Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-16

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ted will of the people.
Next in order. however, for the purpose of
uniting public sentiment and OF prosecuting the
war with unity of purpose. presume comes the
proclamation of the President, Of September.
Ten DAYS before he issued it he sa ID himself, to
the Chicago ministers that he had not the power
TO prOmul gate such a document and that il
would do no good If he did In that he wac
right for once But suppose he gave way to
pressure. Yes, pressure Heswas pressed. By
whoml By Horace Greedy, that political bar
lot, who appeared in praying attitude in be-
nall OF twenty millions OF people. He gave
way to pressure brought TO bear, too, by the
Governor of Massachusetts. They represented
that twenty millions of loyal hearts were PRAYING
for the issuing of this great deed of emancpa-
ton, this great proclamation of liberty which, in
the well rounded language of the gentleman
from Ohio, Mr. Bingham. rung out freedom to
the whole EARTH and TO all the inhabitants there
of. He gave way to the pressure, and have no
doubt experienced relief. This was Jacksonian,
very. 1t showed what is known as backbone.
AT least it showed quality, if not quantity Ihave
an immense respect for an Executive who vio-
lates his oath under the pressure of impairment
meddlers. But the President was told of the
moral and military effect of such proclamation,
and presume he believed all he heard was true.
But the gentleman from Ohio Mr. Bnghaml
was unfortunate in his musical recitation of
the New England song, few minutes ago:
ave coming Father Abraham,
Six hundred thousand strong"
For if anybody is on the way here to swell the
broken ranks of the army under the iuspi-
ration of that proclamation, he is tarrvfhg
long. His arrival has not been noticed in the
papers.
The Governor of Massachusetts, it is true
told the President that the highways and by
ways all the way from Boston to this city would
be crowded and thronged by men rushing to the
prosecution of this war. They would swarm,
said he, suggesting the swarming of animals mi
grating from one country to another. All Massa-
chuSetts would be here. and gentleman near
me remarks that it would have increased the de-
cency of the population of this city. Perhaps it
would. | would gratefully accept any change as
experiment. | think there could be nothing
lost. But why did they comet | expected
them all here. Horace Greeley, too, said that
everybody else would come; and who ever knew
fanatical newspaper editor TO tell anything but
the TRUTH saw vanishing from my fearful gaze
all prospect of conscriptiOn. All were to be vol
unteers: all the country again spontaneously
lighting up like prairie on fire.
But the pressure pressed The President gave
way, the proclamation was issued; and lOl the
mountain had labored. and the mouse came forth
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highways and by ways with her sons has her
Senator, in the other end of the Capitol, the
Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs,
pressing cOnscript bill through the Senate, when
his own State stands in defiance OF the call made
upon her last summer. To-day her quota is not
full. and her Governor has become an itinerant
recruiting sergeant in search of negroes to fill
up the regiments of Massachusetts troops, under
the call made last fall by the President of the
United States. This is the response of Massa
chusettS to the proclamation.
and the gentleman from New York, the
Chairman Of the Committee on Military Affairs
of this House. Mr.. Oiin,l comes here. aud has to
admit his State is delinquent thirty thousand
troops, under the calls already made upon her
do not coh6ne myself to exact numbers, but /
state the fact that she is delinquent.
Mr.. DIN: believe the statement Of the
gentleman is in part true. New York is delin
quent in not furnishing portion of the troops
which ought TO have been sent 10 the field, but
the gentleman has multiplied the deficiency by
about three, | believe.
Mr. Voorhees,: stand corrected then, as to
the number. Let it be ten thousand.
Mr.. DIN: And that deficiency is principally
owing TO deficiency of troops which ought to
have been sent from the city of New York, where
the Democracy of the Five Points has held
undisputed sway. Laughter.
Mr.. VOORHEES,: NJ Speaker, am informed by
the concurrent voice OF gentlemen sitting around
me. who know the facts, that the city of New
York has sent more than her proportion of troops
OF the State.
Mr.. Olin: Will the gentleman inform the
House from whom he derives that information?
Mr.. Voorhees,: said from the concurrent voice
of those around me. Cannot the gentleman see
it? Laughter
Mr.. DIN: can't see it. Renewed laughter !
Mr.. Voorhees,: None so blind those who
won't see and none so deaf as those who
won't hear But will not dispute with the gen
tleman about the Five Points. He is much more
familiar, no doubt, in every respect with the
condition OF the affairs of the people of that
locality than am. [laughter,l and therefore
will let him speak for them. | will defer any
further remarks upon that point
few words further however, upon the policy
which has actuated this Administration i'm its
conduct OF the war. Aud am submitting these
facts here tonight to the House, and to the
country, the reason why rlore troops can
be raised without coercion. without force. without
CONSUMPTION. | am showing up this Abolition
policy IA reason why the loyal enthusiasm
which impelled men at first to rush 10 the field
under mistaken confidence and reliance upon
the good faith of this Administration, can no
longer be relied on. 1t has become chilled in
the breasts of the people And l contend that
this prOca nation, and these schemes OF emanci-
patton, have worked the fatal results Their
effect was long ago foretold by the conservative
men OF the country. You would not heed the
warning, and the poor bleeding country is now to
reap the fruits OF your stubborn and wicked
disregard of the public will. | challenge gen
tlemen upon the other side of the House once
more before ri tribunal of the American people
upon these subjects.
But am almost ashamed TO challenge them
in their present crippled condition. so battered in
the last canvass. Ii seems cowardly Ia chal &c
them again to the arena OF discussion IN. their
present deplorable plight. The gentleman from
Pennsylvania MIR Moreheadl shakes his head
and saws they will beat Us next time. All!
General hope tells fattering tale. but you are
too old TO be deluded with her syren song. Lay
not the junction. OF fond anticipation to your soul.
| feel keenly for your wretched fate, but YOU
have died by your own hands and are not entitled
to even IA decent burial. No resurrection awaits
you. You were dead when the last session
closed in July. The issues which you had then
made were fatal. But when the ten fold more
infamous Issues of this session are added to the
heavy load OF your already scarlet sins, ycu will
be numbered not only among the dead, but YOU
will also take up your abode with the da mined
As to the fate of the Democratic party, sir,
have no fears 1t is the party of the Constitution,
and, armed in the panoply of truth, and with
eternal principles as our shield we can safely and
firmly 20 before the people and challenge the
popular verdict Once more | am willing to
submit these issues to the country You started
in this war with the pledges | have spoken of.
You have broken them all You have cried out
"no party in this hall ever since the war
commenced. and in the name of ono party" you
have liberated slaves, and abolished slavery
/ uh X.u hav mi zal
negro Governments; you have taxed white men
TO pay for black men; you nave taxed even the
soldier il the ranks. from his hard earned
nittance TO buy ID negroes i'm this District and