Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-15

OF = free American citizen. aud disgrace to
a brave American soldier never nil fxht
20 break down the rights, or 20 Interfere Nth
the establishe 4 iDstItu ions Of States merely
because they differ with my views ofrigbt.
Well, says one, are you IN favor Of the
Emauci patton Proclamation? 10 not that az
evidence that this IL 90 Abolition war; IL
thst not an infringement Of the constitutional
ri ehts Of the South? lansve, distinctly. do
not approve the Emancipation Proclamation.
do not object n u because Il frees the ne
eroes. 10 not care ,0haf you DO soifk fke ne
groes IL was an unfortunate document, b.
eaa~e II care an argH1tert 70 re pace rsen. tcho
stay az home and ioaf around on dry qo0fs
b0rss, aga,h1 The pros, cHt.oR Of fhstoa and di
vided To great extent the ioya sentiment Of
the North at = time when u should have heen
united IL gave an argument to the Sou'h
ern denn gogues who had long labored 70 cou-
vince their people that the war was beng
waged tor the abolition It slavery, To prove
tn At their Oft repeated 1eclaratiOns were true
But, with Mr.. Lincoln fully agree, that as
affecting slavery in a legal poiut OF vi W, u
would be about as effective $ the Pope's bull
tgalust the comet But as to this argument
of the Northern peace men that " affects the
coDsti tu,ional rights OF the South. must ssy,
f, / hare no patience pih such nan as talk Of the
constitutional rights Of cho ~ rebellion.
They haze no constitutional rights They have
repuniated the Constitution Of their country,
and forswOrn the protection Of her flag And
if, in the face of these facts, any says
/ they hare constitutional rights Uhiie remaining
IA thtS diSiogai state, t00Eld conScript hiDg aud
place him IA the iroot ranks OF the battle,
thai the nation mil ht be soon rid Of such
lchsriatso. IL you, my fellow citizens OF
Washington county. would stand where
have stood upon the battle field, amid the
din and II the fierce melee, and see your
sons, and brothers, and fathers shot down by
IL b.. Il. 81 I hau hqTn
/ you would never sgain talk about the consti.
tutiousl rights OF the South, until its people
had laid down their arms and returned TO
Their allegiance the Government which
they are now seeking to oserthrpw.
An, hut say one OF those Constitutional men,
what would YOU do with the negro? | would
treat h,m Just as would treat any o'her ar
ticlr Of rebel property. If needed him for
| the use Of tn government, / would take him
and u-e MIN. just as | would take horse, a
wagon, a mule. lot Of bacon, or corn, II any
other pr, perry which the government need
ed. think the negro is property under the
Constitution aud laws and within their zig
nifcance and meaning And under the rule
OF civiliz warfare | would take { the use
of nv government, from it's enemies, any ar
| ticle II required, and which might be used by
that enemy against IL, and would turn it
| aver TO my qusriermaster, that IL might by
| him be appropriated tor the uses for which
|
gro it would find none the less exemption
| from me on that account But should tn Ike
this property and not turn II over L the use
of Ivy government, tor which use 1t WAS
tax en-, that would be stealing. and ! would be-
a hier ~ mu h merItiDg incarceration IN the
! penItentiary as The man who would enter
your chamber at the dead hour of 'ght aud
steal tberefrom your watch or your money
Such stealing has been done by men wearing
the un torn at the Uu,ted States and blush
to ~pe4k it But he government is not re-
spohslble for their acts until they are made
aware of them. And IN hat event the YER
dict is speedy, aud the punishment ia as
severe as il 10 ust From this YOU may not
fail to uuderstand what would do with the
negroes of rebellous masters. The PROPOSE
| ton ct their having Constitutional rights rs
"a ridiculous a. 1t ia false and insolent. At
j ,ckson, Tenne see, called the farmers OF thu
country together aud told them this. for they
hal com IfdiDed that their constitutional
rights had not been respected, because some
OF their horses and mules and negroes had
been cor fso ated; and after that time heard
| no more from them In reference TO their con-
stitutonsl right.
There is another question am requested 10
notice, and that is 10 reference to srming the
groes. Are YOU in favor OF that? asks one
of those who are so troubled about the const-
'utiona rights Of rebels. No, arn not in IA
vor of armIng negroes against white men, even
f those W bite men be rebels and not entitled to
an honorable death at the hands Of white men.
And yet had you been where was at Par
ker's Cross ads. with fifteen hundred men
against full treble their mum ber-with the
balls whlstling around you upon all sides.
and your gallant little baud beset most
severely by the devilsh enemies of your
country, and you should have had a spare
gun aud snare negro, would you not have
put that negro to using it? would; aud
oelIeve you would must con less that have
| no sym athv with the secessionists, and
agai st them in battle would not hesitate TO
use ANY means for their defeat at my com
mand / would be wi lug To e ght them with
almost auv means, even to the use of an oc
casional jackass or negro. But our Govern
ment do-s not recognize the negro as a citi
3, n, and we therefore have no right to ask
MN T. ii sht Tor Government which does not
recognize him. You have no right to put him
par with our brave bays IN the field
There are men, know. who would do so. To
these men | would saw when YOU are willing TO
take these negroes into YOUR iamllieS--when Won
are willing To sit down 10 the table and eat with
them--when YOU consent that they shall wait up
on and court and marry your daug hterS. then. per
haps the soldiers would be willing 10 receive them
into the army, provided they were quaTerel by
| themselves and were well to eeward when the
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many OF YOU here to day. are anxious 10 send the
free or contraband negroes t. the army To fight
Oh are willing 10 place them on an equalit, " th
our own brave and noble white bows Bur vOG
can not DO il. lou Quakers have right 10
send negro TO fight when YOU viii not 20 your
selves lou are hyp0crtes in this and your
protested peace principle. You prove thereby. 70
be only The thiuneSt covering for your excessive
c0warlice. | DO not care what YOU think OF
what | say Tie evidence l. aean>t you. and a.
a soldier oi the Union who Is willing to hight him
self instead OF sending another. under the spe
cious preteXt Oi peace principles and cou>oeu
tious >cruples. to fight tor him, am independent
and denouuce your negro arming scheme il lie
serveS To be, and il denounced nv every indepeli.
dent soldier in the armies OF the Union
Have we not come to a pretty pass, indeed
when II must be said that twenty millions ol
ireemen can not whib seven millions OF rebels
without getting the negroes to help u? We are
not vet sunk 30 low Ii | believed We were |
shou 4 want some Of these philathropc and BRAY c
! Quakers and negro soldier men 10 ;tke nv place
IN he Union army. and would guher together
my little store ct this worlds goods and take
up nv home among these bold seven millions;
t0r want 10 live with a brave peoDe and not
among nation OF O~tr,lS. loH advocates OF
this ne gro armiug scheme are mt willing 10 Ter
these negroes court your daughters YOU are 10,
! wiiiin. let them - to church with YOU. and il
Is doubtful whether Won would be willing even IA
allow them To 20 10 heaven 18Th YOU. II YOU ever
get that happy place; vet YOU want them To de-
aud fight YOUR battles for vuU NOW. fellow citi
zelIs am not Tor IL. and when ind man th Il
Is Tor H. want him conscripted into the ranks