The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-12-03

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riahts OF which have spoken. That right was
nsrfectIy defined In one OF the enactments of
Congress the right Of every State in this Union
tions perfectly and freely, subject only to the
constitution OF the United States. This Union
The Constitution made provision for the ad-
mission OF new States: but 1t made no provis-
M wr Lincoln said, not a free love affair, but
Union permanent In contemplation OF law
perpetual-never to be dissolved, and the con-
s;itntion of the United states was made su
preIne law OF that UDfon-the supreme law or
tnis Government. Secession-the right of
witbdrawaI-was never a right. 1, was always
a crime. Secession beaten was q crime. Se-
oession accomplished would have been
tional obligations consti utional compact
between the states, secession accomplished,
the national fame, the national faith, the
rational fiag? The secession Of a State was
has escaped, restrained by q strong hand,
the consequences OF so absurd and foolish
has, at any time, anywhere, favored this as "A
RIG hit of the states Is self-evident lie. Jap
hose great Democrats whose bones have |
mouldered in dust for years, but whose spirits |
down up IN us in our efforts for the preser- |
walton or the Government just as ihey leit1t-
Democratic preside ut or statesman that has |
advocated this doctrine There IL no one |
anywhere. The moment man did 30, what
There were class of men IN the North that
said the Union was cove
with with death. They were not
Democrats. There was class of men in the
South that said the Union was not compen
satory; that 1t was n burden, and that they
would free themselves from 1t and thrust 1t
away. They were not Democrats. They were
enemies Of The country, and they have re-
ceived the fate OF enemies. lknow II is a time
now to speak OF these trainers OF the Govern.
! ment the founders of our Institutions, old
fashioned. You will hear a certain class cf
outgrown the constitution. They say the
| constitution OF ~ is no more fit for the gov
| which fits the boy is fitted for The man. They
say. look at the increase OF the population. oil
wealth, Of power; formerly we we were @ e. 10 state state
| now 0,60J,Ot0. At that time We had 30 many
thousand square miles OF territory, now an
| oceans of the East and West constitute
the national boundsrles They say.
arts and sciences, the railroad, the tele-
| graph, the telephone Will you tell us that
cherish such mprovements-who have made
such progress? tell you that put no faith
| science tbs re is no mystery in art, which viii
| preserve civit and political freedom for peo
who prefer the giistening fetters of new
forged chain TO th~ir ancient traditions OF lib
eity. You will find many OF these things un-
der the most absolute Governments IN The
| world-terrible jnstrumeD talities in the hands
of despotism. We can not trust them to pre-
Toned, il you wish to call it so. We must have
olu-fashioned virtue, va or and knowledge, in
| knowledge of the true nature and character 90
the Government-the relations between the
states and national Government virtue
chased, in reference TO ihese rights
first Colonial Congress say, when he was ap-
preached by a bribe to vacate his seat, and 10
leave his people without representation" 81 am
u poor man, but the king oil Great Britain has
not got money enough 10 buy me" Vaor
like that of Patrick Henry. when he arose in
II L.x.<r init nr.hC Cnfd
@Give me liberty or death" We must have a
return of those old fashions before we will
tutions. which the name and fame OF the
great founders and trainers or the Government
deserve That these rights and powers of the
State-the right OF property the right Of in
heritance and descent,the right to control that
na' mans estate, ate the right Of life, the right OF
liberty and the elective franchise, freedom
Of speech, the freedom Of the press-ali these
the whole civil aud social relations among
mankind. That these are rights reserved To
dent; also from reading the constitution of
your State or any other State. They are not
distant and remote. II you look at the twenty
eighth section of the first article OF the con-
stItution of Indiana all states have similar
| constitutions. You will find that treason
against the State is defined and lis punish =
nept awarded. 1t is said that treason against
the state of Indiana sha,l cons st in levying
war gainst IL, or In giving:a and comfort O
its e..emles. Can treason be committed
against a power less than paramount? Can
you comm 1t treason against q city, against a
fown, against a township. against a country
Yet these communities have all government u.s.
It is not so written. sut The state belongs to
| that grade of government against which
: treason can be committed. So 1t is with
the government of ali the states. know the
: inhabitants of q State may commit treason
against the United states, aud it is equally
as clear that the offici ,ls of the Federal Gov
ernment may commit treason against the
State. [Applause.l There are a number of
crimes, however, against the rights OF the peo-
/ pie and against the dignity of States, which
J.. rali short OF treason, and are mlsdemeanors
, ", contemplate impositions. as fatal to the
rights of people and 10 the dignity OF states as
| rights OF the states and of the people In them
? is the deportation into State OF population
not desired and OF nos snaS. sSe
: invested their capital in the state, who have
4 cast their lives and fortunes in the state
: who have reared their families in the
State. 1t Is a very serious disparage-
. ment of the dignity of the state and Of the
has never repelied emigration. The emigran1
f who comes here in good iaith with means fol
1 his support and maintenance, or with labor
? provided to earn these means and support. il
= now welcome and has ways been welcome
J., without distinction of race or color; but Indi
: ana, in my judgme mt. is not under any lega
a or constitutional obligation TO welcome ~
: even to receive the units of q population
. which is not needed, not wanted, which mus
g displace our home labor and which Is distaste
fnl 10 those who already inhabit the soil We
: have an article In the constitution of our State
a | tart. l3) that no negr or mulatto shall come
= into this state after the adoption OF this con
: ond prov Ision is that any person bringing
r negro rnulatto into this state shall be guilty
: of a misdemeanor, and be fined and pun
{ ished, and that the amount and sum of these
that shall be collected. shall be applied for the
: purpose of helping those negroes and mulaf-
y toes in the State to go out of 1t IL they ar,
Z willing to emigrate. This is the written con
g stitution of the Stale OF Indiana 1 know IL Il
!. not law. i don't read it law. 1 know 4
g has been superseded by the constitutions
n amendments part of the constitution OF tnt
b Union the supreme law of the land
r l read it as decla alton OF TIT
" pubic sentiment on that subject
n still think it is the public opinion on tn,
r subject OF negro emigration in Indiana. A
g the time OF the adoption of the present con
v stttutiOn the whole Instrument was submittet
y to the people at once asd together. The pres
e ent constitution took the place of the consti
; tuition of 1915, and was adopted by the averag
IS majority of 1900 votes. This. the tblrteentl
d article with respect to negro and mulatto I'm
= migration, was submitted separately rt tina
~ time TO the people OF Indiana, and was adopte,