Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-03
Giving Ala aud COM for, tn the Enemy


Giving Aid and Com fort tn the Enemy.
There il paper in Indiana or in the West,
according to lis ability and influence. that has
done and is doing more 10 give aId and comfort
20 the secessionist-. than the indianapolis Journal
Immediately after the Presidential election in
1850 il advocated disuuion-a peaceful separation
from all the States that desired to withdraw from
the Union. IL pronounced civil than
the loss of dozen States. and. In advarce of its
installation into power. it condemned in the
hlrshest terms any act of the Administration
which should invite or precipitate such a conflict
upon the nation. In July last, after the war
upon gigantic scale had been inaugurated the
Journal stated that il entertained the opinions it
had previously expressed in favor of dissolution
OF the Union, and would willingly let the States
that desired 20 separate. withdraw, 20 in peace
upon the single condition that the citizens fthose
States should lay down their arms There is no
doubt but the Journal is as much in favor of a
dissolution OF the Union as the rinkest secession
ist in the rebel States. Day after day its columns
furnish evidence of it, disur ion prOclivIties. And
desire to call especial attention the peculiar
manner, under the false guse of loyalty, it has of
Illustrating it, sympathy with those who are seek
ing TO destroy the Union and strengthening the
hands OF those who are in arms against the Gov.
eminent. In its editorials. and through CORES
pondents working to the same end, day after day.
a il has month after month. il strives to convey
the impression to the people of the Southern
States that there is a large and powerful party
in the North in favor of secession and which
sympathize with the traitors who are putting forth
Herculean efforts to divide the Union-to make
two Governments where one only can exist in
peace aud prosperity. Ii knows that such state
ments are gross Interpretations; that they
have no foundation whatever in truth. and that
they are the coinage Of wicked heart for the
basest of purposes. The Journal also knows
that the Democracy are the constitutional and
conservative party of the country and that they
are in favor of maintaining the Union at all
hazards under the Constitution. The Republ-
can organ is we'll aware there is no disunon sen.
nlent i'm Indiana or elsewhere i'm the Northwest.
except what il represents. There is no other
There never has been any other And con
be any other. But the Acknowledgements of this
state OF public sentiment would not suit the
Journal rs it would deprive il of it, power to do
mischief and to help its traitorous allies. We
ask every sensible and conservative man To re
feet upon the course of the Journal in its per
sistent Misrepresentation to there beng a
strong secession sentiment in Indiana and through
out the Northern States. and whether il can have
any other motive in so doing but TO put weapons
in the hands of the disunonists of the South 10
aid them in carrying out their wicked designs.
These men not have. they have not had. a
Efficient co-worker than the Journal
Could Southern receive any other
impression after reading that print, than
that the Northern people divided in
sentiment ia regard to the value of
the Union and their desire for its maintenance.
The indianapolis Journal. the New York Tri
hume aud indspsadeht. and the Boston Liberafor
have openly and earnestly advocated division
of the Union. a separation from all the State
that desired 70 sever their connection with the
Government. and since the commencement OF
the war by williul and wicked Misrepresentation
OF the condition OF public sentiment in the North
they have been efficient allies OF the Secession
isis in strengthening the rebellion and procr,sti
mating the terrible conflict, with all its evils
which has called nearly million of men from
the peaceful aud productive pursuits of life to
seenes of mortal strife. carnage, waste and de
structiOn. The Journal has assumed n fearful
responsibility in incorporating the position and
sentiments of the conservative people OF the
North, Who have no utilization With Abolitionism
and ere long those whom IL has thus attempted T.
deceive and deiude viii appreciate its true char
aeter and visit 1t With just condemnation