Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-18

The right destroy appropriate 10 the use OF our
Sn rons And scS, ,h'pp l ns yloss &c
the loss Of which may be Injurious them scarcely
denied by the most bitter enemy OF the Government
Such inhuman, barbarous, and savage modes
of warfare, without doubt meet with the appro-
baton Of several classes of people First, bands
Of thieves and plunderers, who invariably follow
an army, will say, that is right. Second, army
contractors, who will seize the private property
found in the enemies country, whether belonging
to Union man or a rebel and sell il to our
Government at high price. Third, the fanat-
cal part of the priesthood, for all history shows
that in they are the most cruel and heartless
Of all people. Fourth, Abolitionists, because
this is the mode of reasoning by which the Gov
ernor arrives at the right to strike down slavery
he reasons thus: Slaves produce food and
clothing. We have the right TO take food and
clothing; therefore, have the right to free the
slaves who produce il. Now, as this is the only
ground upon which he rests the right to abolish
slavery, it is clear that his whole fabric of argu-
ment, upon that point, falls If the foundation is
unsound That foundation Is our right TO des-
troy food and clothing of non-combatants indis-
crlminately in the enemy's country seized by u.s.
Professor Kent shows, in his fifth section, that
away back in the Gothic ages, can enemy was
regarded as a criminal and outlaw, who had
forfeited all his rights, and whose life, liberty and
property Law at the mercy Of the conqueror"
i ID. -. X,
b. I, ch. I, and 8; and other works. Grotius
wrote in the year 1852, and Bynkershocck in the
year 1898. The former was it is said, born in
Delft, and the latter in Middelburg, in Zealand
N. Am. Cyclop, vols. 4 and 8.
But (Keu says) these barbarous rights OF war have
been questioned and checked in the progress Of cvza
ton. Public opinion, a :, becomes enlightened and
fined condemns all cruelty, and all wanton destruction OF
life and property, equally useless and Injurious,
And again, p. So:
"The general usage is not TO touch private prop
erty upon land I've may say that somewhat diferest
rules maintain captures on the high seas without
making ensaon unless in special cases dictated by
conqueror goes beyond these limits wanony when q
Is not clearly indispensable TO the just purposes Of war;
and ezes private properly Of pacific person for he ske
devoted to civil purposes only makes upon
uments Of art, he violates the modern us,grs Of war;
He quotes Vattcl d. 3, ch. 81 who wrote in
the year 1858, and was Swiss publicist and ju-
rist. Am. Cyclop., vol. l6. So it is written
by the modern usage OF nations which has now sc-
quired the osce Of law, private property land Is tho
exempt from conf casu, except such may become
booty in special when taken from the enemy IN the
field or Va besiecd towns This exception extends
the OF absolute unqualified conquest OF the
enemys country" VIII. Int. Law, y. 42O.
SO also: All public private individuals engaged In
direct Effect of military operations unless actually taken
In arm guilty Of some misconduct n violation OF the
usages OF war" H fl9Ruth rfords IUst b. p ch. o.
Ser, Also the protest OF Government against the raw
OF Cochrane Ia lSl3 and the Of
ernnent budinss At Washington. wh 422-3.-Amer.
ST. Papers, vol. 2, 693.
This change in the mode of warfare Kent
SHOWS 10 nave Deen brought ABOUT Dy Christiahl-
ty civilization, and by the law of nations which
Is ina. eoue o. Puonc instruction Wiheh uenhes
inc rights anu prescriDes tue duties OF hatons
IN their intercourse win each other' lhe ialtii,
iul observance oi tnis "a" eSssn'ai 10 haiiohai
snarSe'sr; ana, accoreing 70 Montesquieu, II Is
iounueu gu uie Prheipie' th"' uiheren. nauohs
oug"' W uv o@on o'ncr "s "uen eouu III peaoe,
ana as httie hafm IN war, as possiole' without
INJURY 10 iheir own interest p. IL "heat:
ln'erhaiohai Law, p. l-zz. wheaton was oil
hnode isiand, ana wrote IN 1880.
Al an tnVse w,aers were hNing how' tney
"oha coneihde ihat' 80 iar as governor MOT
Ton lldiVidual views were concerned, tnere mad
oeeh "a lohs step oack"aruS taken IN CIVILIZATION
AS TO CHRISTIAN views, we suppose he never had
any upon that or any other Su3ect.
:, VIVA, we nave sara upon tihs snD)ect Is not
uio,a'c1 oy any SPeclai 'enaefneSs Ior feoeh' as
sueh, al'hougn Tue gtahuiatner OF the wflter Oh
,is was an oricer III 'ne recet army OF the reVo-
luuoh eoL SIX years put Decause the oDserF-
anee OF 'hese laws lhent says Is essential 10
na'lohei SuaiaoteI' SuPPOse ah Nor'heih hien
were OF tne same minu win the governor, ana
woulu carry out tnat m'nd oy acis VIC would as
@ henI says, ?. %, DC neld up 70 y the general
SOUTH anu uc'estauon Oi tbe Moiiu heht was |
Nortnerh marl-a new iOrker' ana not
DeihouA', anu "ro'e III iozo' !
AS ihe governor admitS that III timc OF
peace there Is no power vested IN the fresident
OF OF IN congress 10 ih'eriere WIN slavery IN ihe
otaieS Where IL cNistS, we VIII NOT spend time
discussing that point; although II ne had stated
otnsr"i.e, we eouia nave ovcrwheincd nim with
AUTH au.'loiiies' I 0ee "e1S'vr sPeeeh, ma.cn :,
lSoO; Clay speech, February q; is39; Actlon
OF congress, March 20 i'9O; hidre'n ms. OF
tno Cni'eu o'e'es' VOL y .u series "a Ar. Oh
1he Arieles OF OohieoeIauoh; heV. otat', p;
4ln nesoiuuon OF Chicago Convention ana
Lincoln LeHer OF Acceptance; III refers hep.
supreme Oonit oniteu otatSs' ana 10 "a. oos. /
n Dn' nc SAYS the ilght OF the fre:ident so 10 act
Is utawn rom It's resting place III the Const,u-
Ion oy 'le var SUMNER & nrS1 auVanceu tniS
ooculne' ana was hooteu at. ar, as II comes,
,a ,;,.L. s nn i al G1aLo aoeP
Ise1-S Rat ON ,b;s a. ~, oiI o,her ,,,,sst;ons
conservative hepuoiicans have been led astray
by ultra AboiitionlSts 10 act against the whole
course of onr Covnrn,oanf
- IN 80, Du",ho.c' he noFsn O"NelhoI VI
s', ., 1''1' ~; s, ~i,n .i' nne, oy Pl,s
ciamatioh ueSlarcu al SAVES iroc VINO "ouio
5, an" ~ o,n i..in 1D .eacn .ae : Y4lonlsS 1elr
a1c Iri:s., vi uiH .TI on.:eu .. s''.'sss, So,
VOL Pp. Z'o-a' illis un'teu al Paiues asa,ns1
I t'' p a anu eseh gase o:ner
lol Pip r eSsi''n ss
ao.ml,ns'a',ui"g aE, Soouiy nu'nOc, .. sh'Sv'
noehea !" inc pilisn M. Standard unuer llls can;
!O' ., ''o O'eu % "0 va ui''' Po"0' "Oa"uO"Su
any eiaim OF lsnt uhaer the war power 10 make
.eemSn 0, mem ne ey srpnanng IN the tpea'y .a'
- ~ o'Du ~ iSi' ~ o',.' P,oP'!, "
c'",'nea oy Ihe owners; AIT. ., treaty ol oeps'