Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-03

der the sod. beyond resurrection. But Ee don
believe IN making any sgperhuous sacrifice 20 get
il there. Seeing that il j. dying, We arc quite
conisn, 70 let L die quietly. without anv nttenpi
20 pull the house down about its ear end own
ears. This seems to u % oe very Abzuri port
OF impotence. prompted b. giddy passion rather
than sober reason
- We say. then. thai even II The national
government had the right 70 institute new civil
measures against slagery it would not be neces-
cary. TIE Unavoidable military operations of the
war, and the free discussion which i sure T.
site-d %. are enough 70 break d0sn tie iBstigg-
ton. The Government has simply to stand quiet
and let these agencies work.
But we 90 farther and say that any further In
reference would not only be superauous but
positively mschiev ou~. To insure that slavery
when IL dies. shall never rise again YOU have
got TO depend largely upon The d. poslEion OF ths
Southern people. That disposition should uoi
be needlessIy embittefed IL can't hep be-
coming il. as some propose. their State:
are reduced 10 the condition Of mere ter
ritorial dependencies. Americans can never
be satisfied TO be underlings WhsteveI
the fortunes Of var egitimately bring, they are
sensible enough TO submit to: but il j. not il
their spirit 10 consent 70 any permanent degre
daton. Undertake 10 deprive them perrna
nently Of their civil rights and you simplS
make them your permanent enemies Terrific
rialize slavery aud the inevitable effect will bS
that yDu will only IKE them lore slavery the
more. and hate you the more This could not
always continue. State rights sooner or later
vill have to be restored. We don't believe that
three years would elapse after the close OF the
war before the keeping of those States in a terri
torial condition would be abandoned insult
ferable anamoly IN our system of government
State rights once restored, the people maddened
by the thrall that had been put upon them, would
be very likely to vindicate these rights by reba-
bitating slavery. Every incentive of high pride
and every impulse OF low spite would combine tc
urge this, and the National Government would
have no legitimate way of preventing it.
IL will never do 10 try give slavery its qu
etus by mere arbitrary force. To secure this W,
have to RELY in no small measure upon reason W.
must never forget that just force is the natural
ally of slavery just so reasons the natural ally o.
freedom. When the South has been overcome ir
fair fight. we must give ts reason fair chance t.
assert itself. Military authority over each re-
claimed State should last until the mojority of the
people have made up their minds TO resu me in gooC
faith their old relations to the Government, anC
have had fair opportunity 70 canvass how thai
resumption shall be best inaueurated Of course
the machinery Of the State Government cannot
be given over 10 traitors: but whenever there i
sound reason 10 believe that fair loyal majority
OF the State want il. LET them have it--snd that
too. without imposing any conditions concerning
slavery. 1t this just and rational policy is faith
fully carried out, and no arbitrary issues ar,
fOisted in To impose Of subordinaton, We
have nota doubt that slave State will follow
the emancipating policy which the Border States
OF their own accord, have already entered upor
with such decision. Even if loyal duty dom
prompt it. interest will For slavery. after hay
ing been crippled il has by the war, even if i
could live. would only be an lncumbrance Blu
Il can't live. IL is already halt dead. Let th,
loyal men OF the South finish it and bury it il
their way.