Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-11

both sides and no gain on either, the same iden-
| ucal question which caused the strife remains
/ open for adjustment" Adjustment-how by
settlement, arrangement, compromise, If you
/ please. SO General Jackson, after long life in
public affairs, in his farewell address, says:
But the Constitution cannot be maintained, nor the
Union preserved, opposition 20 public feeling, by the
mere coerciCe oises cOuhded the General Govern
ment."
Was Jackson traitor and is Lincoln fool 2
According TO Morton both these things must be
true. 80 in the time of the whisky insurrection,
when Washington was President he compro-
missed with the insurrectionists whilst they had
arms in their hands Hildreih's History of the
United States, vol. |, 2d series. D. 49s to 5l6.
But we suppose according to the Governor 5
logic, Washington, in this act. showed himself
TO be traitor or fool. So in 1882 when South
Carolina proclaimed that they would not submit
to the tariff laws, and proposed TO "nullify "
them BY State Legislation and State action, Gen.
Jackson, who was President. declared that - the
Union must and shall be preserved" although,
in point OF fact they had proposed nullifying,
and vet remain in the Union: but at the same
time, Congress passed, and he approved. law
agreed upon as compromise, - Nansf Life of
Scott, p 249, and, in this no doubt, the Gov
ernOr thinks he was guilty of reasonable or
very foolish thing. Wilson's Hist. L. 5, p.
334-5. But the extreme position Morton takes
in opposition TO those lights of history, only
shows that "great men are not always wise men. F"
Job 80: 9. But he is ready 10 dodge behind the
subterfuge that the man who would counsel the
nation 70 stay the march of our armies, &c.
But why the necessity of staving the armies
whilst peace is being talked about. Washington
sent forward commissioners and amy together.
Jefferson, a member of his cabinet. advised
him TO send his peace commissioners before he
moved his army Jackson was preparing his
army, and at the same time trying to and did
compromise and sent General Scott down on a
mission partaking of a civil and military charac-
ter Life of Scott, p. 239 SO in the war with
Mexico Mr.. Trist accompanied the army as a
commissioner and made treaty Buchanan
sent an army to Utah, and commissioners with
it, who compromised without bloodshed. In the
last war with Great Britain, the battle of New
Orleans was fought after the conclusion of peace.
Commissioners in negotiation at Ghcnt
from August, 1914, until December "a, when the
treaty was signed. Wilson's Hist. L. S, PIP.
325-6. But what single effort has been made by
this Administration 10 reconcile the people of the
South except TO SHIjugdte them with the naked
sword. Commissioners were at Washington
from the South. awaiting the action of our au-
thoTites at the time the vessels fitted out at
New York and sent TO Charleston, that produced
the conflict of arms What propositions they
had TO offer whether of conditional or uncondi-
tiOnal submission, we have never been informed
as they were not received bv our Government.
Again: Alexander H. Stephens, a man who
fought against secession all over the South, but
nevertheless made their Vice President,
started to Washington on peaceful mission
and notified our authorities thereof. They would
not receive him. What were his propositions
the authorities and the people know not.
But we had forgotten. President Lincoln did
IN proclamation, offer amnesty, upon terms,
20 the people of the South BIT such terms /,
None were promised forgiveness who had ever
offended Only those who had not offended
were included in it. provisions And none were
entitled to its benefits but those who would swear
TO support and abide by the proclamatons he had
issued, and those he might ISSUE What he may
issue is only known TO the powers of darkness
But II any persons insist that individuals who
have been engaged in the war, on the rebel side,
included in the amnesty, if they will take the
proposed oath, then the question arises, does the
fact that man will swear to support the Aboli-
ton proclamatons of the President, clear him of
the great guilt that is charged to him as a rebel,
and so purify him As to entitle him again TO the
rights of citizenship! We ask the question in
moral as well as in n legal point of view. So
far a any good can result from this measure.
towards ending the struggle, it is not expected.
At Washington it is viewed merely as a cum
ningly devised trick of the President TO manu-
factusc electoral votes for himself. Sec how it
works. Florida has about ten thousand voters,
and three electoral votes. He started large
army the other day to seize the scat of govern
ment, TallahasSe, which would be Of about as
much u, for military purposes as ALI
gator swamp, and organize a State government.
Under the proclamation, this would require one
thousand votes. Who does not know that after
a large army there is always a troop of camp
followers, making more than thousand that
could be used. Blu the result that bat
tie ensued in which we lost over eighteen hun
dred men in trying TO get three votes for Lincoln.
No sensible man cxpects-Lincoln himself does
not eXpect-any State to form a permanent gov
ernment under these conditions. Nor would any
State, if the cifjscpS alone to act form even
a temporary government
But we must sg6jugate the South, the rebels
must he utterly crushed and blotted from the
nation, the Governor saws and any person who
talks abovt peace upon any other terms ''are the
guardians of slavery left on duty in the free
States" He adds:
sUBJUGATIoN
l. the favorite term now in the mouths of all
men of this class. In the time of the revolution
of our sires, George III. proposed 10 "subiu-
gate" the people of the Misunderstanding less
would satisfy him. Bancroft's Hist. L. 5, vol
! c,Z%o. IL NOulu lstCli 10 HO tclluS Ol COmDTO-
mise Id, p. 1873. He "Subjugated" his rea-
soning powers in attempting it, and succeeded in
producing final separation of the colonies from
/ the balance of his empire.
Spain proposed 70 subjugate" Mexico, when
as a province of that country she rebeled, but
only succeeded in spending much blood and trea-
sure and following on, Mexico proposed to
"subiugate" Texas, when hut a feeble people un-
der Houston; but after many acts of ruthless
cruelty-such a. are recommended by Morton,
had toilet the rebellious province 90. But sup
/ pose YOU could subjugaie" (that is, from the
Latin, sub and ja9o, TO yoke. Web. Dict.) the
people in the South, what do you propose doing
/ with them The Governor saws all talk upon
the subject is idle until the rebellion is crushed
/ Not so. The people North want know whe-
ther You propose afterwards keeping them down
/ by the heel of military power; if so, q standing
army of not less than three hundred thousand
men will be constantly necessary, and then, like
the people of Poland towards Russia, Italy to-
wards Austria. and Ireland towards England,
there will be danger of revolts all the time. Sol
f diers now cost this Government twelve hundred
/ dollars each per wear Such an army would be
three hundred and sixty millions per year. No
people can stand that In the old country, where
i thev maintain large standing armies, the people
are taxed TO the las; cent they are able 70 pay,
and vet the cost Of supporting and paving an