Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-25
The Abolition Drift.


When secession threatened after the cleo
ton Of Mr. LINCOLN to the Presidency, the New
York Tribune took the position that the people
Of those States who felt they had grievances
u endure which made a farther continuance in
the Union undesirable or intolerable. had a right
20 separately dissolve their connection with the
General Government. This right it based upon
the principles avowed in the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence. The Tribune is in favor of pros
ecuting the war TO compel the dissatIfed States
to remain in the Union-to continue a connec-
ton With the Government Cor which they ho longer
have any respect or regard. And this leading
organ OF the radical Republicans only favors the
war with the expectation that one of its results
will be the overthrow of slavery and the enfran-
chisement of the negro. In fact it declares such
should be tire object of the war. and that, in its
estimation, il I'll fail ofits purposes unless those
results are accomplished In an editorial in that
paper of Thursday last upon State renovation"
We find the following exposition of its views.
which clearly show the drift and aims OF the Alb
olitionists:
IF the Fe,leral Government were ready to rec
rghtful citizenso Of that State and integers of her
political fabric, that would brtvey alter the
Great Britain or France holding our position
would thus cut the goriian knot which fin
gers tumble over without beginning to unite. A
simple military order recognizing the cOOred half
OF resident South Carolinians entitled to all
the rights OF manhood. and prescribing the mode
OF asserting and exercising those rights, would
very soon develop loyal South Carolina which
cOulH hat
the Executive nor Congress is vet prepared, so
must tor time stumble on may. We will
rot dogmatze but we zee clearly that the
attemp. To constitute a loyal within rebel
State. leaving out both the arstOcracy and the
mud sills," will prove "a failure. Refusing to
enfranchise the loyal blacks. the Union must for
m indefinite period rule the disoyal majority of
whites by the strong arm; and every attempt to
escape or disguise this alternative will prove cost
ly, irritating. perilous and Intellectual And if il
involve the protection and perpetuatOn of slavery
in the revolted States by Federal authority and
bayoncs. il will prove exceedingly distasteful to
very large proportion Of the people of the loyal
States"
The only means of restoring the Union and
cementing it. according to the Abolition idea, is
to enfranchise the negro. This is the doctrine of
WESpKLL PHILLIPs who received such distin-
Government his recent visit to Washington
City. To the Constitution and the Union as
they were the Abolitionists are opposed Phil
Lrrs declared he had "labored nineteen years to
take nineteen States out of the Union But we
see no condemnation in the Republican press for
such rank disunion sentiments. He is one of the
class who think the Constitution "a league with
he'll and covneant with DEATH vet he is received
upon the floor of the United States Senate by the
Abolit IN Senators and the Vice President of
the United States with marked consideration.
He said: Il have cursed the Constitution and
the Union, and endeavored to break them,
and. thank God. they are broken" YANcEY,
RHErT or JEFF. DAVIS never uttered
ranker or more infamous disuuion sentiment
yet he is permitted to utter his treason without
rebuke from the party in power If the war has
not the abolition of slavery and the elevation OF
the negro to the equality of the white citizen
for its end. il will prove "distastefu to the oI-
lowers of tie Tribune, and they would prefer 10
see the Constitution and the Union broken. rath-
er than that slavery should be perpetuated. if
their preservation would have that effect. That
is the abolition drift. The Abolitionists have no
love for the Union rs il was, and the Constitu-
ton a. il has been interpreted They have but
one idea. and that is love for the negro. No
create good could be done to the country than
ts colenize the free negroes and Abolitonists to
gether, 50 that the latter could have have the
largest liberty illustrate their philanthropy and
tSnaticism