Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-14


Iollovins Commute.
Richard II Dana. j. Ibeophilus Parsons
Chkfc. @ LoriuE. John % Whittier. Jacob NJ
Manning. samuel q Hove. George l. Stevens.
wm Endieott, j.
The ais'In p...s. Of al. 'sars.. are the
follo-lng;
Hsvisg saccson1-,p this ear. sna holding ,hs
rebel States Ia cur miTlfFy occupation, W ~ our
righ, ssd dut, % sssSfy sStatsssr The rnblic
safety and public faith rsqGFt
L. The prineiple niue, be betvud all question,
that the Rspublio has direct claim upon the al.
lsFisncs OF every eiursn. from which no State
can sbsolvs him. aud 10 his obedience O. The
lsrs Of the Republic "snJthing IN the Clnsiisu
lioa or Laws Of any State 70 The cohifsf, no,
vithstsndinE
. The public faith l. pledged 10 every person
OF color IA The rebel States, 10 secure % them
aud their pos,eftv forever a complete and ,erita
bic freedom Having promised them this Tree
dom. received their sld on the faith OF this pro-
mise. sud, ~ successful sM aud actual mill
tsfy occupation OF The eoua,ry. having obtained
the poser % secure the result, ~eafe dishonofeJ
u vs fail 20 make u good 20 them
J The system Of slavery must be ebplsh
aud prohibited by paramount and iresisiibls law j,
fhfoae bout the rsbsl states there must he. IN
the words ~ Webster, Impressed upon the soil
itsef. an inability 10 bear up sny bu, ifee men 7"
4 The systems Of the States mus, DO truly 10
publican
Unless these points are secured. tho public faith
oil be broken, aud there will be 30 safety for
ths public peace 90 The preservation at Qua ia
stltutons
Ia must ba remembered that, under The Con.
stltullon. most OF these subjects ate entirely mat
leFs ~ state Jurisdiction, Once ~nhdraw tho
powers OF vaf. aud admit 4 State 10 It's full tuno
lions. aud the authority OF the nation over these
subjects Ia gone IL isa State function 10 do
,ermins sho shall hold land. Who shall testify 10
State courts. who shall be educated. aud how.
vho shall labor. aud how, and under what con
tracts or obligations. aud hoW enforced. aud who
shall vote in National as we'll 40 Ia STAT. elee
,lons. We have already said that all these points
nov stand In the constitutions aud laws " the
rsbel States decided against the freedmen Ac-
tion IL necessary 20 put them right So gfea, a
change u 10 doubt fundamental. aud goes To tho
bottom OF their social and political system. ~
II Il not made nov, before civil society becomes
settled. before the States are restored 10 the ex
ercise OF all their powers IL will never be made.
10 all human probability. by peaceful means.
As We speak from free State. u m., be sug
gested that We are no, so good judge of whs,
should be done for the colorei people OF the
SJuth as those who have been brought ap among
them. IL does not follow that those Who have
been brought up under an abuse are the bee,
Judges whether 10 should be continued, or OF
What shall be substituted ia is place. The peo
pie of ths North have seen the colored races
acting a. freemen under free Institutions, which
the people of the South nave not They who
have known the man OF color only as a slave be
fore bis master, og sometimes as a distrsnchisoi
free man under a slave system embracing dis
race. are not the only nor necessarily the best
nna hal ri n ri "a aa A ~ hat
should be done for him a free man. under
free systems And wherever emancipation has
feemed TO dsappoint expectations the difficulties
are trAceable. III q large measure. to persistent
and multiiorm counteractions bv the late I'M ster
class
Appeals may be made TO taste or pride. on the
subject OF the social equality OF the people OF
color. We must not permit our opinions to be
warped by such considerations. The present
question ia strictly one OF political justice and
safety, and not OF social cquslity. When the
free man Of color. educated in the common
schools, deposits vote which he write him
self. gives deposition which he can read anu
sign. and pays tax Oh the homestead be has
bought. the law forces no comparison between
bic Intellectual, moral. physical. or social coudi
ton. aud that OF the white citizen. OF whatever
race or nation, who lives. votes or testihes by
his side
But the nation has deep interest in The freed
men, by themselves considered. The Repub ic
must chr ose TO day between two results The
millions of people OF color in the South, no
small part OF them carrying The best Whise blood
IN their veins. must be either ALI educated, indus
trious, land holding, arms bearing, ta1-psying
voting, self protecting population, or an un-
taught. indolent. otjectless, DISTINGUISHED. help
iess, and debasei popuia'ion-the suostratum of
proud. restless, unfepublican, political and so.
ciai sristoeracy The President has undertaken,
ia certain OF me reoei States an experiment Tor
speedy restoration. Recognizing the general
policy and duty OF restoration a. soon as practi-
ca0ie, the experiment commands our earnest
wishes for lie success BY its success We mean
that they sre only too ready TO do, but their re-
turn With constitutions in which the public safety
and public faith shall be secured. We cannot
conceal our sppEehenslons that the experiment
will isil. But let not the Republic fail The
more recent signs sre tina. the spirit which
caused the war Is preparing 10 night over pollii
cally the ground II has lost IN battle. This ought
not TO surprise us. Let no haste to restore
State, no fear OF rebel dissatisfaction, lead the
Republic to compromise it, safety or its honor
During the progress toward restoration. the ma
ton holds the States IN military occupation by
powers resulting necessarily from successful war
This hold upon them ID to be continued until this
or some other experiment: does succeed We
need rot be precipitsie. The present authority.
said be largely exercised By civil methods and
civil functionaries. and be accompanied With the