Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-16
The Leagno women and slavery.


From the Springfield (Hsss Republican Strong Al
minisirAiiou paper
The wonen's Loyal League, which is only
the Garrison Anfi-slavery Society under another
name, is circulating petitions TO Congress for a
law 20 abolish slavery throughout the Union.
Congress will not, of cOurSe, entertain the propo
siion, because there Is no member Of that body
who does not know that they have 10 power in
the case. Somehow our slicd friends. who
have been denonncing the Constitution for the
last quarter OF a century a. covenant with
death and al agreement with hell, seem to have
got the idea that the war has abolished she Con
stitution The rebels think SO too Both are
mistaken. The Constitution still lives and viii
not only survive the war, but bids fair 20 stand
for some blessed centuries Of national peace and
prosperity vet to come. And il will stand all
the frmcr, and be the more ardently loved and
reverenccd for that it has withstood alike the
saults Of the friends and enemies of liberty
through this time Of darkness and tempest
But why do the League women sgitatc for
what they know is impossible! Do they suppose
that the Government now that IL j. achieving its
final triumph over rebellion and seeing the con-
sequent and inevitable death Of slavery al hand
by means accordant with consti ution and law,
can be induced 10 pass an unconstitutional act
that can have no other effect than TO make lis
authors forever infamous Doubtless these wo-
men, and the men who are in the plot with Them
expect no such thing. But they have hitherto
been in the van Of progress, rs they suppose and
now seeing the object they have only talked and
scolded for, accomplished by the labor and blood
of practical, working and fighting men--so lcav-
ing them without an irritating theme, they must
even take what they absurdly call IAN advanced
position and demand impossible and absurd
things, so a 20 keep ahead. They NAV be well
and benefcently mentioned, though it il some
times hard to sec IL, but we must believe that il
is this feeling that events are taking from them
their stock in trade which leads them 10 make
new and preposterous demands upon the Govern
ment.
Now 1here j. abundance of healthy. necessary.
patriotic and Christian work in these times tor ala
| genuine reformcrs There are tens of lhous lIais
of freed negroes 20 be tel clothed and instructed
There II work IA hospital md field for our SOL
ders vi = are fighting the battles of freedom. and
dong Iufire for actual progress IN dav than ter
| thousand takers Ia convention can accomplish in
| n generation. And this work is growing upun ~.
| All the maiden philanthrOpisls of whliever aye
| or sex nay find All tie emplo, ment they need
IN such york of ch .ritv and mercs But they
should also be told il they do not already know
{. that by asking the Governments Violate the
| Constitution IN order To manifest sacred All
mostly % slavery. thew really doing injury
10 The c use OF the Union II is at the utmost
importaece that the government should keep
| faith with every State of the Union, and an at
tempt 10 interfere with the rights of kentucky or
any other loyal State could only have the effect
to create hostility and distrust. and 10 Justify
these feelings. The border States will abolish
slavery i not uniustly interfered with. No man
can doubt this who watches the course of events
The anti-slavery progress in these States is now
more rapid than it ever was in The free States
Let the League women POSSESS their souls in
patience. then, and hetakc themselves to such
philanthTopic work a offers itself on every hand
If they llo this, and have faith rs a grain OF
mustard Ieed, they shall live to see slavery abol
ished everywhere. and no damage done to one
word of the Constitution. and no indignity to
one State of the Union