Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-08

done by our fathers Who fnrmci our govern.
ment After e%nlafging an this subject, Gov.
Seymour ssss. The rlr.ideu, holds bis place.
uot b. the will al ne majority. bat by virtue Of
the provisions 81 me constitution which rlhced
him ln biz oGace. by te votes ct ,bout ! 100 600
against the votes OF about 2.s0O. 900 Who did not
sgree among themselves ~ u the opposing can.
dlda,es. lie continues rghiiully 70 hold biz OF
tee. although the popular majoFitss. even 10 the
State which placed him there. have. IN their TO
cent elections. declared themselves politically op.
posed 10 hs admlnUiration. The majority are
still bound 10 respect bis constitutional righis. 10
uphold his powers and TO sustain hs scts doae
within the limits of riehtful authority.
II Presidential p~roolamations sro above the
decisions OF courts and the restraints OF the
Constitution, then that Constitution y n mock
cry. IL II has net the authority 20 keep the Ex.
ecutve within t. restraints, then IL cannot retain
State. within the Union. Those Who hold that
there j. no sanctity IN the Constitution, must
equal, hold that there Is no guilt In the rebel
lion. The President has already signed All act
OF Congress. which asserts that the slaves Of
those IN rebellion are oonhscsted. The sole ef-
feet OF this proclamation, therefore, il 10 declare
the emancipation of the slaves of those who are
not in rebellion. and who are. therefore. loyal
citizens. IL Is IN extraordinary deduction from
the alleged war power that the forfeiture of the
rights OF loyal citizens, and bringing upon them
the same punishment imposed upon insurgents,
j. calculated 20 advance the success OF tina var 20
uphold the Constitution and reStote the Union.
MAY not this measure, So clearly lmpOlitic. un-
just aud unconstitutional and which j. calculated
20 create so many barriers 10 the restoration Of
the Union, be miscon-tFued by the world as an
abandonment OF the hope or the purpose Of re-
storing il, "A result 10 which the State OF New
York is unalterably opposed, and which will be
efiectually resisted. We must not ouly support
the Constitution cot the Unitel States and main
tain the rights OF me States. but We must restore
the Union a. II MS before the outbreak of the
war. The opinion that slavery must toe abol
ished to restore our Union, creates an ntagonlsm
between the free and slave States which ought
not To exist If il j. true that slavery must be
abolished by the force OF the Federal Govern
ment-that tie South must be held in military
subjection-that 4 900 900 negroes must for years
be uudeF direct management of the authorities
at Washington and at the public expense
then, indeed, We must endure the waste OF our
armies in the field, farther drains upon our popu
lation and still greater burdens of debt. We
must convert our Government into a military
de>potsm. The mischievous opinion that in this
contest tie North must s~utjugate and destroy the
South 10 save our Union. has weakened the
hopes Of our citzeus &c home aud DESTROYED con
hdence in our success abroad ltisa suggestive
fact, aft riding instruction m hone iOI the future,
that the theories which have exercised an eva in
iluence on our national politics did not originate
in what max be called the heart of the Union
among the Intimate and well acquainted popula-
ton OF the Central and Western States. There
have been extreme Northern views and extreme
Southern views, but also the broader and more
tolerant views OF the more pOpulous Central aud
Western States. These States enlisted warmly
in war for the UniOn AMI the Constitution, when
the Administration abandoned this policy and
took up the views OF the extreme Northern States.
IL lost at the late elections nearly all the 20
litical support which these States afforded Ia the
elections OF ISG0-6l. While the North cannot
hold the Southern States IN subsection without
destroying the principles of our government. the
great Central aud Western States can control the
TWO extremes. He repeats that, when the gov
eminent adopted the views of the extreme North
ern States. 4 remarkable political revolution was
the result; that no extreme views will ever pre-
vail; that especially the Central and Western
States will never accept them.
Those Of the central slave States which reject
eel the ordinance OF secession, which sought 20
remain III the Union. aud which were DR. ven of
by a -contemptuous uncompromis;ng policy, must
he brought back. The restoration of the whole
Union will then only be a work OF time. The
policy of sublugatiOn and determination means
also the waste ot the blood and treasure OF the
North. There Is but one way to save US from
decentralization. discord and repudiation-our
Union must be restored complete IN all its parts.
Nc section Must be disOganized beyond the un
avoidablc necessity OF war. Ii cannot be so
united on any bloody, bafbar0uS, revolutionary or
unconstitutional scheme, looking merely to the
qualification OF hatred, purposes OF party. ambi-
ton and sectional advantage Let no one de-
mand that the blood OF his ~neighbor shall be
shed.
Let no one think that the people who have re
fused to yield this Union 70 rebellion at the South
will permit its restoration TO be prevented by
ianaticism IN the North.
In conclusions, he saws the condition of our
country is not hopeless. unless il is made SO by
passions and plejudices which are inconsistent
with the Government of "A great country. We
must accept the condition of affairs as they stand
at this moment. The fortunes of our country
are influenced by the results of battles. Our
armies in the field must be supported. Ali con
stitutional demands of our General Government
must be promptly responded to. Under no cir
cumstances can the division Of the Union be
conceded.
We will put forth every e~xertion Of power; we
will use every inducement TO the people OF the
South To return To their allegiance, consistent
with honor; We will guaranty them every right,
every consideration demanded by the constitution
aud 10y that fraternal regard which must prevail
in a common country. But We can never volun-
tarlly consent TO the breaking up OF the union of
these States. or the destruction OF the constitution.
NASHVILLE. January 7-Our whole loss At
Murfreesboro' in killed, wounded and missing is
not over 1000. The loss of the rebels i from
1900 10 ID, 900.
Our army is chasing the rebels. our rear guard
being eight miles beyond Nuriree>boro'.
Ii is reported the rebel train was captured Is
miles beyond Murireesboro' Yesterday.
The rebel Gen X tluS was hurried o-dav No
demonstration was allowe ed.
The bodies o. Gen Hanson, Capt. Todd. of
the 9th Kentucky, aud Captain Furguson. of the
Louisville legion, were brought in To day
Considerable qutntiues OF contra6and goods
have been captured by Our pickets.
For several days the weather has been cold.
The river * at a stand.
FoRrREss MONROE, Jan. 6.-The wrecking
vessel Relief has aqmed here. The Captain re
ports that the missing boat from the Rhode
Island. sent TO rescue the balance of the crew #
the Monitor, picked up on the 81. on Hatteras
shoals. seven men belonging TO Rhode Island.
The men were taken into Hatteras Inlet.
The Moutauk pissed Hatteras shoals on the
81 inst.
Nothing has been heard OF the balance of the
Monitors crew.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 7-Passenger travel was reg
ulariy resumed this morning on the Baltimore
and Ohio road. The 1870 and 1890 z. VI. trains
from New York make connections with the $40
passenger train from here going west.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. THE Wheeling Intel
~ligencer, OF Yesterday, saws 4 report Vas brought
thara that tho -akaf= assarIaH ON F,r.oa urHa-