Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-28
Aouestion of yeracitx.

1t is as common as the day for the Abolition
lists here to urge that President Lincoln Is hearth
ly in favor of their destructive measures Wen-
dell Phillips says this in public; says in so many
words that the President advised public meetings
in favor of emancipation and said that when pub
lie opinion is ripe for il; he would issue a freedom
proclamation. We heard him make these dec
arations. And Charles Sumner, in his "private
letter, lately printed, endeavors to satisfy an
Abolition inquirer that the President is Abolition
TO the corel He gives this as from private con-
versation with him He saws specifically: q am
happy to let you know that he (the Presdent)
has no sympathy with Stanley la his absurd wick
edness in closing the schools, nor again in his
other acts of turning our camps into hunting
ground for slaves. He repudiates both positive
ly" This is a wicked Misrepresentation by Sum-
ner. But passing this, let US look at such state
ment as a question OF veracity. Does Mr.. Sum
ner speak truly as to the Presidents views2 Is
he warranted in speaking thusf
Now it happens that while Sumner was writing
his wretchedly uauseous letter, Gov. Stanley was
making patriotic and excellent speech at WASH
ington, North Carolina, to the people gathered
from seventeen counties who came within the
Federal lines on purpose TO hear him-the DIS
loyal as well as the loyal being, for two weeks
previous, invited by public notice to hear him,
and assured of protection. This made the meet
credited representative of the Government-Dot
of any party but of the United States-would be
careful of his words What he said, therefore, is
authentic.
Now. the great point that Gov Stanley makes
is, that President Lincoln and the Government
mean to stand by the Constitution as it is; and
over and over again he assured the people that
the President "was no Abolitionist." AS to the
Presidents official declarations, Gov. Stanley
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that he had no constitutional right to emancpate
the sayes?" As TO the Presidents feelings TO-
wards the South, Gov Stanley's words are: "Mr.
Lincoln is no AbolitOnist. He is the best friend
the South has got" AS to himself, Gov. STAN
ley says: al am no agent of abolition Generals.
When required to be such, will leave you, and
return with heavy heart" These ar, sentences
spoken to representatives of seventeen counties
of North Carolina. If the English language
can do it, Gov. Stanley gave assurances that
President Lincoln was not an Aboltionst, or not
with Sumner in his mad schemes.
Now, who is to be credited-Charles Sumner
or Edward Stanley? The one writes to the Deo-
PIE of Massachusetts, words which, if they have
any meaning, vey the impression that Presi-
dent Lincoln is in favor of the emancipation
policy. Edward Stanley tells the people of
North Carolina that the President is no emanci-
pationist, and that whenever he (Stanley) is
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leave the State
Mr.. Sumner gets up in the Senate, presents the
widest vagaries, and advocates the most sweep
ing measures, and prates of their being constitu-
tional His last urging to shut out Virginia
because its Constitution recognized slavesl
Where does he get the power to mould the local
institutions of the States? There is no possible
way that here he can, as ne so absurdly does on
every occasion, lug in the "war power" militia
~ necessity" that he prates about, but does not
understand; for Western Virginia is safe in the
Union. 1t is funda mental principle acted on
long before the Constitution, and interviewer into
society," that domestic or local things are matters
OF local control. Slavery is local thing having
relations. in the communities that tolerate il, with
all the social arrangements of socety-wth la
Dor, internal police, property-yea. thing OF
life and death. 1t is for the communities that
have it to deal with it, though we may hope they
will take measures to remove slavery by gradual
emancipation, yet we have no right to interfere
with such communities. But Sumner practically
disregards all this. He makes nothing of inter-
fering in every way. And has the unblushing
GOODNESS to tell the people of Massachusetts that
President Lincoln is with him in his palpably
unconstitutional schemes.-BOston Post.