Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-12

The osons.ifipH before the Senate. Mr. fre>l
dent. involves otaer and quite - important con
siderafion- n reache- q qoestions ins"iFel ~
The renrcsslz stiou snd rec,flsfucfion Of the Fs-
er,l Un,op Thi- wat caauot contlnue fever.
The time all come vteu i shaA have ecasei to .
agitate tie world. leaving, i may be. seeue- o.
desolation 10 mar the lsce OF COR country; s0cie
~ distracted: and. scattered upon every side.
the broken column AID srehes' of our insttu-
tiohs Thef xii urise tne questions That api'ef-
tan 10 a state and CONDITION Of peace To restore
and ree~tsbli-h will then be the duty OF the I
statesman l. il not vel. nov. slr. 20 anticipate
that condition OF our affair. and 20 avoid that
which nav render The duty ana -iS5Jr OF recon
struciion more ditiealig
Fsr m,.elf individually. for tie State which IN
connection with my distinguished colleague, l
represent, and for the great p''iticaipart OF that
State OF which | member. declare The
restoration Of Tie American Union upon the ia
sis OF the Constitution 20 be the highest political
good We seek and. sir will aid 10 dig 90 deep
dithes aud 10 build 90 high walls 70 septfateihe
people of the North aud OF the South; but will
the rather labor To remove eyery obstruction and
mpediment: 90 tear down the walls by this Ad-
minisirati0n already built. and throw bridges
across the bitches already dug. that the people
nav come together again aud dwell IN harmony
as 10 the DAYS 81 our fathers. This - demanded
by every consideration resting upon the glories OF
hopes of the future When the war shall have
done it, work ny breaking the armies and de
stroyng the military power Of the rebellion. upon
what principle and plan are the States and people
to be brou ght togetheri The proposition before
the Senate rests upon the measure OF the enure
suhjugation Of the people OF the South and the
policy of holding them IN such subsection 10y the
military power OF the Government. treating each
person vino may have been connected with the
rebellion IA a public enemy and disfranchised
criminal Vast, sir. as our resources are. they
are not sufficient 70 maintain permanently
military force such as this policy would require;
firmly hxel the prin iples OF civil liberty
in the American mind. they clnIlOt withstand the
influences OF q standing army OF such gigantic
propOrtIOnS: and stToBg our position nav he
among the nations OF the civilized world for the
great qualities which We have displayed, yet We
may not with impunity DEFY the judgment OF
mankind by the treatment at 4 conquered tpe
that would find parallel only IL the case OF
broken, blee1ing, glorious Poland The civiz
alton OF this age the perpeiuiiy OF our form OF
government, and the great interests of the people
which would cluster around restored Union,
demand that the returning States come with all
their ''diguity. equality, aud rights unimpaireG.
and that 10 the people, with such exceptions a.
the public safety may require q tree pardon be
extended upon the condition only Of flety to
the Constitution the Union and the flag
Aside from the considerations OF policy, is not
the sentiment of nagnanimity, kindness aud
generociiy toward fillen foe an ornament to
m4mhood. appreciated aud houoreI wherever
found. whether in individuals nationsT Sir.
if our country can be sived aud ancient attach
meuls revived. who j. 81 base 10 interpose his
animo>iues To DELAY hinder great blessing
% tie wOrldf
The appeal % passion j. easily made that Da-
vis, ToOmbs and Sdeii, and their associates, the
leaders ia the rebellion must not be allowed to
resume -etts la the Senate. and often witness
vast deal OF patriotic Indignation al the mention
of such a possibility Nov. sir, | cannot ex
press sentiments of such decided qualification at
such association have been attributed TO the
distinguished Secretary Of State | have not en-
tertnned the thought nor contemplated the posi-
bilitY. for the plain reason that they can never
come here as Senators. The failure of the re
beiion is their failure ami its fall their fall; and
they will be occupied rather in looking after their
personal safety than in seeking official positonsr
For the authors of the rebellion have no defense
to make and no apologies 10 urge. Within the
Constitution they might demand. and the North
ern Democracy cheertuy conceded and fought TO
maintain, the rights our fathers agreed they
should enjoy. but outside the Constitution they
are entitled 60 neither support nor sympathy
But SIR ia the Southern States there are millions
OF persons who did not contribute u bringing on
the revolution. but over whom the government
de facto of the Confederate States WAS establish
ell. and which has asserted and maintained its
authority for nearly three years Officers were
chosen and laws enacted whose authority indI-
viduals could successfully resist Taxes
were paid writs obeye commercial regulations
respected. Confederate currency paid and re-
ceived. aud military levies enforced. and all un
der the authority OF government de facto, and in
the absence of the protecting power of the Gov
eminent of the United States Is il right is il
just 20 trelt people Sc clrcumstanced as criml
nils, To whom ptrdon shall be extended after
they shall have returned TO their allegiance OK
cept upon terms humiliating and debssingT Du
ring the debate upon the conf location bill in 1862
the honorable Senator from NeTmont Mr.. Col
lamer expressed views upon this subject SO
forcibie in themselves and coming from SO dis
tinguished 4 source that | may wi h propriety
refer To them Hesaid:
Il will remark another thing. These men
have established a De facto government over that
people Ii man finds himself ia de facts
government which. he cannot resist, aud has nC
power To control what are the limits and measure;
OF his obligatiousl II requires brave man &C
say that ne will resist il because he thinks il Is
usurpation Ii would be a bold man who wouiC
say now The United States made rebellion
against England. and all the present power YOU
have. National and State. Is itself but usurpa-
ton: do not IL any obedience and | vii
not obey ~ How iitc ~ MoNiu DE fOf-an itiui
vidual weak man. To talk in that wav jus
so il Is with the people IA those States However
loyal their ieellnSs,a government Gs fact0 i, Over
them; they cannot get away; they have nowher,
To 20; they have nothing TO 20 with VIVA
would YOU have man there 90 dor hat M;
this nation right to demtud of him.
But il i said men have actually taken Uifr,
there uader that government. they have bad ths
audacily TO do that since that government; Ia,
been established over them | do not profess I,
he very highly yersel in the ethics OF politics
but an fond OF looking TO examples that ar,
bright and high At the time ct the rebellion
under Cromwell which had established govern
meut de facfs over the people oi England. ant
had put d0~n the existing government. appiica
ton was made To Chiet Justice Hale-a MAJ
whose character stands high, perhaps. an,
in the annals of Christian judges-tO take In,
place of Chief Justice he being opposed To tia
government Justice Hale consulted with
couple of friends. ,bi>hops.l aud after full DELFT
Grafton came To This conclusion: Justice mus
be administered: the rights between man an,
man must he adiudged upop; somebody mus
hold courts; can consider il sin u ttke AZ
Office under dc facto government. though it IS
a>urpttion He took IL. and the man was no
adiuiged guilty of treason upon Vie restoration
OF Charles Ill He continued in position eve
atterw lris In all the troubles between tn
house of York and the house of Lancaster il
the wars OF the Roses. when revolutions wer
constant and frequent. day a man of TN
family upOn the throne and the next day one -