Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-11

do What Il proposed and stand as civilized peo-
pie among the nations of the earth. 1 wieh j
could comm I'd az the present moment the ian-
guage OF one Of the greatest orators of our
country. The sentiment be expressed | can
give he was speaking OF the conducs OF Rus
STA towards the exiles from Hungary. DE
aid the earthquake has It's power. the lightning
has it, power, the tornado has its power, bat
there il power greater Than all, AID thai Is the
judgment of tho civilized world. When the sen
ator iron OHIO speaks Of courage, l claim to
have the courage which accord TO him; but
say ss a senator representing one Of the proud
states ol Abe Union. 4 do deies 40 the judg ment
OF the civilized world.
What record does the senator propose we shall
makeg The south say that they have treated
our prisoners as well as they could IL is not be-
Ieved here; il i not believed Dy myself; but that
is their defense; that is what they say TO the
tions Of the world We have treated these
prisoners as well as our means would allow: We
have not wantoniy and wilfully inflicted CT uelty
aud barbarity upon them" That Is the message
they send out TO the world. What message DO
we sendi We say To the nations of the world, In
the language of the senator from Michigan Mr..
Chander:l
shall vote for This MEASURE Of retaliation and for any
measure retaliation that promises 20 be effective. Az,
sir will carry point Of starvation. senator
the other day put the question, would you carry II 70
the stakel Yes 70 the stake, anu
wa carry 10 extent that Is necessary TO preserve
the lives Of those suffering and helpless prisoners now
dying by thousands in the hands . these aceursed hell
ish rebels.
Nobody can charge the Senator with any sym
patty for rebels after the use of such powerful
| language IL thoughts become powerful a. the
| Ian guage IL very strong, the Senator from Ohio
aud the Senator from Michigan certainly COM
msnd most potent arguments. "Helish rebels.
As said, hope to see the day when they will
be American citizens again, obedient to the laws
and the constitution, and when that time comes,
/ think the Senator from Michigan will look
back to this little record OF bis with some regret
When we come to be one people again, as he and
| alike hope for. when she social relations are re-
stored when we visit them and they visit Us,
when the railroads shall be reconstructed that
bind US TO them, when trade shall be re-
Bewed, and the men of his state and OF my state
shall again carry the products of our rich LANDS
down the rivers TO sell TO them and buy from
them, aud bring back the means of increasing
prosperity to respective states; then the Sen
ator will wish he had used such terms in this
debate that all could look back TO it without a
regret.
Mr. President, cannot support the PROPOSE
ton of the senator from Ohio. though it is ID
to tell what his proposition is. He argued yes
terday for starvation: but his resolution is not
for starvation He has yielded that His pro-
position before the body upon retaliation, con-
cedng the power to the president. directs him &c
exercise that power only according to the law:
and usages OF nations. Then If he wished thi:
debate TO come to a close and that we shoulC
have a vote on the measure why was IL necessa
~ to 90 back and discuss proposition which h,
had himself abandonedl My objection to il i
this: after he had abandoned his original resolu
ton by his modification. he then makes this
speech with the expectation, suppose, that thu
president will read the resolution in the light o
the speech | do not consent to that. HIS pro
position of starvation, and the proposition OF th'
senator from Michigan. of the stake | think
would find but little support in this body i DC
not go for t, and we cannot 90 for it. Senators
say it shall be. but say t-wl not be. 1t can
not be. for God and His religion forbid il; it can
not be for civilized humanity foibids il: 1t canno
be, for the genius of our country presiding Owe
its destiny forbids it. Let the resolution, then
be modified by the committee so as TO reflect the
sentiments of the body as shown in the debate
aud the many amendments that have been of
fered. and there will be no difficulty in passing
! the measure.