Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-13

secretary sfanton and image AoFo-
cate General aOtt-His views Upon
Negro suffrage.
General BLAIH addressed Union" meeting,
held at Frankfort. KenssekT. on the lesh inst.
in which be expressed himself irses upon the
public msn and policy Of the day Ia regard TO
negro suffrage. be vas willing 70 leave ], just
vhere the Constitution does. with the States to
determine who shall be qualified electors he
illustrates bic position by reference to the cleo
ton laws Of Rhode Island. which do lot permi.
. foreigner 70 vote, whether be be German, Irish
or French. even ia Latoralzed citizen OF the
United States, 20 matter how much personal
property be may osn. unless he holds portion
ofthat little States sacred soil
General BLATE Is severe upon CHAsE, STANTON
and JoE Hour His review OF their record upon
the doctrine Of secession is rich in the
extreme, and bis comments are not only
caustic. but just. be says very truly
that the men who encouraged. and even justified
the right of secession. quoting the principles en-
unciated in the Declaration OF Independence TO
sastan their views, are nos the most malignant
tenanced in the incipient stages Of the rebellion
Yes, the very men. and the presses, who ex-
pressed an entire willingness that the dissatisfied
States should dissolve their connection with the
Union. and even offered to help them out, are
now most anxious TO visi. with condgn punish
ment the so called leaders OF the rebellion. who
accepted their pledges as made IN good faith
Mr.. BLAIR Gays, and what every right minded
man ought to say, that the men IN the Southern
States. like STEPHENS, who remained loyal and
true to the Government as long as they could do
90. shall not Row be prescribed by the very men
Who deserted and abandoned them in the days OF
their trial ''-referring TO such characters as
CHASE. STANTON. HoLr, Co. General BLAIR,
in this connections, forcibly remarks:
Il want Kentucky to assume her position. in
order that she may assist TO restore good feeling
with the Union, because there can be no real
Union without good feeling; That is, no such
Union a. we desire We shall have a Union
and intended TO have Union. II every man In
the South had been brushed of its face. because
the coil Gas ours; because il was part OF our
dominion; because those who attempted TO set up
the standard Of foreign power upon that soil
would have been thorn in onr side. cutting Oh
the great Northwest from intercourse with the
ocean and the outer world; because it wss for the
interest and welfare Of our nation that it should
not be segered IN twain. Therefore We we're
willing 10 make these sacrifice, endure these pri-
vations and hsrdships; but we are not willing now
20 put our under the foot of another race.
TO serve the ambition OF anybody. Applause.
We do not propose that this fair country OF ours
shall be degraded by DISTINGUISHING the whites
and enfranchising the blacks. because we wish to
retrieve our own error in the beginning OF the
wsr-the of our Government in abandon
ing these people 10 the tender merci.s Of the bad
men then in power in our own Government who
betrayed them
Gentlemen there is but one policy to be pur-
sued il seems TO me, as | have already said /
have of late been so litke in the habit Of con
sidering these questions FOR debate that | will no
longer urge upon you my crude and unconsldered
views will ssy. however, in conclusion, that
in my judg ment. Tor the perfecf re establishment
of Union, all that Is needed j. the extiuguIsh-
mens OF that which was the cause.-the original
cause of the reoellioo aud give pardon and am
nesty To those who can DC psrdoned in safety 10
thu Govern ment. Further than that, am no,
willing 60 The who. in the opinion OF
our cOuntrymen, can not be safely trusted. whose
crimes have been great that be cannot be re-
stored TO CIT zenshp IN safety 10 the country.
should be glad 20 ses disposed Of in some other
way: but We ought not 70 prosecute anybody
from mere maliguity
We have not the space TO publish Gen BL ANS
speech in full. but will give tho following sI
tracts to show It's spirit and scope
i. nH BLAIR on CHASE.
But certain statesmen and politicians of some
of the New Englsnd States have taken il into
their heads that the rebellion has carried certain
States out Of the Union. They adopt the doc
triue of the secessionists. and proclaim that the
Union was virtually dissolved. Mr. Chase, and
other gentlemen distinguished Ike him, have
given their opinion. not, probably, in go many
words but really in effect, that these States have
been out of the Union-thst the Union has sc-
tualy been dissolved by the acts of secession of
these States In that respect they do not d fer
from jeff Davis or any other gentleman OF that
kind laughter. the difference between them
beng about the same the difference between
tReedls dun and tseele dee. One side saying
fs.shey are out" and the otner, "you are out "
Oae saying ''let Us CO." and the other ''let
them go"-because that Is exactly the thing Mr..
Ciase did say Now thew clsim-these same
polticisns claim-lhst the Union having been
d ssolved. and these States having been subju-
gated they nave the right 10 impose conditions
upon their return TO the Union. Among tho
conditions Is Que that Congress has a right TO
prescribe who shall be entitled TO the elective
franchise in these States. Nov. my friends,
don't wish to deceive you by saying shat attach
no Importance to the party which has assumed
this ground. | differ entirely from nv friend
Mr. Ksssonl on that point. he seemed TO
shiuk that because in the State of Iowa there
were men VINO held the old ground on that
subject, he seemed To lhiuk that because he held
that ground, and others ia the North held tina.
ground therefore wo were not in danger upon
that question. But he and all OF US would be
sadly mistaken IA ws conhded in that belief
There IL real danger. The men who have
propounded that scheme-the Chief Justice OF
the United States. who slipped down from bis
high place and usversed the South upon public
vessel, and urged the negroes in vicksburg and
elsewhere, TO protest agains, the appointment of
Judge Sharkey, who Ia q FAR better man than he /:
10 voice, Give IL to him. when he uaversed
and coasted around the Southern portions Of
this Union and impregnsted the people With that
idea-l tell you be had ends OF his own to serve
He vas looking forward. lie was silling the
South should 40. in the early stages OF the war
because DO thought be would have better
chance in the North without the South. But
the Southhssing been brought back by other
hands than bis own. by another policy than his
by a better and frmer spirit than ever animated
him; he goes for making set OF electors there
from whom he can hope for some favor.
Therefore, | think. my friends. is is about
time thai, In the State OF Kentucky. practical
craftsmanship. that used 70 bear sway in the days
anterior 20 those couuselors Who declined 20 take
the proc OF your slaves when II VAS offered 90
than, that the neoHia Of - entr.kx ,u.e, -. -.