Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-12
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RESOLUTIONS.
Mr White: That the Committee on Agricul
ture inquire whether further legislation IS neces
sary Toe the better protection OF sheep, and report
by oil or otherwise. Adopted.
The President laid before the Senate Al invi
tation from Colonel Darlington 70 attend the
Artillery practice this afternoon nc p NJ near
the new fair ground.
Mr. Shields moved to accept the invitation,
which prevailed.
NEGRO REGIMENTS.
Mr.. Cobb's Joint resolution on the subject of
arming negroes came up in order.
Mr. Brown. OF Wells: The proposition was ad
vanced yesterday by those opposing the resolu.
ton, that those who differed with the Admins
tration in power were disloyal men This cry
bad become stale, and passed now as the idle
wind. Gentlemen must remember that the Oc-
tOber elections, bv their construction OF loyalty,
put by them upon the term, proclaimed the great
mass OF the people of the North traitors. Sec
rotary Seward. seeing The effect upon foreign
tons of this cry, notified them that by our theory
OF government, men might differ with the Ad-
minstration, and even oppose IL, and yet be loyal
to the Government. Gentlemen acting all their
lives with the opposition, opposing always the
policy Of the Democratic party, rise here, and
while sticking close TO the views OF their old
party friends, cry no party. he would discuss
the proclamation Ii struck ut non-com6atants.
IL struck down the rights of loyal men. 1t was
said that it was harmless. Ii il was so, why. in
the alarming state OF the country. waste time on
such child's playl But il is termed military
necessity-that tyrant's plea, that covers up
multitude of sins. It cOntended that the
bill would have no bad effect on the soldier. He
read letter receiv ed this morning from soldier
at Nashville, Tennessee, begging him 10 use
what influence he had 10 direct the war within a
constitutional channel. and stating that wide dis
affection existed in the army.
MIR. Brown read an article from the Independ-
ent. which Beecher called upon "'GOd and the
negro" to save the Republic What blasphemy :
When il came to that, when this Republic could
only be saved by the arm of the negro, he would
leave his citizenship as soon as ne could. He
made forcible and able argument against the
employ ment of the negro a soldier. as tending
to weaken, instead OF strengthen, the North
Mr.. Mansfield: On one and the same subject
there great diversity OF opinion. If it was
true that the proclamation set free three or four
millions OF negroes, and they were to come among
US he would oppose il with all his zeal and ener-
gieS he had long been STAKEHOLDER, and knew
the race. Their immediate liberation would re
suit in the destruction of the white race and of
the black race Mr. Mansfield then presented
his view Of the proclamation. that it did affect
the system of slavery, and was merely military
measure. operative only where our armies went.
l he operation was good and bad. The bad
effect was already Ielt-lt united the people of
the seeded State; The good effect was to come.
He had opposed II at first; but we had expert
enced the bad effect and it would be unwise to
recall it now before the good effect had been ex
periencel. He contenGed that the proclamation
would liberate but few slaves. Mr Mansfield
would not approve the armlng of slaves, unless
as Il measure of necessity, He would make it u
last resort. The example had been set by the
South in their arming of savages. We should
calculate the effect on our own AMY, ami be
careful not to trample upon the feelings of our
soldiers. Ii men were in earnest they would not
hesitate about the company they would have in
subdung the enemy. he instanced the Sepoys
in India who had been used sub ugate that
country although the English prejudice against
them was quite as strong rs that of our people
against the negro.
Mr.. Wolfe: The question under consideration
WIS the proclamation of the President, issued on
the lSt OF January 1t called upon the President
to withdraw it, and, when so Withdrawn, instruct
ed our Senators in Congress to vote men and
money TO subdue the rebellion. All the meas
ures of the war were fairly before the Senate for
discussion. Whatever he might say, he did not
expect to convince the minority here. His words
would fall on the dull ear of party. Nothing
short of the thunder bolts from heaven would
move these gentlemen. The warning voice of
conservatism had been sounded in the ears of
these gentlemen before the war commenced and
since. He Mr Wolfe was in favor of vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war for the purposes an
nounced at the commencement of it, or he was
for speedy peace. While the authorities at
Washington conducted the war for its legitimate
object il the duty of all citizens to yield il
support He contended, however. that the Union
could not be restored by the policy the powers at
Washington were now pursuing Believing so.
he must oppose it, he opposed il because he
loved the Union Let any gentleman snow how
the Union could be restored. and he would give
his undivided and hearty support to all measures
TO that end. and not be very particular whether
they were strictly legal not. He satisfied
in his own mHd that the Administration policy
was disunOn policy. and he believed he could
show IL When this broke out there was a
strong Union sentiment in the South. He recitel
facts and incidents. The Crittenden compromise
would have strengthened and increased this sen
tment II this war had been prosecuted in a
proper manner and in n proper spirit it could
have been brought TO a successful issue in nine
months
But from the time this Congress commenced
the agitation of the negro question, dlsunl0n
grew apace in the South. and il grew until they
were able To meet and often overwheIm our
forces lie believed firmly that a united people
cbuld never he conquered. History gave no ex
ample. IlSloiN Uot- give eNanlpltc OF an III
vading army being the nucleus around which the
people could rally. but never that united people
were brought under the yoke OF the invader. He
knew that Poland was held 10y foreign power.
But is il conquerelg Ii has cost Russia more
than all the lands aud chattles are worth. AMI
yet the people were not subdued and never would
be
Mr. Wolfe then ieviea cd the progress of the
war and tie iulnense resources used, We were
~ 4 worse condition 80 day than We were year
ago. II the Uuion coald be restored by any
mems he would support those means. II knock
in the letters irOm every slave would restore the
Government. he would libertte every ne srO. he
bal uo svmpaih, Niih the Rehes. lie siw the
hr>, inception OF ih, rebellion ni Charleston aud
al Baltimore, and he denounced the base lreach
cry oi Those men To- The true tud loyal men OF the
North de ltu 40 sympathy With them. lie
was not t'lcir guardian or their aayOcate They
mhuguraiei ihs civil war. Tie, we've doubtless
eoadsI - IL by the iuterms,ldi,ng II the Abo-
ltinnl-is 81 The North, but tie, deserted their
friends ia The NOrth-b ,sely deserted them, aud
he htd uo sympathy with them lint because
thcsr traitors were bise. because they betrayed
Their li.,lds aud their country. be did not think
he VS. called gnun 20 aud in the ruin by advo-
eating measures that lac vas satisfied would only
hasten the ruin. He would not cut oil his nose
10 hurt another man lie believed the policy ol
Mr. Lincoln was doing more 10 strengthen the
rebellion and rum the county than all the acts
OF Jeif Davis and hss traitor crew. The traitors
would have been powetess had they not been
aided 10y tie mad and unwise conduct OF the radi-
Gals at the North, aud their policy was that oi
tlse Administration.