Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-13
From the Philadelphia Age, April %.
Henry winter Davis.

The individual whose name heads this article
recently made speech in Hamilton. Ohio, from
which we make the following extract:
al want YOU to understand that this Gouern-
rlent is greater than the Constitution. The Con-
ssitution was made in three months, and has Civ
en- US happiness for four generations. 1t is glo-
rious instrument But 1rheH 1t IS found insult
cient for the protection Of the people of the United
States, let It 90. Applause | mean to have
freedom under the Constitution, il | can; in the
midst Of It's ruins, if / cannot. Loud applause !
Rebellions heretofore have gone so far, that men
who talked of law were only talking folly. We
have not reached that point yet, but the Copper
heads. f they do not take care, may bring it on "
We believe that the author of the above signif
cant paragraph was imported into Ohio for the
express purpose of endeavOring to counteract the
influence OF Mr. Vaandigham in that State
Mr.. Davis is well known in this community. He
enjoys the high reputation of having been, for
several years, the representative man in Congress
of the "Plug Uglies" of Baltimore. While he
occupied that distinguished position, and in order
to gain it, there was no wrong he was not ready
to sanction. and no outrage perpetrated that he
was not willing to endorse. That he, who new
er, for an instant regarded the rights OF the peo-
pie. should now be among the foremost in tramp
ling npon the Constitution, is not TO be wondered
at But how he can, in any degree, be able to
countcract the influence of Mr.. Vallandgham, or
"any other man." the intelligent public in this
seciOn Of the country will be at loss to imagine
A more thorough demagogue never crept into
place and power. His whole political life has
been deluson and sham To change, like
"the inconstant tide, has been his rule of action
to be consistent, has been the exception. And
yet this trickster and changeling has been en-
plOyed as JacObn missionary, to teach the peo
pie of Ohio new code of political morals.
Mr.. Davis says that this Government is greater
than the Constitution" This is but new wav
OF announcing the infamous doctrine of Mr.
Seward that there is "a higher law than the Con
stitution.-' Tie Jacobins now in power boldly
assert that the Government and the Admnstra
ton are one and the same, and that allegiance to
the one involves adherence to the other Hence,
we must infer that this Abolition orator, like the
rest OF his guilty cOniederates, regards the Ad-
ministration OF Abraham Lincoln a. greater than
the Constitution of the United States.
But the facile tongue of this plant demagogue
does not falter at the utteranc of ranker treason
, He wants freedom-ireedom for the negro-even
in the midst of the ruins Of the Constitution. No
matter what happiness for the white man is sacri-
fced-nO matter what hopes of the future are
destroyed-no matter what wreck and disaster
surround the millions who are gathered under the
protection of the sacred charter Of American lib
erty-the altar and the temple must erumble into
ruins, and the broken fragments must be swept
away, TO make an easy pathway for the negro in
this new march TO empire and civilization.
As a fit climax to the rawlings of this miserable
fanatic, he INDUCES in an idle threat against the
"copperheads. He, too, in common with most
of his Abolition compatriots, is greatly disturbed
by the numerical strength of those whom he aud
they vainly affect TO despse. When he asserts
that the time may come, when men who talk of
law will only be talking folly, Richard is him
self again" He has for many years past regarded
law and order as mere foles. The blood stained
streets of Baltimore are fearful witnesses of the
contempt he has ever held such "follies." The
murdered victims Of the Reign of Terror which
he helped to inaugurate in that i'll fated city, will
mutely. but potently. attest the sincerity of his
utterance.
AS the advocate of anarchy and bloodshed, he
is "the right man in the right place" And per-
haps there is not more proper instrument at
this hour for the Jacobins to in the promulga-
ton of their lawless and destructive doctrines
than Henry Winter Davis. Could not the Jaco-
bin Leaguers of this law loving city be induced
to illuminate their sanctuary with the light of his
presence He will soon finish his pilgrimage in
Ohio /; and then he can visit the city OF Brothery
Love, and tell the faithful here Of ''the good time
coming" when Ito talk Of law would be talking
folly' An address from him would be rare
treat, and particularly So if he would illustrate
his brilliant theme with the suggestive story oi
Haman, and the Jew Mordecai, who "sat in the
KinVs gate