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

one oil the obnoxious measures Is taken up, they
viii bolt again and again. We should resort to
no act which would perhaps end in civil war. He
greatly feared that la a very short time should
have nothing uf a Governments LEFT except what
We had in Indiana. Here ~c would keep Gov
ernment in lie pristine strength. Whoever bolts
Is guilty OF revolution: rs guilty a. the Rebels
Of South Carolina II these members had
right thus IA withdraw. any State IN the Union
had right to IS ede from the Union IL they
asserted their rightto leave this Legislature
tbey isdor-ing the right of the Rebels thereby
ought they not favor armistice? He denied
the right OF secession. He admitted the right of
coercion. bat denied it, expediency. These gea-
tlemen arrogatei 10 themselves the right 10 de-
eide whether bill was constitutional or not. If
the agents of the people have this right, the PEG
pie themselves have the same right
Mr. Brown spoke Ia favor of the resolution
lie said that these men. IN violation Of their oath
of of.ce. of their duty to their constituents aud |
themselves. have. without just cause. seeded
from this body. We have the constitutional
right and power to compel their attendance. anu
let u at least attempt to do so. It's DUTY We
owe TO ourselves and our constituents. Gentle |
men say, let US consul, policy Principle and not
policy is what is right. and actuaies the true m-n.
He who consults policy without reference 10 prin- |
cipe will never arrive az very great prominence.
The gentleman from Delaware has told Us that
any attempt to bring back the minority 70 this
House would end in instruction. He tells Us
that we're he with the seceders and an attempt
Was made To compel him to return TO this House
and submit 10 the majority passing what he calls
unconstitutional and unjust measures, he would
wade in blood 70 his knees before he would sub
nit Bold heroic mani We have been told
that we dare not attempt TO compel their attend
ance. Shall we bow down and submit to their
mighty boastsy Our constituents demand that
We shall protect their rights and sustain own
characters. An Abolition meeting has been held
here to oyerawe and terrify this body, and do We
submit in silencey
Sir, the present Administration by its acts shows
that its policy is not ndorsed BY the people, and
it now attempts by vile despotic and arbitrary
measures to compel the people to an indorse
meut Of it. In kingdoms where the people are
raised in ignorance and taught TO believe that
their rulers are by divine inspiration endowed with
power to rule them and pronounce laws for them.
such procedure might succeed, but not in this
country. Here the people are sovereigns and not
subjects.
We are told that instruction and civil war will
take place | trust and believe not / cannot
think that the minority will so far forget them.
selves "a TO attempt TO resist the rghtiul officer
/ of ths body in The exercise OF his sworn and con
stitutiom. ,.uties But if civil war, anarchy and
desolation are to come: If the spirit OF mobocracy
j. 10 be invoked; il a military despotism is to be
established instead of free government and
Constitution guaranteeing liberty TO the citizen.
the sooner tile people know it the better Let
the issue be made. But woe upon him who at
tempts to override the Constitution and enslave
,he people When such a system is about to be
naug ura ted the people OF the country mot your
towns and cities will rise and speak III thunder
tones, and when they speak they will speak the
, lap.
A fearful and dreadful crisis is upon us
trust peace anu order may be maintained. 1t is
the duty of all good citizens to epjoin upon their
neghbors strict observance of the Constitution
and the laws, and to obey the Constitution and
, the laws themselves. But il is the slave and
coward who bows down with passive submission
. to party in power when that party is vndeavor.
ing TO take from him his constitutional rights,
and place him in state of subsection Let the
resolution be passed Let the Sergeant-at Arms
apprehend these secessonists, and bring them be
fore the bar of this House and show them that we
know our rights, and that their cowardly threats
are of no avail
Mr.. Wolfe pursued the argument against the
resolution. He feared there was no remedy for
our National or State evils.
! Mr.. Puett opposed the resolution The mi
nority had done just the Southern Senators.
He avowed in his place in the presence Of the cti-
zens here and the few members who heard him,
ne had taken, and contributing to tear down our
a Government. The minority might use every
parliamentary rule to defeat, but if they boted
: they were just as much secessonists as any mem
Der Of JEFF Daviss Government. He Mr.. Pu-
ettl should remain in and about the city until
t this Legislature expired by constitutional limit
ready to transact the peoples business. Let u:
) stay here, standing by the Constitution and the
laws, doing our duty.
: Mr. Burton opposed the resolution. We could
accomplish nothing under it. If we must use
. force every purpose of n Legislature of a free
people would be defeated Legislature held
, together by the bayonet would be no Legislature
, OF the people of Indiana.
= In reply to Mr. Kilgore, he declared himself
, opposed to voting another man dollar for the
prosecution of the under the Presidents
, emancipation proclamation. He had told tn,
: people He told this Legislature so now. II
the people are tired of this war; if they wished tC
hold peace convention, in Gods name let then
, hold it. They carried on the war; they furnished
4 the men and MEANS not Abraham Lincoln AnC
q when they said the war must stop. stop il would
: And the people were with him in the sentiment
that the war must stop. As to boiling, the PEG
pie know that the majority were here ready {,
, pass the measures they demanded.
Mr.. Niblack was for sending for the boilers b,
the Sergeant at Arms. with the proper writ to ar
: rest them We had just well know now al
not whether these gentlemen intended to precipi
tate the State into revolution on an issue SO tri
vial this. He was, for the purpose of treating
the threats of the minority with dehtnce, for thu
adoption OF strenuous measures.
!. The day of compromise had passed with him
= III we do any thing, let us do it like men, comm
: square up to the work These men knew that
1 was their duty to be in their seats. We had n
: proposition to make TO them. This was con
test for power in this Legislature. They 9Th
minority were endeayoring TO undo the work tn
people did at the ballot box We will send writ
: for these gentlemen and arrest them by due pre-
> cess of law.
= Mr. Howk moved TO lay the resolution an
pending amendments on the table.
Mr. Brown and Me-. Griffith demanded the yea
:, and nays.
:, y Yeas 35, nays IL Resolution and amenC
ments laid on the table.
: Adjourned until 9 4. NJ to morrow.