Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-10


ing that it vas It's purpose to keep ibis var up
until slavery vas abolished
II the presidents proclamation sbolishei sla-
very,vhy was this amendment Of the cO1stitu-
ton asked II the various sots o. congress hsd
abolished slavery. why was this step required
IL was equivalent 70 admitting what democrats
hsd Away asserted. that the presidents procis-
nation bad 10 more effect than constable's in
the regard.
A new issue was presented - the south They
we're told IN effect that they should not come
back into the rnion unless they gave up orc o.
their locsl ard domestic institutions Would
this increase or inspire in them love OF the
union? They we're told t'iey should not have
the union as il was " 0uid this draw Ken
tucky, for instance, 70 us, or would i the more
ALLEVIATE herr
For himself, he would never. under any cir
cumstances, consent 70 the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
the union. But this was the browning act OF alb
clifton ianaiicsm 10 promote that dismember
ment- This amendment 70 the federal constitu
ton would be worth two hundred thousand men
to Z e rebel armies
Mr.. Buskirk concluded, speaking 10 his last OBJ
lection 70 the resolution namely, African cisi
zenship, which would naturally. logically, and
legitimatey result by the abolition of slavery.
In his judgment We would find the free negro
question one far more difficult to settle than ever
we found the slavery question. When the negro
ceased TO be slave, would ne not necessarily be
come citizenf There was no iDteTmediate
ground. Were We prepared for this? " ere we pre-.
pared for the foreshadoged decision of the su.
preme court. shortly to follow this amendment
that the negro cifizenl Indeed il had beer
! said that IL was beciuse of this understanding
that Nr. Lincoln gave up bis personal prejudice:
and appointed Dir. Chase Chief Justice. In IL
diana, we had always acted upon the theory thai
/ the negro was not citizen. Are you prepared
/ gentlemen. to take YOUR share of the responsible
ity OF breaking down the XIII article of oul
state constitution by voting for this amendment
and admitting hordes of negroes into the state
with all the rights OF citizenship?
\ first step IN this direction has already beer
recommended bv no less parsonage than hi
excellency, Cox Morton With great deal o
ability and states manship he b ad made the mod
est request that this legislature should contel
upon the negro the right to testify Next wOulC
follow the comforting upon him The right to vote
Next we shorld fiud him sitting IN this hall Al
| representative; IN the box Juror. thi
bench as Judge: a few hundred thousand ne
groes might elect president He believed il
| this struggle slavcrv was doomed He no
here c0ntending for that institution. DE haC
! said what be had said in the interests of th'
white race. for whom our institutions wer
founded.
MIR. wright followed, maintaining the resOiu
ton He contended that we had the power q
abolish slavery. Patrick Henry, Alexander II
stephens, and The INDIANA STATE SENTINEL
had held that we had the power to abolish slave
~. Ii the south lost their slaves III this terrible
struggle who was to blameg The gentleman
says slavery is dying. Well, if it was, when j
Is dead let Us friends be its pall-bearers and fol
lowers to the grave Ii negro slavery had divi
ded tbs union; if il had involved the country II
a desolatng war. why should we nurture il? |
il had not been for negro slavery there woulC
have been no division in the north and the wal
would not have as,ei twelve months. Negro
slavery then, had kept US in var four years. anS
might keep u in war four years longer. Wa
not this reason enough lcr Us TO abolish il?
de had been a demOcrat--an iron-cad demo
crat he had even voted for John c. Breck
inridge for when the dem cratic party split At
| Charleston he went off with the southern wing
But lie must confess that every traitor iron
Burr and Calhoun down. since the foundation o
the government, had been a democrat
lie wanted this doctrine of state soyerignt,
laid out in the cold He wanted slavery, III
source of all our troubles abrogated. He stop
ped not to consider the rights of rebels. he
had no rights nor ought they have any
On motion of Mr. Brown, at l2o'clock, tn
committee rose. reported progress aud aske
leave 10 sit again at O'Clock D. m. 50 ordered
On motion of Mr Collins the House adjourn
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