Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-30

Constitution ~ ii"
Mr. : Beatty. Provost Marshal for Starke
county. being present. was called upon. and the
Convention i gra,i6el to report that lac declared
himself iOs the Union and opposed TO Abolition
ism.
The Committee on Resolutions having re
turned. through rs Chairman made the follow
ing report:
WHIREAs The departure of the President OF
the United States from his often repeated declar
auoBs that the present bloody war WAS not Tor
the purpose OF interfering with States Rights, or
for the purpose Of abolishing slavery but solely
for the restoriiion Of The Government and en-
forcement of the laws. demands expression OF
condemnation from the people; and.
WHEREAS We believe that var Is disunon;
therefore. he u
Resoived by ne people Of Sfarke county in Con
rsRfrOn assembled
That we are now. as we have ever been
firmly and unchangesbly devoted 10 the Union OF
the States and our free Institutions. aud we hold
il 10 be the duty Of all true patriots TO maintain
them IN every proper aud constitutional mode:
that the whole theory of the Government l. based
upon the assumption that wrongs are 10 Toe re
dressed A. lar rs possible by peareable meaus
That the Administration. ia -usPendiDg the
writ of habeas corpus, arresting private citizens
not subject 20 military Law. and incarceratng
them in political ,stiles issuing its procla nation
declaring the slaves held ia certain States Tree,
and IN numerous instance, usvrping power, vio
lating the Constitution, infringing upon State
sovereignty and dIsregarding the popular wish,
aud especially in diversing the war from the ob
iect Of restoring the Government, which the
President originally declared should be his sole
purpose in It's prosecution, deserves our unquali-
fled rep ubarion and Justly entities it to the con
domination of all true lovers OF constitutional lib
erly aud state rights
That the law of Congress erecting certain
counties ofVrginin into Stale, called the State
of Western Virginia.. Is. IN the language OF
Edward Bases. Attorney General of the United
States ia Il letter lated Attorney Generals
office, August IL. 1861. Ian original. independ-
ent act of revolution. and involves plain breach
POT both CONSTITUTIONS. of Virginia AID the
ton" So marked an act oi revolution is it, that.
unlike the incipatlnn proclamatiOn, IL u not
sous lat to be iustihed by it, authors on the pre-
tence of military necessity Its passage 10y Con
gress aud approval by the President betray. even
more than any former act Ot Congress or OF the
President had betrayed. the deliberate purpose of
the Administration and the political majority of
Congres> to set aside the Constitution. and cStab
lish upon the common ruins OF the Union and
the sovereignty of the States n revolutionary
Government monarchical aud military in its
character and in which all the great guarantees
OF civil liberty recently so recklessly assaulted,
will he known no more forever
H. That while We condemn and denounce the
ii agrant and INDUSTRIOUS usurpations OF the Ad-
ministratiun. and encruachments of Abolition
ism remain equally hostile To the Southern
rebellion: that We regard the doctrine of seces-
sion ruinous heresy. unwArrAnted 10y the
Cons titution. and destructive alike al the sccur-
" AMI perpetuity OF the Government and peace
aud liberty OF the people
! s. That petce. raternal relations and political
| ieliow~hi should be restored among the people
of the States; that the best interests oi ali, and
! the welfare oi mankind. demand that this should
be done in the most speedy and most effective
manuer; that We hold our Federal crganizi ion
shou d DO justice TO all, and IL justice to none;
that State Sovereignty and National Union" is
the only true satesu iri of freedom, and we
pledge ourselves to uphold both, as our hope in
pesce aui our defense in
q That we c sruestlv recommend To our fell
low citizens every where to observe and keep all
their lawful and constitutional obligations. not
only ~ matter OF duty and safety Ia all, but
| that they may not be reproachei in history with
having been .ui,fy of the same crimes they con
denim in others.
Z. That il is to the people We must look for a
! restoration OF the Union and the blessings OF
peace. aud To these ends should direct our
earnest End honest efforts, and hence i'll
favor OF the assembling OF National Conven-
ton Of all the State- at Louisville, Kentucky, at
the earliest practicable period to adjust our
National difficulties that the States may hereai
ter live together in harmony each being secured
in the rights guaranteed respectively To all, bv
our fathers.
8. That we respectfully recommend to the
Legislature, how IN >esSlun, Ia appoint suitable
number of able and discreet men a commission
ers IL communicate with other States, and the
Consse-S OF the Uuted States. inviting their
operation in CARRYING intn effect the object OF the
preceding resolution
. That We earnestly recommend a cessation
at ho>titics, for such Period may tie ueceSsary
To- ALLOW the peopie of the North and South to
express, through National Convention. their
wish for peace and iIntenince of 1.-THE Union
a. il was, under the Constitution a. il is
10 Th,tthe General Government has power
under The Constitution To tax the people uf the
State oi Indiana Tor the purpose at raising none,
It'll winch To buy the slaves 81 Southern States,
and we now declare, in advance, thai all debts
contracted, or bonds which may be issued for the
purpose oi paving for any such slaves. We held to
be utterly void. tor of authority To- issue the
-ame; ami the State OF Indiana will never consent
I'll al her people DE taxed for any such purpose
ana that We recommend TO our Representative
IA the State Legislature, AMI TO our Representa-
tives IA the Congress ot the United Stale. that
We. part of the people OF the Stale vi Indi-
ana. ana Ot the lulted States, tO give notice IN
advance, that any bonds iSsuc,i Tor the purpose of
carr, ins out the polio, OF the Presidents Com
pen>ated Emancipation PROCLAMATION" will not
only he in violation OF the Constitution. but also
IN violation of the will of The PEOPLE, and that
they will be repudaiel.
III That we are for our country, for white
men AMI white meas rights: that we are
Internationally opposed 10 Congress vot
iIA another man another dollar Tor the prose
cutioE ut the Wal Tor any other purpose than that
first declared t.. The Pre>idcnt-lnd that las lur
ther prosecution Tor the purpose, far evidenced
will he IA utter violation % the Constitution, OF
bis repeated declarations, and in violation OF the
oath which he took upon himself OH the 4th day
OF Mach. 1861
IL That any effort ON the part of any person
or persons, T. induce negro immigration into
Starke county viii be resisted by all the means
suaraIie cJ by the Constitution ~ the State OF
Indiana; aud that We ap eal 10 our Stale Legis
lttuIe in session. Introduce such me ~
ures viii compel ala enforcement oi that clause
IN our State Constitution which provides for the
prevention of negro immi grafton TO the State.
- That IN oar able aud talented Representa-
tive Ia the State Legislature, Mr. A. o Pack
ard. We have the most unlimited confidence: and
that ms integrity AMI uufnchius devotion TO the
Constitution and the Union. demands and re-
ceIve> our unqualified a.probation.
Ia hat the election 10 Congress of Hon.
/ Ihum rs A Hendricks for the long term and
Hon. David Iurpie Tor the short term. receives
our heTt, endorsement; aud that We fegarl The
electoIs 'eIashe.ssl, at Ia be mace. and that
the legislature e, iucei true wisdom ia the choice
of thee rlilm.iOn advocates OF white men :