Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-14


he too feeble for an onposite and hostile element
+. external 10 and even within the State. and such
are precisely the cases with which we are now
dealing An attemnt N unarsntee and nrotect a
revised state oe government. constituted In whole
or II, praaonderatinp part from the yery element
against whose hostility and violence Il Is tn he
protected, is simply absurd There must be a
test bv which to separate opposinr elements 80 as
to build only from the sound. and that ties, a suf
fcient and liberal one, which accepts as sound
whoever will make sworn recantaton of his
former unsoundness bot if il be proper to REQUIRE
list Of admission TO the political body an oath
of allegiance to the Constitution of the United
States and to the Union under H. wby not also to
the laws and proclamation 10 regard to slavery?
Those laws aud proclamatons we're enacted and
put forth for the purpose of aiding in the sup
preston of the rebellion. To give them the fullest
effect, there had to be pledge for their maiute-
nance. In my Judgment they have aided and
viii iur'ner aio sne cause ior wh'cn thev were
ennsteu. 10 give up tn'S pfihc'p'e wouiu DC hot
on'y 70 re'nqu'sh ieser OF power ON. u woulq
a'sV oe cruz, a''u .s.oghu'ng o'saen oita'.n.
may aou .. .nls Poln. u'la' wnle remain IN ny
eSsss pos'son sas.. nos s,senp. W re'rac. .,
Inou''' ",e 'pA''ou f've'Al,a'o"' no, seaii
return 70 slavery any person VINO Is made free
~ ine lefWs oI'pe plos'a'nA'loh or sy ac' on
% ai'r y = .aous =
oes. sns. the suppo,. VI ,sse PROVISIONS snaii oe
no,uei '' ''e oS.'' anu =: oe.'eseS N"e IA'
se.",e "i"! a"iuiiy s'aiai :. '1 ie'uin io' Pa1uon
se ',e ieS'oi a.ou Va p'olec'eu isn.s, "n,cn ne
a.-,tI" 80, a. go. Ill, -. tsi,
S-ene' ~ sirn' otOu VIC 'e'"e ~'i,e" w s-a1'
OseI"s s,'o o .a .,'e puo.'e ln.e -. snouiu Se
=, ~ e.as .",e P".s sn. ~. o-sn = sun
~: " ..'s ur,unyins "''u 'o'oss'Ee po"ers "a
a.'1 Ms,;..1 me pfopsseu s aequ,sseenee .. 'ne
G. ..', g.. s ,h s'.J .', ~
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N"' a. sie" " possioi. l"oii!,hs 'ne eonius'on
au o IN oeS'''u''o' "o" nus ~ ,'S' at
.s.u a., .''s .s,l ,oa, 'e,o'.uVn Va iapo.
III e aS = hopeo VIZ
az. - ~ ~ ."ose ','a''s
os .a' "'ols 'eau! 70 sve up .ue eause
.ue. Sia'o., "u" " '"'s 1A'eu' Niis VIA, VIA,
,ha Ma,;sna' E.a,;'' w 9, ~nIe no py~er ~ VI u
shr;dr.d hr ,h;s r,'s;,o. ~ an ''Dse -
'ioe =. y ''' 2 'N'p 'Nop,'''0" p'''0 t7 7Hf
THE CONDITIONS OF REcoNs1Rucrios.
The suggestion in the proclamation as to main
tanning the political frame work of the States, or
what Is called reconstruction is made in the hope
that it may DO good without harm, 1t will favor
labor and avoid great confusion. But why any
proclamation now upon this subjectf This question
is beset with the conflicting views that the step
might be delayed too long or be taken too
soon. In some. elements for RESUMPTION have
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.Ln"ieus neIe win reSpec, 'ne's pau! ~!
s,ie S; ho -, pan p'eSeu.eu psl.su
"'.on may oe aveep'eu oy '"en. az ra'iy'ns
o,s' anu nu,1n 'ueY ',. ~, .sSurea =" au'ance VIII
h"' oc ieJec,eu leu nere. n.s may oring t,e'n W
~ ~ ' ',o' 0'"e' "'se "ouu ING Vp-
JecuSh 70 premature prese'.'aeon q pan oy
.le Nanohal EAeculiye co1ss's ~ .ne uaiser OF
,Sr. ~ ~ ~. .ou'u oe 'h1ie sa'e'y
ie,. W 'Ireher ue,eiopme"s' Oare mas oeeh
ssken 70 80 snsPe .ne uoeum men1 as 70 ayo,u em.
'ou, .'.is sIu'oe ~ Sesne 'saa o,i
S.is, .o'.n, SS'sau S'a.seS "i'i cs paruoneu'
WIN .helr rgals res.ored y Is not sa,u 'nat oshsr
I"S on os"e' ~. ns WIZ ':,, ve o 'ne'uu.,
~ =. sa,ins .n.s 'eronsi,''e''on wiz aceepseu
n @ p.rsen.ea ~ speeaueP way, no. sa'u Tss 1uas