Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-28


Recenssruc ton Dicsa-
Complimentary calls upon q new president arc
very veil. although compliments to power are
always easy, and are rather thrifty than gener
Gus And il is very well for persons who we're
ct Washington on their several pursuits, looking.
many Of them. for the contingencies OF new
presidential Inauguration. should constitute
the nselves into delegations from their respective
states. and call on the president. aud pledge him
the support Of their states. Though in point Of
fact the accession Of a president. according TO
the constitution. does no, require ratification BY
the states: and support Of the president is from
individuals, who are sp, 20 vote for the opposite
party IL they are displeased with bis admlnistra-
ton. We note that the Indiana delegation 10
dertook 10 instruct President johnson In the
whole theory OF reconstruction, IN which they
very emphsticaly affirmed that . state could not
secede nor be taken out,of the union in any man
ner.
We supposed the war had settled tia, pon, 30
far a. secessonists are concerned. and that there
Vas not si any time any doubt OF il on the part
of the supporters Of the government. Still. cor
rect principles should always be kept prominent.
and even q patent fact. like that of the Toodles'
fraternal relative. will bear resfiirmation-
The delegates also affirmed With great posi-
tveness that there is 10 power in the United
States government TO punish the people of state
collectively by reducing u to A territorial conol.
ton, which 10 important az the resffirmation
of the fraternal fact before alluded 10. But if
the delegates mean that the United States gov
eminent after having subdued the insurgents. had
no power 10 govern them until such time as it
may see ct 10 allow them 10 reform their govern
ment, It's process Is like vsulting ambition which
overeaps itself and while they are trying to set
themselves as ineffably against the doctrine OF
secession, they have landed on the doctrine that
state is out Of the jurisdiction of the United
States unless il has a state government in exist
ence. and tia; If the general government exer-
cises direct jurisdiction over a state whose local
government Is destroyed. il recognizes the state
a. out OF the union This is secessionsm turned
foolish.
IL seems to Us that such logic heaps up words
to confuse knowledge. The delegates say the
loyal people Of the states alone can govern it.
Bot suppose there are no loyal people. Then
their logic runs into secession: for if the people
of a state unanimously rebellious. and the
national authority cannot govern them, their
state Is independent. Thus this anti seces-
sion purism of doctrire runs invariably into Sc
cessionsm.
The delegates try TO darken counsel by preju-
dcial words, when they argue that there is no
power Ito punish the people Of a state collec
lively by reducing it TO a territorial condition.
IL Is not to punish the people. but to secure a
loyal state government, that tie nation exercises
its authority directly over them
The condition Of he people OF a territory IS
not penal one. They have all their rights pro-
tected by equal laws. Can loyal men pretend
that this il a condition too severe for rebesg Or
will homes, men compare the political condition
Of the mass of the people in the states which
now have reconstructed governments with that
Of the people Of the United States territories, to
the dishonor of the latterI
The delegates affirm that the loyal men of a
state have the right to govern 1t is as grave as
the fraternal affirmation alluded to in some part
Of these remarks. But it seems 10 some cases
TO require pretty strong supervision by the Unit
ed States authority to enable the loyal men TO
govern, so strong that it seems very like a gov
ernment BY the United States; and that. these
delegates argue. recognizes the states ss out Of
the union.
In fact the union. according to their idea, is
slippery place, and the states are continual
ly liable To slip Of without anybody intending
H.
The delegates, with the Same singleness OF
mind that we have once before alluded TO on the
fraternal question, reaffirm that the loyal men
be they few or many, have the right TO govern.
IL IL a grave point. But il appears to be neces
sary to ascertain whether there any loyal men;
Who are loyal men: and to provide that the
right of the loyal men 20 govern shall not be
overcome By the disloya majority.
Is the government of dozen or two.
thousand or two, protected from the dis loyal ma
jority by tho United States army, and subject to
the conditions prescribed by the general govern
ment, n state government in any rational use OF
wordsg
Did the government make Tennessee out of
the union by appointing Andrew johnson gov
ernor of il. with control Of all its institutions!
The delegation say the crime of treason is in
divdual in its character and can only be treat
ed individually, and not collectively. They ai-
firm this in the face Of the decision o. the
preme court, and of the great facts before their
faces that great civil war il raging, which
makes US treat the traitors collectively, and TO
infiict penalties on them collectively BY what
individual treatment OF the crime OF treason do
We bold prisoners of without Indictment or
trial. seize property and convert il TO our use
capture a traitors vessel and confscate i'll
By the individual treatment OF treason we
could not touch these save by indictment and
conviction by jury of each particular individual in
the district where his overt act of treason was
committed
And the delegates argue that treason only
forfeits political and civil rights individually.
and does not forfeit their state governments.
Then the forfeiture Of civil and political rights
individually By the crime of treason only be
made bv an indictment and conviction, as afore-
said of each person for treason. Therefore.
upon the doctrine of this delegation. all the reb
els are now in full legal possession of their po-
litcal rights. and no power can prevent their ex-
ercisipg them in the state governments.
Logic is weapon which Is apt to cut the
hands which unskillfuly WELD IT, We doubt il
the delegates enlightened the public council by
their effort to forestall the executive and con
gressioual action or doctrine. But we suppose
they responsible only personally" and lin
dividually" for their doctrines and reasoning,
and that their state cannot be judged by them
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