Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-20
For the Daily State sentinel
A Few Thoughts upon the Presens
Condition of Affairs.

SHELBYvILLE, June ~, lcO2.
DR. JAMS s. ATHos-Dear Sir: Prior TO
ls5O both the Wing and Democratic parties de
bounced tie AbOlitionisls-bOih predicted the
disruption of the Union IL public sentiment was
depraved by abOiItionism. To secure o er and
patronage the Wing. and Abolitionists affiliated.
The abolition became the dominant element of
the Republican party: these idedlOgists sought to
reihze their Utopian scheme tor the perfectibiiity
OF human institutions and To break the letters OF
the black race. Their battle cry was, "Wsr
against slavery" ltevOked its counierpart-bat-
tie cry OF War for siav The irrepressihle
conflict was begun. Ii eliminated IN Tie pres
ent war. The prophetic warnings OF Washing
ton. Jackson, Clay, and Webster were forgotten;
their ~saIutary counseis to cultivate fratemal re
litiOns we're lost ia bitter denunciatiOns; toler-
ance, charity, and love we're not invoked, but the
equally potent demons OF hate and discOrd. The
executive scepter WAS thrust into the hands of one
oil these obnoxious agltatOrs. a wise statesman
fore-ees results, and adapts his means TO his euds.
Either this wise craftsmanship WAS wanting or
the logical deduction must be that the war was
brAved "a a result. Ny condemnation of the
hire eaters South j. equally emphatic. The guilt
OF men Who would make "A p-audemOnium OF Par
aliSe, who substitute treason Tor loyalty, perjury
for fidelity, peace Tor war, chaos and anarchy for
Law and order, is aggravated indeed. To crush
the rebellion is a sacred duty to humanity, To civil
liberty. nay, to the very culprits themselves, who
have Imperfect their liberties by their rash rebel
lion.
Democrats are as prodigal of their blood as
RepubIicans-as much filled with the "d,rine Gf
Hatas' OF patriotism. But fusion is asked. Is
fusion the correct means OF PerpetuatIng Repu0
lican rule as cOuiscation i the disguise form OF
AbolitionismI As a penalty for crime it seems
just, and will find "a sanction, which as mere Alb
olitionism il would not.
Medical men who treat a disease aim to remove
its exciting cause. Ii AbOlitiOnism is the cause,
il has been intensified in its Ia tired, and instead
OF %disarming the tears of the South for this their
favOriie Institution. it has abolished slavery in
the District OF Columbia. invited and recon-
mendel IL IN the States, suspended the efficacy of
the fugitive slave law. Are these measures cal
culated TO exisperate the South. or a guaranty
that the extrpatiOn of slavery is not to be one OF
It's results?
And DO we. with the lessons of Hayti and St.
Domingo before Us. desire emaGeipationl To
the slave his shack.es mean work: his freedom,
immunity from il. When intoxicated with his
new born liberty he riots in selSuality, vice and
idlenes>; and the South, which now blooms with
wealth, will be a desert and waste. Even now
hOrdes of these imbeciles are paupers OH the
Government, and the Lurthens OF white tax pay
ers are aggravated to furnish rations to these
Abolition pets.
II - ~ AAI1 ~ 1htoetOh tiiab IVY
which destroys the liberty OF the press 10y the
expression OF public journals, or the "~iettres du
cachet. by which men are imprisoned in our po-
lltical bastiles, some petty dupe OF AbOlltionism
cries "SecessionisIl'
The unjust, ubiquitous, partial and odious Ia
riff aud tax bill thrustS upon The West the most
Of this enormous war debt. One hundred mill
ions Is To be raised To protect or enrich the peck
cts of manufacturers, under this absurd dogma
that the cheaper We buy the more impoverished
We become. and the equally luminous one that if
our imports exceed our expOrts-ln other words,
1T the streams OF wealth we receive are greater
than those We part with, We are becoming poor,
as a nation, only equllled by that obsolete but
now revived cry that "a national debt is a national
blessing. Under the benign influence of this Ia
rnf policy, whilst our commodities have dwaried
in value. large profits and fat prices have reward
ell the factories East.
Ii the war, its mountain of debt, the paralysis
of commerce. and all peaceful pursuits conse-
quent upon Republican rule, be for its
continutnce; it embezz!ement on IA gigantic
scale, robbing the Government )f the sinews of
war, Is Il title of confidence; it the fruits of our
labor are to swell the profits OF the merchant
princeso OF the Eist-if despotic interference with
the liberty OF press and persons are desirable. then
fuse. But ii the conservatism, as contradis-
tinguisheJ from the ianaticism of ab0litiOnists.
gives better hope that our deluded brethren of
the South will he lured back. and if all
history shows that "A generous victor who
guarantees the customs ami rights of the
conquered, holds by Il Surer tenure than where
hate and bloody prescriptions cancelled laws and
an armed %soIdiery. the power will be vested in
10 Democratic hands.
Whilst the election OF Lincoln was 10 sufficient
cause Tor TINS wicked rebellion, the fact Is patent
that the AbOlltOnlSts are very immical TO the
South; and some hope may we'll be bui,t of a re
turn To friendly relations by the restoration OF The
Democratic party that has always struggled TO
adhere To the. compromises OF the Constitution
and stood a. u break water against the aggressive
policy OF the AbnlItionists. Ami the overthrow
OF that policy which has disturbed aud DESTROYED
the peace OF the country is, in my opinion. the
harbinser OF peace aud harmony. and | do not
see why the sacr fee or abandonment of long
ct erlshed principles Is IN any degree incompata-
bic wlth "A prosecution ct the war To "A victorious
conclusion. IL the abolition is the dominant ee
ment OF the Republican party. by a fusion we be
come the abettors OF their policy when merged in
the party. | do not write as IA party man. No
one breaks its letters sooner than | do where the
party Is wrong. Yours. W. NJ. McCARrY.