Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-07
classification of the Elements of the
Hepublican

A writer in the Boston Courier gives the fol.
lowing classification of several of the types of
who more less influential in the Re-
publican party:
There Is abolitonism. of the raving type, and
of the canting type This did its full share of
work at the last election finding itself for once
under no necessity OF starting ticket of its own.
This element of the great Northern party-cares
nothing for the preservation of the Union, but
thinks it sees negro emancipation ahead. And
surely they have right 10 feel somewhat en-
couragej in their crazy enterprise, when the
House of Repre- 'entatiyes goes out of its way to
pass resolution, which would be palpably silly,
ii il were not Indicative of the most partisan
tendencies, namely. that it is part of the duty
of our army IN the Southern States to return fu-
gitive slaves.
Then there are the politco- economical dis
uni0nists of the North, who have calculated the
value of the Union, and are ready to break ii as
bad bargain. Their exponent is the New York
Tribune, which, everybody knows, labored hard
for the party ticket at the last election even if
its leading editor did not. Warwick like, bestow
the party crown. Its followers are party" men,
and they hold that The complete success of the
party is not consistent with the preservation
re establishment of the Union.
These two divisions of the great and compre-
hensive anti slavery northern party, which has
just come into power, are warm supporters of the
"war policy" So are we all that love the Union
and would see it maintained But they support
it for its own s-ke, and for avowed revolutionary
ends. Have they or have they not any tolerable
grounds of expectation that their ends may be
accomplished under the administration which
they assisted to establish2
There are other divisions of the same compre-
hensive party, not whit more genuine members
of it, or in any better standing with it, than such
as we have Just referred to, who desire the main
tenance of the Union. They desire to keep whole
the domain of which they have come into posses
sOn
First. there are the malignant Union Republi-
These have in their hearts the envy, hatred,
malice and uncharitableness of years to be graft
fed; and it can be entirely gratifed, not by
restored Union and peace, but by having their
"heel upon the necks" OF our Southern fellow cit-
zens. The are they who speak in Congress,
through Mr.. Hickman and Mr. Wright. They
seem determined the extingaish in the hearts of
Southern men all hope of justice and equal Con-
stitrtonal rights from the Government to which
we all desire that they should, laying down their
arms Loyalty, resort for the redress of such
grievances as they may appear to have suffered.
Again. there the rigorous Union Republi-
CANS. These are they who go upon the single
principle of Strengthening the..lands of the Gov
ernment.' without much regard to questions of
constitutional power. Now, we are for the exer-
else Oy tile Government at tnlS time OF lJs utOst
constitutional power to restore the supremacy of
the laws. Ii must be noted that not, by
any means, criticizing the course of the Govern
ment as such. We are seeking to point out here
and there dangerous party tendencies, we
believe them to be. We take the successful pros
ecution of the war for granted; we are now look
ing at what may come after he war is ended.
And we believe that here is something which
must be shrewdly watched. lest it come to evil.
As has lately been pointed out in these columns,
the Constitution gives the Government power
enough for all the purposes of this present nation
al crisis. We can not but fear that the leaders
of the Republican party may come to consider
their allegiance transferred from the Constitution
which would control them, TO the purity, under
the name Of the people whom they themselves
lead. Here is short cut to pretty absolute au-
thority. Is there no ground whatever to fear that
the extraordinary powers which have been as
sumed (and, observe we are not complaining OF
that for the purpose of maintaining the authori-
ty of the Government in greaer crisis may be
retained afterwards. for instance, for ''precau-
tionary ends?" Is there no especial grounds to
fear this, when the termination of the war shall
find the power of the party absolute upon the
floor of Congress?