Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-02
PRO. 'hs Ses York IS afis. esli
The Democracy aud the war.


souing from principles winch itself sdmits to re
Just We are gid - ind ri lengt'. common
ground aR which oBTselse~ ard our contemporary
can Stand having gained the great step OF reH-
suniug from admitted premises, We do not quite
despair Of bringing the Tribune 70 under,tand
and appreciate the position % The Dem0cffcF f
H. the ZANE i-sue in which thar paper calls on Us
Tor explanations. il publishes short but very
earnest and vehement article not ntefded by u
- have any bearing on the suhject ot IL iuqul
ries but which J. really 20 pertinent that, though
on = different and apparently disconnected topic,
We here insert il ia uli. IL relates 10 the recent
Ne~burg moi:
4 negro accused. bat not convicted. Of vio-
latng the person Of a White girl. w. tak~n OF
Sunday IRON the il, 1T Nesburg by mph oi
white ruff ,ns, horribly beaten and tortured, aud
then hanged Wh,G
Beeau-e ne had been, or supposed 10 be
guilty OF /. horrible crime? By 40 netns White
men have repeatedly committed the same out
rage 10 wore circumstances, and the az has
been suffered % take is course Ia this case the
pre-umed criminal Wa thus treated because he
was negro aud the insane hatred Of his race
which hq- been iI-tei into the brutal mob VIII
murdered him w. lsshed into malignant iurs ~
order 70 make the crime of one negro another
occasion for INSULT z and expressing his rice
W4s there anvthinx in his crime To move the
sensihlties OF sfch men as iucite,i. and led. AMI
cpinp1-e i the IN ,hT On the cun'r nv. such men
would be the re ttest commit the very crime
which lhev made the pte'ext 81 putting rim 10
cruel death o. th,t crime he may or may not
hive been guilty.. but every seouudrel VII"
IA red ia that coWafdly Outrage = beyond que~.
ton guilty. of MURDER sni II there he any NV ~
Newhurg winch ctunoi he violated With lmpuni
~ wiil >urei, hanl Tor it.
Wnst h4s he pr >i,setv press Of New York.
which tiv does - worst 10 create rlt Ut rue
the ntd bigntry which ripeus into such itut a.
thu 10 ~, 70 the tssrlt oi j. teachug-f - In
~ We have seen nnthiue: hui il slnuld none The
les be held resp iu-ii',e TOR the crimes which u
MIXTURES but IL yrl lack the courage - hppl ,ud
The principle on which the Tribune err res
on iur i-i conpiete solution OF it. dlihcultis-.
in relation to the d mncr tic puty. II NJ
should urn upon he ! iinne and son on the
CRIME o. ripe - il often reasons on the crime oi
rebellion. il would justly accuse " 1T -candai"u>
chicaprry and want uf cantor. e IL follow
ir"m-tLe strong lsngu,ee III which the Tribune
deunuuees the SUNNI r, Justice me'ed cut hv the
Newburg moi tina; th journal j. the npologi-t
OF rape and desires - imiui.iiy when committed
by negro? The Ttlhure would of cnur-e re
sent such an impuiai;on but the charge could be
supported upon pre,i-ely the same grounds OF
which il arraign- 'ulo-rtf> ~ the apo ogisfs OF
treason AMI desiring IL IMMUNITY when com
mitted b, Sltveh lller- i there anv doubt OF
the guilt of the i,Seisiou- black wretch hung bv
the NIB ~ Newhurg? Nome whtfeyer. Being
guilty, did he get anv mere thln his de~ertsF
Only svmpah'zers With such a disgusting brute
en- pretend IT, But the Tribune would h ave
slept IA between hiui and the swift vengeance OF
the incense,i multitude md have given him
fair tri4 before honest jury. Although the
abaBinable black sceuudrel gotn more than he
deserved. the trilune calls his punishment
"cowardlv oufrtse." whose uerIe'rttors are be
yond question guilty Fl murder. and declares
that If here is ANY justice in the courts they will
sr-lv han= for il.
