Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-16
Emancipation i'm Missouri.

The following is a condensed report of the re-
marks of Senator TURTLE, in the Senate, upon the
emancipation policy of the President. as de-
veloped in the emancipation scheme in Missouri
and upon Executive usurpations generally:
Mr.. Turple, (opp) of Indiana said that the
formation of all countries under one Government
would secure the balance of power and do away
with all those intricate foreign reiations about
which there had been 50 much difficulty. But il
had been ordered that the interest of the whole
was best promoted by promoting the interests of
individuals. He then proceeded to say that geo.
graphical divisions. though they might be imagi-
nary, were Just, distinct and insurmountable as
any other line, as that between Canada and the
United States Such were the lines which sepa-
rated the reserved rights of the States from the
General Government, which existed with the
States after the Union was formed. The Union
did not make the States, but the latter made the
Union, and had once been out of it. After dis
cussion OF the reserved rights of States and their
mutual relations with the Federal Government,
Mr.. Turpie contended that The value of the Union
was not greater than the rights OF the States
The rights of the people He proceeded to say
that this bill was a direct brhe Of the Federal
Government to the rights of Missouri for ten mil
lions of dollars in cash or twenty m lions of dol
lars credit. He regretted to hear the Senator
from Missouri henderson, defend the bill on the
ground that the fidelity of his State de- ended on
it, and that he did not know what the result
would be in case o. it, defeat but that he feared IT,
He Mr.. Turpe) did not believe that any leg.
slaiion was necessary to keep the State of Mis-
souri, in the Union 1t seemed that the policy of
this Administration had placed itself in position
To need even the sympathy of its political oppo
nents. Ii had great work on its hands Eng
land, France, Horace Greeley and other great
powers were to be conciliated Garrison, Gid
dings, Gerrit Smith and others of the same stamp
were TO lie pensoned The Administration had
lost the confidence CT the people. The President
had lostth confidence of the people of the North
and the South. He had become imbued with the
fanatical principles OF the New England school
IL n war for the Union meant paying for negroes
out of the public treasury, he (Nr Turpie) was.
not for it, IfIt meant supporting ''contrabands."
ne was not for il. lfit meant the absorption of the
reserved rights of The States, he was not Tor il.
But il it cant the restoration of the national au-
thority every :oot of territory, and tor the
flag of our country to wave over il, as it did at
Bunker Hill and Saratoga and Shiloh and Don
es0p, he Mr.. Turpie) for the war. The
emancipation policy would not strengthen the
Administration. but end in disaster, disgrace and
deeat. The soldiers in the field had heen unpaid
for months; their families we're begging for bread.
aud he for one would vote TO pay the soldiers
WHAT was most Justly que tnem before he WOulQ
vote money to pay Tor negroes in Missouri
Mr. Tulpie then briefly traced the unanimily
of the people from the time that rraitorous South
Carolina fired on Fort Sumter down through the
extra session of Congress- until the President and
the Republican Senators commenced schemes for
the purchasing of negroes and ab induned their
previous policy of Tor The restoration of the
Union The President had abandoneda all consti-
tutional obligations. and carried out measures
Oh.
in England to the King, and in Russia to the
CIR. But he (Mr Turpe) would say that no
American Car would have any serfs west of the
Alleghanes. Mr.. Turpie then proceeded 10
speak OF the elasticity OF the so-called war pow
ers," and said they had been delegated to Provost
Marsllals aud other Administration satraps
through every town IN the country, with the ey-
ception of Selma and Oberlin. where white and
black Africans alone resided. In dwelling at
some length on the results of the acts of the war
ppwer." such false Imprisonment interfering
with the freedom OF the press, &c, Mr. Turpie
spoke e!Qauently OF the devotion of Indiana to
the Union. and declared that II the abolition
schemes of the Administration were abandoned
the people would rush forth again in this war like
those under Peter the Hermit for the rescue of
the sepulcher of our Savior
The sons of Indiana have fallen in every bat
tie, from Fort Donelson to the Rappahannock
Two days after the brilliant victory at Fort Don
elson the President sent message to Congress,
not congratula,ing the country that Tennessee
had been redeemed but recommending Congress
to and ia the adjustment of slavery in the Dor
der States. The President used the word "abol-
ishment" in bis message, for abolition" would
have caused it to fall stillborn to the ground Mr..
Turpie then conteuded that the cause of there
being two parties now was from the issues which
had been raised by the Republicans. they had
diverted the true objects OF the war to Abolition;
but il they wishei to put down this rebellion,
they must abandon the purchasing of negrnes.
defeat ibis bill. aud return to their constitutional
obligations.