Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-05
No warUpon widows or Orphans.


len Of one of the ablest of the Republican
leaders
No War Upon widows or Orphans.
In the debate IN the Senate on the Goth of
April. ON the corfscaton of property, NJ. Nc
EouGALL. of California. made the following elo.
qaent and forcibie remarks upon the extreme
measures of confscation proposed by the Abo-
lition Senators:
Mr.. President, ! have understood that it was
the practice of those whose business 1t was to de
light audience and send them home satisfied.
wAth good chance To rest, To introduce the TRACE
ds first, the farce afterwards. The eighty things
first, the light thugs afterwards, TO evoke the
tears and afterwards stay them The Senator
from New Hampshire. playing the full game, has
violated all the laws OF art, well as all the Gus
tomary rules of artists for with opening tests and
appeals to our recollection of Arabian tales the
kiosk, and the beautiful things that rest in East
ern imagery, he has finished with appeal for
blood. Ia his perOration he appeared To- revel in
the fancies OF oriental literature and speak of
happy and laughing things. In his exordIum he
enjoyed the satIsiacton-it seemed to me luxury
To- HMM placing his victims under beneath
the pains which would compel the tear of laugh
tef into the tears of pain.
Dir. President, ! did not design TO speak fur
ther Oh this question. do not wish To speak now
but can not permit remark OF the Senator from
New Hampshire 10 pass in this Senate unrebuked
The sentiment expressed which desire TO rebuke
is this:
"Sr, do not belong to New Hampshire
do not belong to Maine. do not belong to Hi
nOiS. do not belong TO California. | belong
to the entire Union aggregated"
But the gentleman speaks for New Hamp-
shire, permit me to speak for the Great West. In
the name of the West permit me to say in the
name of the people north OF the Ohio aud thence
westward to the Pacific permit me to say. that
among them all there - no sympathy with the
sentiment expressed by the Senator from New
Hampshire. and ! think ] may speak from the
heart OF the great Northwest a well A. from the
heart of the PEOPLE on the distant shores ftom
whence come We make upon widows
aIsi orphans.
The Senator has said why should we regard
the widows and orphans OF the SOUTH Have
We not. he asks, widows anu orphans at home.
and are they not 20 he avengedI If women
aud children mourn. and made To mourn
in the South. DO not women and children mourn
in the North. and are not they rebels. and are not
We luyalf
THIS Is pleasant. delectable. beautiful dis
course for the Senator from New HAMPSHIRE
Who has he sent INTO the heldT l have sent
into the field 20 maintain our flag every one of
ms name or kindred over whom | had even the
appearance OF authority. Two have left their
blood and bodies oa the field in the maintenance
OF the Constitution and the laws; two OF them
live t. fight.
Mr. President | beg pardon; | approach the
subject. CT rather object. OF offense with sensitive
step WHY, saws the Senator. should we re-
gsrd the widows and orphans OF the South. when
oUr widows and orphans OF the North, whose
husbands and fathers fighting IN a just cause.
II
Sr. doe, any true man think that all these wall
ing~. from South and North. will not 90 up TO the
common Father Think YOU the hearts OF the
bereWed Will not respondg The heart in agony
j. E correspondent with all other acouies The
aaOulzel heart knows neither North or South
The heart OF the beretved one on the shores Of
LSke Michigan will 90 up in sacrifice with the
heart OF the bereaved one on he shores of the
Southern Gulf This temper. | will not say
opinion OF the Senator, sly can not permit 10
70 un-ebukei | say it i against the true con
veiions oG all j0st men. No true man can ap-
prove II God will not approve IL
The expression Of such opinions cannot be
cused by the calamities that surround The
Senator from New Hampshire, perchance. NAV
be aconized. Let me say that in my agony
would rather shed tears than blood. On some
other question. ard IN seine other place might
ami indeed ! can, enjoy the Persian tiles told 10y
shall not DE even the introduction 10 the argu
meat involving lives. fortunes. happiness. de>-
friction. rum. despair, utter hopeleS>neSs-queS
tions where widows and orphans are the staple OF
tho controversy When | have spoken here on
grave matters | have underworld 10 speak grave
~ and my discourse cannot be illustrated by any
Persian tales We are in the midst of stern ne
ccs~itleS severe trials terrible sacrifices, great
suffering; great suierings for Us. great suffer
inss for all. Shall We mercilesslv add 70 suffer.
insg Shall We by our voice. and in the name Of
law. increase suffering! Shall we OF the sircng
powerful compelling North say a. saws the Sen
atsr from New Hampshire make the orphan
homeless. and make the widow homeless throug IN
Gus all the South. and DO il because widow.
MOURN IN New Hampshire.
Dir President, do not propose to engage ia
argument: but there j. something which ! regarL
a. grave and about which | desire to speiL
gr4vely. should like that Senators would hea
wb 4 do siy regret that the Senator iron
Na~ Hampshire j. not in his place 10 hear wha
| am about 70 say The Senator from New
HimfShire has to-day. in his place. repudauS
the Constitution which he has, a. am expected