Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-11

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vote u TO, morrow replied that ! sspec, 10
vote such a one. ba, that | DO no, consider that
an Uncopdi,iousl uuion Ticket. said 10 hlm
that IN willing today tn give more Zoe The
sake Of he Unlon ,haa he u; that | am .illlng
10 stop ,hs s.t for the sake Of The Union. wil
las 70 recognise he night VI each State 10 hold
slave. of emanelpale ,hem Toe the sake Of tho
Unlon: ~ahrg for the reople ~ each organized
OF unorganlyei Territory Ia hold slaves OF emap
clpats them. Toe The ssle 1t The Union; willing
10 fciafn iugiuye slaves under The obligation Of
he Constitution Of ,he ru,,~i States, a. hereto
fore, for the sake Of The Union: sllling 20 a.
sum the payment Of the wsr debt OF the south
ern Coniederaoy, II necessary, aud 10 pay for the
.lass- that have escaped daring the VAR. II ne
sc--sry. for the sake OF the Union. 10 all that
ell restore tie Union with our present e%onslitu.
tion. or any written constitution 10 which a legal
OF constitutional majority Of The people OF the
United States may agree; tor | value such a
Union 20 highly thvl | should consider that We
had the best OF the bargain. We went TO war
for a ~purpose-ihat purpose vas TO restore the
Union. and We stand ready to pay whatever It
cost
But while | am willing TO do all this. IL Is not
because | sbhor slavery OF secession less than
you do, but because | love liberty and Union
more. Every consideration Of a public nature
prompts me to regret secession that can move
you. aud some selfish interests that you have
not; for while the Southern States are out Of the
Union, the Democratic party are out OF National
power, while the reverse il true OF your party
You nre interested SO far as "self is concerned,
ia those States remaining out, hoEce you might
be p~ardonsd for desiring them to remain out, or
deprived Of the elective privileges. but no such
selfish motive can animate Us. aud that is the
reason. perhaps, Why We, a. a party. are willing
to yield more for the sake Of Union than your
party are.
Neither are you to shink that ! regard less
than you do the welfare Of the negro race. !
would do a. much for his welfare, consistent
with The national integrity. as you; | would treat
him As respectfully as you; | would not make
him an object of derision. nor w~antonly wound
bis feelings. a many do, for he is a poor. unfor-
tunate being, not at all responsible for his con
dition. nor existence here, aud it is the duty of
the Legislators to have a proper, but not an undue
respect for his welfare.
But whenever their pretended friends claim for
1000, 900 alien denizens Of this country, inter
ests which involve the peace. the welfare. and
the Union of 30 600 900 of tire rightful citi-
rens, | say that those "fayors,' those pretended
interests OF the subject race must be disregarded
until the rights Of the dominant race are Sc
cured. and then they can afford to look after the
interests aud welfare Of Others
| claim that all the freedom the negroes lave.
or may have. in any State. j. only so much favor
extended to them by the rightful dispensers OF
power, and which privileges they can and will
take from them whenever they see proper so to
do; while the white mans right. sre inaliensble.
being secured to him bv a written. fundamental
Law of his own making. OF which no political
power on earth has the right 10 deprive him.
The only true freedom which a race or nation
can have, il that which is secured to i; by a
government OF its own making, and which | call
independence. The white race in the United
States are independent, hence free; the negroes
privileges in this country. however many they
may be, are dependent upon the will OF the white
man hence. whatever condition he NAV be
pfsced in, he il not, aud FROM the very nature of
the case, cannot be free Freedom ia a relative
term; - applied ~ the white race. il means what
IL -als-ipplied 10 the uiher. IL means only that
they msy not lac bought sud sold, nor held 10
unwilling service, bu, all the While he is subject
to the people Of each State IN which he resides
Hence. how foolish for any one TO conclude that
the slavery or the freedom Of the negroes in any
given State may he the cause Of rebellion. Each
State must take care OF its own negroes in any
way ,hsi seems best to It's citizens; and the peo-
pie OF no State should quarrel with those Of an
other for placing the negroes in a different status,
or giving him less or more freedom. IL the
status OF the negro can be made the cause of re
bellion. the only remedy is TO remove or eIter-
inmate him, or secure him equal. inaliensble
rights ia . written, fundamental law. But when
the right OF each State IL secured to IL. 70 con
troll the destinies Of its own negroes, without
complaint from the people of neighboring States.
the cause OF rebellion j. removed, and union
aga,n Is a natural condition This is what the
Democratic party have always contended for
and hence. while | cannot Judge YOU. nor i'm
pugn your motives, | must Ice allowed, in all
candor, 60 believe that am ia feeling as good
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than YOU are. and that NV ticket j. the only un-
conditional Union ticket JrsrrcE