Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-03
q Republican organ on the treat
naenf OF ebefs.

The New York Tribune. Of . recent date. IN
an article discussing the right Of suffrage. 10
which IL fsvors BLACK sUffrags" although IL
does no, propose to make Il an ''ineIorabIs con-
disioa Of Reconstruction" gives ustsranee 70 the
following expressions In regard 70 the future
q fus of the rebels vhenever they submit 10 the
nltionsi authority. or return 20 their allegiance
a. citizens Of The union.
-Noz -e are not among those Who would
pro.ract the var one moment beyond the contn1-
ance Of the Necessity which evoked IT, When
ever the rebels shall Law dosn their arms and
acknowledge the fightful supremacy OF the union
We woyd have peace restored and bloodshed ar
rested. LIT prescription and eoafseafion, ruth
spevy thought Of resgesRes be discarded 90 soon
a. IKE pafisaai sajsfy scia permit. Kill slavery,
the mother Of the rebellion. aud we tiust no fur
ther killing will be necessary Restore the ex
rebels AZ soon az nav be 10 all the rights OF ciil-
-z-nship. bat do not say that those who nave
fought and bled to save our country from ruth
shsl be forever incapable Of voting at her polls
There is certainly consistency in these senti-
msnts Of The Tribune il Is is proposed TO main
s.in IN the future a republican form OF
government. not only in name but in
spirit. IL IL impossible to define suthoritatively
the precise meaning of. the term republican
form Of government which the constitution
guarantees TO every state in the union; but the
Declaration of Independence makes Il the iuuda-
mental condition Of free state that the consent
Of the governed shall be the only foundation Of
government. That instrument sets forth as a
se.f-eyident truth that to secure the inalienable
rights Of the people. governments are institut
si among men. deriving their just powers from
the consent Of the governed" In face there car
be no other basis for republican form of gov
ernuent-ibere can be no other idea Of = free
government than II shall derive It's authority
2 from :hose who compose it. We suppose this is
Via, is intended by that clause Of the const,u
ton which declares that /" the United States
shall guarantee to every state 10 this union re
publican form of government" and oibe
construction has ever been given 10 it. The sen
timents OF The Tribune are only the logical ant
necessary conclusions or results Of the principle
Get forth in the Declaration OF Independence.
Whenever the supremacy OF the union a e.
tablishsd over the states now in rebellion. 7 h
Tribune, recognizing the fundamental principl
in our theory Of government that government
derive their just powers from the consent OF th
governed" says. Let prescription aud conhsca
ton. with every ihough, Of vengeance. be dis
csrded'' not only. but "bus restore the eK rebel
as soon as may be TO all the rights OF citizen
ship" Mr.. SrNSEE in series OF resolution
which be efeEed in the Senate a few days ago
expressed sentiments similsr to those We hsv
quoted from The Tribune. He comedies TIN
for the cake OF peace il IS better to obey the con
s,itution and perform the guaranty 10 re estab
lish state governments by consent OF the governed
or, 10 use his own words "insist that 10 every re
established state the consent of the governe sha
be the only foundation OF government" but bot
o. these apostles Of the party in power insist ale
that all men shall be equal. before the law
or. In other words, that the blacks shall be sd
mtied TO the electoral franchise upon the ssm
cen millions "a il is conferred upon the whites
IL must be remembered that the sentiments VI
lave alluded To do not emanatc from copper
heads. but they are Of union. pure abolition.
s,publican organ Messrs. SraSrs and GsEELE'
are forced to admit that either a republican
form OF government must be abandoned, o
else We are forced to RECOGNIZES those principle
OF a Just and free government which are set fort
10 ttsOe l,ra,ion Of Independence a. self eyidcr
truths aud the inalien able rights of man.