Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-04

loyal. That wife, mother and children, at
reasonable rate might be worth sl500-and tina,
sum Is, therefore. offered Is a premium, for one
black soldier, who. more than probably, viii run
of at the first fire.
7. Il l. no argument for the employment Of
negro slaves against their masters and families,
to say that Jackson called upon the free negroes
and mulaffoes at New Orleans, or that Washing
ington called upon them in his retreat from the
Jerseys-so which Rhode Island responded; he
cause in each case, they were led against men,
soldiers, foreign foe-no women and children
to suffer by their brutality; AMI again in esch
case there were so few-In Rhode Island less
than two hundred capable of bear ing arms
Census of 1870. And in louisiana but few free,
and slaves were not called on: they could be
restrained.
We have not, nor do not, offer any objection
10 their being taken a. other property, when nee
essary, by commanders, to dig or build intrcnch-
ments &c, and to be sent back when they have
done the work as has been often done already
during this war.
Although the various acts passed and to which
we have referred all received the approval of the
President, yet he so intermixed them with plausa-
bic excuses and promises TO conservative men,
that many were in doubt about his real sentiments
especially in view of his recall of Fremont, and
reprimand of Hunter, because of their abolition
proclamations. Yet, at length, step was taken
which, for the first time disclosed the length and
breadth Of the
PRESIDENTS POLICY.
1t is no more nor less than general, universal
aboliion-abolition to be effected by the toll and
labor and sweat. through untold years, Of the
white men of the North TO purchase and set
free the ignorant lazy black bondnen of the
South. The proud Anglo Saxon race are TO make
themsclves-ther children and their children 5
children, TO remote generations slaces 10 the tar
gatherer; and for what; to satisfy spurious fam
atical philanthropy-;o satisfy a craving desire,
of puritan origin, TO attend TO every mans affairs
except your own. To make good false politi-
cal maxim. THAT a government can't stand
half slave and half Free" On the 9th of March
1862 tCong. Globe, page 1902, the President
in a message proposed to Congress to pass the
following joint Resolution, which in substance
was passed.
That the United States ought to cooperate wl any
State which may adopt gradual abo hment of slavery,
giving to -uch state pceuniary aid TO be used by such
public and private, produced by such change Of system
Again: upon regulating Hunters proclama-
ton, the President renewed his suggestion, and
vet again. to the border slave State men, and in
sending in biz to both houses to tina. effect.
Cong. Globe 1928, July IA, 1862.
1t would appear that this the wild dream
of ono man, and vet it was approved by major
ity of Congress--R so that it has
become the doctrine of that party. Cong. Globe
page 1907, Juue 25th, 1862.
1t is open to many objections:
L. There is authority conferred upon the
general government by the Constitution, to
become a slave dealer-to buv and sell. buy
and free the slaves of any of the inhabitants of
any of the States, or of any other government.
If, without such authority, we can be compelled
to buy the slaves of any of the States of this
Union-why not those of Cuba or Brazil2 Where
is this thing TO stopz
We have shown that on this question of slavery
the several states independent of each
other, and of the general government. as if they
were a foreign nation. Where is this false phil
anthropy to end, but in our own degradation.
1t is false theory that We can sustain the gor-
eminent by disregarding the Constitution. This
is worse than the C9sarean operation, by which
the life of the parent is often sacrificed to save
the child because here the death of the Consti-
tuition would destroy its offspring-'he govern
ment.
2 1t would create a debt we never could
pay. The value indicated by Congress in
the bill abolishng slavery in the District of Col
umbia, is three hundred dollars per head-and
this sum is not near the average value of slaves
before this war; There are about four millions.
That would give twelve hundred millions of dol
lars. To carry out of the country and provide a
place &C. for them would cost over one hundred
dollars per head more-which would be four hun
dred millions of dollars-being together sixteen
hundred millions of dollars. We already owe
as we will hereafter show, about fourteen hun
dred millions of dollars. A million Reader do
you readily comprehend the magnitude of the
numbers The Sun is computed to be ninety
five millions of miles from the Earth-not one
sixteenth of the aggregate sum here named. It is
calculated that if there a railroad track from
the sun TO the earth, and locomotive should
nowstart, at the ordinary speed, from that point
TO this, and make no delay between points, that
the born infant would grow TO mans estate
live his three score wears and ten--his son
might succeed him-his grand son, and yet his
great grand son might each live his allotted time
upon earth, and still neither of them would be
here. to witness its arrival.
With the vast debt this war has involved us in,
lit is not pretended could pay for these negroes
for years to come it is therefore, proposed that
we shall give United S ates bonds bearing inter-
est. AT six per cent sixteen hundred millions
would be ninety-six millions. This would be
over twenty-six hundred and fifty two horse wag-
on loads of silver, ton each, that would be
our annual tax to the shareholders of the South.
1t would be a beautiful sight TO see, each year.
the blood, and sweat, and toll of the white men OF
the north gathered into a train of two thousand
six hundred and fifty wagons, fourteen miles long,
as tribute to the fell demon of abolition.
MAY Cop in bis infinite mercy save us from such
a fate, and such sight.
Against such an absurd and wicked proposition
the Democracy of Indiana now solemnly protest.
Absurd because il is impossible to accomplish il
and leave free men. Wicked, because it would
necessarily make the wkte race slaves for the
black: which Is in direct antagonism with the
DEGREES of providence and order of nature.
The white race is the superior-the black the
inferior. If any ,c1,ite man thinks the negroes is
he's equal, we will have no controversy about II
with him Perhaps so far as he is concerned his
theory might be admitted. Believing we are the
superior race, we are not willing TO be taxed fol
the benefit of the Inferior to the extent of buying
him. and supporting him in idleness. For it is
well known that with the negro, the idea of free.
dom is always associated with exemption from
labor.
8. IF freed he could not come among us, a:
heretofore shown. He could not remain where
he is without there being a war ofraces, in which
the one would eventually cxtinguish the other
The scenes of ST.. Domingo would be re-enacted
Inst Domingo, the standard-in place ola flag
under which the slaves fought, was the body o
,rh,te infant impaled upon q stake. Edward
Everett'S Grafton at an antiJobn Brown meeting
in Boston See also Browns history of that Is
land. No civilized christian can, without horror
contemplate such a scene A barbarous aboE
ZIONIST, Ike Giddings, would glory in il.
IL, a. ia