Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-27

in the wsy . state should stand. as any other
state In this confederscy. She Is not quite so
belllgerent now She + not making quite 20
much noise She .. 10, 30 clustering as Se7Prc-
nius vas 10 fAe coaucil Ia Addson's play Of Cato,
who declared that his voice was stiii for war
There vas another character there, Lucius, who
was called upon 10 know what bis opinions we're; .
aud when he was called upon, he replied tina; be
nust con fess his thoughts were turned on peace;
bu, when the extremity came, Lucius, who was
dssiberative Who was cain. and whose thoughts
we're upon peace. was found true 20 the interests
Of bis country he proved himself 70 be man
ADD 9 soldier; while the other traitor and
coward We will do our duty: We will stand up
on principle and defend il 90 the,lssi extremity"
-fSpeecb Of Dec. 70. 1850.
rHI eFNrRAt GoyERSNEST POSSESSES 40 s5YER
EIGS POWERS
I he republican platform declares, and she
senator from illinois argues that the power OF
congress being sovereign over the territories. u
can exclude slavery from the territories. What
90 you mean By sovereignty shall not under
take TO define IL on this occasion. but will give
my understanding OF the power OF congress over
The territories / deny any such power Is con
ferred on the federal government in reference to
the territories. Ii IL not sovereign. This fede-
raj government possesses no sovereign power.
All It's povsrs are derivative and limited, aud
those that are not expressly granted are reserved
TO the states respectively. Congress has 10 SOW
ere;gn power. All it's powers are derived, and
can exercise no single primitive OF original
power. Where. then, does il get sovereign pow
or in reference to territory of the United
Statesf Where does it even get sovereign power
in reference to the District of Columbian 1t bas
no such power. The congress Of the United
States may exercise exclusive and limited power;
but not sovereign power It's authority is linn
lied. il is defined, and 4 deny the assumption
that the federal government has sovereign
power in reference the territories of the United
States"
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND ITS PRINCIPLES.
IF understand him correctly, he proceeds
upon the idea that anybody cah be democrat
who is 10 favor of the spread or the maintenance
Of slavery; be seems 10 lay that down as an es-
sental or sine qua of being democrat.
Now, when we come back TO the broad princi
pies of the democratic party, we find that, so far
as the institution of slavery is concerned. il con-
stitutes a very small portion of the basis and
principles on which they intend and expect to ad-
minister this government, and have administered
il heretofore: but the democratic party assume 10
be a national party: the democratic party assume
TO maintain the constitution and all its guarantees
as it is They assume that this constitution that
was made and handed down 10 Us by our fore
fathers, guarantees the Institution OF slavery
wherever found within the United States. They,
in advocating the constitution of the country as
il is, stand 10y this institution called slavery, 1T
being recognized by the constitution of the
United States. which guarantees that il shall not
he disturbed. Then the democratic party stand
on the constitution of the country. They pro
pose no innovation. They have made no adj
vance on the north
They propose the Introduction OF 40 new nssitu-
ton. so far the northern states concerned
but they are disposed 10 stand by the consttu-
ton Of the county. AZ il has been handed down
to them, willing and anxious To abide by its
guarantees Because man in the north, who
agrees that the institution is constitutional, who
agrees that the southern states have constitution
al guarantees, stand by individual in the south
maintaining these great constitutional rights.
does that argue that he Is Ia favor OF the spread
OF African slavery; that be Is for continuing il
any more than the constitution continues III II
seems TO me not: and what The senator lays
down as the touchstone OF the democratic party
IS not the basis OF that party. Ii is a question
now before the country and has been one among
other questions for considerable length OF time
aud the time has we'll nigh arrived, think, when
senator's, north and south, eas; and west. had
better begin to look into j., and sec where it Is
driving US.
rREz AND SLAVE LABOR Mutually AID EACH
OTHER
sInstead vi there being conflict. irrepres-
sbe Conflict between slave labor and free labor,
say the argument is clear and conclusive that
the one mutually benefits the other; tina, slave
labor is great help and aid to free labor. as well
as free labor to slave labor Where does the
northern man go, to very great extent. with bis
manufactured articles? He goes TO the south
for market, or the southern merchant goes to
the north and buys them With what does he
buy them? Does he buy them with the product
of labor that is in conflict with his abori No.
What then? He buys them with the product Of
cotton, of rice. of tobacco, and of sugar. Is that
conflict? The fact that he can produce these ar
ticles with slave labor, enables him TO get the
means, and sometimes superabundance OF
means. by which he can pay higher prices for ar
ticles raised in the north.
Again, when man raises mules and hogs
in the west ard southwest and another man
raires cotton in the south, by of his slaves.
is there, as ! before inquired any competition,
any irrepressibe conflict between them? None.
Ii is not entitled in point of fact, to be dignifed
with the appellaton of an argument; il is sophis
try the product of ingenuity, calculated. if not
intended, TO deceive thousands OF honest laboring
minds Sir, / had been vain enough TO think
that | could satisfy northern man, strip him of
his prejudices, that the southern man who has
capital invested in slave labor is his best friend
Let US analyre this little more, and see where
il will carry US to- You talk about slave arts
tocracy. If il is an aristocracy, it is aristoc
racy OF labor What kind of aristocracy have
YOU in the northl Capital and money. Which
is the most odious in lis operatiOns-an aristoa
rscy of money or an srisiocracy OF labori Which
is the most unyielding? Which is the most
acting' Every man has the answer 10 his own
mind"