Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-05
The Republican Indictment Against


The Republican Indictment Against
Lincoln.
We published some time ago the report oi
Senator u. r. WADE. OF Ohio. and Representa-
tive Henry WHITE DAVIS Of Maryland, over
their ow q signatures. which most severely crit
cised and condemned the usgrpations of ABEA
HAN LINcoLx. These gentlemen refer especially
90 the Presidents veto of the act of Congress
providing for governments in recovered rebel
States and the proclamation he issued prescribing
the conditions upon which he would tolerate their
return and. in 20 doing they take occasion to re
mark that the Supporters of Mr LINCOLN. if they
DO not repudiaic bis acts become responsible for
them. Aessrs. WADk and DAVIS unwilling
to assume that responsibility and they denounce
the proclamation a. "a grave executive usurpa
ton" and declare that the defeat of the act OF
Congress vas another defeat OF the popular sill
by IAN executive perversion of the constitution -
Wecopy from the report TO which We have referred
few extracts reviewing the usurpations Of the
President, which are worthy Of careful consider
alton, especially when we take into consideration
the source from whence il comes:
The President persists in recognizing those
shadows of governments in Arkansas aud LOui-
siana. which Congress formerly declared should
not be recognized-whose Representative and
Senators were repealed by formal votes Of both
Houses Of C0ngress-which il was declared for
mally should have electoral vote tor Presi-
dent or Vice President
They are the mere creatures Of his will They
cannot live day without his support. They are
oIigarcbies imposed upon the people by military
orders under the forms of elections. AT which
Generals. Provost Marshals, soldiers and camp
followers we're the chief actors, assisted by a
handful of resident citizens and urged to pre-
mature action by private letters from the Presi-
dent
In neither Louisiana nor Arkansas, before
Banks defeat, did the United States control half
the territory or bali the population la Louis
anr Gen Banks proclamation candidly declares:
"The Fundamental law Of the State is martial
law"
On that foundation OF freedom he erected
what the President called 1.-THE free Institutions
and the Government o. L0uisiena"
but of this State. whose fundamental law
was martial law, only sixteen parishes out Of
forty eight were held by the United States; anu
in five of those sixteen we held only our camps
The eleven parishes substantially held had
JJ3 ls5 inhabitants; the residue Of the State not
held BY va, 5756 Gil.
At the farce called an election the officers OF
Gen. Banks returned that III 3i6 ballots were
cast. whether any or by whom the people OF the
the United Stases have no assurance. but il
i probable that 1000 were cast by soldiers or
employees of the United States military or mum
epal but according to law. State ma
,iOnal. aud 900 ballots represent the State of
Louisiana
Such is the free constitution and government
Of Louisiana. and like it il that of Arkansas
Nothing but the failure of military expedition
deprived ia OF a like one in the swamp- of
Florida: and before the Presidential election
like ones may be organized in every rebel State
where the United States have a camp
The President, by preventing this bill from
becoming law. holds the electoral votes OF
the rebel States the diciation of his personal
ambition.
II those votes turn the balance in his favor. is
it to be supposed that his competitor, defeated by
such means, will scquiesce.
Ii the rebel majority assert their supremacy
in these States, and send votes which elect an
enemy of the government will we not repel his
camsl
Aud is not that civil war for the Presidency
inaugurated by the votes Of the rebel Statesy
We have given this indictment in the language
of the prosecutors. without comment They are
both high ia tie confidence of the Republican
party. and they both men OF position aud
ability We cannot 10 better than give their
closing appeal to The country to get rid OF LIN
coin as soon as possible. They say:
e The President has greatly presumed on the
f0rbearance which the supporters of his admins
trati0n have so long practicec, in view of the
trduous conflict in which We are engaged. ami
the reckless ferociiy Of our political opponents
But ne must understand that our support Is
Of a cause and not OF man: that the authority
OF Congress j. paramount and must be respected
that the Whole body OF the Union men OF Con
sress will not submit 30 be impesched by him Of
rash and unconstitutional legislation; and il he
wishes our support, BE must conhne himself to
his executive duties-to obey aud execute not
make the laHs-to suppress by arms armed re
bellion, aud leave political reorgauz lion TO
Congress
III the supporters of the Government tail TO
insist upon this. they become responsible for tue
usurpatous which they fail % rebnke. and are
justly liable 20 the indignation Of tue people
whose rights aud security. committed 70 their
keeping. thev sacrifice
Let them GoaSsaer tAe remedy Tor tAese usEr
patous. and, having found it. fearlessly eNe-
cute IT,.