Southern border from the uprising Of peo-
pie in Tennessee and Kentucky-and which shadows forth
but the beginning of the end, if such abolition course is
persisted i'm.
Federal officer, 'Who would compromise with traitors
with arms in their hands," Let history answer.
! During the Administration Of Gen washngton-and
We believe he was greater man than Mr. LncOn-an in
surrecion broke out in western Pennsylvania. He sent
aye, accompanied an army to put it down The proper
be pursued debated in his Cabinet Il
matter Of serious consideration because. early
midsummer, 1874, several unties in western Pennsyl-
yania, Virginia and Maryland organized opposition to
law Of the United States termed the excise law-and
men in large numbers, in one instance 1000
armed men, had assembled at various times and places
seized the mails, assaulted and mareated the United
States officers, burnt some Of their properly, and other
wise set the laws at open defiance. Men killed,
many wounded. President Washington called out the
militia OF Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Maryland and Nir
ginia 20 the number of $4,000.
The movement Of the troops fixed for the first of
September Meanwhile, three commissioners, appointed
by the President, Senator Ross Bradford the Attorney
General and Yates one Of the Supreme Judges of the
State Of Penny lvania. dispatched the inSurgent
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be any time prior 10 the l4h OF Sept an enectual sub
mission TO the laws See H1dFefh'S History critic U.s.
roi. l, I'd Series, n 49s 20 SIC. for facts IN J5tR
In October, Fndly and Redwick appointed by the
insurgents commissioners convey the President certain
resolutions to which they had come, and
1.-The President treated Findly brother abassa
dor with courtesy. and admitted them several inter-
views. "-p. 5l2-l3.
So when Instruction threatened in Utah. by the
Mormons but few years ago, an army sent there by
the General Government NJ an immense expense but
companied by commissioners lazarus Powell sud Ben
McCulochl 10 ADJUST, possible, the differences They
did adjust them, and our army returned in tie in
stance under Washington, without striking blow.
So Douglas said on the 18th Of March, in the Senate:
'Have government the question; and are told
that We must test the question by using the military power
70 put down ali discontinued spirits. Sir, the question:
we government has been prOpounded by every tyrant
who has tired 70 Keep his feet on the neckS Of the people
since the world began When the Barons demand Magma
Charta from King John at Runnymede. he exclaimed
have a govern ment! and called fer his army 10 put
down the dscontented Barons when Charles the First
attempted levy ship money in violation
Of England, and in disregard Of the rights Of the people,
and resisted by them, he exclaimed. have gov
ernmeuC I'VE cannot treat with rebels put down the
traitors; we must show have government" When
James II. driven from the throne OF England for
ampg on the liberties Of the people, he called for his
army and exclaimed. let show that have govern
men When George Ill called upon his army put down
the rebellion in America Lord North cried Justify mo
compromise with traitors: demonstrate that we have
a government" Sir when ten millions Of
people proclaim you, with unanimous voice. that
lily in danger il becomes wise government TO listen
to the appeal, and to remove the apprehension
Thus we have shown the history of the countryside
causes this war-the course that has been pursued
the course think ought to have been taken-and
we propose further 10 examine, in this crisis, the
DUTY OF EVERY PATRIOT.
Yes patriot; who loves his countrynot one section
over another-nOt his party-but his whole country,
and all good citizens in every part of it, To such
As already shown, the country had acquired unexam.
pied prosperity, under the creed Of Jefferson administered
By members of the party be fouEded-the DENocRAuc
party. To that all eyes turned and it deter
mined to
RE-ORGANIZE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Against this Of course, those in authority. and their
subSergient tools everywhere protested and nashei
their teeth. And why. Thercra only in danger
TO be set at naught but the great temple Of pubcanm
itself might be despsed by the people
The Dem0cTacy-th0Se who love the whole country, the
Constitution, the time honOred uSageS Of the Government
needless Of the contractors cry Of sympathy with the
rebels. of the Abolition howl Of treason of the ty
rants threat of military necessity for imprisonment.
will boldly but calmly invite their countrymen to behold
the deep wrongs and bleeding wounds inflicted upon that
country by Abohuonsts and SeceSsoust>-and more:
the bungng surgery the fatal quackery, Of those who
opening wider, instead Of binding up those wounds
the men IN power.
Democrats elt less reluctance in taking this step be-
IL be necessary the country in
the war; and believed to be absolutely required
from despOtism al the end of the Whilst Demo-
Gratis hal IN good faith for the time being, cast aside
party feelings their old political foes had availed them
selves Of the opportunity to put in force almost all the
measures that had been often discussed before and repu
/ dated bv the people.
/ high protective tariff law, for the benefit of the
manufacturers OF New England and Pennsylvania.
2 An immense issue of irredeemable paper money,
thereby driving gold and silver out Of circulation.
law abolishing slavery in the District Of Columbia
/ thereby alternating loyal men in the South.
4 law prohibiting slavery the Territories now,
/ hereafter to be formed.
5 In every form comforting upon the Federal Govern
G. Abandoning settled policy governing intercourse
with foreign nations
Z They virtually repealed the sub-treaSury law,
qurng the payment of Government dues in gold and sill
ver thus striking down at one dash all the lab Of Gen
Jackson for the last four years of bis administration, in
reference to giving the people sound currency.
! THE TAK1TT.
Tariff means, simply, tax law, evying tariff upon
mportations is merely Designations the rate at which
certain namel articles shall be ta1ed before they can be
admitted this country sale Most countries levy
this raise revenue instead Of levyng direct
on the people. Sometimes when it is desired 10 favora
home interest heavy tax, tariff, is laid upon every
article coming the country that will interfere with
that interest. Now il has pass, that, under
revenue tariff system, manufactures had sprung up I'm
portions Of this country in which most articles consumed
by agriculturists made, extent-bu as to
many articles not in quantities needed
consequently supplied from abroad This
many Of the cotton. mixed and cheap wooden fab
rc-as to many articles Of CUTLERY, aud in the edge
tool line Other articles not made grown at ali in
this country and consequently obtain them abroad;
as kndsO steel coffee tea, &c. is manifest that,
all the latter class every that is added, as
eventually Of the hand Of the person who
consumes the article. This by the present
price OF Coffee compared with that Of two years ago
A TO our home manufacturer. when they could make
an article and put IL into the market IN competition with
the foreign article with small but reasonable profits
have complaint Of the law that levied for revenue
alone, the foreign, for this tended TO build up manu-
facurers at home But these home manufactures become
so powerul-so much wealth invested in them-sO many
politicians Interested ia them, that, when this Admins
traon esue into power, they controlled on that and