Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-12

bat 70 force the vital principle and immediate parent Of
vel disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace
ana ios the hrsi moments q war, go regulars may re-
he supremacy Of the civil over the military author
iy.
Economy N TIE public expenses, that labor may be
lightly burdened;
The honest payments Of our debts and sacred preser-
walton Of the public faith;
encouragement Of agrculture and Of commerce It's
handmade.
The diffusion Of information and arrsignment Of all
soases AZ the bar q public reason:
Freedom Of religion;
Freedom Of the pres;
beas corpus:
And trial BY juries impArtiAIly selected.
WHEREAS, Genuine patriotism demand. in this
the hour of our eountry's trial. that every free
man should ignore all policy which looks to the
interest OF party rather than to the salvation Of
the Republic, and whereas the several pledges Of
the freSiden, and his party in Congress embodied
IN the CrltteEden resolution Of Congress Of July.
1861. That this war is not ~aeed on our part in
any spirit Of oppression, or fer any purpose of
conquest or subjugatiOn. or for the purpose of
oFerthroNlng or interfering with the rights or
established institutions of the States, but 10 de-
fend and maintain the supremacy of the Consti-
tuition, and to preserve the Union with all the
dignity, equality and rights of the several States
unimpalred. and that as soon as these objects are
accomplished, the war ought to cease. have been
wantonly and treacherously violated, by an entire
change Of the character and object OF the war,
into crusade against the established local insti
tutions OF the States and the humiliation and re-
ducIion to the condition Of conquered provinces,
oil distinct separate and equal sOvereignties and
the subugation of the people of each State to the
will OF centralized military deSpotism; and pre-
permitting any expression upon the question
whether before God free people would not have
been Justhable il, resisting by every power pos
sesSed By them, the unparalleled acts of tyranny
and constitutional violations of the Administra
ton; we submit views concerning questions
upon which iortuitous circumstances have made
1t necessary for US TO be explicit; aud which we
publish a
SUPPLEMENT TO OUR PLATFORM.
Resolved, That denounce the AdmnstIa-
ton. It's aiders and a0ettors everywhere, and
solemDly declare that war so conducted. rs
means of restoring the Union, is delusion in
volyins fearful waste OF human life. hopeless
bankruptcy, the obstruction of civil liberty. and
the downfall Oftthe Republic: and therefore
recommend. upon existing facts. the only
means Of preserving the Union and maintaining
the liberties Of the people. a convention of the
several States TO adjust, without humiliation TO
either section. all the issues involved in this
pledgIng ourselves. in such settlement, to look
only to the Interests of our own race.
ResOiued. That in the prostitution of the war
to unconstitutional and fanatical purposes, and
the adoption OF policy destructive OF free
government. the Administration has released rs
from all ObligitiJ 10 contribute either men or
money to rs support except 50 far as to supply
the wants and vicisstudes of the soldiers now in
the ield,) so long as present policies are adj
hered to.
ReSOtCed, bat the States are essential parts Of
the Federal Union which was established by the
Constitution of the United States that each
State Is sovereign in lis own sphere, and a. such
has tie exclusive right to order and direct t.
own domestic affairs and policy; that the Federal
Government is one OF limited delegated powers,
and that the exercise Of any powers not delegated
to it is violation OF the Federal Constitutions.
an Infringement upon tie reserved rights of the
States. and a greater evil than disunion itself, If
submitted TO by the people
Resoired, That the Federal government is not
superior to the 81 te governments. nor the State
governments superior To the Federal govern
erumeni: NOR II either authorized literally TO de
eide hat belongs to itself its co-pntner in
government; but in difle, enceS of opinion, be-
tween their diffe ent sets Of public servants the
appeal Is to neither but the people represented
in convention assembled. Yet in the case OF a
deliberate. phpable and dangerous exercise, "
by Congress. of powers not granted BY the Con
stitution, aud 4 refusal by il Congress- 10 appeal
To the peonle, the source of all power step
ever due TO the peace and harmony of the Gov
ernment-then and in that case the States
have the right and are in duty bound, to inter
pose for arresng tue progress of the evil and for
maintaining within their respective limits, the
authorities rights and liberties appertaining to
them
ResOlred, That there is point where forbear-
ance merees the into "A slave: aud that we
will resist, by force, all efforts To- control the
elective franchise by military interference, ntim-
idation. fraud
V Long OF kosciusko county. introduced
the following resolution. which was uuan mously
adopted:
Resolred, That in his recent Introduction in
Congress of bold and manly resolutions repudi
atins the here-ie> and usnrpltions of the military
deSpOtl,nl at Washington. oar Representative in
Congress, Hon. Joseph X Elgerton. deserves
the unqualified Endorsement OF his constituents;
and while confdng in his answering patriotism.
we assure him that in all his assaults upon the
usurperS of the liberties OF the people. he shall be
supported by the Democracy OF this district.
Hon ROBERT LoURY, of Elkhart, presented a
minority report, Shch was rejected by vote of
so to 10
The majority report was then adopted by the
vote. ayes -. nays 10 (Eikhart county,
a motion then made for the Convention
W give Al expression OF us ctOlcc Tor TWO nele-
gates at large The OF Hon. ID W.
VOORHEES,, of Vgo, Hon " BORDEN of Al
len. and Hon. L. p MrLLiGAN, OF Huntington.
were proposed The vote was taken by counties
and stood as follows:
Voorhees-AHen. IS; Whitley. 1870
Borden-DeKalb, 10: kosciusko. l5-30
Migan-Ailen. Sc; DeKalo, 10; Kpsciusko,
10; hitev l2-SU
L khsrt did no; vote at all. and the delegates
from Noble ,ud Lagrange were absent.
The Times states that 1.-The Convention was
well attended ard the spirit manifested WAS that
of stern determination to stand by the constitu-
tiona rights OF the people"
General ucCteiians PlatfOrm-Lef.
ter from General ncCIeBian TO
President Lincoin-uIiitary and
Political policy Discussed.
The following letter from General MoCLEu-
Ian to President LINCOLN will appear in the
Generals report now in the hands Of the
printer.
HEADQuARrERs ARMY OF THE PoroNAcl
CAMP MIR HARRisoN's LANDING. Va
Monday, July I, 1862
MR. PREsDExr: You have been fully informed
that the rebd army Is in our front, with the pur-
pose of overwhelming US bS attacking our posi-
ton or Iedusing Us By booking our river cpmmu-
nicatons. | can but regard our position a. criti-