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

cessive that the pressure of Ofice-seekers was so
great. that promises had been extOrted from him,
that he was afterwards unable to perform; that
lilies had been actually tsciSted out Of him. he,
however said that he did not mSan to lie, but,
nevertheless, he had unwittingly made contra
And what was the RESULT Let Mr.. DENNY tell
his own story:
/ then left him, feeling certain that no malign
influence would sway his judgment, because had
his royal word that he would ''inDeStigate and do
riQht" / did not believe that Abraham Lincoln
would be guilty of duplicity, or that when he had
taken a position, he could be forced out OF It by
the manipulations of an adroit and bold man. The
sequel shows that was mistaken. In less than
twenty minutes after had left the President the
tempter came, and "Old Abe succumbed, thus
giving evidence that, under strong pressure, ana
confronted by man of indomltable energy ana
iron will, he was weak enough to again have "a
lie t,risted out Of him.
Does not this statement fnlly explain the con-
Trajectory reports which come from Washington
Is it not evident that the destinies of the country
have fallen into the hands of weak, vacillating
and unreliable man, incapable of grasping the
Questions at issue, and without the irmness to ex
ecute a policy if he had one? 1t is not the Presi-
dent, bnt the men who, for the time being, have
the royal ear, that will control the action of the
Government.
If the policy of theAdministrationb be as Mr. De-
FREES represents, what necessity for concealment-
for secresy? Is the Government so weak and de
moralized that it dare not proclaim to the country
the policy it has determined upon? Or is the
future still in doubt Is this course to be pur-
sued by Government which emanates from the
people and which rests for its support upon the
popular will? Or does or Republican Admins
traton attempt to ape the despOts of Europe
and act without considering the interests and
sentiments of the peopItT
Is it the object of the Administration to para
lie the efforts of the gallant men in the border
slave States who have been nobly battling for the
Union, and force those States to unite their des-
TIMES with the Southern Confederacy? We all
know, or should know, that there is no hope for
reunion except in compromise and Cancellation.
The most moderate of the Union men of
the slave States demand certain guaran-
tees similar to those proposed by Mr.. CRrr-
rExDES, as the condition of their remaining in
the Union. If these he'd been granted. or should
even now be, Mr.. STEPHENS expresses the opin
ion that there is every hope of reconstruction
of the Government. These denied and hostile
demonstrations made upon the seeded States,
we can see no other result than consolidation
of the Southern States into a separate Govern
ment. In such an event how long would the
LINCOLN Administration remain in Washington?
Would there not be a sudden demand for Scotch
plaid caps and long military cloaks? And what
sympathy would the Northern agricultural States
have for government with an onerous revenue
system to them, having for its object the aggran-
dzement of the cotton lords of New England,
and the iron masters of Pennsylvania?
The circumstances of the country demand that
the conservative men of Indiana should stand
firm. The coercive policy of Mr.. LINCOLN can
not be maintained without the cordial approval of
the conservative citizens of the North They be-
ieve that this Government can not be maintained
by force. They have no sympathy with the abo-
lition and radical sentiment which is forcing Mr..
LINCOLN into collision with the South for the
emancipation and reimbursement of the negro
race. They do not believe in the doctrine of an
"rrepressible conflict but that the States can
continue in harmonious Union, part slave and
part free. Wehave so existed for near a century,
and If the same spirit which animated the Fathers
of the Republic, and out of which the Union
was formed. controls the people of the pres
ent day, there is no reason why the Union
should not be perpetual. The present state
of affairs has grown out of a false philan-
throphy for the negro and a sickly sentmentalty
about human rights. Certainly we are not wiser,
more honest, or patriotic, than our fathers were.
They formed the Government and adopted the
institutions which have made us prosperous and
powerful. Let us adhere to them with firm
purpose. 1t is already demonstrated that the ex-
pertinent of carrying on the Government upon Re-
publican principles is a failure. The administra-
ton will have to abandon its schemes, or else be
left without party to sustain it. There can be
doubt but that, in the present crisis, it is the
duty of all patriotic citizens to withhold aid and
comfort from the administration if it adopt co
ercive policy-a policy which if successful will not
only confirm the division which now exists but will
drive the other Southern States into one confede-
rate Government. 1t is their duty to adhere to
that line Of policy, which, by concession, COM
promise and Cancellation, will adjust the political
difficulties which have caused the present di-
visions, keep the border slave States within the
Union. and finally bring all back into a recon
structed government upon a basis which will
make it stronger than ever, and continue the
American name, as it has been. the proud title of
every citizen whether at home or abroad. If Mr.
LINCOLN has no policy, it should be the effort of
every conservative citizen to force a policy upon
the administration having such ends in view