Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-06-26

men enough to do the fighting. But, said
the speaker. il anything tends TO drive the
country to arm negroes it will be that
spirit which is attempting to disafect
Northern men toward their country.
An unworthy fraud had been perpetrated
by introducing what purports 20 be the
Crittenden resolutions into the platform.
Many supposed this resolution was endors-
ed, whereas the vital words were omitted.
Here is the original resolution;
Resolced by the House of Representatives
Of the Congress- ofhhs United States, That
the present deplorable civil war has been
forced upon the country by the disunionists
Of the Southern States, now in revolt
against the Constitutional Government,
and in arms around the Capitol.
That in this national emergency, Con-
81 ;. banishing all feeling of mere pas
sion or resentment. will recollcct only its
duty to the whole country; that this rar
isn't 'raged upon oar part in any spirit Of
oppression. nor for any purpose Of con-
quest or snbjugation.nor purpose Of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or
established institutions Of .he States, but
to defend and maintain the supremacy Of
the Constitution. and to preserve the Un-
ion with all the dignity, equality and
rights of the several States unimpaired; !;
and that as soon as these objects are ac-
complished, the war ought to cease.
The first part is omitted altogether, and
the second clause is perverted by substitu-
ting the words "should not be waged" for
"is wage1." placing the justice of the war
as q matter Of doubt.
Again, in the resolution which follows,
they agree to sustain "a war for the main
tenance of the Constitution" leaving the
inference that this is not war for that OBJ
ject.
The gentleman who reported the resolu-
tions. in response to an inquiry. said pub
licly that there was not word or line in
the platform endorsing the war. The
whole animus Of the platform is that it is
not war for the Constitution, but one
waged in disregard of it.
One resolution is in substance from
Douglass 18th of March speech-a speech
which he subsequently, repudiated. Mr..
Douglas said:
Il repeat that whatever guarantees will
satisfy Maryland and the Border States
(the States now in the Union will create
Union party in the seeded States that
will bring them back by the voluntary act
of their own people. You can restore and
preserve the Government in that manner
you can do it in no other"
The resolution about the volunteers, com
ing at the end Of such a platform. was
rather cold comfort. The boys had votes
and had friends behind who had votes.-
The response from the soldiers to the
| trainers Of the platform, to the Conven'
ton that refused to endorse Douglas, bu
which passed resolutions endorsing the
Sentinel and editor. would be depart y
cursed. we know you not"
This war was not made for the emanci
patton of the negro. and all assertions t,
that effect were made by men KNOWN,
them to be false. He had his views upol
slavery, and had always candidly expresse,
them. He was pro-slavery man on con
stitutional grounds. 1t was his belief tha
every negro in the country onght to have
good master or mistress. Yet he didn'
ask everybody to think just as he did abou
it. He believed if peace were made to
morrow there would be more slaves in tn
country than ever. Under the Constitu
, ton neither the President or Congress ha
, the power to free a slave. 1t could not
done by proclamation. But if. in tn
course of war, and by means OF the wa
power, every negro is set free. he couldn'
help it, and wouldn't make 1t conditio
of his loyalty that such state of affair
, should not occur.
!, (Judge Hughes read the following fror
the North American Reriew, for April
) 1862. printed at Boston,:
'sThe United States have no authority
emancipaie the slave in any State. excer
as it may be done in the suppression of a
! insurrection. The persons who rebel ma
be punished through their property. and j
determining what is to be regarded q
e property, reference may be had to th
: laws of the State in which the offence wa
committed. The con6scation of slave
may, therefore. be q part of the punish
G ment inflicted for such offense. But thi
punishment of confiscation. so far as II
e a civil punishment. must be meted ont
: the same manner as other punishment
1 are, by general laws for trial, convictio
e and Judgment. There is no more author
( ity to declare. by general law, that ii
: slaves of all rebels shall be free, withol
s provision for trial of the treason, tha
S there is to declare. summarily. by sin
z liar law, that all rebels shall be hanged
e without any provision for trial.
r 'The military commander has no al
0 thority to emancipate the slaves. except I
/. part Of his military operations and thes
o cannot extend beyond the actual power
I the force under his command His me,
y proclamation Of emancipation as NEAR
of suppresing the insurrection is entirel
!, nugatory. SO far as his military arrs
q extends, SO far martial law prevails. an
G martial law supercedes for the time bein
s the municipal law, in those paTticula
e in which there is conflict between then
s "If. under the operation of martial Law
e the duty which the slave, under the Sta
: law, owes to his master. is terminated {,
d the time being, and the slave avails hin
. self of such emancipation to secure b
: freedom, by a transit to free State, Il
r. clause of the Constitution relative to &
S gitives from service cannot rightfully
$ invoked to enforce return. because it
> not applicable to the case of slaves who
! dufv of carvica ic farminafod an1 who