Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-08


ofthe Southern CouE1lsraey as II thew we're lor
eign countries, instead of beng part Of the
United States. where there is al armed insured
aon ID - usorped sufhorii,
The otter plan IL 10 q in, aud % enioree the
csin oy arms. that all resistance 20 the operation
OF the Constitution ard l.ws Of the United States
IN sny part OF the Union shall cease; leaving tie
people OF the States In which the Federal Cor
sttution and laws have been suspended % resume
their connection with the Government and their
participation in its fcnctons when they choose 20
do 40. afording them in the meantime all the
assistance and protection that may be neetful.
aid which NAV be consistent with the powers and
duties of the Federal Government bot Interfering
IN no way with the institutions Of those States.
This vas the plan on which the President and
Congress Of the UniteI States began. snd for
some time conducted the war; and perhaps il j.
neeiless for % to say that II this plan had not
been absndoned. the var. in our opinion. would
have enGei before now. How near ~e are TO the
adoption Of the FIRST mentioned Of these two
plans how far we are advanced on the road %
the former by having departed from the latter
we do not propose TO consider. Neither DO we
propo-e TO draw into this present discussion the
particular opinions. acts views or conduct OF in
diy.duals Wediscuss solely now a theory which
Our countryfneo are asked to adopt in the prose
cution and termination of this var; and in dis
cu-sing Il We deal with principles and not with
the men who PROFOUND them.
Let us sssume then, that the Southern States
are to be proceeded against as States: To be con
quered, and TO be held as conquered countries un-
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u'sP"'e '"'' Po''''on' 1"'-o' ~ me-" " nan
'nS war a'i eAe''o1 VI met sic'o''oIS 'o'ce ui-
reEuiA'eu "y any '"'e ""''ee'- O"'e ''e'
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"o" tue l's"'' VI oe"'se'e"''' ""u 9penA " con
ques@ o''"'ieu :" war: '"et nus 1"Ae ,.e "a" VI
"auo"s "s eA,s's' III ns "oi'n' "PP''0auon u
such ctse'' acc"ru'hS 70 the Sene'ai acceptance
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"e h's' 'u'ho' 'ne"' We nave W uo - W sc.
tie 'ne q'est'u usIn'e "he."e' '"is - CIV
OF '''e'su var. ""o'"e' - '"e quo VI 'ue
other' the law OF ha'ions must De iooKed 10 rs th'
source Oh the rules "hich are 10 govern us prose
.u"ou an" 'e' '"'''"' ''''0u5" 'uo'e iu'eS "i'.
De Inherent III some respects according AS the wal
Is 10 DE c1ns'oeeed as ne'ohg'"S 10 one OF tht
osue' VI 'ue>e wv n'uuo' W 'he one UT tht
other OF these Two KINDS Oh war the present val
mus ve'of' s'oo ',e Vi "'',on'' '''
P''hCpes W a|''oi' a"u a"Juuo'''ou' ""u ehe uS'
OF pubic force aunt Oh DO other descriptions o
war ""en ""Se' oy so'e'""euS'
ne Established distinctions between CIVIL ano
foreign wars fu'iy snow what the character ot tn
present war necessarily 10. 1t Is CIVIL ana no
foreign war, Tor the conclusive reason that tht
ia''er Is war wagon against foreign nation
A cl'li war exists "hen Il nation Is practlcafy dI
sided INTO Two parties, VINO ackonwledge no com
mon Judge, ana who carry on their dispute 10y
recourse ID arms. Aithoush the subject oil ina
dispute may DE the uepehdehce or independence
oi TERRITORIAL poruoh Oh the hatl"h' IL SUN y
civil ""'' ana WINE the contest Is raging IL mu,
be conducted according 10 tue laws Of war which
are applicable 10 the situation of the Parties, who
are III many i'npo'''i. se,seS oe'''Sereh's toward
eacn otner anu towaru other nations
but there Is an important uinerence IN I'M
InodeS OF terminating CIV" anu foreign war
The Inter Is termnitei bY treaty OF pence
there oeing TWO independents parues capanie %
se'1hS the'r u'nerehees oy a CONTRACT "nicn /
10 govern ther future relations. but "heh
sovereign mas suouueu party AIMING MS Owl
SUBJECTS "hom he WAS oohgeu tempOfM'Ally u
treat a. beliigeten'-or, IN other words when h'
mas P'e'"'eu =" CIV" W" I."e oo"u'''o" v
nosuh'leS must Oe 'e'ih'na'el ny an 'Whes'i
from "hich' ho"e'e'' tue e'Sn may eAoep
any VI tue Autho's VI Cu'e's U, 'ue 'e'V,'' "hVu
ne may PUNISH accofuing 10 the laws OF h's gov
e'"ne"'' Al ''e S"'e'eieu "oeS u'' p'e'''' %"
Is oohseu I'd consent 70 the u'Nmeunoe' nnehl .
Ms domin'ohs me war Is terminated ps ackho"i
eiS'nS tue "ueP'"ie'ee " ''o insurgents WV
mus become hAuon win "hom treaty