Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-02

We drift with tremendous rapiditv from one
to another subject ct national importance, in
these times. But little while ago we ere bust
ly at work defending the Constitution against
the attacks of insidiOus enemies at the North,
while the Government was defending it against
Southern rebellion. The old party, whose motto
is, "the Constitution is a league with death, and
a covenant with hell, had succeeded in placing
their cannon before the fortress of our national
rights and powers, and were carrying on their
mines under its very foundations. A Senator in
his seat more than intimated that he regarded any
man "A traitor who talked about the Constitution
in these days. A New York paper processes to
believe that the Constitution was paper and moth
ing more. General i'm the field told his sol
diers that the people were up, he at their
head, and limited boldly that the Constitution was
red tape-to be torn off and thrown to the
winds In the haste with which men thought,
many were deceived by these bold assertions, and
avague notion took possession of some good per
sons that there was something in the idea that
the Republic was higher than the Constitution
the Nation higher than the Union. Crude ideas,
i'll defined, in fact only half formed. took posses
sion of the minds of anxious and really patriotic
men, and. for awhile the belief that we might
throw away the Constitution TO save the
something which men could not precisely explain
one called it the Republic, another the People,
another the Nation, and some even the Union
this belief that might cut threats to keep
our limbs together seemed TO gain favor in the
minds 9t some of those who were at heart devoted
patriots. Slowly but steadily snd surely the great
American truth that the Constitution is the Union
the Republic the Nation, resumed its power, and
then began to be seen the fact that those who
had diligently sought to inculcate the false no
ton, had at heart a secret object. whose cxplana-
ton was found in their old hatred OF the COnsti-
tuition. and their old creed that "the only exodus
of the slave is over the ruins OF the American
Union"
AT this point the people stand now. All ewes
are beginning to be opened TO the terrible chasm
on the verge of which the united forces of South
ern ana Northern dsunionism have placed the
Constitution and the Union. But there is anoth-
er discovery which the events OF the past year are
now making manifest, and recent demonstrations
bring prominently forward. The object of all
this enmity To the Constitution has been supposed
to be the mere abolition of slavery. We have
been assured that, slavery once abolished. all
tional questions are forever gone. and We can
form new Union on principles of similar institu-
tons and similar moral views. The universal
paracea for national troubles has been declared
to be the abolition of slavery and the millennium
of politics Is prophesied in the succeeding years
after using this c0re-all medicine.
But il begins 10 appear that To abolish slavery
amounts 10 nothing at all If We continue 10 look
with pride and the notion of superiority the
negro. We are now told we shall have disuniOr
again il we don't accept the negro as IN equal
in the republic. The panacea will not after al
cure dlsuuior, unless We add the plaster Ii may
sting aud blister and bite little but il vii
not last. They tell Us we shall get over the
prejudiceS, the notions, the imasinatiOns, the
bad taste of our preference for white skins. and
then all will go smoothly in the milk and mo
laSses United Republic.
Again, rs two weeks ago. We challenge de
NAL that the radical party desire TO have
and will attempt 10 make the nation adopt
negro equality. If they obtainShe ascendancy.
When two weeks since We stated this PROPOSE
ton Is now forming part OF the radical plan. ",
said that although the assertion light be doubt
ed the proof would be found in the fact that tn,
radical newspapers would not deny our state
ment, or would only pretend to deny it in DOUBT
full phrases Not one has ventured 10 deny il
The Tribune frankly admits that it desires a
new Union in which there shall be mo dis
tinctiOn in law founded upon color or race
The Liberafor proposes at once TO place the South
ern States in the hands of the negro population.
The New York IndeyeRdeRf. in a long article
jesGitically calls malignant for iutimatins
that there i any such plan. but wholly dodge
the question. and dare> not deny. n we now verl
respectfully challenge that paper to deny. that i
fav0rs negro equality with the white OF thi
country. socially and politically The intention
stands out, broadly exhibited in all the radica
papers, documents, and speeches. The Tribun
of last Friday thus speaks of the black race a
fully equal TO the white race as children of tn
Republic"
lis not the Republic, in her great and immi
nent peril, entitled 10 the services and best exer
tons of all heI elil.dTenr II so, who has RICH
To treat four millions Of them a exemp, from
this obligation or incapable of raising weapon
in her behalff"
In point Of fact no man can be consistent as
radical abolitonist without adopting the equaht
of the races a par, of his theory and objeci
The Boston old fashioned dyed in the wool Alb
ohtionist understands this and avoWs the doctrine