The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-01-25
Ian. 25th, 1862.
Eron the South Bend Regi.,sr

Eron South Bend Register.
5 The platform they have adopted is
strange and indefinite compound. II i
E hard to give il name. II is not openl,
dislo. al. nor is i, heartily loyal. 1, is be
twixt and between ln all that relates ,C
the war, il is tim'd. cautious, and almos
: non commit,a. The vigorous pros, Gu ior
, of Tie war to put down rebellion. is no
where approved. nor is il directly Opposed
1t Is simply resolved that we will sustain
with all our energies. a war for the main
tenance ofthe Constitution. .'but We are
opposed to a war for the subjngation of the
Southern States" We are not told whether
.ihe pr sent war is wag.d for the one or the
other purpose. nor wherein there is any diff
terence between the two. We cannot see
how the rebellion can he put down By force
~ arms without .'suhjngatiny the South
trn Ststes." Suhjusaring the rebellion By
force OF arms and "subjugsting the South.
ern States. are synonymous, terms. They
mean the same thing. and can mean moth
ing else. Whenever we subdue the rebel.
lion we subdue the States and the men en-.
gagged In It, To be opposed to a war for
the subJugation Of the Southern States is
simply 10 be opposed to the suhjugaiioa of
the rebellion. The platform charges the
Republicans with being the sole cause of the
traitors without due process of law, is indig
nant. 6rst that Mason and Slidel were in
carnated in Fort Warren, and second, that
they have been given up. The platform
also demands that such additional consti-
tutlonal guaranty" in regard to slavery,
'either Initiated by act OF Congress or though
the medium of a National Conv ention," be
made rs will convert the rebels into Union
men. and declares that the Union can only
be maintained by pursuing such a course
So the war for the maintenance Of the
Constitution which the platform favors. is
not q war OF ball and steel for the rebels, I
but of additional constitutional guarantees
Tor slavery. 1t is strange then, that the
platform makers did not recommend that all
the Free States annex themselves TO the
confederate States" This would be Civ
ing the rebels additional guar,r.tees :" and
would. besides. relieve US of the horrible
charge OF "subj eating the Southern States"
If We are to give tho rebels additional con,
stituiional guarantees sufficient to satisfy
them. why would it not be Just as easy and
manly TO throw away the Constitution that
our Fathers made aud accept tina. made by
Jeff Davis & Company?
But the character Of the Democratic State
Convention is more clearly established BY
the delegates present, the officers, elected
and The speeches made. The delegates OF
tie Valla"digham, Bright and John G Da
Wis stamp largely prepondera e. AMI con-
troiled the Convt ntion. A ajnrity ofthe+d
delegates. it is belle. Ell, supported Bs~Dp~'"' |
ridge IN opsos ton t. -, D.u Was chosen
sr.s;,si. Sell aaa tssaSsspls Bagham Of the
,hize with the rebels and uoscrupuioui
oPp-sers of The war. The only speeches re
ported he Sentinel were made by Hend
rlcks. and Jo,.~ e. Davis. Hendricks, at
ter contrasting the prices Of produce be-
tween last iall and the present time as an ar
gument against the war. says.
Impelled by a false phiIanthrophy. Eng
land has made he, rich islandsa luxnrisn
waste and wilderness; the trade ot whic
is worth more than one of the jewels in th
Queens crown. Are We now. who hav
Tor GU, selves and the generations yet
come, such important interests involved, TOY
consent t, such policy towards the grea;
nj s-ri regions upon the Gulf OF Mexicp.
TIE first aud higi,e interest cf,he North
west is IN the restoration and preservation
Of the Union upon the basis OF the Coasu-
tuion-and the deep devotion of her De n
ocra"y TO the Union is shown by its fidelity
in the past; but if the failure and folly and
wickedness of the party in power render
ION lI1DOSSlUics tbcu tuo -fo'ti y CSi
must take care Of herself and her own inter
es,s. She must not allow the arts and f
nese of New England to despoil her of her
richest commerce and trade. and to render
her wholly subservient to an eastern. sec
tional and selfish policy-Eastern lust and
power, commerce and gain.
Mr. Hendricks, in the above quoted ex
tracts betrays his admiration for the institu-
i ,1s foyl
secessiop for we do not understand him if
he does not mean that the Northwest is
more interested in the seeded States than
in the Eastern, and that if The seeded States
are not brought back by giving them all
they ask in regard to slavery. he will be In
favor of the North West seeding from the
East and Joining their fortunes and inssitu-
tons with those Of the Confederate Slave
States Or does he mean that the North
West should form = separate Confederacy?
Whatever he does mean it is evident that
he has less sympathy for the Free and 10y
al States Of the East than be has for the
Slave States OF the Gulf
John G. Davis was loudly called for by
The Conventio1 and made q lengthy speech
in opposition to the war and in favor Of
compromising with the rebels. In speak
ng Of, his reported visit to Richmond, he
said:
Ifhe had known beforehand that be was
.b,u, to make that trip, he would have
been happy to have been the bearer OF dis
matches from Democrats of the North 10
tha;, friends in the South. (Cheers and
laughter If he had male mat trip. he
rrobably would have i, in his power to stale
taat his old personal friend JET. Davis. was
in good heslh and sent his kind regards TO
his many friends in Indiana. whose names ii
xonld not be prudent to mention, Tor he
did no, want them hung. The worthy
/ President OF the Convention might be one.
and we could mt spare SO valuable spoke
/ f,ou the wheel Ct Democracy.
The above. taken literally. is the exact
.,u,b and Davis deserves some credit for