Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-01
Special Correspondence of;he Chicago Times.l
WAsHINGrON, December 26.


WASHINGTON, December 26.
Sufficient evidence has now reached here to
show how the Presidents proclamation of pardon
and amnesty, and his new ana easy method" OF
restoring the Union. have been received in the
Soush The people Of the Southern States have
seen ana read his last message Fhev have had
time to consider it deliberately and 10 make up
their mnds about il, and they have done So The
RESULTS now before the world in the shape of
resolutions passed at public meetings AMI by the
legislatures of several of the States, editorial
articles in leading southern journals. and the
private accounts brought by persons direct from
the South All these agree; there IS one tone
pervs'ing them all. Ii Is the tone indicated in
my letter OF December 10 The people of the
Sotlhern States are not tools They are as in
+. tefz4Asc - ts<ir IeilowTcfsizens OF the North.
They desire peace as much rs We do. But they
want il on honorable terms and terms which
will secure them the rights which are guaranteed
to sfsm by the Constitution OF the United States
Those rights Mr Lincoln deliberately proposes TO
take away, and he offers 10 them peace on the
monstsous terms that they must acknowledge the
justice OF tbis robbery on his part These rights
are all they ask, and they are determined TO fight
until those rights are Acknowledged. This Is the
great TACT that stafes us in the flce, and only
fools and knAves will pretend TO ignore it, Look
al the resolutions that have been passed by the
Legislatures OF the States Of Virginia and Ala
bama and NJ the mass meetings in Georgia and
North Carolina during the last ten days. 1t is
idle to saw after this evidence that the people of
the Southern States not unanimous in their
determination: nor can il be doubted that the
editorials in the Southern newspapers faithfully
reflect. on this subject the public sentiment of
the South
IL Is sad to think how differently Democratic
Administration would deal with this existing
state OF things There is no obstacle TO mn i'm
hediate termination Of the war on terms honora-
bic alike TO both parties, except those obstacles
winch are created and fostered BY Abraham Lin
coin and his radical advisers Mr. Lincoln offers
peace TO the South. But it i OF terms 80 de-
grazing that To acceOt them would cover the
Southern people. and their p0steritv forever with
lasting I9nomv and disgrace A Democratic
President in Mr. Lincolus place. would offer
pence to tie South; bui lie would G1er Il Oh terms
80 just and honorable (fof il would oe simply on
the basis Oi the Constitution that the rebels
would throw down their arms instantly; the rebel
armies would melt away like summer mornings
mist; The Southern States would NJ once send
thei. Senators and Representatives To Congress.
and would return 10 their allegiance; and the
unity. the power. and the gorT OF the old Repub-
lie would AZ once be restored
Visions Of such a consammation have fitted
across the minds of Mr. Lincoln and his radical
Lincoln wants NJ votes for President to he cast
in the Southern States IN le6i Ii the Southern
States take rart in the next Presidential election,
Mr. Lincoln is host He will be buried 30 deep,
politically that the future historian will never be
able 10 find him He knows this. 1t Is real
izng sense vi this fact that induced him 10 Issue
his last proclamation. And it is fact which
ought to cause every American 20 hang his
head in shame that this cruel and unnecessary
Il tn he cn1rf hat
thousands more lives are TO be sacrificed. that
anguish and poverty are 10 be brought TO
thousands more of our happy homes, merely
in ordor TO serve the electioneerng purposes of
the Republican party.
The matter of the exchange of prisoners has
become greatly simpli6ed The negro soldiers
in the way. and they alone. They will not
be in the way any longer Intelligence has been
received here TO the effect that the Confederate
soldiers have received positive orders not TO take
any more negro prisoners, but to giye no quarter
to any negro soldiers found in arms. or the white
officers commanding them. Is Mr. Lincoln sat.
isfed now with the calamities that he has brought
upon these poor. deluded pe0pel Four wears
ago they were happy, contented comfortable
prosperous, increasing in numbers, adding MIL
lions every year TO the wealth Of the country. af
fectiOnate servants 10 kind masters. and all of
them in the homes which they loved Look q,
them non. See the thousands Of them that are
wandering about starving and freezing 10 death
Thousands every week die of small box The
air here is almost infected by IL And when thew
die here AZ the North :hey are suffered 10 die
like cattle The 80. 900 of them that are in the
army will never survive the war. In eight years
from now all the negroes WHO will be left alive
will be those who have been fortunate enough
not to have been eRticesi away from their homes
by their false and pretended friends, the abo-
litiousts.
I would like the readers ofthe the Times TO OBJ
ierve that the aboIiIioniss ard beginning TO show
their hand in regard the next Presidential
election. Their month piece Greeley, says very
cautiously sni gnaadedly. that he hopes We viii