Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-20

And on Friday. (hangman's day) Nav Is. 1860.
Mr.. Lincoln was nominated, at Chicago. for Pre-
sident, by this same sectional party. upon a plat
form enbodying the sentiments OF the enemies of
the . reunion Of the Union" Of $50. and the ad
vocates for sectional hostility to slavery, with
Hamlin. an original enemy OF the reunion, for
Vice.
Eleven DAYS ai,er this fatal step Of the Repub-
lieah-. Hon Edward Everett wrote from Boston
To Hon. Washington Hunt. Of New York: =" Can
such a state Of things long continue, especially
with the ever present risk of ne~ causes OF exas
pefationl ! own il seems 70 me impossible, un
les some healing course j. adopted, taat the ca
tasfrOphe. which the mass Of good citizens depre
cate, should De much longer delayed. A spirit
OF patriotic moderation must be called into action
throughout the Union. or il will assuredly be
broken up. Unless the warfare of inhammatory
speeches AID incendiary publications Is bandon-
ed, and good citizens, as in lII6 and IN 1857,
North and South. will agree to deal with the same
elements OF this evil, (for they existed then a.
now as our fathers dealt with them, we shall
bat for very few years longer be even nominal
Is brethren Of one family. The suggestion that
the Union can be maintained by the numerical
predomnance. and military proves of one sec.
ton, exerted to coeTce the other into submission,
Is, IA my judgment. self contradictory. IL Is
dangerous. lie comes loaded with the death smell
from fields wet with brothers blood. If the vital
principle of ali Republican governments is the
consent of the governed much more does a
union OF coequal sovereign States require IL
basis the harmony of its members. aud their vol
untary CO operation in its organic functions.
Text Book. 2l5. But the Republicans would
heed no warnings would listen 10 no reason
reckless of the hopes Of the Republic. they mad
~ rushed on. in wide-awak professions; Lincoln
was elected and soon the air began 60 be tainted
with - the death smell from fields with bro
Tiers blood the songs before the throne OF God
were suddenly broken Dy the angushed cry OF the
weeping spirits of Webster, Calhoun. Clay. Man
gum Berrien. King, and other santed patriot
statesmen, Father, forgive them. for they know
not what they do :"and would the Republicans theI
relent Not they. The fret Congress elected
to meet under Mr. Lincoln. determined that the
reunion OF the Union" OF 1850 should be utter.
~ broken up. went on and abolished slavery in
the District OF Columbia, excluded the South
from settling with their slaves in the common
territories OF the Union and did other acts that
wiped out forever the healing measures OF 1880
which restored peace TO, and had they been All
hercd to, would have perpetuated the peace Of
this now distracted country.
Thus WAS destroyed the reunion OF 1880 Nav
God, in his mercy. il the crime is not beyond th,
reach of infinite grace, save the souls of those
who perpetrated il, at the last great day.
| will not proceed to the Administration OF
Mr.. Lincoln Ii is not time to write its history
yet But as one item of il that will have, in flu
ture times a melancholy interest. ! desire to ask
the friends, in different parts OF the State, To
certain the number aud names of thOse arrested
aud imprisoned for alleged disloyal practices, and
forward them 20 the Editor cot the Sentinel that Il
register of them may be kept for another day