Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-09

Element The judiciary Department is to render
its decis on upon IT, and, in the meantime il is TO
be the controlling issue in a popular election for
President. This state of things will undoubtedly
inspire the Shareholders with a more res0lute
purpose than ever. Their effort will not, as
heretofore, be TO prevent the Abolitionist from
freeing their slaves, as a distant and speculative
proposition, but TO rescue him from the grasp Of
the enemy already actually laid upon him. Ii
will redouble their will and bring out every la
tent energy
SUMNER ms MAGNUs APOLLO.
The Senator from Massachusetts,, Mr. Sum
ner.) who has lately been re elected 10 serve an
other term of six years in the body he has so long
adorned, should. in this crisis, point US to the
proper action. His purely Northern character,
his great abilities his lofty ASPIRATIONS his sacri
bees Tor freedom, the entire confidence OF his
State so spontaneously bestowed upon him-and
that State the noblest IN America-all single him
out as one authorized and required to speak with
decisive voice on this great occasion
There are also in this House gentlemen whose
words on this mOmentOus theme the country will
listen to with intense interest The honorable
member from Pennsylvania, Mr. Thaddeus Ste
vens,) one of the truly great men of America
full OF learning and wisdOm-tried by long wears
of arduous service in this cause who has never
FILTERED. and is now reelected in his District by
overwhelming numbers, stands foremost among
those OF whom the nation will expect delverance
from the dangers which encompass il. Let these
men, and such as these. speak, and tell the coun-
try what to do in this hour of transcendent peril.
! Nevertheless, l cannot refrain from expressing
my individual opinion that the true policy of the
/ North is to terminate this war at once The
longer il continues. the worse our situation be-
comes. Let the two Houses of Congress adopt
the following resolutions:
sgQ.eolrcJ L., 81. III
sentafi1es, DC, That the Executive be- and he is
hereby requested to issue general order to all
commanders o. forces in the several military de-
partmeutS OF the United States TO discontinue
offensive operations asanstthe enemy, and to act
for the future entirely on the defensive
ReSOlUed, That the Executive be- and he is
! furtherrequested to enter into negotiations with
the authorities of the Confederate States with
reference to a cessation of hostilities based on the
| following propositions: l. Recognition of the
independence of the Confederate States ? A
Uniform system of duties upon Imports 3 Free
trade between the two States. 4 Free naviga-
ton OF the Mississippi river 5. Mutual adoption
of the Monroe doctrine"
CAN LIVE TOGETHER
| entirely disagree with those who assert that
| il is impossible that the North aud South could
live peaceably side by side because there are no
natural boundaries between the two. such as the
Rocky Mountains or the Atlantic Ocean This
is bugbear with which we impose upon our
selves The people of the North and South can
never become foreign nations to each other in the
sense in which the French and English or Rus
slams are. They sprung from the same origin
speak the same language, possess a common lit
erature, inherit similar politics and religious
views, and inhabit regions closely connected by
natural and artificial ties. They will, therefore
both be always American. The only great diff
Lat i
nature, namely that which arises from the exist
ence of African slavery in one, and its absence in
the other.
This fact, however, offers no obstacle what
ever TO such q separation is involved i'm indie
pendent political Jurisdictions; on the contrary,
il gre atty facilitates il
Before the Federal Union was established all
the States were independent, and associated IN
der Articles of Confederation. in the nature of a
treaty. The arguments adduced TO show the
mpracticabity of present separation between
the North and South, 20 with equal force to prove
the imposSibility of what then actually existed
and WAS accepted in tle OF the thirteen orig
inal States of the Union The latter stood to-
ward each other precisely as the North and
South would stand should they stop the war and
enter.Dto treaty. 1t would simply beresolving
the North and the South into confederate States,
resuming, to them, the old basis of the Con-
federation. This would be the wholeOf it. Ii
is, therefore. very simple operation.
do not suggest this, however, on the idea
that should il ever be adopted, the separation it
implies would he permanent believe that il
would insure an ultimate reunion on an anti
slavery basis.
have confidence in the inherent vital ~ of
Northern civilization. have no fear to set it in
conn ettion with that Of the South. Let them
proceed side by side in the race of empire, and
we shall see which will triumph.