Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-06

him who now a.ldresses VOC do bat quote 4
rom one Of thosc speeches when declare that
Il have no purpose. directly or indirectly. 10 10 /
- ~ith ssc institution Of slavery IN The /
ere IL exists" I beere hare no
asfnl rghi 20 DO =. ard J have 10 inclination
10 do / nov reiterate these
sentiments. ard in doing so only press upon the
public attention ihS mot conclusive cvidenee Of
which the case j. snsce ptible. thai the property,
peace and secrrits OF section arc 90 be IN any
wise endangered BE- the row incoming admins
;ratioE-
add. to-. that al the protection which. con
With the Constitution and the laws, can
De given gill be cbeesfully given to al the States.
when lawfully demanded for shateTsr cause. a.
10 one section - 70 another
Alter he organization OF b. administration
vide Il vas yet free from hbolition couirol aud
seme pretsnsc Vas made OF adherug e. oge con
sidntOnal form 81 government n he prose-
ton &c tie war the ab0li,ioui-t- 0n his SIDE
eTIei their influence in Europe and plan we're
there msiufng 10 convert il into mere psfisap
ane intenselv sectional con;et To- the abolition
Of ,isserv Nj Seward. with tbc APPRECIATION
OF The President. n appease the southern Uuioa
seBtinent met this early abolition nsosetnsnt fn
manly way, in regular dispatch - our feffc-
senta,iyes abroad, in which any a,temrt -
abolition by the Federal Government Vas scouted
- unconstitutional and void lie ssid:
"Ihe trainers Of our government. therefore.
placed the entire control of slavery il Vas
ihen existing, beyond the control Of the Federal
authorities. OF leaving it to remain -abjeci - he
exclusive management and disposition OF the sew
erl States themselves, and fortified II there With
provision for the return of fugitives from labor
aud service, aud another securing On allosance 81
three-fIths OF such persons in fixing the basis a.
direct taxation and representation
The condition of slavery in the several State
will remain jus, The same whether il the rebel
lion succeed or fail There is not even pre-
tex, for the complaint that the dsatiected States
are 10 be conquered by tho UHitec States IL ;hc
revolution fail; for the iigh,s Of Tue States, and
the condition oil eyerv human being in them, vii
remain subject % exactly the same laws aud
forms OF administration, whether the revolution
shall succeed oT whether il shall fail In the one
case the States would be fedsrallr connected
with the new Conicderscy: in the other, they
would. as now, be members oi the United States
but their constitutions and laws, customs, habits
and Institutions in either ease wil remain the
1T 10 hardly necessary 10 aGI to this incon
;estable statement the further tact that the nes
President. we'll a. rle citizens through whose
sufirsges he has come into the administration.
has always repudiated all designs whatever and
sherever imputed 10 him AMI them. of disturbing
the system ~ slavery a. i is existing under the
Constitution and laws The case, however.
would not bo full, presented Il ! nege 10 omit 20
say that any such effort Oh his part, would be IN
CONSTITUTIONAL aud all hi. actions in that direc-
ton would be prev ented by The Judicial authority,
even though they were assen,ed 70 By Congress
aud the people"
Following Ibis was the well known Critenden
resolution. Al The extra session in July in these
words:
THAT this war IL not waged OF our part Ia any
spirit OF oppression. nor !or any purpose of con-
quest or subjuSaton, EOr purpose OF overtlIroW-
ing or interfering With the rights AID established
Institutions OF those States; but to defend and
maintain the supremacy Of the Constitution, and
To- preserve the Union. with all the dignity,
equality. and rights Of the several States unim
paired snd that soon these objects are &c
complished the war ought IA cesse;'
Here Is evidence which none can ,nisuuder
stand, and none deny This administration came
into power under positive pledge that ali the
slavery rights of the South we're recognized, un-
derstood, aud would be respected. The plain
language Of the nominating convention WAS,
that the maintenance. inyielate. of the right of
the States, and especially OF The right of each
State to order aud control is own domestic inst
tations according 20 its Own judgment exclusively
IS essential 60 that balance OF power oil which
rio depend followed by Mr. Lincoln. in his IN
augural: II have no purpose, directly or indi-
rectly, TO interfere With the question OF slavery
in the States where II exists. | believ | have
no lawful right 10 10 SO, and have no inclina-
ton to do 81 - Yet j, is history. solemn history
that ali these pledges -the pledge OF the nomi
mating convention. the pledge of the inaugural.
the pledge of Mr.. Seward 10 Europe. and the
pledge OF Cougress--have all been violated; and
T. 49, - 4 NJ II. al.
abandonment Of slavery i the only condition
on which they may apply for peace
The history OF the civilized world may 10
eaiehed in vain for treachery 80 strocious-for
receptions gigantic and wicked The man
who stands pledged. under conscience and oath.
that he had "no lawful right" aud .'no inclina-
ton, to interfere with slavery in the States; the
secretary who assured Europe aud the world
THAT the new President, as well as the citizens
Through whose suflrages he has come into the
administration, has always repudiated all de-
"signs whatever, and wherever imputed 10 him
land them of disturbing the system Of slavery
Gas it Is existing under the Constitution and
laws the Congress which declared that this
war Is not waged on our part in any spirit Of
"oppi ession, nor for any purpose OF conquest or
"sublugation. nor purpose of overthrowing OF in
"terierlng with the rights and established nstitu
"tions of those States'--all, all, President Sec
fetarN aBu tODgrccS nave aOS0tuteiN stultlne1
themselves by admitted and reiterated astound-
ing Violations Of the Constitution, 80 that no
years of humiliation aud repentance can ever re-
store them 20 public confidence Politically they
arc ruined men-their hope OF future usefulness
Is destroyed By their own acts
But they are candidates for a new lease of
power after the i,h of March. 1865, and the
question whether the war il to 60 on after that
time in the spirit in which il is now waged, aud
for the mere abandonment of slavery, or for
any purpose whatever, solemn questions
which our much violated Constitution refers di
rectiy To- tire sovereign people every four years
Shall be continued ia power who may
call for five hundiei thousand more men, aud
perhap- I'LL FIVE hundred thousand more, +" 10
make ne abandonment 1T slavery" a fscty Are
unkno~r thousands al wive- 20 let become
widows, and unknown tens of thousands of
children - become orphans, that Mr. Lincolu's
positive violations OF solemn pledges NAV be as.
sumed by The Geopie as their act ia their faithful
service, or will the masse Is fatty AMI deiauty re
fuse their Endorsement. seeing that that indorse-
nent will be but 20 share the disgrace and crime.
making themselves thereby - guilty a. be- Will
the people sustain the fsngtica abolition plTty,
who were almost unanimously declared by the
House oi Representatives OF lc6l 10 be too IN
significant in numbers aud influence 10 excite the
serious attention or alarm OF any portion - The
people Can the people be deceived ~ the
stale faisebooG that The VII : iyf tic Union and
the Constitution. Nbea Mr Lincoln. constrained