Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-13

aide exercise OF power would be sufhcientfo drive
her from her throne The stroke of that liza Q
bel sounds .reverberaiing 10 my ear. and swells
louder and lOuier into a tocsin which shall
arouse the Americas people 10 struggle for their
endangered Liberties. IL j. useless Tor the Gov
eminent 70 attempt To stiie ii cussion. Discus
son must be had either in public or in secret. and
secret discussion " dangerous. and Lends % con
spIracy. Let our discussions Of national ques-
tons be open and public; II anything dReraces
the American people. " y their craven fear OF
Fort Lafayette Appause Do not discuss
whether ~e for the .'vigorous prosecution OF
the war for the preservation OF the Union" /
denounce that phrase as a delusios. a snare. q
trap. device of the enemy. ! deny that there
Is any war for the preservation Of the Union We
may subject the South Ia the condition OF Poland
but " ve do. We must make of ourselves Rus.
STA Our talk Of Union and hberts will he as hol
low the dispatch. Order reians in Warsaw"
uttered when freedom lay in its death agonies.
bleeding. mangle5, crushed and hopeless IL is
not possible under the free form Of our GOVERN.
ment 20 hold one half Of IL IN subsection 10
another. II the South s To be subdued by our
arms, il is the destruction of the republican gov
eminent Of this country. Applause lido not like
that talk about the vigorous prosecution of the
war. am not sure know What IL means heard
q person the other day say that lie was in
hanging Northern copperheads. OF carrying the
war 10 the homes Of the Rebels-in fact. as he
concluded with ciimax Of martial feeling, he
would rather fight than eat. ventured 10 sug
eest that the general preference of humanity was
in favor OF eating. whereupon he gave me a saw
ace scowl and deigning no reply strobe away.
I asked a bv stander 10 what regiment the gallant
Captain belonged Oh. said he, he isn't Cap
tain; he ia not m officer ia the army at all: he is
Ia rlf I'D / IN
IL is generally: You will find that those who are
most eager for the prosecution of the war are
those who make money by il, and those who talk
most about fighting prefer to do the least Of It.
Some Of YOU perhaps know that so far as am
concerned condemn this war. that deplore IL.
that consider it reckless waste of heroic blood.
| have lifted up my voice for peace when !
thought peace possible and believe that from
time To time during the last two years Of war an
honorable peace. an honorable compromise.
would have been possible: but now that the war
j. in its agony. that in the grip and strug
Gle OF the fgh: now that the enemy is upon the
soil of a neishborinc State | say nothing for
peace When this struggle is over. then will my
voice again come out for pence. for cOmpromise.
but all can say now j.. God defend the right "
The Government Of the United States has oeen
10 great extent unfortunately Government OF
partv and the present Administration j. particu
in the policy Of the Republican party tendency
believe. incongruous with a republican form OF
government. This policy is Capitalization
taking away rights from States ana individuals.
and gathering them adrOtly To one center. Now
the principle upon which the American Union is
founded is precisely the reverse OF that The
principle of the Union is diversity. State SOW
ereigntv. Safe rights Capitalization Is despot.
ism: State rights is freedom. Applause And
II. 80 L.
Government of the nation by placing armies in
their hsnds over which they have complete and
supreme control. confess that fear very much
that under the pretext of restoring the Union, we
are helping 10 destroy our liberties Do YOU ask
what then is to be dOne2 ] saw the first thing to
be done is TO arm the State Of New York to the
teeth Great applause Arm il. and arm il at
once. The course is safe. and can harm nobody
The Governor will 30 his duty. and IL he wants
money let him get it by voluntary subscription
Let the STATE he armed and its soldiers drilled
and disciplined, IA voice. "And commanded by
State rights men, commanded by its command
erin chief. the Governor Of the State. Then
they will he reIiy for their own protection. The
State of New York has never proved recreant to
its duty and il will not do so now few DAYS
ago the Governor % the State of Pennsylvania
called for help TO resist invasion, and the Gov
ernor sent men 10 help them almost before the
Pennsylvanians had awakened to sense of their
imminentdanger. Applause Let our soldiers
he drilled. then. merely for parade in the
streets. but in camps Of instruction and let them
be prepared as men 20 defend the rights Of our
Stlte When that j. done We will need no longer
Provost NJ Irshsls in New York; IL VIII be no
longer necessary for gallant aficers TO be frettng
their glorious souls in contentious with old
women, and acting policemen. while they
night be winning fame with their swords in the
field There IL no blinking the fact that the
union Of these States may be DESTROYED. The
events # an hour NAV procure its final
dissolution. | do not believe it myself /
hope that God. who guided us discovery and
settlement. and has TINS far prospered US will
not desert in the hour Of trial. IL We
will Onlv he true to ourselves But although the
Union fall. liberty may be reserved. and the
State may he sovereign vet Have not -four
millions Of people, great territory. bounded on
one side bv the vast ocean and on another bv the
lakes. with harbors. railroads and canals; and can
We not lilt this little piece of land high enough
above the troubled waters 10 be a freehold for
humanity forever? Applause Do not sup
pose that vast territory Is necessary for free
dom Attica was not larger than this little island
on which We stand vet think how great and glo-
rious. how rich and strong, WAS ts life. and what
i. has done for the world IL was in the midst of
despotc nations rich i'm territories and population.
vet has outlived them all. Where now are Mn
even. Carthage and Tyre? They gone; their
lansuageis forgotten and almost their place upon
the earth Go to Athens and there GU will still
the old Acropolis lifting up to the sun its
diadem of pilirs proclaiming to mankind to
come there and learn how nobleis liberty What
do men mean by strong government. dicta-
tOrship. an olgarchyi These are the weakest
forms of government; there is but one that IS
strong-that which rests the will of its citi
zens. As Athens was Of old let New York be
still Let protect TO the last the inalenable
rights of citzens; let Ia stand by ourselves. and
God will stand By us think we have an official
ut the head Of our State that j. ht To lesd our
State and guide il Alright: Lord help US il We mis-
take him. but |, for one. have confidence in Hu
ratio Seymour. Applause Let us do our du
" nv him, let IA remember That each State in it,
inherent sovereignty ia independent in itself
Then for the Union long as it can he
supported. but for liberty II all events
and in defense Of liberty I've nedce our lives.
our fortunes and our sacred honor" rGreat sp
plause
The Rebel View of the Late BattIcs-