Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-08

Inc Arlington Republic OF Yesterday tine
organ OF the Administration says. in speaking OF
the Presidents proclaim ton giving freedom 70
all the slaves in the S1u.h: This day Mr. Lin
coin Is inaugurated as ths real Pref EFT of the
Republic. Hitherto he has been President only
IN name Heneeforth hs adminisuati "A nil be
bis own, and il Nitl be marked by a lane of con
duct OF which this emancipation proclamation IL
only the initial act" This language, authorized
by Mr.. Lincoln himself, only confirms What every
one here knew before, namely. that Mr.. Lincoln
has now deliberately cut loose from all restraint.
and has sold himself. body and soul. a precious
little modicum OF the latter he has. J and his
country, 20 far as he can. to the Abolitionists In
his inaugural address. Mr.. Lincoln solemnly de
clared that he had neither ans desire, nor any le
gal right, TO Interfere with slavery IN the States
where it exists By his proclamation issued yes
ter'ay, he abolshes slavery IN every one OF those
Sites. except Delaware NJ irylrnd. Kentucky,
Tennessee and Missouri. he not only pr0ciaims
iIeeuom - The siaNes but he artiuily lncites them
To rIse at midnight, tO buta The families OF Their
m -terS IA their beds, 10 cut the threats of their
IN .-ters and their masters sous a. the, run from
the Htme.. and 10 reserve the delicate wives and
lovely daughters oi their masters Tor the gratit
cation OF their beiiish lusts BE fearless, he
SAYS in effect. In the commission OF these
crimes; tor / have instructed INV officers and
soldiers 10 do nothing toward fepiessiug YOU
while thus engaged" Aud then, with bias
phemy that Sitan himself would shrink from,
this honest Abraham dafes TO invoke The bless
ing OF God upon the commission OF these hell
ish ltrIciuesl
When Congress meets e ain YOU will hear the
sentiment of the country ia regard to the kind Of
war Ia VIII ch this proclamation will cause our
soldiers to he engaged. II is the last feather that
break tie cumei's back; and this proclamation is
the last ~ t,her. The people have borne the load
OF unjust ami grinding taxation which this ad
nin'stratiou his laid upon them; they have borne
the sac ihce 81 Their money, poured out and
swallowed up in a costly aud RUTHLESS war, they
have borne the agony and anguish that fills tens
OF thousands OF once happ, homes. All this
they have borne; but there Is something that they
wii not bear. They will not bear 10 be made
the instruments in the hands Of this wicked adj
miuistrati0u of carrying the midnight torch, the
dagger OF The assassin. anu The ntmeleSs horrors
OF rtpine, into thousands OF homes in the South
cTn States II the war is 10 he waved for this
purpose, il has got to be stopped, and the people
will stop il. say there are members OF Con
gress from every Io,al State who will have the
man.ine>S and courage TO utter these sentiments
rs soon rs Congress reasSembles.
During the progress of the war | have kept an
account OF the losses IN battle Oh both sides, cor
lxecting the figures by official reports wheneveI
necessary. and in all cases avoiding exaggeratiou
on both sides. The whole table Is too long for
a letter, but the grand result shows that the Con
tederates have lost II little over 100 600 men,
while the loss in our armies foots up TO over
800 900 Torestore the Union, the people would
gladly sacrifice l50. 900 precious ives more, and
consider the 800, 600 lives well spent. But to
continue a war which has become "a mere crusade
against slavery. and which can only result in the
eternal separation of the States-thdt IS quite AN
other thing, as Mr. Lincoln and his radical al
yisers will quickly discover.
When Texas was annexed in lS45. il was sol.
EMMY stipulated between the Government of the
United States eve had a Government them anC
the Government of Texas, that, at some subse
quent period when the population of the newly
admitted State should render il desirable and ex
pedient,) certain new States should be formed
out of the Territory of Texas, and that each o
these new States should be admitted into the
Union on the same terms us those for the nd
mission of the original State ct Texas; and thai
Those OF the new States, not exceeding four il
number. which should be south of a certain lin,
OF latitude should be admitted with slaves. it then
people, at the time OF the admission, desired il
la one OF his best and most eloquent speeches il
the Senate. delivered in 1889. five wears after
ward, Diniei Webster set forth the fact of thi
| stipulation, TO which tie faith and honor of IN,
country had been pledged, ia the most %emphati,
manner. Daniel ebster was no friend to slavery
But he was the greatest statesman and the great
est constitutional lawyer that the country ha.
ever produced On the occasion to which | have
alluded j remember it we'll, Tor | heart
him sag it, he declared In the Senate that, wher
the time came fer the admission of those f0ul
new States carved out ot Texas. the faith an,
honor OF the nation WIS pledged to admit then
as slave States II their people desired il. Texa.
produces six million bales of cotton every wear
She has seven millions OF acres of land on ~hicl
the sugar cane be and Is actually grown. whicl
is capable OF WELDING three times MS much sugar
"a the entire consumption of the United States
But Providence has decteed that this cotton an,
sugar can only be raised by the labor of Negro
slaves Who IL Mr.. Lincoln, therefore, that h,
should fly IN the lace OF Providence. aud repu
date the solemn obligations of the Government
10y set ing Tree the slaves OF Texas and abolishinl
slavery IN the whole State OF 1exesY
The courts martial for the trial OF Gen Porter
and Gen. McDowe ell still drag their slow length
along here. Twelve or fourteen Major General,
are KEEP, away from their duties at this %criticaI
period, "a investigate charges that have long age
been exploded rs entirely basele>s and founded
simply ON the malice al the accusers. In the
case of Gen Porter, his military reputation wi.
come forth with resplendent luste In the ease
of Gen. Mcdowell. the documentary evidence
has already exonerlted him from any accounta,
b.lity lur not joining McCtellsn on the Peninsula
4 WIN - ~ hAtt hltA AslliNftu Aifi wv wv
stigma. not only OF preventing that %junciiun. hul
also OF causing the failure OF the whole Peninsu
lar campaign.
There Is a tremendous effort being made here
to procure such changes IN the Cabinet a. vii
give a seat in that body to the brutal aud beestlS
Butler. Who is nov Ia this city. So confident. in
deed. are the radicals OF the success OF the effort
that the pattiSans ct Butler already boast that
the President has assured them that they might
consider the thing done. IL l. certain that tie
President received him with open arms, with all
possible marks OF regard. and assured him that
he entirely and warmly approved al the whole
course OF his administration NJ New Orleens. IN
every particular. and that he had only recalled
him IN order that he might DO as mucl, tor has
administration here a. he had AZ the South
Whether by here" Mr Lincoln meant ~ Wash
iugtou. OF At the North generally. remtius 10 be
seen: but that was the wOri he used.
The partisans of Butler boldly announce that
his course at New Orleans will be the course
which the Administration will hereafter pursue
everywhere. aud there L. 40 reason to doubt that
they speak the truth. II this be real, 80. theu
ct course Butler must he put into some high
office here. IN orier that he may carry our III,
new emancipation programme everywhere. y
From tic Presbyterian.