Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-13


the emancipation proca nation except 10 psrts
Of Virginia and Louisiana, thar should drop
the suggestion about apprenticeship for freed peo-
pie and. that | should omit the protest against
nv ova power 10 regard 10 admission of Uem-
bers Of congress And even be approved every
part and parole OF the plan which has since been
employed or touched by The action Of Louisl.
ans
The new constitution Of Louisiana, declaring
emancipation for the whole state. practically sp-
plies procia nation to the part previously exempt
ed II does not adopt apprenticeship Tor freed
people and is silent. ss J, could no, we'll be 9TH
ervse, about the admission ~ members 10 con-
gress so that as il applied to Louisians.
Every member Of the cabinet fully approved
the plan. The message vent TO con gress. and
received many COMMUNICATIONS of the plan.
written and verbal. and not a single objection to
]. from any professed emsncipstionist came 10
NV knowledge until after news was received at
Washington that the people OF Louisisns had
begun, and moved 10 accordance with it
From about July. 1862. had corresponded
with different persons supposed DC interested in
seeking reconstruction OF the state government
20 Louisiana. When the message Of 1868. With
the plan before mentioned. resched New Orleans,
Gen Banks wrote 70 me that be was con6deD,
the people. with the aid Of his military co-opers
ton, would construct substantially on that plan.
| wrote 10 him and some Of them 20 try. They
tried 70. and the result i known. Such has been
my only sgency in the case Of Louisiana Most
of my promise was msde as have pgeviously
stated: but as bad promises are better broken
than kept, shall treat this as bad promise md
break il whenever | shall be convinced that
keeping it is adverse to the public interest. But
have not vet been so convinced.
| have been shown letters on this subject, SUP
posed to be able ones. in which the writer eI
pressed a regret that nv mind has not seemed TO
have been definitely fixed on the question wheth-
er seeded states. 40 called. are in the union or
out OF H. Il would have added establishment 70
his regret were he 10 learn that since | have
found protested union men endeavorng 10 sn-
swer a question have purpOseIy forbore any
public expression upon
IL appears 20 me that the question has no,
been and is not vet a practically national one,
and the discussion of IL while il remains prscti-
cally immaterisl, could have no effect other than
the misehievous one OF dividing our friends. A
yet. whatever il may become, that question is :
bad base Of dispute aud good for nothing a.
all
We all agree that the seeded states. so called
out OF their proper practical relation =iih the
unioy. sud that the cole object of the govern
ment, civil and military. in regard 10 those states
is to again get them into that proper relation.
believe that il is not only possible, but, in fact,
easier 10 DO this, without deciding or even c0n-
sideTing whether these states have ever been out
OF the union or with it, Finding themselves b;
home, il would be immaterisl whether they had
been abroad or not
Let US ali Join in doing acts necessary to re
store proper practical relations between these
states aud the union. and each forever after in
nOcenlly indulge his evn opinion. whether in
doing these acts he brough; states from without
int s.-...v L.
srce. they never having been out OF it. The
amount Of constituency, 20 10 speak, on which
the Louisiana government rests would be more
satisfactory If It contained 50 900 or 60,Oe0 o.
even % 600. instead of $4,000, ss i, does.
Il il also satisfactory 20 sons that elective
franchise is not given 20 00lored men | would
myself prefer it were now conferred on every in
! telIigent man. and on those Who serve our cause
AS soldiers. Still the question ia not whether the
Louisiana government a. il stands IL quite all
that is desirable The question IS: Will is be
wiseE TO take il ~ il is. and help 10 improve IL;
or 20 reject and dispose Of IL Can Louisiana DC
brought into proper prastical relation With the
union sooner by sustaining or dlscardng the
new government ~ 600 voters in the hereto
fore slave state Of Louisiana have sworn allegi
ance TO the union, assumed TO be the rgbtful
political power Of the state. held elections. or
gsnized a state government, adopted free state
constitution giving the benefit OF public schools
equally TO black and white. and empowering the
legislature to confer elective franchise upon col
oIed men.
The legislature has already voted to ratify the
! constitutional amendment recently passed by
congress, sbolishing slavery Throughout the union
These twelve thousand persons are thus fully
committed to The union, 10 perpetuste freedom
in tho state, com mi,ted BY tho very things and
nearly all things nation wants, and they ask
the nations recognition and assistance 10 make
this eommttal We have rejected ana spurned
them; We do out utmost TO disperse them; We, in
| fact, say TO white men. sou are WORTH and
worse. will never hslp YOU nor be helped by
you.
To blacks We cay this cup Of liberty which
these your masters held to your lips, We will
dash from YOU, and leave you to the chances oil
gathering The spilled and scattered contents in
some vague and underlined form
When. where and how. IL this course is dis
cOuraging and paralizing % both white sud black
has it sny tendency to bring Louisiana to proper
and practical relations with the unioni
l have so fer been unable 10 perceive it, If.
on the contrary. we recognize and sustain the
new government of Loui=ians the converse of
all this is made true
We eRcour ,ge the hearts and nerve the arms
OF IL 00U 20 adhere TO their work, and argue for
4
plete success: The colorei man too, in seeina
I'll united for him is inspired with vigilance and
energy TO the same end. Grant that he desires
the elective franchise will be not attain it
| by having already advanced steps towards t.
Again. il We reject Louisisns. re reject one vote
/ 10 favor OF the proposed amendment 20 tbs ma
( tonal constitution.
To meet this proposition il has been agreed
that not more than three fourths of those state.
which have not attempted secession are neces
sary To ratify the amendment. | do not co n mi
myself against this further thsn to say that such
inference would be questionable and sure 20 b,
questioned, while ratification by three fourths o
! all the states would De uneuestioned and un
questionable
repeat the question, can LouistAns ne 6rough
into the proper practical relation with the unior
sooner BE- deserving her new state government
/ " hat has been said Of Louisiana will spplv :.
other states. and yet such great peculiarites per
tain to each state, and such important change
in some states aud vithal SO new aud unprece
dentej Is the whole case, iha, no exclusive en-.
inhexbe plan can safely he prescribed.
As to details and coils,erals each EXCLUSIVE
aud nhexible plan would surely become new en-
| tanglement. Important principles NAV and mus
be in6exlAle IN presentation, az TIC phrase goes
Is NAV be the duty OF some new announcement
20 the people OF the south. | sm considering
snd shall not fail 70 act ~hsn satisfied that &C
sion sill De proper
NKw foRx, April ~.
Fortress Monroe letters say the expedition tia
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