Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-21
The GIor,ou. political victory.

In the almost absorbing attention 20 the mill
ttry movements, We hOpe tie public has not over
looked the glorious political victory which has
just been gained in the North. Ii i more impor
tant in bringing speedy termination To the war
than bloody field would have been. There has
been great anxiety in AL quarters since the PreSi-
dents remarkable proclamation. II was grave
question. Ii directly upon the issue of for
and against the Constitution. /. the Republican
party succeeded could have no hope for the
Constitution hereafter The only check remain
ing TO Us WAS in our Congress. Ii IL failed all
at an end, siace the President. by one sweep
of Executive power. had slenced the Judicial au
thOrty. Power seemed o. be fast gathering into
the hands of the Executive. aud the Executive
unrestralned either by past promises o. constitu
tOual limits. We appeared TO he fast lap>lng
into despOtism. aud 10 hug the chains that were
fast lettering our limbs.
We do not exsggerate in SAYING that the tr-
umph of the conservatives in the North was "A
triumph OF republicaniSm against desp0tism, and
a such should cheer the hearts of all lovers OF
American institutions. Ii settles the question
a TO whether the Union is still To continue Re
public.
This is not all that has been accomplished by
this moment0us election. The negro question
was taking shape more dangerous than it had
ever done before. The programme was distinctly
labcrers. loss which no country will stand in the
midst of prosperity. In the furtherance OF this
scheme, other evils, equally disastrous, would
have fallen upon the country, since not only WAS
the labor lost but according to LincOlnS tremen-
dous emancipation and deportation scheme, "A tax
OF unparalleled magnitude would have been Laid
upon the overburlherel peupe. Whuerer S de
issues may have sprung up IN localities, this was
the min question. and we may look upon the
election decisive
Ii has been of 10 less momentous importance
in another respect, 10 wit: La qnelns the re
bellon IL could be set down as IA sell evident
proposition that the Union could not be restored
upon the Abolition platform. Ii was the height
OF insanity to believe that the 5 SOUTH would ever
submit to Government which favored negro in
surrections. Every impulse of resistance was
called out Ii could not be expected that they
would weld, while they had Il man II dollar, to
power which propose To call up the horrors OF
ST Domingo in population OF eight millions ut
fee white people They never would submit
and no human man could wish them submit 10
such AN atrocty. The election has deprived the
rebels of this element. which would certainly in.
unity and desperation among them
The tendency OF the election u 20 show to the
Southern people that, while il is resolved 10 con
tnue the war until the restoration OF the Union
vet it Is not the Intention To sutugate the South
or to deprive them OF rights erjO ,ed 10y their sis
ter States; aud it is the fear OF this, We hrnly
believe which has prolonged the present contest
Let the SJsthern States know that they will Ell
joy the protection guaranteed to them by thu
Constitution and we believe they will willingl,
return to their allegiance. They seeded fol
fear they would be deprived of their rights. an,
the Southern politicians have persistently incul
Gated the idea that they would he robbed. W,
hope and believe the effect of The election vii
60 far To remove any such impr sssion
In every way regard it the triumph o
truth. justice, and freedom. and congratulate ia,
country upon the result-LOuisUiue Democrat