Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-04

The duty of reinforcing the army has nearly
been completed The second duty of the people.
not less important to the Union, is the selection
of members of the new Congress. Shall we send
back To Washington the extreme radical repre-
sentatves eected during the excitement of 1860.
or shall we send conservative, prudent. wise
men. those who love their country mure than
plrtyI There ale many such in the State. Re
publicans a. well Democrats, men who love
their country first and above all else. and who
will devote their whole time and attention To the
great contest which hot only convulse> the
ton, but the whole world, ana leave party issues
party platforms and party triumphs tor other
times
The magnitude OF the war has arisen like a
great fire from Il small beginning. because those
in power did not properly appreciate the danger,
and failed TO the means necessary 10 eXtin-
guiSh il at once lie is not wonderful that II burns
hercer to day than il did six months since be-
cause our attention has been withdrawn from the
real danger which threatens the existence of the
nation 10 the discussion and settlement OF collat
eral questions which could tar better have been
postponed until it Is decided whether We have a
country where such measures would have any
force Nearly three iurth> of the time OF our
Senators ana members of Congress. well
that OF the President and his Cabinet has been
devoted 90 questions effeciing the status OF slave
~ i'm the States and the Territories, when it was
seen by every man, who was not Wild with fanat
iciSm. that Ii we could not save the country, the
Interior questions respecting slavery would be OF
consequence % u. The great demon of disuuon
must first be put down This clearly
pretended by Congress when it declared. by near
" unanimous vote, THAT neither the Federal
Government nor the people governments of
the non slavehOding States have purpose or
constitutional right 10 legislae upon or interfere
with slavery ia any OF the States at the UHIon.
Happy indeed would il have been IL this an
nouncement Of we'll known principles had been
adhered To. Ii would have saved us hundreds OF
millions ct money, and many thousands OF lives.
There i nothing more cert ia than that we must
came back ~ this position. Everywhere all over
the North, the people must rally around the posi-
ton OF the President. the position which We have
maintained from the beginning, and which We
maintain now. The President SAYS:
." | would save the Uuion would save it ia
the shortest way under the Constitution The
sooner the national authority can be restored the
nearer the Union will be 10 the Union ~ it
was
Ii there be those who would have the
Union unless they could az the same time save
slavery. | do not agree with them. Ii there he
those who would not save the Union unless the,
could AZ the same time destroy slavery. do not
not agree With them. Nv paramount object in
this struggle IS 10 save the Union. and nat either
10 Stst OF destroy slavery. IL COulu eaNe the
Union without freeing anu slaves. / would do il.
aud IL could save II by freeing oil the slaves. |
would doit: andif could saveit by freeing some
and leaving others alone, would also do that.
What 10 about slavery aud the colured race |
80 because believe II he = save this Union. and
What ! iorbeir foibear because | DO not he
leve il would help save the Union shall do
tess whenever l shall believe what | am doing
hurts the cause; and shall 10 more whenever |
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This l. the true ground. 1t j. the position the
Democracy have ALWAYS maintained. the position
of every friend of the Constitution and the testo-
ration OF ihe Union.
A. the election i approaching let the best men
be selecte., Who will maintain this ground. and
the radieals OF evers stripe anu hue be discarded.
and then, With energy aud vigor in the manage.