Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-06
been victorious everywhere since the dawn OF tie

who commands IN your viciuifs lat Bolivar.
Tenu.ssee.J guilty Of nbsuriite- of speech
which afford the enemies of our sagacious Presi
dent excuses for complaint and criticism. For
instance on the l4th Of last March, that officer
then in command AT Bolivar, wrote as follows ~
regard to the proclamation Of freedom with which
our illustrious and far ,eeiag President greeted
the advent Of the new year "The loyal man Is
equally helpless with the di-loyai; in fact. more
81: tor the Resel takes his slaves South. or hires
ihem in the army IN which he himself serves,
whilst the slaves OF loysl men fee Ia oGr camp,
heyoud reclamation Under this process. the
Rebel holds h- slaves bv carrying them into q
State in which they are declared free. while the
law abiding citizen loses his 10y retaining them III
a State where il j. lawful to hold them A It Il
now the LOYALTY and good conduct of these men
avail them nothing
In speaking of the elevaiing effects Of this sys
tenn upon our a. mics aud the negroes, &c Bray
man shocks our sensibiiites by the uSe OF lang
uage a. this: Their expense IN the Goyernmtit
!. enormous II requires soldiers 10 guard them.
They sicken and die in crowded and filthy corrsls
They berome debased and demorilized hey
dcbase and demoralize the army"
Now, among the resolutions you will adopt at
the Memphis meeting. there should by all means
be one censuring Gen Brayman for the u-e oi
language So insulting u ''our fellow citizens of
cense the slaveowuers ia Tennessee who have 50
stubbornly refused To Join the Rebels
Whv. sirs. this license of speech must be sup
pressed What right have men who do not sup
port the present wise and efficient minista'ion
to criticse il. policy or the Consequences of III
Within the last few DAYS have heard persons IN
this city-in this capital, which bears the sacred
name of Washington. and which tor the present 10
the home Of llustrous Ch'et haSIStrate-
draw seemingly inviiious distinctions between
The fate of Jessie Bright. of Indiana. and that
of John NJ Bouts. of Virginia. How nv blood
..boiled with pious Indignation" when. few DAYS
ago. heard an individual of the srraightest sect
of copperheads disc"ursn@ thus:
Jessie ID Bright. of Indiana, WAS expelled
from the Senate OF the Unitei States last year.
charged with reasonable prictceS He then
owned farm and negroes in Kentucky. and still
OWES them He scceptei the amnesty provided
in the 50 called Confi-cstion Ltw Which pissed
Congress last July he i now preparing to ac-
company his family On trip OF pleasure t. Eu
rome. leaving his large properties in Indiana and
his slaves in Kentucky under the projection of The
Inv. John VI. Bolts j. just out of Libby or
some other Confederate prison. whore he in
carcerated for his devotion to- the Union and his
und wing hostility To the so called Southern Con
federacv Ten DAYS ago his slaves were cntced
within the lines OF our army in Virginia Mr..
Bolts demanded that they be surrendered or re-
turned, and received for an answer, direct from
Washington. that he had right to them--ihlt
our wise and law abiding President had SET them
Free"
confess that when heard this long and com
planning rigmarOle | was indignant ut this per
sons stupidity He could not the wisdom of
this wise policy of our most noble Executive. He
WAS almost rs incorrigihle rs JAS l.. Petigru, oi
South Carolina who. when I've read the grand proc
lamation of the most il.ustrnuS successor of ash
ingtOu, took the oath of allegiance 10 the Con
federale Government, nnd offered his private for
tune To- the Rebels To aid them in making wa,
upon the armies OF the Sublimest man of moder-,
mo-: Of Nelson, of Tennessee, who. with sons
in Rebel captivity, published appeal to- the
people of that State to take up arms against our
freedom loving President of Houston, Herr,
anu others, who Immediately went over to the
Rebel cause. Away wish allsuch men A good
Union man loves hiS country per Sc He cares
nothing for liberty or property, fame or fortune
consideration contracts office or opinion The
true test is simply this: who il the greatest
wisest and best of manknd? Who is the first
natural military genius OF the worllY Who doeth
all things wisely aud welll Who should be
elected President so long as he will accept the
office? If TO all these inquiries the respondent
answers with firm. unfalteliug voice. Abraham
Lincoln, Esq. he mry be set down as a good
Union man. fit to join Loyal League. receive
"A contract, accept n commission office, and To-
vote. But If, like Crirenden. of Kentucky. he
is ever talking about the Constitution and surl
worn out themes he ought, not to be trusted for
"A moment
A Union man must have abundance Of faith:
faith in the saving grace Of our exalled Presidet
faith that he will vet prove the political Moses
TO lead our armies across the Rappahannock-
faith that under his leadership, could he be in
duced to take the field the mighty hosts OF Rel,
edom would flee from Marye's Hill and drown
them-elv like possessed" swine in the ada
cent stream
How is recruiting now in West Tennessee?
Last summer. only few thousand enlisted in our
ranks; but very lew. | believe. in Memphis You
wese 80 amply protected within the lines, that YOU
quite forgot. | fear the sorrows of those who had
not vet had an opportunity of greeting the fsg
which brings such certain security to LOYAL men.
women and children; such Inevitable projections
To property including such triliHg articles rs ne
groe> and cotton bales Hurry up the volunteers
Give the lie TO those who intimate that Tennes
seems will not go INTO the Gull States To fight for
their brethren OF African descent True.
most OF our citizens have sons daughters sisters
brothers, or fathers there; but they ought never
10 have settled ~ Tar south Besides when YOU
have secured freedom 10 our African fellow CHI
zenS south OF ", umlv possibly have the honor
IT ttking patt IA carving the same boon To a
: mtlsr class I'm Tennessee and Kentucky
doubt not, our noble President will in due time
Adopt suitable IL ascertain tie " IN ct thu.
l. ird IN Ihi> behalf Iudeei, il seems Ia have
been matte known ahead, To some az the lesser
ii hts Lust week. = grand couve nii0n of the
10y women OF America assembled in the city o.
New York L ch delegate hsd concei, el quot -
baby an ile'. AMI un'ieF the inspiration OF the
great occ i>un. they had commanded our naenii
cent President though"u all The ends OF the.
etth. doubt not. ~ Tie proper time, he " IN
so procliim: aud the t~e iity thuu-tnd troops
which H. Excel ency Governor Andrew ,IuhnS,u.
WIS recently author zri to recruit ia Tennessee
(NOu have no doubt eullSted) viii soon be- read,
for the good weak ol giving practical freedom to
our eusiaved fellow country men. mile and ie
male, of \ rican descent. Wh nfhii time comes
Memphis will he lovely cirv It's walks and
will he Illuminated bs the smiling
faces and brilliant e,e> OF the graceful and ~
compli-he sons and daughters of Lincoln and
Liberty. of Darkness aud ID honey True, our
State constitution and laws Ike those OF Illinois
and other loyal States. will not permit free ne
gIOeS 10 come within our State. nor enfranchisel
slaves Ia remain there: but from military ne
ceSSitv. or. high oi i,l expresses it. IRON
the er HecesSifote rel OF the thing" they will no
doubt. be ,ermitte fu remain The plan recently
adopted in SOUTH C1rolnt. Of selling there the
lnnds OF Rebe> M INT re adopted. and tlier, bv
Menliihi> might soon become a varle sated "
Our white and cclnrel brothers AMI - err nii- hi
ttt~ furnish an example ct that ''freeiom amt
fraternity" which - many ubhappv Northern
f