Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-11
The Threatened Destruction OF the
POPULAR Unity.

1.-The loyal States, saws the Philade phia Press,
"have enough OF men, enough of means, enough
of physical proves, AID enough OF patriotism to
prosecute this to the end OF an enduring peace,
If these were all that is required to accomplish 80
much. But these are not all we need. We need
a large measure of that we most lack-FAITH.
And we can not have this until We break the yoke
of party, and obliterate the Fictitious lines of di-
vision created by mere partisan leaders The
Press is ranked rs Republican print. We trust
it is addressing itself 10 the partisans If its own
partv There il no need of il addressing any
body else in these terms, If it might rightfully
presume TO address any body else conc erning par
ty relations There Is no need of IL addressing its
own partisans in these terms, for it is solely they
who have introduced party questions into the con
duct. and impaired if not destroyed the Northern
unanimity rs To the purpose of the All truth
full men must bear testimony that the Democracy.
Mt the bre liking OF the laid aside party and
came 10 the support of the Administration, In
tenselv Republican though it was, and is-and
while it was the same time decapitating every
Democrat in oflice-in support OF the most vigor
Gus war policy. And all truthful men must bear
testimony that the Administration at that time,
and every Republican in Congress, with two or
three exceptions, two months later-at the extra
session ia July-pledged themselves that the war
was and should be for the sole purpose OF pre-
serving the L Mon and that it not and should
not be Tor the purpose of interfering with any of
the exclusive institutions of the States See the
Crttenden resolution This the universal
understanding, we say, at the beginning OF the
war, and il WAS soemnly affirmed by Congress in
July. Under this understanding, Northern una
nimity was apparently perfect: il was certainly
perfect. in so far as the Democracy could make
it 50; and the power of 1.-THE power of united
people intent upon the accomplishment OF one
grand reSult-waS something amazing TO ali the
world Ii needed but this unanimity unto the
end 10 accomplish that grand result, and IT 1t
shall! not be accomplished, II will be because the
popular unanimIty has been destroyed. Has IT
been destroyed? If it has not been, our Phila-
delphia contemporary sees danger that II may be
There i such danger The abolition leaders,
in Congress. and at least one member Of the
Cabinet. and numerous Abolition leaders and
journals all over the country. have broken the
faith into which they directly or tacitly entered
last wear. and are intent upon making the war a
war ''to destroy slavery Herein lies all the
danger The Democracy will consent 10 no wal
ami viii engage in no war Ito destroy slavery
When the war shall degenerate into such a cru
sade-when the object of it shall no longer be
solely to restore the Union. the Democracy viii
wash their hands of il. Then the popular una
nimity win be destroyed. and the Union viii have
been destroyed. by Abolirionists-
We beliex AbolitiOnism 10 be the worst curse
that has ever afflicted mankind. But for it tber,
would haze been no secession. Secession came
of il jus; 50 surely as any effect ever followeS
cause: and the only hope OF killing secession hai
been ia that Abolitonism had been 50 cowed b,
the calamity it had brought upon The land tia
it would not dare TO emerge from is conceal
ment and brave the popular Indignation beIor'
which it had fed. Awaiting subsistence oil tn
popular indignation. il has emerged tiom rs con
cealment. aud is more Than ever heaping fuel up
on the flame of Southern discontent- ChieaS
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