Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-10

bic for the war. and ret they won't fight il. There
are not 30 in our whole regiment. Tire Con
efitutiOn j. inst much in force a. before che
began. else how sre we 6ghiing for the Constitu-
tioul Ii the Constitution prohibited slavery be-
fore the war began il does nor, and five bad 10
power under the Constitution 10 abolish slavery
before the war began We have none nov. The
President may assume the power 70 suspend the
writ Of hobeas corpus bat who has the power %
sHspend the ConstitntionZ if We are fighting for
the Constitution az all, we are fighting tor the
| whole of i,--savery clauses and sll. And If we
of the erth in peace Ia war, don't intend 10
stand By the bargain our fathers made with slave
owners and pat in tbe feiersl Constitution. IN
the name OF justice let The SHAREHOLDERS 90 10
themselves aud take care Of themselves IL they
can Nothing else would be just, and just God
will not allow success in unjust cause.
Abolitioni-ts. In and out Of Congress. as read
in the papers. are very anxious 20 conhseate all
rebel property slaves included. by an act of Con
gress All such acts should be entitled Acts 20
aid the rebellion !" for that ~ their only effect The
secesh here laugh and chnckle with devilish gee
when they anything Of the kind IN the papers.
/ asked one Ehy he did so. He replied: "It will
blot out the last spark Of Unionism in all the
South. IL wall drive them 10 desperation
and they will tight TO the death. IL will
make disunionists of every STAKEHOLDER and
pro man III hthtuthlf tutb
she viii 90 with the South. for everybody knows
that if slavery s destroyed in the South it is not
., worth n cent in Kentucky. England will soon
recognize G. >. a, and then they will annex
/ Themselves To England rather than be brought
under Abolition rule, and general conhscation
| law will enable the leaders las much we have
hated England) to carry the measure for people
will join any Government rather than be utterly
impoverished and ruined in all their property and
4 a -.
will give IL up like they did Mason and Slidell. or
we will then conquer and subjugate and annex
you" &c. &c
Such you see. are the thoughts running in the
heads of desperate men who expect to win by
their very desperation. ] am utterly opposed to
any further conhscation laws. They Adolf
ton lodges to reach slavery, and they have al
ready ruined the prosperity of the country for the
next fifty wears If not forever. These confisca-
ton laws can not be carried into effect anti We
have conquered aud put down the rebellion And
then to 20 to robbing and plunderiug conquered
people by taking away all their property Why
! bad a. soon bayonet the wounded left on the
battle fcld-one act IS just honorable the
other, aud DO more so. Mr.. Cameron estimates
the value OF slave property at s6W0,O00 GOO
or 81 900 900 900 That suppose Is not over
one third of the whole value OF the property
iof the South, say in all 500 5000 600 600
| This property can only be eOnfiscated tor and
during The iiDes Of Tie traitors. so Judge Mich
| oas. OF Louisville, said the other day in letter
in the Louisville Journal And after their
deaths their heirs win have just claims against
Tour Government for this enormous sum, which
will have 90 he paid 70 the next generation.
don't want nv children taxed TO paw this debt to
the children of the rebels don't want 10 buy
nggers on credit, and set them free and TO
stealing and lazing around. and leave the debt for
my children to pay when am gone. They would
thank me for no such inheritance. The actual
war debt by the time damages and all the neces-
sary expenses are footed up.if the ended now,
would not fall short of 81 900. 100 900, lmy
guess aud be doubled in another year. That
is legacy enough of the sort.
The banks suspended; will get no
more gold; be paid of in scrip How long 1t
will pass at par no one can tell. Taxes on taxes
stare us in the lace.
Let the Democracy Of Indiana, in the coming
Convention, take ground against Aboltionsm in
all its shapes; urge them to it, and her 6O,OOO
soldiers now in the field will thank them for it,
Yours In Democracy HOOslER