Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-22
As to the tir.. point, the World saws:

As 10 the frst point, the World saws:
81 weare not fighting 10 sutjaeate the South
IL is a wrong impression that the North wishes e
control the South The only wish IL, that al
should acknowledge and recognize the FEEDER,
Constitution as the great chart at our liberte.
and civil duties T"
Well said: only il is not true. Is il "a wrong
impression that the North wishes to control tn.
South?' One should pray it were so: but tn,
facts are these: The present war, Il is pretended
has been 0ccasiOned by the secession of som.
Southern States from the Union: and the seces
sion Of these States, il 3 notorious, has beer
caused by the North having now even Officiall,
declared that she intends to deny their citizen.
the use of such rights IN the common territOr,
as the Constitution has secured 10 them
What then. we fghfing fOrI IL It j. true
tire World affirms. that 1.-THE only wish - tha
all should acknowledge and recognize the Fed
eral Constitution as the great chart OF our iber
ties anu civil duties. well nav the North Ia,
her arms down, and better far would she nav,
done had she never taken them up AT all For
that the Federal Constitution is the great (anC
only chart of the Liberties aud civil duties d
the American citizen. the South always did. and
does now at this present. moment recognize il
the fullest sense OF tie word
I'll. We are not fighting 20 exiinguish slavery
Slavery is recognized under the Constitution, anC
the North would not interfere with the rights
which the Southern States ENJOY, by the Const
tuition. in regard to their slaves Only their own
persistence in rebellion can damage slavery"
BY the writer's leave, all and every word OF
this clear profession except only that slavery i,
recognized under the Constitution stands be-
fore the world convicted of falsehood by the nas
as well as the present
Would not interfere! And what else has the
North been doing these thirty wears but working
hard with all her might to extngnish slavery
With the sole view of accomplishing this end
every art has been resostel to; all sorts of means
open and secret public and private-have been
made use OF, and all unlawful. These are facts
too certain to be glinsad. too well known to need
remembering. too numerous to be here even bare
~ mentioned.
But, TO pass everything else over i'm silence
who IL ignorant that the secession of the South
ern States, on whose pretext our country is now
forced to undergo Of it CAM the whole trial OF
this calamity. has been the natural, the necessary
effect of the above mentioned declaration of the
North that her fixed determination is not to al
low the citizens of me South the use of their
property in the common territories of the
Union
Or is the citizens right to use their property in
the common territories less clearly and positively
guaranteed bv the Constitution than it Is in their
native States? | would fain learn in what part
OF that instrument is the line of difference drawn
by which the writer of the above-quoted para
graph or ANY man. may think himself justified in
Affirming that "the North would not interfere
with 1tse rights which the Southern States enjoy
by the Constitution, IN regard TO their slaves
when the North openly processes her intention e.
be. ITO refuse the citizens OF the Southern State,
the right of setting with their slaves in the com
mon territory OF the Unon
iii. We are not fighting for rapine and plum
der u sacrei regard has been AMI will be- paid
to personal property, except where il is employed
10 resist the General Government, or TO fnrther
the existing rebellion. There is no intention 10
invade the privacy OF domestic life or in any wav
To lnJure - -; and the high-minded sol
diery-bOth officers aud men-woud scorn the
impatatiOn thrown out for the sake of effect by
certain military leaders. ="
Against this proclamation and chyalrous Nh
rouncement | should have no observation L.,
make, except - regards the threitene, condem
nation and seizng of personal property. where
il i employ ed, the writer says to resist the
General Government. or to further the existing
rebellion But rs the Justice OF such SEEING i
Onlv dependent upon the Justice of our H. hting
and Is the justice of our fighting is attempted 10
be indicated in the following explanation OF
~ hat We are fighting for therefore ! leave
here tie matter untouched.
For the resi-. would cheer.uly subscribe To the
sentence chat both officers and men would scorn
the lmputati0n' referred To in the paragraph; al
though have heard il related by creditable per
sons that some OF those engaged i'm raising men
against the Sputh have actually cnticed them to
60 by iaying before them the tempting prospect
OF rapine and plumber, ,yiug, You may be sure
every one OF YOUR, 20 come back rich with the
spOls gathered iFpm the well stored houses of the
Souiherners
tl..t ..el.- a
at a loss how 10 make that chivalrOus procama
ton agree with certain passages in the letter of
his special correspondent in Washington,
dated August lst. and printed oy him in the yer,
next column OF the same paper. under the cap
tIoh The war for the Union.' Their tenor is
as follows: You have heard Of the druuken-
nesS. maraudiag, rapne. and bloodshed
which prevailed along The avenues until this
week: and few lines below: Look at the
license given to our troops from the outlet the
UNPUBLISHED robbery. incendRrsn and violence
perpetrated. in def ,nce 20 orders on the march 9"
This correspondent. We must believe. ailudes
to ascertained facts, snc speaks from personal
know edge. What sort of correspondent would
he otherwise bef Aud special one. too, Unless
then. the Worlds editor has reason of his own
for understanding those passages in different
sense from what their words plainly and nece-s.-
riv signify, u seems that the high tone OF eulo-
-i"tt Nu'co We f+tNS VI tue hi-n ntntei SDl1teTy
must abIte somewhat tom his correspondence
letter
| Will simit that the import OF those u lssaces
little Affects the officers, surprising them unable
10 make their orders 0beyei 10y undisciplinei or
undsciplinabe trpops: although the expressions
"the hcerse given 10 our troops" and the un-
punished robbery. incendarism and violence"
would make one think otherwise: but certainly Il
does fully affect the men. whose mind. and char
acter and resolution 20 do. are therein distincly
and completely enough delineated On the other
hand. one may consider that n Is not IN the off,
Gers, how extravsgsntly soever multiplied but IL
., in The men that consists, as TO numbers and
material forcc. almost the whole of that which
goes 10y the name of soldiers
ct still. IN that communication from Wash
ingiOn. there i one good thing which highly
recon msndS .Onr soldiers. and deserves c4refullv
n De taken notice Oft = their impartiAlitv
Thev are. IN fact. Represented a. having no re
spect Of pers,ns but a. being deter mire q, treat
their friends and their foes alike
The World proceeds 20 declare the sec
ond aud most important POn, OF il undertaking
AMI say:
WHAT va ARR FIGHTING rOg
l. To uphold Government constituted Tor The
bcnef, Of all the people in the United States and
which has been ruthlessly aSsaiIed. with a view
To weaken or destroy IL"
These are common place expressions which
though The, might be true in an indefinite sense
vet IA = controversy between two parties. can
serve no purpose a. they have no meaning un.