Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-01
Summers IseAnlufions.

Senator Sumner has recently introduced Sc
ries OF resolutions into the Senate of the United
States, setting forth that the States in revolt
against the General Government have com mitted
suicide, and consequently have forfeited all their
rights. not only to property, but to their longer
existence States.
His whole argument is, we think, based on a
false assumption, to wit: That State has a
right, under the Constitution, to secede from the
Union. Gen Jackson denied that such right ex-
lists. and declared most emphatically in his cele-
brated proclamation, that IL ought not TO be ac-
knowledged And all the great statesmen from
that day 10 this have adopted this view OF the
subject. Does Mr. summer mean TO admit the
consitutiOnality of all the secession ordinances
that have been enacted through the mac-
Ilations of few bold and wicked cOnspira
tors, contrary to the wishes of large ma
jOrity of the Union loving and law abiding citi
Zens of the rebellIOus StltesI Does he know
that in the ratification OF these ordinances wher-
ever the farce of ratification was held. that the
Tear OF the bayonet was more potential than the
voice of the peoplel And will he rot admit
that these same oppressed and down-trOdden peo-
ple-at this very hour. il they were released from
the CALLING yoke of despOtism, which has been
imposed upon them by such men rs Davis, Yam
cey a Co, would assert their devotion and allie
glance the Union? Has Mr. Sumner failed to
discover, in all his reading and study of the Con
stltuton that while this unrivalled instrument
made provision, opened IA door for the admis-
sion OF new StateS-that il furnished no outlet or
door for their exit after they once admitted?
Why, then. should these loyal people be held re
spOnsibe for the acts of their oppressors and doom
ell TO state of vassaage and reduced to the
condition of seris, Away with such ldeasl Once
a State. ALWAYS Il State, Is the foundation rock
upon which the temple of liberty was built: and
% q mr. no nf no ma a..
for the sake of maintaining cherished theory of
Government would attempt TO undermine or de-
stroy H. 1.-The present deplOrtble civil war has
been forced upon us by the dsunionists of the
Southern States now in revolt against the cOnsti-
tutOnal Government, and is not waged on our
part in any spirit of oppression nor for any pur-
pose OF conquest or Subjugation nor purpose of
overthrOwing or interfering with the rights or es-
tablished institutions of the States but 10 defend
and maintain the supremacy Of the Constitution
with all the dignity. equality and rights of the
scteral States unimpaired; aud that as soon as
these objects are accomplished the war ought to
cease In the spirit OF tins resolution
the war must be waged, If waged successfully
Aud when again we are one people with one Gov
eminent. and one Constitution, with the Aas of
the UniOn emhlazoned with the trophies which
have been collected from every battle field, wa
wing. ia triumph. over the whole land-then will
NC AhV allt'idtt ttults ~ ever, 10 attempt lun-
damentai chugeS IN our political organization.
We advise Mr. Sumner. therefore, u withdraw
his resolutions take up this apple of discord, and
employ his Sreat talents i'm aiding his Govern
ment TO put down tins wicked rebellion, preserve
the Constitution, and execute the laws Under
Government, controlled by the voice of the PEG
pie through the ballot box. he NAV live to see all
the bright anticifations of his favorte theory re
allied; but under a Government controlled bv the
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net and cartridge box. never.-SGlem Union ID
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