Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-04

attempt 20 pass the Others. gave those usurpers
the verv strongest arguments they could use
against q restoration OF our authority. namely;
that thea ministrafion was determined 20 destroy
ticir rights. and i prosecuting the war for that
purpose. See Cowan's speech July eth, 1864.
Cong. Globe, paze3I47. Instead of weakening
them. by such scfs thousands. and tens Of thou-
sands are driven TO the standard Of revolt. In
speaking Of several Of these acss, snsouy Others,
that Authorizing the arming Of slaves, Garrett
Davis, the Union" successor Of Breckenridge,
said: sefI esw
We would regard their authors cur wort enemies
~e.wouH every and boy that ~e
have IN the land. and would meet you IN the death
stugge.- cSngresstonsi Ctobe, n 200 Jtav p 1857;
Hsd>r.oa'. si ><ch tsysevs--ioaai Globe. p. s.23l
Every such act increases their soldiers. and ut
the same time lessons the prospect Of any recon-
citation or re-cs.abli< hmcnf Of authority except
by naked, absolute subjugation. This course is
in direct contradiction 10 the avowed purpose for
which the army was raised. as heretofore shown,
and Is fraud upon the soldiers so enlisted. g
Merely as a sample Of abolition speeches, we
give one extract, when a volume might be pub
Used Of like stuff:
Our duty to-day Is and SIGHT Twin brothers Of
great power. them good time shall be added third
- HI shall be EnaScTrArox- And
these fhreeTAx. rIeHT ExAScrArrshal be the TkISi-
Pr. Speed, cgngresssonal Gi'5e p sss. Fs6. & 81
Passing over the blasphemy of this gentleman,
we call attention to the fact, that this member
was, and Is, in favor of taxing and fighting 10
emancipate slaves-not word about maintaining
the Constitution and the laws. This would pro-
long the and burden
Ii is calculated 10 greatly injure the loyal men
in the South, who have risked everything in our
behalf 1t will not do to say that il does not
touch their property: for it is well known that
slaves, in the midst of free negroes are compare
lively worthless. To confiscatc the property OF
Union men would be an outrage-.o destroy its
value is but little better. To free the negroes
and bring them among us, Is now out offhe ques-
ton, a. 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 confscation invention is calculated to do
Us, therefore, more harm, among loval men in the
South, than either ofthe Others. No confiscaiion
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. 1899 says:
The Constitution Of the United States never could have
been formed uron he principle Of investing the General
Government with authority to abolish the institution at
the exercise OF such power be assumed or usurped
1t is not proposed sell the slaves to rc-im-
burse the expenses of the war-but merely 10 sci
them at liberty This all the border State
members join in denouncing, "a an act tending
to strengthen the revolt. See letter of Crittenden
and others.
Thus far Is TO its poicy--so far as the slave is
involved. As to the effect in seizng other pro.
perty. Mr.. Cowan said June 2sth, 1862, in a
speech Cong. Globe 1904:
A. the expenses Of the war; pass this BILL put in
execution far and will never realize from
itenough to pay the expenses Of its administrations
That is, not one cent will go into the Treasury
1t will only feed a horde ofgreedy Office seekers,
IN administering it.
AS to the legality of such oct of abolition
for it Is nothing more, disguise it as they may
we know of no respectable authority sustaining
it. We have already shown the whole question
l. under S ate control.
But it i, sumej 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, nor is their any direct grant oil
power. in this respect, different in time of war
but it is said that it ought to belong to the gov
eminent as q necessity.
ABOLITION VIEW.
The craziest of the whole crazy pack Of abo
ltionists in Congrcss-Scnator Sumner, who i,
their acknowledged leader, for with them, the
most fmalical is considered the worthiest: we
say this man. but recently, declared, in his place
that the Constitution is made for peace and moi
for war, and that
War, it comes, treads down within its sphere al
rights except the rights Of Born Of violence,
looking TO violence for victory. il dscar all Limitations
except such supplied by the rights of Once
begun, is law itself And just in proportion
YOU seek to moderate 1t by constitutional limitations
do vou take from war something of its efficiency. CJ
0ressioadi elite, y. 1854.
In this short quotation is disclosed the reason
that many ultra men and political papers at the
North, at first opposed to coercion-to war
suddenly became converts TO the war policy; o.
these the New York Tribune, and Indianapoli:
Journal, are fair samples.
And although the President may be, as this
Sumner wrote TO a friend, June 9Th, 1862, (See
New York Tribune, June 10th, 1862 at heart
with them, vet his vacillating course has al
times called down their anathemas, as in the
Cincinnati Gazette Of July eth, in which the ele
ments of his character are declared to be milk
and water" Tolerably weak diiuion.
AT the close of the last war with England. and
afterwards, those in a 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 contsca;ion did mo-
include them.
But now these men who hate slavery, more
than they love the Constitution, and prefer tina
slavery and the Constitution shall die together
rather than that both shall live, Drowning
speech Rep. Cong. Globe page 1923, and who
would drive emancipation a condition 10 thoi
furnishing men, (see letter of Governor Andrews
of Massachusetts,, Cong. Globe page 1891; w
say these men have sprung this new tangled doc
trine, that war makes laws unto itself {: and ont
of the laws of this war is that the property of al
southern men. in slaves. shall be confscatcd, ane
the slaves set free. By this means the ultra mel
hone to evade the Constitu' on and effect rha
which they have otherwise failed 70 accomplish
the abolition of slavery. For without this strok
at slavery no confiscation bill would have troub
led Conyress for a single dav.
Again by Article 4th, of the Constitution
is provided that:
The United States shall guarantee every State in h
Union republican form of government; and hall proeC
each Of them against nva~on and application Of th
legislature OF the Executive, when the Legislator
cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
And further Congress shall have power
To provide for calling forth the militia IN
laws of the Union. suppress Instructions Sc->ec.
Aff1.
iii is true. as we have attempted TO show
that from the middle of December TO the 4th @
March. valuable time suffered 10 pass b
during The administration of Mr.. Buchanan, 70
the alledgcd want of authority TO act and an or
position Congress failed TO confer that authority
and il the administration of Mr.. Lincoln, in lik
manner from the fourth of March to the middl
n