Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-12

WAsatsoroS. Jan g..
Within . dsy or tvo past intelligence Of the
most alarming ~ciarscier has been received here
from Tennessee aud Kentucky. The citizen. al
those State. we're hot taken unswafes by the
reception Of the emancipation proclamation
Feeling. a. they did. the most intense lntefcs, In
III. sutgect. they took care To keep themselye.
we'll posted on the conrre ~ eyents here. They
we're we'll aware OF the pow efful efforts that we're
made. during the month OF December. To induce
the President Ia pause and To abandon a step.
which. u taken. would plunge the country into
ruin. for those stiotts originated with themselves.
The Ul.ion meu ~ these two States lnud there
are 10 better unIon men IN the whole nation)
used e,ery means IN their power-argnment. eu
treaty. wsruing-to induce The President "a draw
back from the course upon which he was bent,
aud they have seen that all these effIfts have been
IN vain Their arguments we're answered by
silly Jokes, their rntreaties we're defided, their
warnings we're seorned: aud they knew iull we'll.
and informed their fellow citizens, that New Year
day would see the proclamation issued.
The people OF the two States. therefore,, took
counsel together NJ 10 what their course should
be ia the event Of the proclamation being issued.
Public meetings were esery where held; the sub
ject was discussed not only nj them. but In every
ianily circle. for weeks before the fatal day: aud
the press. ~ you have seen. warned the people
of this peril that impcndei over them, They
uudcrstoo full we'll how much benefit Il would
be Ia them 10 have their two States exempted
from the immediate action of the proclamation
They ~ we'll ~ their fellow citizens oi the Stale-
further north. hid heard President Lincoln sol
emmy declare that be had no desire. aud no legal
right. to interfere with ylavery ~ the States
where ID existed. aud they were conyinc.d thit,
having violated this solemn declaration IN the
case of the other slave States. lac would. without
rctuple. violate II IN the case ot their own States,
when yer IL suited him 10 de- so. The decision
Ia which they came. therefore. Was that. having
no guarantees OF their rights aud NO safeguard
for their property Ia the Union. u WIS better to
leave IL. aud join their fortunes to those OF the
other slayeholding States,
Such Il the substance ut the news that now en-
crosses public attention here IL ~ understood
that the people OF Tennessee aud Kentucky are
not going To stop With the mere declaration ot
that decision, but that they have already taken
measures to put u Ia force. aud to give Ia then
formal adhesion 10 the southern Conlederac,
They stc convinced of the h%ollownc-S aud in-in
cerity ~ al the professions OF the Adminisirn,
ton. They are satisfied That IL never was Va
te lied Ia ue - war lur the reetofltiOn Ot the
Union. aud that " has nov become "A war Tor the
abolition Oi slavery aid that that aud thnt alone,
10 the pufpose Tor Which u will Ia future he wnged
liz such a war Kentucky and 1eme-see will
UNIV w I'NNH ~ NW'W " WI INV NVlflfiN w
X mtuoky and Tennessee vii not fight. II "A un
d.fptopd therefore. that the Tennes-ee nnd Ken
iucky re- imentH will at unce leave the army, aud
place Themselves under the direction of theii
State authorities. aud u ID believed that the lat
ter. alter taking measures To- ~ Ike a levy en
masse Of the entire fighting population OF IN,
two States. will order the State troops 10 join the
Southern army.
Such il the substance of the news that will sn
grors the attention OF The Cabinet 1T their meet
log 10, morrow Az regards its authenticity, |
have not the slightest doubt A distinguished
memb., of Congress from Kentucky we'll ex
pressed the feeling of the two States. w CONVEX
s,tion. u iew DAYS ago "Sr." he said, Ken
lucky will give all oi her sous. and .ee tl,-m ~
slain. she will give her last dollar; she will ssel
het fields dc.olatcd. and her cities IN runs. -h.
viii do aud -uner all this. aud ,o and suffer u
eheeflully ihn MIR Tor the Union and the Cutntl
tu,ion Hut her people strnd upon the Cuhstitu
ton Whatever that instrument guarantees 10
them, they will have Aud they Will never ril.e
ahiud ~ ,d IN a wat which i To rob their neigh
bors Of their property, aud IN excite insurrection
among the alaves"
Tho friends uf the Administration ende,vof 10
make lipht Of this Intelligence, aud say that they
are satisfied ~ tho loyalty 81 both Tennessee md
Kentucky aud hat. had " been otlier~ise. those
states would not have been excepted from ~.
effects NJ The emancipation proclamation II \.
u sufficient answer 10 this a. say that those I've
States hte Loyal ~ the Constitution aud ~ the
Government which II provide. and that tho ELI
sa,is ~ ihoro States are satisfied that M, Llneulu
h,s Violated the Constitution, and thpt his adniiu
~lstratlnn /. by no means such a Government ns
the Constitution provides iuf These heinR ~,
views NJ tho citizens oi Tennessee anal Kentucky
I, would not te strange VI they should ac, IN 40.
corianee with them II u Ie,tel, therefore, 10y
thuse Who read most clearly The pigns ~ tho
lima that . k.4k tau "A agLs taufa ALL aaa hail,
the. States out OF tho union, AMI IN full lrllow
ship With The southern conle,lefaey, Such ate
the first fruits oi NJ, Lineoln's emancipation
proclamation,
an no, informed ~ To tho militar, strength
NJ Tennessee. Hut kentueks has u fighting pop
ul,liou Of iln ,0nD men OF these ~ ,u00 are Al
ready ~ the Confederate ufmy Ia the Union
army there are forty two regiments ~ Kentucky
Infantry aud fourteen regiments OF Kentucky
cavalry, amounting probably 10 90 900 men In
all VIII ~ he y slight hing. not only Ia lose
these 10000 troops, With lhels guns aud horses,
but also Ia see them afrayed Ia the ranks ot our
enemie.y
The facts In regard 10 foreign intervention ATE
now so we'll known that there i not a single III.
plomttist 81 note here Who l. not satisfied that
the Emperor Napoleon will soknow lelpe the
Southern coafederacy. break the blockade aud
assist the South With nm army early IN the spring
IL he has been waiting Tor prelexis. he has got
enough now. He can Intervene IN the interest oi
hum ,nltf. ~ order To pre-, ent sef,ile i%nsurrec.
tion.. aud In order TO prevent a revolution al
home, Tor hts people are starving on account OF
getting no cotton from America Letters have
been received here from Paris 10y the last steamer,
~ which these iacts are set forth with certainty
aud IL i stated that u treat, has already been
made lay slidell. IN which. IL consideration OF
great commercial advantages, Napoleon 10 TO
act as above.