Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-21

through ibeballot box. we shall save the country
But II aname be presented on which we may not
rally, and the consequence j. civil wsr-nothing
m re, nothing les. but civil war-I ask then.
what i our first duty -
Erastus Hopkins in a speerh delivered IN the
Republican National Cow ention OF le56 said:
IL peaceful means fail Us and We are driven
TO the last extremity when ballots are useless,
then we vii make bullets effective.
Francis L Spinner. now Lincolu's Register OF
the Treasury Department. in speech made in
1856. said: 80
Should this (the election Of Fremont) fail,
no true man would be any longer safe here from
the assaults OF the arrogant slave olIsarchy, who
would then rule with an iron hand For the free
Norta would then he lett The choice Of a peaceful
dissolution Of the Union, or a civil VAR. which
would esd IN the same. unconditional sur
render OF every principle held dear by ireemen.
James ; Pike. an editorial correspondent OF
the New York Tribune and now Llncolns Min
lister to the Netherlands. has plainly demonstrated
bis patriotism These are hs words:
II have doubt that the free and slave States
ought to separate. The Union Is not worth sup
porting in connection with the South"
Cart Schurz. delegate from Wisconsin TO the
Republican National Convention Of 1860, and
now Lincoln's Minister IN Spain, made a speech
in 81. LOUIS in 1850, in which he said:
May the God In human nature be aroused
and pierce the very soul OF nation with an
energy that shall sweep. as with the bosom OF
destruction this abOmnaton from the land
on call this revolution. Ii Is. In this, we
need revolution; We must. we will have ii. Let
il come
Henry Wilson. Senator from Massac husetts
and the author of the CONSUMPTION act recently
declared, in speech made at the Tabernacle,
New Ork, in October OF 1855. that
owe shall triumph in the end: shall over
throw the slave power of the Republic; We shall
enthrone freedom shall abolish slavery We
shall change the Supreme Court of the United
States, and place men III that Court Who will be
lIeve that our pIayers will be impious to Heaven
while We suppor- AMI sustain human slavery"
Joshua X Giddings. Lncoln's Consul General
to Canada. speaking IN the House OF Representa-
tlves March l6, 1854. referring to sersile in
surrecti0n. said:
Il say 20 Southern gentlemen that there are
hundreds and thousands oil honest and patriotic
men who will laugh at sour calamity. aud who
will mock when yoar fear cOmeth >"
You have all heard Of book called The I'm
pending Crisis" II was written nv II Helper.
now a foreign Consul or Minister appointed by
Lincoln That book contained the deliberate
convictions and intentions a. the leaders of the
Republican party. IL was cordially endorsed by
sixty eight Republican Members OF Congress
seventeen OF them from this State. Here is its
creed
IL That it is a solemn duty to abolish sla
very in the South, die in the attempt Page
l76
- That no man can be a true patriot without
first becoming an Abolitonist Page 10
% That against Shareholders. rs a body. we
wage an exterminaiing Page 100
"a That the present is the time 10 try the
strength Of our arms and that now is the time to
strike. Page l2l-l22
IS That Shareholders must emancpate the
negroes, or We will emancpate them for you.
Page 1876.
THAT Shareholders are nmsances and that il
is our imperative duty 10 abate nuisances. We
propose. therefore. TO abolish slavery than
which strychnine itself is less nuisance Page
1879
Il That Shareholders are more cruel than
common murderers. Page 40.
- That all Shareholders are under the
shield OF a perpetual license to murder. Page
al.
80 That if the negroes had a chance they
would he delighted to cut their masters throsts
Pagel5S
40. That welded to one purpose. from
which no earthly power can divorce US We are
determined TO abolish slavery at ali hazards
Page 40.
ell That there is scarcely a spark of honor
or mdSnanimity among Shareholders. Page
l53
10 That now is the appropriate time to strike
for freedom in the South Page 1888
As specimen of the spirit of this book
will read this short extract from the Goth
page:
THUS, terror engenderers of the South, have
we fully and frankly defined our position we
have no notifications to propose, no compromise
to offer, nothing to retract Frown, sirs, fret
stab. bring Oh civil war, dissolve the Union, nav,
annhate the solar system if you will-do ali
this, more. less, better, worse. anything do
what YOU will Sirs, You can neither toll nor in
tim;daie Us: our purpose is as firmly fixed rs the
eternal pillars OF Heaven; We have determined
t. abolish slavery, and SO help me God. we will |,
Take this TO bed with you, sirs. and think about
it. dream over II, and let US know how you feel
to morrow morning..
And this book. bear in mind was cordially
endorsed by sixty eight Republican members Of
Congress. 1t was also endorsed by William II
Seward in a letter which read thus
AURuRN June % 1851
GENTLEMEN-i received from Won a copy of
your recent publication, entitled the Impending
Crisis Of the South" and have read it with deep
attention. Ii seems TO me a work Of great merit
rich, vet accurate in statiscital information and
logical analysis and dare not doubt that it will
tAtte - -'t"t 4'ih"N'C 'h Fubiic uliiiu, ia III
vor OF the cause of Truth AMI Justice
| am gentlemen. very respectfully
Your obedent servant
w Ii SEWARD
As the clergy now form an important element
in our politics, majority of them having ceIsed
TO teach the doctrines of Christ and of the Saints
OF the New Testament. and being devout sor
shippers at the shrine of St John Brown, it may
be we'll to read few extracts from their teach
Jugs. in doing this, will contine myself to a
few Of the ietding Republican cersymen. not
noticing heir echoes, the clergymen of lesser
note
pi the political parsons. Henry Ward Beecher,
IS. perhaps. the most widely known In his cele
br,ted New Haven speech, in which he declared
that Saarps rife is truly a moral agency, he
said
" The people will not lew war. nor inaugurate
revolution even to relieve Kansas, until they
have first trie what they can DO by voting Ii
this pe iceul remedy sheuld fail ~ be applied
this year. then the people will count the cost
wisely anl decide for themselves boldly aud
firmly. whca /, the better WAY. 10 rise in arms
ana throw If government worse than that of
ola King George, or endure It another four wears
and then vote again
In the same speech be also adds:
" he Constitution is the cause of every divi-
sion which this vexed question of slavery has
ever occasioned in this country. Ii has been the
fountain and father OF ali our troubles. by at