Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-27

the 4fh 81 July. 1851 t'las body after tie most
angle discussion Of the sabiect Of slavery b the
State. pa-scd. by an almost unanimous vote.
resolution introduced into fhe House By the
ersbie Cri,leadss OF kesss.ek .-Ehich lot 0ull
fully endorses the doctrines Ia reference thereto
proclaimed BY The President and the House OF
Representative. bat ignoring the idea that the
was for abolition OF emancipatlon.) declares
Il 10 be for the preservation "0i the Union. With
all the dignity equality and richt- Ct the States
unimpalred7 Bot if j. unnecessary 20 accunu-
late further evidence a. the original objects o.
the war as declared and reiterated by the Execu
tive and Legislative Department ot the Govern
ment. The resolution. passcj under such solemn
circumstances. j. in these words, and leave bat
little further "a add
Z" Resoloed. That the present deplorable civil
war has been forced upon the country by the dis
uni0nIsts Of the Southern States. now IN arms
against the constitutional government and IN
arms around the capital tina; IN this national
emergency, Congress. banshing all feeling OF
mere passion and resentment. will recOliect only
its duty TO the whole country mat TINS war =
not waged Oh their part IN any spirit OF oppression
for any purpose Of conquesf or sut1Ugat'oa, or
purpose Of Orerfhrotrinq OF interfering trith fhe
riqkfs or established Institutions OF those States
bat 70 defend and maintain the supremacy OF the
Constitution, aud 20 preserve the Union with all
the dignity. equality and rights of the several
States unimptred anu that as soon a these 0O-
jects are accomplished the war ought 10 cease"
This resolution was passed the day after the
battle of Bull Run, (July %. ls6l, and when
the capital was beleagured by the host Of the
rebels. /. was hailed as an omen Of good 70 the
land. and thousands rushed 10 arms TO save the
Government from disgrace and disaster.
We have thus shown the character OF the sol
ema pledges made by the Republican pariy-in
clndip,r the presfdeut and (ouure---lu order to
fill up the army with the gallant men who have
since given their services or their lives 10 the
country. These promises we're patriotic and Just.
and touched the hearts OF the American people.
They brought $1,000 men into the feld--then
Woodland but the other day bOOOOO more
sprang TO arms, AMI are now bfeastng The storm
of battle. or preparing 20 enter the held. Never
did any nation manifest higher or nobler trust
in the promises and pledges OF those in charge OF
it, affairs. The people OF Indiana performed their
full share in this work OF patriotism, and her re
giments were filled up as if Dy maggie Men OF
all parties sprang To arms, and the Democracy,
loving the Union the tirSf principle Of its creed
were amongst the foremost In the onset for It's
preservation The First. Second Third Fourth
and Seventh Congressional Districts, where the
Democracy have long held acknowledged supre
macy were quite in advance OF the other Dis
trcts. and their quotas entered the field before ali
y
sacred contest, and they their brave and gall
liant sons. without stopping to inquire uhO stood
at the helm of National ship. These brave
volunteers had no father or relatives in the civil
service--they had no kinsmen in the Cabinet
they had no brothers in the grand army Of
tractors, whose purses were made plethOric by the
gains of hard bargains and unjust exactions upon
the poor soldier and the Government None Of
these had they But they had hearts 10 feel for
their beloved country, and principles which
taught them that the temporary ascendancy of an
adverse party IN the conduct OF the Government
could release no man from his loyalty To the
Union. Every intelligent Democrat Of Indiana
thought so then thinks TO day, will think so
to morrow, and in all time 10 come. We all ac-
knowledge fidelity TO the Union as the chief of
political and personal duties. None but SANDER
ers have ever charged upon the Democratic party
n contrary sentiment.
But how has Mr. Lincoln and the Republican
Congress kept their promises to the country I
Have they conducted the to restore the I'm
ion, +" with all the dignity, rights and equality of
the several States unimpaired" ! Has that been
the sole ebect Have the Executive and Legs
lative branches of the Government been faithful
TO the pledges this made to the nation To the
shame OF both Departments they have been IN
true to their own proiessed doctrines, and faith
less TO the country. Congress has been wickedly
untrue while the President has permitted ianat-
les and pretended religionists 20 institute "pres.
sure upon his conduct. and restraint upon his
judgment. The acts which the President and
Congress have put into effect were never neceS
sary To restore the Union. They are not so now,
and never can be- We will name the following
as a sample Of the Abolition legislation of Con
gress and the individual acts of the President TO
which all National men must object. and to which
they will never consent:
/. They have pledged the country. by solemn
enactment, to pay for such negro as any South
ern State shall emancipate by State authority,
and To pay Tor them all would involve the people
in national debt of two thousand millions, es
timating these negroes at half their present value
? They have abolished slavery in the District
of Columbia. and are now paying for these ne
grOes in the promises 10 pay of the people, TO
the amount OF 81 900 600
3. They have made negro testimony valid in
the Courts of the District OF Columbia against
white men. aud a bill was pending NJ the adjourn
ment OF Congress making negro testimony valid
in all the Courts of the United States within the
several States
They have recognized the negro despotism
of Hayti sovereign power, and will. conse-
quently, receive negro ambassador at W ashng-
ton.
5 They have passed Confiscation acts. in def
duCt Ol against tbt Ol TIE
against the protests and the votes of the veneer
able CRITTENDfN and his colleagues from the Dor
der slave Union States and against the advice Of
the Union newspapers of Kentucky, and else
where
8 The President has issued proclamation
setting forth that all negroes in the rebellous
States. on the lst day OF January. 1858 shall be
forever free thus throwing upon the free States
the burthen of a negro population, and az Mr..
Clay said, 4" TO enter into competition with the
white German, Irish and American laborer, aud
;hus degrade them 70 the level of the blacks
T. The President has suspended the writ OF ha
beas corpus in the States, and put the free
citizens OF the whole country under martial law
thus declaring that he has no confidence ia the
Courts, and making every mans liberty depend
upon the mercy of spies. int0rmers. bailitls, con-
stables provost marShals. and their deputies.
series OF measures so unnecessary and mis-
chievOus could not tail to arrest the attention Of
the people of Indiana and call them TO an
active opposition The Democracy had no choice
but that of silent acquieScence. or open and
~ efforts to expe from Congress ihe members
who had treacherousy BETRAYED the State into
the hands and keeping OF the New England Abo-
htion faction, whose agency in our natianal mis-
fortunes are but too plainly marked The inau
guration of these measures by Congress and
the President. was a shameful departure from
the pledges soiemnly given 10 the country by
both. ami released all good men from putting
confidence IN their future promises 20 the y alton.
The people have a right % fair and honest treat
ment. They have "A right 20 ka0lr what i to be