The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-21
Z .s.'E.5cratae Convention.

q. X DREW EDITOR
e&5crat1o Convention.
The indignant aud manly protest of the
New Albany Ledger against the assembling
of any partisan convention at the present
iuneture of National affairs, hAs called
forth feeble and whining response from
the State Sentinel. The latter paper has
long since forfeited ths respect of all who
sincerely sustain the government in its
efforts to crush the rebellion, and its reply
10 the Ledger will only consign it to still
lower depth Of infamy, If that be possible.
The Sentineps maligRity is too keen for it
to observe proper caution, and it OCCASION
ally blurts out it's real feelings with q d.
ractuess that necessitates no guessing Gs to
what are its sympathiea and feelings, ant
on which side of the controversy It's heart
is enlisted. Ia the article in question, the
Sentinel unmasks the designs OF the con-
spirators who have called the 9th of Jauu-
airy Convention with holiness that, we
doubt not, startled many of them with aur-
prise and fear, We quote:
By the sth Of January Congress will
have been IN session several weeks; the pole
icy Of the ADMINISTRATION will have been
developed, and tbs condition, resources and
strength of both the Federal Government
and the Confederates will be Proxlnatsly
demonstrated. Under this State of facts is
1t not peculiarly appropriate, upon the as
sumption that IN theory at least this Is get a
GoVsTamsTt Of the people, that they should
In M rwiv IN
their views upon public affairs 7
The italics are those of the Sentinel, aud
the sneer they are designed to convey in
dieates the hatred with which that sheet
regards some of the efforts put forth by the
administration to quell the rebellion. But
the policy of the Administration will be de-
veloped and the strength of the respective
The policy of the Administration has al
ready been developed 1t is to oYerpower
the rebels and compel them to return to
their allegiance. Does the Sentinel design
taking issue with that policy on the ground
that it is not good Democracy If not, why
6ss,sonyention. Why try to stir up party
triumph over the rebels? y ~
What the Sentinel means by asserting
that 1.-THE condition, resources and strength
OF both the Federal Government and the
Confederates win be proximately demon
strated," In connection With Democratic
convention, We are at a loss to determine.
unless the managers of that meeting design
passing resolutions opposed to a prosecution
OF the war, in case they find the Confeder-
stes are aot overpowered by that time. We
infer that, If the Sentinel's convention finds
the Government oppressed with the magni-
tude ofits danger and with difficulty defend
arg itself--money hard to raise men not
enllsting with spirit, and the war dragging
heavily along; then it will add to the PSF
Plexity Of affairs BY passing resolutions hav-
ing tendency to weaken the faith of the
people in the integrity and ability of their
rulers, and influencing them to withhold
sne assistance so necessary to enable the
Administration to succeed.
The Democracy of this part Of the State
are with the New Albany Ledger. They
are opposed to party cries and party con-
ventions, until the rebellion is crushed and
the fact demonstrated that we have a gov |
erGment The first Congressional district.
the Gbraiter Of Democracy in this State. I
already has some 4, 600 or 5000 pledges Of
its patriotism in the armies of the Republic;
and it will not tolerate anything that
" II have tendency to unnerve the arms
@ad weaken the faith of those patriots who.
on the battle Geld and in the priyations oet
camp life, are showing their faith BY THAR
works. The 9Th of January convention
will rival the inamy Of the Hartford con-
Vsntion, and will, politically, shipwreck all
who have anything to do with II. Democ-
Faey is veneratsd name, and it can never
Be used a. cloak to cover attacks upou tbs
Government The SentIsel and its frispd, |
nay try to experiment we can assure them :
: will prove disastrous.
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