Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-03

In 1915 Mr. ABRsHAM LINCOLN wa member
OF The L aaei States House Of Representatives.
The Nexicap var vas then in progress He
opposed IL. he dii alb in bis power to discourage
and desest Al American army then in foreign
terriury. Nc did not regard ir disloyal then TO
severely criticise and condemn the var policy OF
The existing Administration. he went further
than the. He boldly proclaimed the right Of a
dissatisfied people Ito rise up and shake Off the
er,-sior governments. sud form new one that
suit. them better" This sentiment be expressed
in speech hi the House Of Representatives on
the l2th Of January. lr45. be thus justified the
positiouwe hayeqsoted: n
"This i a most valuable, most sacred right
a risht which. We hope and believe. Is % liOeraie
the World Nor Is this right confined 10 cases n
which the whole people Of an existing govern
msnt may choose To exercise Il. ANY portion OF
such people that can, may revoiutionize, and
make their opa Of go much OF the territory az
they inhabit More than this. majority OF any
portson OF such people NAV revolutlOnize. putting
down a minority. intermingled with, or near
about them who may oppose Their movements.
Such minority precisely the case of the Torres
OF our revolution,
This argument sounds strangely in the light
Of passing events. In tue same speech from
which ere have quoted. Mr.. LINCOLN ridiculed the
Idea Of vigorously prosecuting The war against
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jussuos or confscasiou OF the property OF it,
citizens. he would not entertain the thought
that a Christian people. civilized nation. could
prosecute var for such objects He remarks:
u Snrpose no one VIII say we snouio XII the
Pcopls.er drive them out. or make slaves OF them.
or even eonnseate Their property
Isa war prosecuted for such ends any more
;,.,;e.ht. q, .x.n.,bl. nos. dian !, wouId have
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been wnen ar.' LINCOLN ot'efea hs phhippe
against such measures as anti republican anu
ant; ch~;st,.n1& At that time Mr. ItseotS e..
- ,,,a ,..,. ~ tho c,,,,,,v hoth !,
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o'vou Ah1 treasure. Anu tue Gust VI 'he WAT
with Mexico mere drop in the bucket III
camnarison with that of the contest now wasing.
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.AA s's'e'' ''''s' 1'e s'''o'f~ :. '-'
perpiexites, inconsistencies anu iollIes oil the
present Administration than BY Reproducing the
,,o.,,v ,,y.,r.,,ts of the soeecb of Mr. Ltxco,x.
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and crticIses the policy OF President POLK IN the
war against Mexico:
l-rhs 49, h. r,ca an some tueotv n,on,bs. for
,be exnsnss. >, which. together with an inconsid
.r.hle ola .eo,e rb. President now claims ahou,
one-h,lf o. tbe MEXICAN territory. and that by
far the better halt 80 far IA concerns our ability
:, - .,,h;.,a $500, ~; cn,,o.a,;,,.l
un,nhabi,ed So that we could establish land otfi.
GO in IN and raise some money IN that wav
a,a ,h. ,,hsr b.I : aI,eadv inhsh;ted a. M
dsrstnod- IL taIerabIy densely for the nature OF
an. .o,,,,rv. .,d ali h, l.nds or all ,b., srs
v.I.ahIe ,irs,sv .noroor;a,ed ~ nrivare nronertv
How then arc we To make ANYTHING ont OF
- n "a l;,h ,h,s sre, ,nh,,,cs ,,, ,h.,, o.
how remove the encumbranceY I suppose no
one will s,v we should kin the neonle or drive
them on, ,r make slaves of them or syen con-
hscate their propertyY How. then. can we make
much out of this mart of the territory II the
rr,.ac,t;,u. of the war Ia. in exnenses already
ean.lei the better half of the countrx how lono
h, ,.,,re ,rasacu,;oo will no in aop.i;ng the los
vah,.,,I. h,iT !. no, snecul.,;va hu, /. nr.c,c.I
one-tion nres-in., closely unon ~. and vet il il
oues,,on wh;eh the President Seams meyer to bave
tho,gbt ot -
a. IN the mode of terminating the war and
s..,,-;,., 600 ~. p,as;dsn, l. ao,alIv wa,dar
;.v nj asea,,s. fra, !, i 20 he done nv a more
vigo,ous ,,s,.coton of The var IN the vital nayts
of the enemy's country: and. after apparently
t,ikine himself tired on this point the President
dro,s down into n half desnair,ng tone and tells
M that with a neoule distracted and divided by
contendiny factions. and government subject TO
constant changes by successive revolutions. the
continued success of our arms NAV fail
TO obtain satisfactory peace" Then be
suprests the proprie,y of wheedliug the Mexican
neoole Ia desert the coupsels of their own leaders
aud trusting in our protection, to set up a gov
ern,nent from which we can SECURE a satisfactory
peace. telling us that .this may become the ONLY
mode of obtaining such peace" But soon he
fall. iuto ,ouht of this too. and then drops back
on Go the .slreadv half abandoned ground of
more vigorous prosecution. All this shows
th., the PRESIDENT is in no wise satisfied with his
.,,sm,t;,g 10 .,g,s ,s into; |, hs arc,ss b;msa,s
on, -, IN ,h., ss,zes snothsr and - throu.h
the same process; and then, confused at being
able To think ol nothing new ne has some Tune