Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-22


occasion: but pressing engagements have com
PEELED me 70 snatch ri. small psston Of time i've
order that ight appesr here N your midst and
ssy 70 you 3h.ilwe men OF Indiana who have FOL
loved the Democrats asc IN years gone BY.
through evil as wesf as good report. stand frmiy
this day az We have alwsvs stood shoulder 10
shouider Ia asherence to. Democratic principles.
We have entered upon the third year OF a
bloody. disastroussisil war Two years ago, the
people Of this country when their Gag sssaied
rushed 10 the field in defense Of that flag not
stopping 70 ssk questions. but believing in the
simplicity and honesty of their hcs,ts. that the
men Who were controlling the destinies OF the
nation would be true and faithful Tn their trust
Two years have passed away: In that tine. We
have marsh,lied armed hosts and have wsged
battle with the enemy on 4 frontier OF not less
than fifteen hundred miles Battles have been
fought, that in any other country would have
overthrow monarchs and changed dynasties
and yet. 80 far real progress is concerned, We
have scarcely made mark upon the map OF this
country. Aud IN the meantime. while almost
literally nothing has been accomplished toward
pstting an end 10 the rebellion, those To whom
have been committed the reifs of covert ment
have 80 msmanased the adiIrs Of this country
thtt the great question that to day most occupies
the public mind, is-not will the Republic be
s.vei. the Union and the Constitution restored rs
they once were-but the all absorbing thought
uow is-wilI not he people Of the North them
selves lose the priceless boon Of liberty?
Hos many men there under the sound of
nv voice who have left their pox standing in
the furro< TO come aD day the capital of the
5estef From she crops Won have left implanted. I
from your shops, from your stores. from your
daily labor yoa have come TO take solemn coun
sel together aud shall any man tell me that
these assembled thousands OF the hone and sinew
Of the countryside solit. Of Indiana are not
true to their country and willing To stand by the
Constitution When this party that - in
power undertakes 10 denounce you and me with
the brand Of treason. they are themselves the
verie-t traitors 10 their country. To cay that
more than one half OF the best men IN Indiana are
wiling TO overthrow and destroy the best Gov
eminent the world ever is vile faisehood
and a SANDER that should blast the lips that ut
ter 10
What then has brought vou here to-day? I
answer - tho simple conviction that the party
in power has shown itself utterly and entirely in
capable Of managing the aft ira of the country.
We come together as freemen. 10 consult one
smother in regar to those great questions which
agitate the public mind: we come to exercise our
rights t. avail ourselves of those peaceful RENE
dies which the Constitution gu rantee> to Us
All this we mean TO do We have a right under
the Constitution Itself to assemble together and
dem and at the hand Of those in power the speedy
reiress of grievances. and we have "a right when
the proper time shall come. to PVT them out of
power bv the pelceful means of the ballot box
and th,t we intend 70 do.
At no time before the present in the history Of
our country mas il ever been questioned that the
people had right To meet together in lawful
and ne ,cefui way to consult in regard To the com
mon welfare Now IL is Fundamental principle
OF our Government thar whenever majority OF
the people determine they have perfect right
90 alter aud change their government IN such
manner as they see proper. We have right TO
canvass the acts IF The men who are in power.
snd IL they do not conduct the afftrs Of the
try in an acceptable manner. we have right to
displace them
But we are told that we must not discuss the
measures of the Administration in the conduct of
the war lest interfere with its success in put
ting down the rebellion. | tell you nv friends
the truth is the Administration has done nothing
toward putting down the rebellion. On the
trary. the weapons of the South have been sharp
ened by the policy at Washington. IL is this
that has welded the people of the South together
- one man; il Is this that has brought about di
vision and discord in the North know of no
man this earth who holds more dear that |.
the sacred em,ems of our great and glorious
Government: Who has been more disposed To
worship ~ the feet of those noble men who framed
u, or who feels deeper interest in the preserva
ton and perpetuitv of our free institutions than
do myself. But IL the men now in power really de
sign the restoration OF the Union and the preser
walton Of our national liberties. all have 10 say
IT,. their policy is not calculated to carry out their
designs.
Look NJ some of the results of this policy
When the war commenced there wass divided
South aud there a firmly united North The
sound OF the hrst gun tiIed ~ the national flag.
waving over the raupar,s of Fort Sumter united
the hearts OF The people ofthe entire North the
heart at one man At the same time there wis
discord and DIVISION among the people OF the
South President Lincoln himself said m his
message to Congress. that in his Judgment there
WIS majority of the people in favor of the Union
IN every Southern State with the single excep
ton IT South Carolina. Where are those South
ern Union men nows WHY is it that their voices
not heard! IL i because the unjust and inu
dicous policy 81 the Administration has eft them
no alternaii. bat resistance the Government
IL started out with the dcciaratnn that IL would
make no terms with traitors. What wonder is il
ia, the Southern people should be uniteiy Ii
must he either a victos's wrel,h or feurS
grave There was no hope OF peace. no posi-
bilifv of reconciliation
Fellow citizens: for one have always been in
favor of the prosecution ~ this under such
line OF policy and upon such principles a. were
sdnpfei render il successful in the restoration
o. the Union Thave desired to see il conducted
on the principles of the Criirenden resolutions 50
az IN separate the people Of the Suufh in feeling
and IN action from the lesiers OF the Rebellion
wisiorn well NJ science in war, would saw to
us--ais,ie YOUR eaemv IL YOU would conquer
him. That would ice the plain dictate Of com
mon sense: hut the other hand. the entire poll
cv Of the Administration has been directly the
other say Wheu u proposed 70 emancipate the
slaves OF the South. the Southern people needed
-. Il 1 4
70 hcr~ from the Justice oi the Administration
That satisfied them well as true hearted think
Ing men in the North. that while the Administrt
ton no ala unques'ionsblv put ,ownthis rebellion
IL h- TINT they could accomplish the ensncipa
ton Of the sl'ves. vet IL they could accomplish
only one purpose they would prefer To- Tree the
negroes and have Southern Confidence unon
orr border. They saw thar The var Was not beng
wage Tor the Uuon bot sor the negro. and toe
same eluse brought about a, once unity in the
South and division Ia tho North
Fellow Citizens: In view of these facts the
greet question which presents itself to "a 10 day
IA. Waat are We 20 dot How are We To act2
Nv frieic-. permit TO say to YOU that il =
not every Unconstitutional act Of ie .~l,tion. nor
vet every lswess uSurpatiou 81 mower that will
Justify great people in asserting that rree, and
Ultimate ri.ht Of revolution which is their only
rsmelg whsn III el-e has fsilei We have seen
the disposition that manifested bv this Re
publican nsrtv when they sp<d bv their conduct
the secession acts Of JEFF Davis and his crew
The neop.e of Indiana at the last o ctober cleo
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