Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-29

There are msDy sentiments In the letter Of Mr.
LrScoLS 10 HosAcE GREELEY that must command
the cordial approval OF every good citizen He
says. Il would save the Union" Certainly this
is the desire Of all who love the Union and the
Constitution. And bo~f Mr.. LINCOLN says:
81 would save il In the shortest way under the
Constitution" This sentiment is right, and is
assurance TO the country that the President
honestly intends to adhere To- his constitutional
obligations. His purpose. as expressed, is to pre-
serve. not destroy. the Constitution. And then
follows the following excellent sentiment: The
sooner the national authority can be restored the
nearer the Union will be the Union it was"
Certainly those are words Of practical wisdom The
longer the is delayed the more danger of
change OF the Government from the great free
dom have enjoyed TO a central despotism
THE Union as it was" is certainly the earnest
hope of every good citizen and for which he
would earnestly labor.
The Democratic party is neither a slavery par
ty anti slavery party. IL is constitutional
party. IL therefore leaves the question of slave
~ with the States as the Constitution leaves il
IL approves most heartily the resolution almost
unanimously adopted by the present Congress,
July %. 1861. that the war is not waged to inter
fere with the rights institutions of the several
States, but simply to restore the national au-
thonty.
In regard To slavery. We do not believe that
it, destruction Is necessary to save the Union.
It's violent abolition. in our opinion would
he efaln iniu
race and incalculabe mischief 10 the coun-
try. Ii is the aim of every wise government to
preserve, encourage, aud foster its indus
trial interests Its productive labor is the
source Of its power and wealth What good
then in letting loose population who will not
labor unless by force, as under the present sys
tenn What good in making barren waste as
the emancipation of the negro would do, por
ton OF the county which has largely added to
the national resources and wealth by its system
OF industry?
The President says his present object is to
save the Union. and not either to save or destroy
slavery" And his policy is to " save it in the
shortest way under the Consti ution." These
sentiments right The first object with all
good citizens Is to save the Union-quotng the
language of the President, the Union as il
was" To that end every effort should be di-
rected. without resort to barbarous warfare or a
disregard OF constitutional rights Such seems to
be the purpose Of the President. Ii left to him
self We believe he viii prosecute the war with the
utmest vigor for tn. accomplishment OF those
ends He should be- cordially sustained in so
doing. He will be by IA! ~ho love the Union and
the Constitution-by all except the Abotionsts.
"who would not save the Union unless they
could at the same time destroy slavery" and the
secessionists whose only purpose is TO destroy the
Union.
Let slavery take care of itself. Proclamstious
and Congressional enactments can not disturb il
ii il is the oIly obstacle saving the Union. it
will disappear with the advance of our armies.
To that result We would leave it.