Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-01
Correspondence Of the Daily Press
Letter from Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, January 81.
The Republicans are in power here, with
fair prospect Of laying it down st the first
opportunity. The Democrats say that, not
having had the proper amount of practice,
they do not know how to steal with discre-
ton. The result will be-so it is thought
that with all their outcries of extravaganza
and pretenses of retrenchment, the treasury
will be bled to syncope,at their hands, and q
popular revolt will follow; which is likely
enough.
Before they get through, the Republicans
will probably come into the measure ofsend-
ing delegates to the Border-State Convention.
The better sentiment is against; but the
weaker is for it. There are several gentle
men-some thirty or forty-who want to
go, with their expenses paid, to body that
will be almost Congress, with unlimited
chances for oratory. The Democrats, very
disinterestedly, no doubt advise to send; and
there is a part Of the Republican party who
take private advice in Democratic quarters
esteeming the counsels of their enemies bet
ter than that of their friends. The DEM
ocrats-cunning feflows-know that if they
can induce the Republicans to move in this
matter, their own conduct in aiding the agi-
tation of the South, will be virtually
sanctioned, just at the moment when they
began to be uneasy about its consequences
1t is thought here that the refusal of the
Legislature of Illinois to appoint delegates
is in compliance with the wish of Mr.. Lin
coin, who would prefer not to have the open
ing of his Administration embarrassed by
the action of a Convention, composed in part
of delegates nominally of his own party,
from his own section, whose duty-if they
have any duty-is to weaken down. 1t was
thought by several that an intimation from
President going into Office under circum-
stances of so much difficulty, ought to have
some weight to determine the action of his
party: that, in short if Mr., Lincoln did not
want to take this weight upon his shoulders,
it should not be thrown upon them. But
what are the wishes of Mr.. Lincoln in COM
parison with the ambition of would.be dele
gates, and the weakness of poor devils who
are searching their pockets to find a penny OF
q counter to hand the Southern robber, moi
so much to add to his wealth as to sigualize
their own cowardice and imbecility?
1t does not appear to be seen-there il
nobody that seems capable to see it-thaf
this action on the part of those who sup
ported Mr.. Lincoln is a direct recognition O
all the claims set up by the South, including
full admission of the right of State Seces
sion. The fact of the appointment of dele
! gates is confession of the justice of South
ern demands, and Of the rights of the Soutl
to agitate until those demands are compiled
With. Delegates to the Oonvention-if the,
coupon the terms that Virginia prescribes-
20 as penitents with halters about thei
necks and white sheets upon their shoulders
They go to submit to whatever terms the,
who have placed themselves in the dictator
position choose to prescribe; and it is SAT
to predict that only one thing will be NOR
marked than the arrogance of one party
and that will be the humility of the othei
"For Gods sake "-such must be, gin effec
their address" permit US to coneede some
thing. Point US where the dirtiest dust is
be found, and we will go down into it,"
These doings-this walking with eye
open into the Secession trap, is the fir;
thing that has in reality endangered tn
continuance of the Union or its peace
Neither of these could have been seriousl
jeopardized by Disunionists alone. If ther
is disunion or civil war, the Republica
States will have it to answer for-the RI
publican Party will be that which has dea
the blow, and will, in time, inherit tt
odium. STRAWS.