Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-11

soldiers in The field fghting rebels. had necessar-
Nv to fight the nsiitaii0n behind IT, Abrshsr
Lincola's ba me, because he had issued the en-
sncipat;on. would 20 down TO posteriiy, second
only 70 tbst Of George Washington Let the
people Of Indiana strsngle the monster slavery
with The left hand while thev were crushing out
the rebellion with the right. and posteri,y would
applaud the deed
Mr. Durham fol.oRel lie regretted exceed.
ingly that his physical health would not permit
him to DO this grest subject Justice In hi iudg
meut this was the most impostaotqaestion which
had ever cevOlvei upon the American people
To solve it. a. required al che intellect of our
minds and all the patriotism of our heart, BE
had lamsDted 10 see, listening 10 this discussion
personal and indignant strife urged ~ gentle
men on the other side They lad even charged
those who differed vith them Gu this question
with rebel sympathizing- dsloyasv They
were charged with this simply because they ex-
ercised tie God given liberty of thought, and
proposed to act conscientiOusly a. their reason
and Judgment dictated All men stood uader
this government with duty on them TO ex-
ercise IN all public transactions their best judg-
ment and act accordingly. We. OF the minority,
were men, "a those of the majority were, and We
would exercise our.free thought. in the spirit OF
liberty, all having equal rights and all having
eqnal duties 10 perform.
Scarcely single gentleman on the other side
who had spoken on this amendment but had
charged the minority. becausei they bad opposes
il, with being advocates OF siayery. There was
not one word OF truth 10 il The beart of every
member OF the minority on this haSr was ami
mated wiSl the spirit OF liberty. The gentleman
quoted Jefferson in this regard, just the devil
quoted scTDture-just as much OF il suited
his purpose jefferson had said that while MS
heart was oppo Ell to the institution of slavery
still he was opposed TO compul.ion IN the regard
but would leave il to be settled bv the dictates
of humanity acting under the dignity of free
thought and accomplishing in the end the tri
umph for the human race decreej BIZ God al
mighty.
Thea like Jefferson he stood here, neithel
did his party friends stand here the apologies o
slavery.
IA for the gentleman from jefferson M
/ Wright who had I'D he had been an iron cssc
democrat, he Mr.. Durham had heard republ
cans say that four years ago the gentleman from
Jefferson the most plant tool jess Brigh,
ever had. The gentleman went SO far on ia,
Breckenridge SIDE that like pendulum of clock
he bad swung clear to the other side. and nov
voted-this iron clad democrat--and acted chez.
BY iowl with Branham. -
Mr. Durham proceeded indicating himself
and those with whom he acted against the charge
| OF disloyalty brought against them in this mar
ter. We opposed this amendment not becaus,
we favored the rebellion. but because We lovec
the union. and in our judgment We advocated
only The plans and measures calculated TO pre-
serve It.. You OF the majority now sought tC
change the constitution of that union as oui
fathers made it-yOu sought 60 iurl aud trail iae
! glorious flag under which, from the Atlantic "a
the Pacific. and from the S. Lawrence 10 tea.
-Dsriens is,hmus. We had achieved ali eur glor
les God Almighty had formed mis- country fol
one people. Look at its mountains and its rv
ers; its prairies and its forests. VIVA; God hat
Joined together 10 man could put asun Ter
Loyalty Tba; sentiment did NOT come frou
our noble governor l. did not come from pres
ldents, conggeSse-, oc any magnates. Grea
God The governor was not our master. From
| the president OF The Cnitei Ssstes down 10 th,
lackey that BACKED honorable representative
boots. all we're servants OF the people. Gentle
men need not think because they occupied al
official place they were better than other folks
Not bit of it, Loyalty fidelity 10 the con
stitutiOn and the laws and no. TO administrations
presidents. governors, any other man o
thing. Only just so far "a the people give u
sovereign power TO the government, only Just il
so far has the government the right to exerciz
If. He challenged gentlemen to show where Tn
power conferred in the constitution Tor con
gress To enter states and fix the Of the la
| habitants.
The power %. amendment contained in tn
constitution extended only to- the powers an,
principles already incorporated in that instIu
| meut He did not whether you had one "
rant thirty hundred thousand Lioeri-
was where the whole people promlscuously thro
each other made their own laws and institutions
Tyranny was where one SCI OF men not chosel
by the other SET made laws for the whole
7 Therefore, if three fourths of the states under
| took to control the other fourth. it is tyranny
If three fonrths of the states, in regard 10 thi
amendment, trampled upon the rights OF III
other fourth, they not simply violated the con III
tuition bat they were guilty of alb soute tyrann :
He had been OF those who had been sanguu.
OF the long existenee (qno'ng from Jefferson
! Of our federal union. Now he doubted il much
and saw the eveIN not far distant This ques
ton (of slavery like "A fire bell in the night, IA
awakened him and filed him with alarm
| New England purtanism had struck this hell
ard filled the country with terror. solely for IN
purpose of obtaining sectionsi and poitica
power.
/ Mr. Durham pursued his theme and demon
strated that IL was the purpose OF the party a.
yocatlng this amendment To elevate the negro Il
the proud position OF all American citizen. How
are the mighty fallen; when Sambo gets up ans
exclaims, a. too, am an American citizen
Jefferson had said that he was willing 70 abolisl
the African separation of the races aud III
preservation Of the proud Caucasian iron, con
tainination. Where two races live together. on
must be held ia subjectio8. az the inferior mas
be absorbed by the superior
Vas the laborer of Indiana willing, To star
cut to make his pathway in lite alongside wiz
negrof Llber was di knifed according 20 III.
/ population that performed il. That labor mus
be performed, but it should be performed b,
men who dignihed il and made it honorable
tie was not for impaitiDg the old eoRstitutic,
IN any particular He was for compelling IL.
rebels 20 come back aud live under it. IL wal
! for this that be had entered into the var Fo
\ this he had made speeches aud spent dollars. t.,
To one made and spent by his republican friencs
/ to raise men for the army. And vet these goos
looking men insinuated disoyalty against him
All, yes. patriotism cheap-when il was ex
pended in empty breath by men who staid q
/ home.
This Amendments struck at the loyal slave
statcs-Deiaware. Kentucky. Artansas--As vii
the slave tltes in rebellion.
Mr. Durham concluded. declaring that a
though be might disappr0ye OF the poliev, he
would sustain the administration in sH It's cfor.
TO maintain the national territorial integrity.
The reason ne cppo-ed the present policy was
because hec0 not iDiDk n The best to restore tie
union Everv step YOU take In this savery
question robbed yon VI moral bower nj lett YOU
only with the rhysici. He would consent 10 no
dissolution of this union. But 10 accomplish
union We nus Iet this negro qles'isn rest, fx
our eve upon the aig of our country. aud bear
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