Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-10
Republican DIsunion Programme

The leaders of the Republican party, en-
bracing also the administration at Washington,
are just as surely intent upon separation of all
the slave from the free States ms that the sun
rises in the morning and sets in the evening
Day by day this intent becomes more and more
apparent and the endeavor to prepare the public
mind of the North for the consummation more
and more open and bold. Indeed, in some quar-
tiers the intent is avowed without the slightest
disguise, an example of which we have in a letter
attested to be "from a citizen of high position in
New York" which has been issued in circular
form and reproduced in several of the Republican
newspapers, in which the writer seeks TO show
that there are but three ways of resolving the
present complications: First, to maintain the
integrity of the Constitution and the Union of the
States at any cost and at every sacrifice; second.
to yield to the demands of the slave power what
ever they are now or may be hereafter, in other
words, to compromise again; third to not only
allow the cotton States to 90 out of the Union,
but to request all the slave States to leave us,
and speedily as possible" He rejects the first
method, because It involves war which would be
ruin to both sections. He rejects the second, be-
cause he would not in any way recognize proper
ty in slaves, and he says the mdest of the South
ern Union men will be satisfied with nothing less
than such recognition. He adopts The third,
thou Oh admitting the possible REIMBURSEMENT by
the Northern Government of the city of Wash
ington-the almost entire certainty of maraud-
ing border wrangle-the necessity of interior
custom-houses-th impeded navigation of the
Mississippi river. The reader shall see how he
disposes of these difficulties
"Great as these difficulties are, let me briefly
say: Maryland might prefer TO remain with US
with some fair compensation for her slaves. Blu,
if not, for myself there are no hallowed mem.
cries connected with the city of Washington
which endear il to me- but rather the reverse.
should be glad to dispose of my share OF it at a
very large deduction from the cost, and remove
the Government to some safer and more suitable
place.
Border collisions would soon come TO an end
because in a single year the slaves would disap
pear from the border, part going North and part
going South. Those inviting and genial State:
would then be enriched with the labors Of white
men. and would take the ranks in the nation &c
which they are naturally entitled, from which
they have been recedng for half century, and
which they never will take until slavery leaves
them.
"a line of interior custom-houses is not great
evil, and is found practicable in other countries
Some smuggling would grow up, but why more
than on the Canadian border, or upon any iron.
ties of an European country? Our manufacturers
too, will soon learn how much more enlarged and
and productive free trade will be to them, and
they will demand it,
1.-The navigation of the Mississippi river was
once necessity of the great productive North
west, but the recent movements of the trade have
shown that it is now of secondary Importance
Out of any interference by the Southern Confed
eracy with its free passage would grow war, and
thus in all probability there would be no interior
ence- We of the manufacturing and commercial
districts are charged by some people who live at
a distance from us with disliking the smell OF
powder. / admit that / do prefer to inspect the
breeches rather than the muzzles of guns. But
there exists in this State some 400, 600, men who
can fight in a good cause, but still have enough
for Home Guard TO keep our domestics and
women in order; and in the great and growing
North west are some men who have been raised
with rifles, and have sucked powder; and think
the Louisiana folks will not invite that kind down
there with rifles loaded. Thus suppose the Mis-
sssippi will not be Interrupted. But should il be,
il would be soon settled, and would be infinitely
preferable to a now, for then it would be war
with foreign country, not as now with our
selves"
Now that the reader may see what progress so
diabocal scheme has already made in the minds
of men who but little while ago regarded dis
solution the direst calamity that could befaIl
the people of this country, we quote from the
comments ON this letter of the New York Com
m6rciGl AdreTtlse~, a paper which, in 1856, de-
cined to support Fremont, and which until re-
Gently, has been regarded as one Of the most con-
servative class of Republican prints:
1.-The reader will please note that we have CON
fined ourselves entirely to presentation of the
views expressed IN the circular letter which has
fallen into our hands We know the writer of IL
to be gentleman of intelligence, and that he has
sufficient at stake in the country TO make him
deliberative and cautious on such grave subject
that he has discussed. We will now add for
ourselves that, if there is TO be ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of this Republic, we believe it would be better
that the line be drawn between the free aud the
slave States. Thus only, we think, could the
slavery agitation be allayed. IL the border slave
States remained with the free Republic their in
stitution would continue to he bone of conten-
ton. We have high respect for the idea en-
bodied i'm the word that has recently come into
use-homogeneousness. Next, perhaps, to unity
of races, as an element of strength and peace, is
homogeneity of interests, thoughts and habits
And while slavery exists in the border States
their natural ainities will be with the other slave
States Whenever the institution dies osst with
one or other of them, this same law of homogen-
city will rule such State out of the one and into
the other Republic"
off" saws the Commercial Advertiser, "there
is to be ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Republic, We
believe il would be better that the line should be
drawn between the free and slave States" The
Commercial Advertiser perfectly understands
that there is already ACKNOWLEDGMENT of this
Republic-that the cotton States have perma-
nently withdrawn. Dismemberment has taken
place, and the Great questionis rs to the bopiec
States Shall such concessions be made as 10
retain them or not? The opinion Of the Com