Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-22

the sdhering States should be protected AMI not
violated; and. finally. they have demanded of
Dir. Lincoln that he should preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution OF the United
States. a. he Is required BY his oath of office to
do, and that he should not violate all of It's pro
visions and place himself above the Constitution
and laws OF Congress. aud create a real despot-
ism by consolidating the powers of all the depart
ments IN one. But the greatest crime that they
have committed, aud the one that has gives the
most offense, consists in their denying that Abra
ham Lincolu was the Government. We will
next demonstrate that Mr. Lincoln has violated
every pledge that he ever made to the American
people. and will show what has been done 10
abolish slavery aud place the negro upon an
equality with the white race
THE PROCLAMATION, ACTS % CONGRESS AND OTHER
MEASURES DESIGNED TO ABOLISH SLAVERY AND
PLACE THE NEGRO UroN ~ EQUALITY WITH The
WHITE NAN-THE PROCLAMATION or ENAScI-
PATTON
On the 18th day of September, 1862, a delega-
ton of clergyman from Chicago had an inter
view with Mr. Lincoln to impress upon him the
necessity of freeing the slaves, and. to satisfy
him that it was the will of God that he should
issue an emancipation proclamation. In the
course OF that interview, Mr.. Lincoln. as the del
egatiOn reports, said:
What good would a proclamation of emanci-
patton from me do, especially We are now sit
uatedT | do not want to issue document that
the whole world will see must necessarily be in
operative, like the Pope's bull against the comet
Would my word free the slaves, when | cannot
even enforce the Constitution in the rebel States?
Is there a single court, or magistrate, or ind-
vidual that will be influenced bv il therel And
what is there to think it would have a
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of Congress, which | approved, and which offers
protection and freedom to the slaves of rebel
masters who come within our lines? Yet can
not learn that that law has caused single slave
TO come over to Us
"Aud suppose they could be induced, by proc
lamatiOn of freedom from me to throw themselves
upon Us, what shall We do with them? How can
we feed and care for such a multitude? General
| Butler wrote me. few DAYS since. that he was
issuing more ratiOns 10 the slaves who have
rushed to him than to all the white troops uEder
his command. They eat, and that is all; though,
it is true. General Butler is feeding the whites
also by the thousands for it nearly amounts ID a
anime.
"But am not so sure we could do much with
the blacks. If we were TO arm them. fear that
in few weeks the arms would be in the hands
of the rebels; and indeed, thus far We have not
had arms enough to equip our white troops"
This argument of the President was regarded
as unanswerable, and although many attempts
have been made by him and his friends to refute
the correctness of his conclusions and reasoning,
it remains unanswered. The Republican press
had not ceased applauding the wisdom and patri-
otism of Mr.. Lincoln and denouncng the i'm
proper and impertinent intermedling'Of the cler-
| gy in matters of State when the whole country
was amazed by the announcement that Mr.. Lin
coin had issued all emancipation proclamation.
! This proclamation was issued on the 22d of Sep
TENDER, 1862, and contains the following provi
sion:
"On the first of January in the year OF our
| Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three. all persons slaves within any State or
any designated part of State, the people where
of shall then be in rebellion against the United
States, shall be thenceforward and forever free
and the Executive Government Of the United
States. including the military and naval authori-
! " thereof, will recognize and maintain the free
dom of such persons, and will do no act acts
to repress such persons. or any of them, IN any
efforts they may make for their actual freedom
In pursuance with this notice, Mr.. Lincoln. on
! the first day of January, 1863, issued his procla
nation freeing the slaves of loyal men as well as
rebels. and coupled with it "A plan reconstruct
the rebelliOus States and restore them to the
| Union. This plan provides that all persons who
| have been engaged in the rebellion shall be par
| done1 and restored TO the favor of the Govern
ment on the condition that such person will take
an oath to support the Constitution of the United
States and TO sustain and uphold the emanci2a-
ton aud all other proclamatons that Mr.. Lin
coin might issue on that subject His plan fur
| ther provides that one tenth of the population OF
any State in rebellion NAV. upon taking the
above oath, organize a State government, and
that such State shall be entitled to the same rep
resentaton in Congress as such State was emit
tied 10 by the census of 1860.
ITO be Continued