Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


The Republican organ few days ago stated
that the resolutions Of the Democratic State Con-
vention ''nowhere condemn the rebels" and this
charge is re-echoed by all the satellites of that
party. Read tie 9Th resolution Of the platform
for complete refutation OF this false allega-
ton:
I'VE are utterly opposed to the twin hereses.
Northern sectionalism and Southern secession. as
inimical to the Constitution"
Again: from the same source il is charged that
the resolutions nowhere oppose the war" Read
the resolutions again. The sixth says:
The maintenance Of the Union upon the prn
cples OF the Federal Constitution should be the
controlling object of all who profess loyalty to
the Government
The tenth declares:
I'VE will sustain with all our energies war
for the maintenance of the Constitution, and Of
the integrity of the Union under he Constitution,
but opposed to a for the emancipation
OF the negroes, or the suhjugation of the South
ern States
The Journal is the organ of the Republican
party OF Indiana, and we suppose reflects its sen
timents. The position announced in the platform
Of the 9th of January convention in the extracts
we have quoted is identically that which the
Journal has over and over again deliberately an
nounced as the objects and purposes for which
the should be prosecuted. 1t not only takes
this position but il declares that would consent
to separation from the rebel States On the
18th Of November, 1860. il commenced a series
of articles upon the disunon movements in the
South. and which it continued in the same spirit
for several months. In its issue of that date,
tons. and forcbe resistance" then making in
several of the Southern States. it said
"They know very we'll that If they are deter
mined TO leave the Union, Republican will
care TO have them stay. If South Carolina and
her associates in folly really want to leave the
Union. they can go without word of objection from
any man North OF Mason and Dixon's line. We
would not turn our hand over to have them stay
il they must stay with the feeling of hostility and
distrust which they proclaim as the only feeling
they can ever hold toward the North .
We do not betieue in resisting any secession
mens in The least Those who think the Union
too bad for them TO endure, are just those the
Union can best do without. Let all go who want
to. we say. and let them go quietly"
We can produce a large number Of extracts
from the same paper. after this date. and during
the winter following, of the same import, and
more strongly expressed On the 2lst day of
last August. more than four months after hostil-
tiles had commenced. this same Journal said:
I'VE not fighting subjugate any body,
but slmply to resist All attempt by force OF arms
TO su6vert our Government IL they (the
rehels) will lay down their arms and come now
To the nation for permission 20 separate. shall
again saw YES" for hare no reason TO
change the rie,rs ue advocated last ,cintsr.'
This is the record of the Journal, speaking for
the Republican party of Indiana, a print which is
daily charging disloyalty and treason upon all
who are not Abolition Republicans and who
solemnly declare that they are utterly opposed
10 Southern secession" and will sustain with all
their energies war for the maintenance
at the Constitution and of the integrity
of the Union, under the Constitution, "
which the Republican organ says is the object OF
the war. The Democratic Convention declared
that il was tor maintaining the integrity of the
Union. under the Constitution. but the Journal
before the war. was willing that the Government
should be disrupted without RESISTANCE, and now
u Is willing that the rebel States shall separate
from the balance. il the rebels will lay down Their
arsns and ask permission to go
Upon its own standard of judgment is not the
Journal guilty of disloyalty and treason TO the
Government The meanest Secessiouist in the
rebel States is more honorable in comparison