Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-12

lamttion ne saif. 81 consider, then, the power
. annu lac OF ,hc United States. assumed on
one State incompatible icih fhs e<asfeaoe Of the
Union; contradicted expressly by the letter Of the
Constitution: Unauthorized By Us spirit. incon-
s'stent with every principal on which i Was
founded: and destructive OF the great object for
which i was formed" Accordingly the Courts
OF South Carolina pronounced the notification
ordinance void, sustained the law Of Congress,
the ordinance vas repealed. aud South Carolina
finally submitted 70 the decision. OF the Courts.
South Carolina righted herself.
And here | wish 20 notice moment the point
80 often made. that, ia the oi the United
States Rank Jackson refused To act upon the
rule that the decision Of the Supreme Court was
binding. The assertion is not true. The IA.
preme Court Of the United States never decided
THAT a. a banking institution. bank Of the
United States wss constitutional But. on the
other hand that Court decided that a bank
could not be created. simply bank of the
United States but that. u II was necessary as
fiscal agent Of the Government II was constitu-
tOnal as such agent: and u IL was not necessary
as such agent. Il was not constitutional. Jack
son accepted the decision OF the Court in is
terms; aud was of opinion, matter of fact,
that il was not necessary a fiscal agent, and.
hence. was unconstitutional BY the decision OF
the Court and the experience of the last enty-
five wears has proved him right 10 his opinion
he was against rechartering the Bank on the ex
piraton of its original charter
THRD-rHE CASE or LINCOLN AND HIS FOLLOWERS
Congress enacted a law for the return of fugi
tves from labor snd service The Supreme
Court of the United States unanimously decided
il constitutional. Many Of the people and States
of the North refused obey it, and several States
enacted notification laws obstructing its enforce
ment in such States. These laws, according 10
the proclamation Of Gen. Jackson against South
Carolina. were incompatible Udh the existence
Of the Union" Some of them have not vet been
repealed.
Again: question arose as to the rights of the
people of the several States TO move and settle in
the common territories of the Union with their
different kinds OF persons and property In the
enactment OF the popular sovereignty laws of Mr..
Douglas touching this subject il was the mutual
understanding that the question of such right, ac-
cording To the principle Of the Constitution. was
be laid before the Supreme Court of the L nited
States for decision This YOU will find stated re
Deatedy by Mr. Douglas himself by looking
into the several biographies of him that have
been published. Accordingly, that course was
taken. and. in 1855. the question solemnly
decided by the high tribunal provided by the
Constitution to determine such questions. The
decision in favor OF the right OF the people of
the States thus settle | am not mis-
taken in this Mr Holt, in the spring
of lc6l. then an officer of the Gov
eminent, and now Mr.. Lincon's Judge
Advocate General published an address to the
people of Kentucky, in which he saii: " The
Supreme Court has decided that the citizens of
the slave States can, at WILL take their slaves
into all the territories of the United States .
Tint IL iciH be loyalty enforced By the pre-
sent Administration / hare no doubt
| Kentucky should consider this great and undeni-
abe fact. before which all the frOthy rant of
demagogues and disunionists must disappear a
bank OF tog before the wind"
And now what course did Mr. Lincoln and
/ his supporters take in the premises? Did he.
/ like Calhoun, the reasonable nulifer, take the
| ground that the decision of the Supreme Court
Was not to be submitted 10? See LIST vol OF his
| works. Or did he, like Jackson, the deci-
| sion Of the judicial tribunals must he submitted
| to- Did he run his Presidential zee in lc6O on
| that JackSonian doctrine? Did he, ere vet car
mage had begun. proclaim that doctriue in his in
augural messageg Did the Republicans commit.
In this matter great moral national cnmel
What answer shall | make 10 these questions
Shall refer Won To the tears and desolation and
split blood OF the nation for an Answer! for
bear.
The South, assuming that if the decisions of
the courts were to be dsregarded, she was with
out security in the Union, made the fact pre-
text for secession. And the old Abolitionists
who felt that they could not, in conscience give
the South her constitutional rights in the Union
who felt that the Constitution, on this point.
was league with hell" wanted to let the
South go; but the majority elected TO hold her
and make her change her institutions so as 10 &C
cord with Northern consciences. aud, in this
sense. slavery was the cause of the war.
And the above facts show us that the Union
men of the North are divisible into two classes.
The Democrats and the Lincoln men in Indiana
are all Union men, but there is and always has
been this difference between them:
The Democrats are for holding the South in
the Union, but at the same time, respecting her
constitutional rights in it,
The Lincoln men also for holding the
South in the Union, but without respecting her
constitutional rights in it.
For the act OF secession of the South have
no words Of condemnation too severe There
was in the Senate still a majority of Democrats,
and in the North large party Of them who re-
spected the Constitution and laws and when that
! bulwark might tail. there vet remained ap-
peal to the people Of the Union for new con
vention in which all questions might be peace
/ fully. and We are bound to presume would be
fairly settled and adjusted Hence. have at all
times. while feeling calm and self sustained in
the consciousness that the Democracy we're limo
cent OF provoking IT, and sorrowing that there we're
those ia the North who were not, condo m med the
rebellion, aud Sympath>ed with and hObOred the
soldiers who have gone forth, in obedience to the
laws OF the country, TO put II down. And
may well oe proud OF the alacrity with which
our western people have poured forth in obed-
etce To the calls of the National Administrations
70 hll the quotas of the army And We must re-
member, l. ground Tor Withholding ceu~ure of
apparent tardiness in filling the present call, that
there Is difference in volunteering to fill MI
equal requisition 10y the National Administration
and to tlI an extra contract of our Governor 80
I furnish 20,OO0 white citizens And while on
this topic. | cannot withhold remark in vindi
cation of New England She respects the blood
Of her ichfe men. aud the industrial interests of
her people. And Is that. in itself, censurable?
She partially filed her quota with negroes from
Indiana. under the equal calls for whlie men of
the Administration. and but partially; and it.
when that class failed. our Western Governors
were willing To turn out Western white men who
are good fighters. to make Up deficiencies for
New England. and Western men are willing 10
go. why should New England be abused about it,
PRESENT CONDITION
You pleased. in your letter. to intimate
that you would like 70 know nv opinion as 10
the condition and prospects of the country
Our present condition is that of a country en-
gaged Ia gigantic war that ought TO, and might
have been avoided by just. peaceful measures:
but which not having been, it became our
duv. a. II was our pleasure. 10 vigorously prose
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