Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-24

The following just censure of the course pur-
sued by Mr.. LovEJor, an abolition Representa-
tive from Illinois, is from the Cincinnati CONNER
eial, decided Republican print. If we had said
the same things, it would have been charged that
we were influenced by partisan sympathies. We
are happy to notice that one Republican print has
the manliness to condemn the attempt to divert
this from its true object, the preservation of
the Union, and the integrity of tho Government.
The Commercial thus excoriates Mr.. LovrJor:
A few of our subscribers think we have done
Mr.. Lovejoy IN. c. great injustice. in desert
bng him As a great blockhead with big voice.
They don't know much about him. In that which
we have had TO say Of the individual, and the alb
sence in him Of the qualities which distinguish
men who are useful in their day and generation,
we had nothing to say CT the merits of the prop
ositions in themselves considered, which he thrust
upon the House. Mr. Loveioy' difficulty was, and
generally is, he was not minding his own bust
ne.s There we're several falsehoods implied in
the string of resolutions which he offered. He
reads the New York Tribune, believes in it, be-
comes hot headed and roars At moment when
the thing to do il to hush the petty dscord of old
controversies. and mske war with all the power
OF the Cove nment, he rushes in to make con-
fusion. His resolution that it is not the duty of
the United States Army to employ itself in re-
turning fugitive slaves, insinuatcs that the army
has been engaged in that business. when it has
not. The army has respected the laws Of the
States which it occupies. 1t has not msde war
upon the institution Of slavery. That is what
hurts Mr.. Lovejoy. He would be happy to con-
vert the war for the maintenance of the Govern
ment into a crusade against slavery, unconscious
or careless of the fact that such course would
demoralize the North. and produce infinite losses
and em5srrassments of the most fatal description.
The war has one object, which is clear as the sun
the establishment of the authority of the Ma
tional Government in all the States. There
is no purpose of subjugating States emancpat-
ing slaves. Mr.. Lovejoy processes to be per
pendicular in matters of principle. de
thinks that he moves in a straight line, and what
ever he inpinges against must abide the conse-
quences. If he were to make a journey, he should,
TO carry out his notions, refuse to travel in a
straight line. Ifhe comes to precipice. he must
walk over. What of broken bones? He isn'tre-
sponsiblc for the attraction of gravitation. Now.
in truth, this bull -headednes. that prdes itself in
straight lines, is neither craftsmanship nor good
sense. And Mr.. Lovejoy don't 20 straight in his
movements, though he pretends to do so. There
never WAS q more tricky attempt to arrive at a
point by indirection than he made in his resou
lions. Does any one suppose he meant merely to
say it is not the duty Of our soldiers to be slave
cstchers! That is the way he worded it, and that
is the way it was voted upon; but he intended to
assert that the army should be employed in the
extinction Of slavery. II he had expressed his
meaning honestly, there would have been perhaps
dozen votes cast for his resolution The beSuty
Of his is in the fact that he is regard
ell by Vallandigham, Burnett, and others, in the
light Of a comforter. He is worth more than half
dozen secession votes to them. We don't know
how we'll he may fulfill the Divine injunction:
Love your enemies" They certainly lore him.