The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-19
Emancipation i'm Missouri.


The following is condensed report of
the remarks of Senator TURPIE in the
Senate upon the emancipation policy of
the President as developed i'll Missouri, land
upon Executive usurpations generally
Mr.. Turpe. (opp.) of Indiana said that
the formation Of all countries under Que
Government would secure the balance of
power and do away with all those intricate
f,reign relations about which there had
been So much difficulty. But it had been
whole was best promoted by promoting
the interests OF individuals. lie then
proceeded to say that geographical divi-
sons, though they might be imaginary,
were just, distinct ard insurmountable as
any other line, as that between Canada
and the United States. Such Were the
lines which separated the reserved ris hts
of the States from the General Govern.
ment. which existed with the States after
the Union was formed The Union did
the Union, and had once been out Of it
After discussion of the reserved rights Of
Federal Government, Mr.. Turpie contend
ed that the value of the Union was not
greater than the rights Of the States or
The rights of the people. He proceeded
to say that this bill vas direct bride of
the Federal Government to the rights of
Missouri for ten millions of dollars in
cash or twenty millions Of dollars on
credit. He regretted to hear the Senator
from Missouri Henderson, defend the
bill on the ground that the fidelity of his
State depended on it. and that he did not
know what the result might be in case Of
its defeat. bnt that lie feared it.
He (Mr. Turpie) did not believe that
any Legislation was necessary 10 keep the
State of Missouri in the Union. 1t seemed
that the policy of this Administration had
placed itself in position to need even the
sympathy of its political opponents. 1t
had great work on its hands. England,
France, Horace Greeley and other great
powers were to be concliated. Garrison,
Gidd ings, Garrit Smith and others Of the
same stamp were to be peHsioned. The
Administration has lost the confidence oi
the people The President had lost the
confidence of the people of the North and
the South. He had become imbued with
the fanatical principles of the New Eng
land school. If a war for the Union mean
paying for negroes out of the public treasu
ry. he Mr.. TurpIe) was not for it. If il
meant supporting ''contrabands," he wa:
not for it. Ifit meant the absorption o
the reserved rights of the States, he was
not for it. But if 1t meant the restoration o.
the national authority over every foot o
territory, and for the flag of our country IL
wave over il, as it did at Bunker Hill anu
Saratoga and Shiloh and Dunelson, he Mr.
Turpie) WAS for the wal. The emancipa
ton policy would not strengthen the Adj
ministration, but end in disaster, dis
grace and defeat. The soldiers in the felt
had been unpaid for months; their fami
les we're begging for bread, and he for one
would vote to pay he soldiers what wa'
most justly due them before he would vot'
money to pay for negroes in Missouri.
Mr.. Turpie then briefly traced the unan
unity of the people from the time that trsi
torous South Carolina fired on Fort Sum
ter down through the extra session Of Con
gress, until the President and the Repub
lcan Senators commenced schemes for TN,
purchasing ofnegroes. and abandoned thei
previous policy of war Tor the restoration
of the Union. The President has aban
doned all constitutional obligations, ant
carried out measures which in Franc