Now maik. Mi.seurs Aholitioni~ts. if YOU
please. tire exact parallel betw cen the mode oF
reasoning adopted in this 10y the Tribune.
and that insisted on bv Democrats viii regard
To he rebellion The Tribune insists the
supremacy of the law and strict conformity to-
legal proceedings even IN the case of criminal
Of whose guilt there j. doubt. and whose
crime is the most revolving in the whole cala
lo.ue 1t insists That although the substantial
ends Of justice We're attained. the punishers them
selves become criminals In like manner Dem
ocrafs maintain that although tie rebellion is a
gigantic. crime the proceedings ciu~t il must be
IN conformity To law. or else the Administration
itself hecomes guilty Of a heinnus otfanSe aga
tie institutions of the cnuufry Wherever the
courts are open and their process respected. the
Administration has no more ri llt to resnrt To
mob had Ia size the criminal and hang him upon
tire first tree In all l"yai States The mandreS
of the courts are respected thy the citizens. We
meln.l ard the administration OF Justice is
obStructed {siill me ming bv the cirizens.) and
vet the Administration proceeds against all per
sons whom IL may choose tn suspect precisely
ii there we're 10 courts nor other law than
it, own arbitrary discretion. But the President
has no more rig ~ snatch alleged rminaS
from tie tribunals and take the dispensing of jus
tee into his own hands than the me'nest citizen
Democrats merely claim fer white men the same
regular administration of Justice which the rih
uue ~ strenunusy maintains that it j. crime IA
withhold from the iteherou- black Scnnndrel.
who mikes y hite wnnau.the victim al his hid
cons lust Tnrou- hut the loval States. the
D Democratic marty claim more r their fellow
cit zeus lhan the Tribune dem 4nds for l1ith
seme negro ravager. namely. hat they shali have
the benefit of a regular administration of justice
by the cun-ttutel rri9unllS
Where a, in the refeilious States the execu-
tiar oi the law i resisted hy viuleace. the Al
mini-ttari N Is still bound tn Ygaeeed ia confirm
iIy t. law. The Consti'utionSfFi LAWS IN Ike ale
quaie provision fer such cases IA authorizing
sit ,nee u be met hy counter resistance ami pat
down nv armed free A military comm 'nder
Ike Sheriff i hut servant OF the liw, Que II =
~ more pawer III an tie other 20 set the C'n~ti-
tuition and laws At dpfance The e al m-ihad
OF dealing with an iISurtectionary mnb IS "a shoot
II down: gi.d When iusutrection exntnd~ into a
great armed rebellion. il j. ~ he ,!e j with ~
tie urtliuar, rules ol var The determining event-
Of 4 w1r are BATH, ard the e zure of Important
sfr'iegic positions great war can he deeiae 1
Only bv success or future IN these p'tii operi
tioitS The Democratic ptriy ~ never objected
To coniucilu. tie war hy these or'iinar, appllin
ees They heir,e II il,edutv Of The 6 .verumeut
To confront lie Re =, arm ~fh our Own. amt
wiup them hy tir i. biting Thew object 10 the
eener4l emsucil,tti,n - their sl.ve~ hec use ID
/ unconstitutional; they eblert Ia the c"ut>ca
ton 81 private property. hec4u-e II Is contrary ."
the laws ct w.r: ihet object tn it, wanton IL
structiou. because i, j. btIlrrnus and diaboiic'
they ogect II these and all kindred me 'Sures. ~
mt~>. because they ext~pertte The body OF the
>suiheiu pcunle. sti coupe. them. IN self de
feiiSe. - give ste ais iud determined support TO
the le .legs ct tie rebellion
Mot q. the southern States we're originally
carried cut of the Uutuu against the iada ner,t
and wishes 81 priv ot their people II the
war hid teen corduc cIin conformity 10 the Com
stu ion anG The Ia.ts OF war. this N ,ritv
would have aiier'led m .'eiia'- Tor sn opposition
n8Jty Heaiu-t the Rehei government, rs which
Ntth orr assistance. m Z coN eriluet coui hive
been o,-tihrpNI.. aui he STE governments ut
n he hUl,s at IN tialil.es TREND u The Uuou
Ire bsri,trou> .ud uueot-rst ut0ual fnethoi ot
conducting the VIZ his rei,defei his inls,~S he
III A. Isf.