Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-05
The Hypocrisy Of fhe sew England
AboffSionisfs.


We publish this morning m article from the
New York Journal of Commerce which most
completely puts ., re,s The claim SC. Up b. the
Yankee abolisionists that Nes England from the
landing Of the Msyaower was alwass the nursery
Of freedom. History refutes this assumption.
The reverse l. true. New Englani for long
period from i. first settlement vas the nursery %
slavery She bad her code Of slave laws and -he
the srst 70 enact fugitive slave law. The
early fauaticism Of New England cannot be for
gotten. Het cruel punishment Of wtchcraft aud
the persecution Of the Baptiss are illustrations Of
her early higo,ry and which to great extent yet
exists Nth equaI stensty. IL differently deveI-
oged. among the present deseendants Of the Pa
ritan fs,hers. The influence Of New
Eaelsnd had much To do with fastening
slavery upon the Southern States Her
capital procured the slaves from Africs and Der
vessels transported them 70 Maryland, Virginia.
the cafolinas aud Georgia. For a long while she
had the monopoly Of the slave trade. and much
OF the wealth Of New England was derived from
the traffic in human flesh. The section of the
Union which has such a record. now has the i'm
pudence TO set up tie champion OF freedom
and proposes 70 subjugate the States upon whom
shs helped 70 force slavery because they will no:
az h dictstion submit 10 the abolition doemas Of
her SrxxKRs. and HAAS. aud GAERsoxs, and
PHiLLlPsEs. This clsss OF New Enganders (and
thank God the people of that section are not all
such. not only wantto conquer and rule the rebel
States but they propose to furnish the brains 70
govern The tsiance Of the country This sttempi
TO be oversecrs OF the whole nation may be sue
eessfui. but we apprshend not The dctaticn
from that quarter will ere long become as odious
as did hat OF the Hotspurs of South Carolina
The homogeuolty OF the New England States
has given thel power which they have made
felt. But
.westward the star u empire takes its way
and the Western States will ere hong have
identity and State pride which will make them
the power in the land Aud they will make that
power felt IN inspressing their policy upon the
nation Blu, Ne only started OF, TO show that the
professei regard OF New England Tor freedom is
oil quite recent date, aud it was never manifested
50 long a. she could make money IL the slave
uaflie This facts individually prove
The Federal Prisoners nj DanyiIie.
The Southern papers state that the Federal
prisoners confined 1t DinviIle. Virginia. are sui
fering terribly from smallpox. and that wagon
loads are carried away daily from the prison for
burial. Why are these gallant men. sho were
promised the protection OF the government when
they enlisted. thus left to suffer and def There
would have been no trouble in effecting arrange.
msnts for the exchange of ali our prisoners in
rebeldom il il had not been tor the negro The
sbolitionsts insist that tie negro must be placed
GA an eqaalit, vita che white man, hence if the
rebels are not willing to yield that point, then
our soldiers who unfortunate TO be
captured may ~, and die in their prisons withou.
..ssi .sssym7a,hy beng heard to their fate
N'rdml --..ssfy' fFTfi!anthropsts The abolition
;sfs. ~ gain their end are ready to sacrifice every
feeling of humanity for the white race, while
their hearts overflow with milk aud honey for
their colored brethren.