Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-24
A sample Fanatic-Treason Rampant.

For many years VIM. LLOYD GARRISON, WEN
DELL PHILLIPS, PARKER PILLsBURY and Rev. DR..
CHEEvER have been the "shining lights of anti
slavery fanaticism. There are shades of differ
ence between the views and ideas of these men;
but they have belonged and now belong to the
school
Last month one of their Conventions" was
held in Albany, which was addressed by PARKER.
PILLsBURT and others. From his speech, which
fills FIVE columns OF the Anti- Slavery Standard,
we take the following frank declaration of SYM
pathies, purposes and aspirations which shared
by the malgnants generally:
do not scish to this Government prolonged
another dag in IFS present form. On the contrary,
haze been for ftrenty years attempting TO oUer-
htTO1 the present dynasty. Ii L do not mis-
judge the Constitution, whatever may have been
its real character, it was never so much engine
Ofcrueity and crime as il is the present hour. 1t
seems 70 me the present Administer ton is on the
enc hand the Iceakest, and on the other hand, the
I1iekedest, have ever had Mr.. Buchanans
Administration is under infinite obligation TO it
for casting its wiekedness and imbecility so far
iatO the shade.
can not Join in the congratulations | so often
hear rs TO the hOpefulness of the signs of the
times. do not want 70 see hOpefulness. am
net rej0iesd at fidiags Of Sict0ry to the Northern
arms IC0uld far rafher see deteat( y
re;oice In defsat and disaster Tather han in DC
tory, because do not believe the North is in any
condition to improve any great success which may
attend It's arms. l think the Abolitonists fail
sufficiently to recognize great fact, and that
Is the persistent, determined God defyiug heaven
provoking impenitence of the North.
Holding these opinions, do not desire success
% the Northern army. | say, let US have
war; let US hare all its disasters and defeats, if the
condition of the slave is not to be changed
A correspondent of the New York Observer
asks:
Are these the words and sentiments of loyal
ctizeng Can snch cold blooded and traitorous
expressions find response anywhere except in
the hearts OF conspirafOrs and rebels against the
best Government the world has ever seen7 Are
the men holding snch views to mould the opin.
ions and rule the minds of our Uhio loving citi-
zensy
Without quoting more Of his views on this
point, let me give single extract, which. while
perfectly characteristic. almost makes one shud-
der at the imPious blasphemy which could ira
vssty the words Of Inspiration by describing the
execution of fanatic and criminal in the touch
ing language that records the death of the Son
of God:
John Brown, like mighty angel, came doUn
from HeareR, and if the powers would have per-
mItted. would have bound that dragon (of seces-
sion) foe thousand miIlennial years and forever.
You seized that FIRST grandest hero of the nine
teeDth century. aud hung him upon cfoss-fhe
sabtimest. soeH saddesf, spectacle since the
scene upon CaiUoTy. that yelled the very heavens
in sackcloth and ashes.
John Brown taught us the way; but the peo-
pie would not learn He came. the Gerry God
made fesk. and pointed the road; but the People
and the Government would not walk therein
He was, almost literally, The foay and the TRUTH
and he would have been the life; but the nation
was not worthy sometimes think that
on that fearful morning. the ID of December.
1889. as he bowed his head and gave up the ghost,
that the recording angel wrote In the ledgers of
heaven, Of this nation, IT IS finished
Why are none Of these rampant Traitors. the
declared enemies Of the Government and the
Constitution--why are none Of these arrested and
sent to military prisonsl Can any member Of
the Government tell whyf Is it because they
are wanted as lecturers at the Smithsonian Insti-
tutef Is it not enough that such Traitors are
tolerated at Albanyf Is it really necessary that
thss should polIute the Federal Capital BY their
presenceZ