Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-14


prO-ecutIon OF this var. They would swarm.
said he, suggesting The sxarming Of animals M
grating from one country 20 another Al Massa
chusetts would be here and a gentleman near
me remarks that l. would have increased the de
ceney OF she population OF tais city. Perhaps il
would | would gratefully ACCEPT any change as
experiment. | think there could be nothing
lost. But why did they not Gomez | expected
them all here. Horace Greeley, too. said that
everybody else would come; and Who ever knew
fanafical newspaper editor TO tell anything but
the TRUTH saw vanishing from my fearful gaze
all prospect of Consumption. All were 20 be vol
unteers; all the country again spontaneously
lighting up like prairie on ire
But the pressure pressed. The President gave
way, the procla ma zion issued and 10. the
mountain had lsbOred. and the mouse came forth
Massachusetts. this hour, instead OF crosdlng the
highways aud by WAYS with her sous, has her
Senator in the other end OF the Capitol. the
Chairman of the Committee on Military Aifairs,
pressing conscript bill through the Senate. when
his own State stands in defiance ct the call made
upon her last summer To-day her quota Is not
full. and her Governor has become an tinerant
recruiting sergeant in search of negroes TO oil
up the regiments Of Massachusetts, troops, under
the call made last fall by the President of the
United States. This is the response OF Massa
chusetts To the proclamation
Sud the gentlem from New York. the
Chairman Of the Committee on Military Affairs
of this House. Mr DIN, comes here. and has to
admit hs State Is delinquent thirty thousand
troops, under the calls already made upon her
do not confne myself 10 exact numbers, but
state the fact that she is delinquent
Mr.. DIN: | believe the statement of the
gentleman j. in part true. New York Is delln-
quent in furnishing portion of the troops
which ought TO have been sent 10 the held, but
he has nulfipiiqd the deficiency by
about three. ] believe.
Mr. Voorhees,: | stand corrected, then, as to
the number. Let il be ten thousand.
Mr. DIN: Aud Mat deficiency is principally
owing to "A deficiency of troops which ought to
have been sent from the city OF New DIRK. where
the Democracy Of the Five Points has held
undispute,i sway Laughter
Mr. Voorhees,: NJ Speaker, am Informed by
the concurrent voice OF gentlemen sitting AROUND
me, who know the facts, that the city OF New
York has sen; more than her proportion OF troops
vi the State
Mr. Olir: Will the gentleman inform the
House from whom he derives that information?
/ Mr. Voorhees,: said from the concurrent voice
of those around me. Cannot the gentleman see
itg Laughter
Mr. DIN: | can't see it. Renewed laughter. J
| Mr. Voorhees,: None bliud those vino
won't see and none so deaf as those who
I
tleman about the Five Points. lie is much more
familiar, no doubt, in every respect with the
condition OF the affairs OF the people OF that
| locality than | am laughter, and therefore
/ will let him speak tor them. | will defer any
| further remarks upon that point
A few words further. however, upon the policy
which has actuated this Administration IN its
| conduct OF the war And am submitting these
| facts here 10 night To the House, and To the
! 81, vhv IN
| be raised without COERCION without force, without
conscrpton | am showing up this Abolition
/ policy rs Il reason why the loyal enthusiasm
/ which impeed at first 10 rush 10 the field +,
under mistaken confidence and reliance upon
| the good faith of this Administration. can no
\ longer be relied on. 1t has become chilled in
| the breasts of the people. And | contend that
/ this proclamation. and these schemes OF emanc
patton, have worked the fatal results. Their
effect long ago foretold by the conservative
mel of the country. You would not heed the
warning, and the poor bleeding country is to
relp the fruits of your stubborn and wicked
disregard of the public will. | challenge gen
tlemen upon the other side of the House once
more before ii e tribunal OF the American people
upon these subjects.
But am almost ashamed to challenge them
in their present crippled condition, so battered in
the last canvass. rit seems cowardsy to challenge
| them again to the arena OF discussion in their
present deplorble plight. The gentleman from
| Pennsylvania Mr.. Moreheadl shakes his head
and says khey will beat next time. All
General, hope tells ALTERING tale but you are
too old to be deluded with her syren song. Lay
not the JUNCTION of fond anticipation To your SOU.
| | feel keeny for your wretched fate, but YOU
! have died by your own hands aud are not entitled
to even a decent burial No resurrection awaits
you. You were dead when the last session
closed in July The issues which you had then
| made were fatal.s- But when the ten fold more
| infamous Issues of this session are added to the
heavy load OF your already scarlet sins, you will
be numbered not only among the dead. but YOU
will also take up your abode with the damned
As TO the fate OF the Democratic party, sir. |
have no fears. Ii is the purity OF the Constitution,
and, armed in the panoply of truth. aud with
eternal principles as our shield, can safely and
firmly 20 before the people and challenge the
popular verdict. Ouce more | am willing to
submit these issues TO the country. You started
in this with the pledges | have spoken OF.
! You hive broken them all. You have cried out
"no party" in this hall ever since the war
commenced and in the name of ono party" YOU
have liberated slaves, and abolished slavery
wherever you can get at il. You have recognize
negro Governments; you have taxed white men
to pay for black men; YOU nave taxei even the
soldier in the ranks. from his hard earned
elsewhere You have abolltouizei the entire
policy OF the Government Do you think you
are to be sustanedl Do YOU think the soldier
will sustain your
You propose to put the black man alongside
OF the loyal white soldier You propose to bay
| negroes, steal negroes, heht for negroes obtain
! negroes in any way, and then humiliate and
disgrace the white soldier by MS presence and
contact in the ranks. law TO that effect has
passed this House, and does not PISS the Senate
only because the Chairman oi the Military
/ Committee in that body states that there already
exists a sufficient law 10 accomplish the object
You have thus outraged and in,uted all classes
| of citizens. but the soldier most of all l. il
strange. then, that no more volunteers come ID
the standard of war; You hive betrayed the
4 loyal heart of the country. and that betrayal
rises up in judgment against you. and il.
offspring, the birth OF that betrayal, is TIN.
fearful, odious and despotic conscription bill. II
j. the work OF your own hands You are il.
authors. You begat il by virtue OF the deception
YOU practiced on the people You have created
the necessity for il by your own conduct. MOI
satisfied, however. with betaying the people il
all matters of pOlicy-not satisfied with takin.
their blood and treasure under false pretenses-
you have done more
No conservative General can stand before IN,
consuming flames that EN- mate from the seethine
cauldrou-the boiling cess pool of ianaticsn
which controls this Administration. Aye~ir
you struck down Mcclellan 1T the head - th,
army. You struck hlm down because he was il