Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-12

oppose an armistice. aud the spectators and al
who we're making money out OF the war here
would oppose II The war must be closed some
time BY a cessation of hostilities He never would
consent 20 any peace but one on the bass of the
restoration of the Union. lie would accept that
and nothinz less. Try this plan OF compromise.
and il it fails you will have no occasion 20 seek
TO raise black soldiers. for power will spring up
in the North that is little dreamed of He read
from the New York Tribune to show the radical
programme TO be disunion-no union with slave
holders. he would be found fighting disunion
under this guise. " The best available peace .
in the extract meant let the South go.
Mr. Wolfe alluded TO the charge against the
Democratic party of a desire to take Indiana out
of the Union. and the formation Of Northwest
ern COnfederacy. and denounced il as base Sian
der, and he believed the cry raised by the
opposition to cover up schemes of oppression
meditated by them.
Mr. Dunnirg announced tina: the artillery
practice announced for the afternoon was post
ponel until some more favorable day, of which
the Senate would be notified.
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Senate was called to order at , p NJ.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr. Williams, No. Ill. TO appOrtion Senators
and Representatives for the next six years. The
rules were suspended and the bill read second
time. and one hundred copies ordered to be
printed
The President Mr. Johnson in the Chair
stated the question pending to be on the amend
ment of Dir Douglass to the amendment 10 Mr.
Cobbs Joint Resolution.
Mr.. Murray: In the form in which these reso-
lutions are drawn he could not vote for them If
they were in another form he might vote for them.
As they stand, they are demand upon the Presi-
dent TO withdraw his procla nation. he did not
think it the duty of the Senate TO criticise the
acts of the Commander-in Chief of the army at
this critical time He admitted, however, the
right OF the people to differ with the Administra-
ton on matters of policy. He would ask what
good can grow out of the demand for the repeal
of the law for the employment of negroes a. sol
dersi He believed the measure was pure and
patriotic One-nOt 10 elevate the negro but to
put down the rebellion The negroes were to be
organized 70 garrison Southern forts where white
men would die from the effects of the climate
This was Ill the advocates of the bill intended
by it. They did not intend to mix white regi-
mems and black regiments. Could any one object
10 thatg He opposed the Joint Resolution also
because il was calculated to add to the excitement
already existing in the State There vas wide
spread feeling teat majority in this Legislature
intended to take the State out of the Union. and
there was an organization organizations form
Mr.. Ray: Who is responsible for these reports
Mr. Murray: don't know. only know that
the belief exists, and the loyal people are forming
associations to avert it,
Mr.. Cobb: Does the gentleman know of the
existence of these associations.
Mr. Murray. | do. One exists in my own
township.
Mr. Cobb: Is not that association for freeing
the slaves
4 l. =.
say. but | am told il is to resist all attempts to
take the State out of the Union.
Mr.. Corbin: Is that association arming? anc il
so, who furnishes the arm>I
Mr. Murray: The farmers are all armed. The
excitement is growing. and it has already reached
the army
Mr.. Cobb: Do not these stories reach the army
through lying journals circulated thereI
Dir Murray: | suppose so
Mr.. Cobb: Then why don't you denounce such
journals
Mr. Murray: do. never believed. and do
not believe. that any such scheme exists. 1t
i for this reason | deprecate all agitation. Ii
was also believed that n secret organization ex
isted ia the Democratic party to resist the draft,
and to resist the arrest of deserters and for other
purposes OF resistance to the legal authority of
the Government He reiterated his opposition at
length. the main points being those already stated.
III ItEdfu W TIE lie WIS not one
of those who denounced all men traitors who
differed with him. He did not believe they were,
and these denunciations mortified him. Men
could belong to their own political organizations
and be true to the country He was IN favor of
the proposition before Congress, because he never
wanted to another draft made in Indiana. He
did not want 10 citizens Of Indiana forced into
the army Mt the point of the bavonet Elkhart
county had only one hundred men drafted. and
he never witnessed such scene of distress ms
when these men we're marched to the county seat.
He did not believe another draft could be made
here without civil war. Indiana had poured out
her blood like water already He was then in ia
vor of raising negro regiments To garrison the
forts, and thus save our own PEG lie
Mr. Brown. of WeliS: Does not the gentleman
think then that the salvation of the republic de-
rends upon the geerg
Mr. Murray: No sir. Governor Andrew has
been persistent in his schemes The negro should
fight well as the white man. But rs to the
proclamation he did not believe il would free a
single slave. He believed il was unfortunate,
and it was his opinion it should never have been
made Yet he believed if il had any effect at all
it would be to weaken the Rebels He believed
the proclamation made not to affect the slaves
but TO operate on foreign nations, 10 secure
their sympathy IN our behalf And now We are
about To ask the President to take it back.
Mr Douglas: Suppose he takes IL back. won
he stand just where he did before he issued III
MIR Murray: He would not He followed out
the border State or wnter policy for a long
time until change was demanded 10y the c0un.
try. The change made, aud the proclama-
ton the blow direct at the vitals of the re-
bellion
MIR Durham asked the Senator IL Senator
Trumbul wasa Republican aud supposed 20 be a
friend a. President Lincolug II 20, he wanted
him To give his opinion of the speech of that Sen
ator in which he thanked God for the defeat at
Bull Run and on the Peninsula. ~ 10 them we
Owed the emancipation proclamation
Mr. Murray was not answeriblc Tor the nd
vidual opinions OF members of the Republican
party He differed with the Addition fanatics.
Indeed he was ,orcy grieved at many ot the acts
of the Administration, and u he could recall the
vote he gaNeto Abraham Lincoln. he would give
IL with all his heart to Stephen \ Douglas. lie
proceeded and eulogixed the deceased Senator
from Illinois
Mr. Cobb read portion of Mr. Douglass last
speech at Chicago. IN which he deprecated any
war but war carried on as civilized and Chris
tan notions conducta war, aud asked ii the gen
teman Endorsed that speechy
Mr.. Murray did ndorse ii a. heartily ne he de
nounced the speech of Senator Trumbul. Ii
the Senator from Harrison will offer proposition
here desising some means Ia propose terms OF
/ peace "a the Rebels without Withdrawing our ar.
mes. without interfering with impending bat.
tle-, and without weakening our army or re
sources. he would vote Tor -
Mr. Murray. IN conclusion. read u copy which
he had obtained OF paper which had been circu
lated in the northern Counties for the lorma ti,n