Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-20

haps. you may be attached. and the graves Of
your kindred. and migrate Southwark. and oc-
eupy The places made vacant by the exodus of
~hs' HI Exeellency term the free Americans
OF Aliicsnt descent" THIS Is The sum and sub
Stance vf e
4 But tor the sake Of argument admit II YOU
cho',se tiRt AL the PIN. Of the President touch
ing emancipation and coloniz .tion Of the negro
~ess ts-sas successfully sAgsied oat. xhat 9osld
u accomplish ia the great work OF restoring the
JnlonT Nyfhing-wUrse Than nothing.
The President recommends IN his annual mes
sagc three propositions Ca amend the Constitution
OF the United States. | all tot trouble The com
mittce with reading them: every eentieusn here
is familiar With The artnses he pfopotes TO adopt
for amendments. The fret second and third are
for the benefit Of the negro. The people are sick
and tired OF this eternal talk upon the negro, and
they have expressed that disgust unmstakahls in
the recent elections. The Presidents proposed
amendments. as a whole, or either Of them, could
not receive the SURFACES Of majority OF the peo
pie Of more than two States Of this Union.
While upon this subject, desire TO call the at
tention of the committee 20 a single feature In
relation TO these amendments. In the message
lie recommends an amendment TO the Consiitu-
ton as follows:
"ART. - Congress NAV appropriate money.
and otherwise provide for colonizing free colored
persons. with their cOnsent. at any place or
places within the United States"
In this recommendation he seeks 10 give power
to do what he claims he has the power To do with
out IL; and by this recommendation he admits he
has been exercising Unauthorized and illegal au-
thority. l. not this IN itself an admission that
the Constitution. unamended. grants power To
Congress the Executive appropriate use
the m"ney Of the people for any purposes contem
L.. -. IL.
compromise. What compromise Is thatg For
whom does he propose a COMPROMISED What tori
la order that YOU may have more power to adj
vance the negro. 1hlt j. all there j. TO t, aud
there j. nothing les of IT, He tells there
differences of opinion among the friends OF the
Union ''in regard TO slavery and the African race
among US" He says to all of those who differ
with him, surrender your convictions and come
To nv plan-autl he calls that compromised Com
promised Yes. trust IN God the day Is not far
distant when the people of this country will com
promise and save the Constitution and the Union
for the white people and not for the black people
Our people for no other compromise than
that
There are other portions of the message upon
which | should like to bestow some attention.
but will forhe,r o. do so now for desire 10
call the attention of the committee to another
proportions of the President connected with this
subject.
The proclamation Of the 23d of September last.
issued by the President, took the country by
surprise and of the citizens more than
myseif | had fondly hOpei and been anxious
that the President of the United States should
So conduct himself in the high office as Chief
NJ gistrate. that could lend him my support
| have been driven, with thousands of others.
into opposition to the policy contained in that
proclamation, for reasons which must commend
a.. Il
sirous of terminating this war and suppressng the
rebellion
Mr. Lincoln on the 4,h OF March 1861 on the
east portico of this Capitol took vow, which lie
said registered in Heaven, to support the
Constitution of the United States In his inau-
gura address, delivered on that occasion, he said
he had 40 lawful authority or inclination to in
teriere with the institution of slavery in the
States where it exists. In his proclamation of the
22d of September last. he assumes that he has
power to forever tree "al persons held as
slaves within any State, or designated part 0i
a State the people whereof shall he in rebel
lion against the United States" thus violating
the pledge SO soemny made in his inaugural
address.
Ii the object of the proclamation was not to aid
the rebellion. its effect was. Ii has strengthened
the rebellion 10y driving into their army every
person in the South that II was possible To drive
beIlionr Clearly not The slaves of every man
in rebelOus State were to be free The LOYAL
man ON ming twenty slaves and the man in the
rebel army owning like number. were. by that
proclamation, to lie effected precisely the same
| The object of the proca nation TO benefit
| the negro, not TO restore the Government on
preserve the Constitution Ii was nothing more
nothing less. Ii goes bow shot beyond any
thing done by this House at the last session OF
! Congress.
But again. Ii the proclamation is to I've car
ried into effect the war must continue until every
4 slave j. free Ii every rebel should lay down his
arms on the 2d day of January next. or any sub
| seIuent day, and submit himself To the laws and
| Constitution of the United States, the war would
still have to 20 on unless the slaves we're all free
for the proclamation declares that 1.-THE Execu-
tive Government of the United States, including
the military aud naval authorities therein. viii
recognize and maintain the freedom OF such per
sons" 1t strengthens the arm OF the rebellion,
aud postpones the time OF restoring peace tn tbl,
country. by the declaration OF the purpose fol
! which the Executive power shall be used II
| what respect has our cause-the cause of the
UniOn--been advanced? Up To that time
throughout the great Northwest, YOU had but e
call Tor volunteers ana they rushed to the army
Since then. YOU have lad no volunteering Prio
| u that time il Vas not necessary. as the Score
tary of War-as am told. for | have not re,C
! his report-now declares it i necessary, to hay,
| Provost MarShas in every county TO arrest de
| serferS from the army.
We are informed that but few days befor,
the s-ung of this PROCLAMATION the Pre>iden
| himself declared. ia conference with some gen
tlemen who we've urging him TO this step that i
! would not only be wholly imperative in the ob
ject sought. but would directly weaken Ms in tn,
border States, but significantly ADDED that i
might increase our strength in the Moth.
pause here To inquire where that additional
strength in the North WAS To be obtained; no
certainly from the Democratic element in til,
North Ii additional vIgor infused into tn,
service. il must come from some other quartz
which until then had not heartily sustained Oh,
+ policy of the Administration. | need not particu
iariZ, what class of individuals were To be thu
induced To lend their support-the country vel
knows the b,leiu influences of this class. and tn
ends they seek 10 accomdliSh.
But this is not ALL The record OF the militar,
operations show to day almost concIu-ivey wins
+ the country had for some considerable time sus
pected: that success in a military point of viev
not much the object sought a the bring
ing about a condition OF thing, when proclamt
ton of this sort could be urged the onl,
means OF securing to Us success.
Sumo of the reasons now before the public
why Mcclellan did not capture Richmond a
the last session OF Congress ! commented on rh
tact that the arm e oi the Potomac. instead o
being massed. were divided Into i've corps. ans
each corps under an independent commander
no two of them cooperating ,osether-ihus Ell