Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-07
The Democracy and the war.

2. That in this national emergency the Democ-
racy of Indiana, banishing all feeling of passion
and resentment, will recollect only their duty to
the whole country; that this war should not be
waged in a spirit of conquest or subjugation, nor
for the purpose of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights or institutions of the States but
to defend and maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution, and to preserve the Union with ali
the dignity, equality and rights of the several
States unimpaired and that as soon as these OBJ
jects accomplished the war ought to cease.
10. That we will sustain, with all our energies,
a war for the maintenance of the Constitution,
and of the integrity of the Union under the Con-
stitution; but we are opposed to a war for the
emancipation of the negroes, or the subjugation
of the Southern States.
We clip the above resolutions from the plat
form which adopted by the Democracy of
Indiana in Convention assembled on the Sth day
Of January last.
No candid man can object to the doctrines
which those resolutions enunciate. They declare
that "this war should not be waged in a spirit of
conquest or subjugation, nor for the purpose of
interfering with the rights institutions OF the
States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy
of the Constitution, ane preserve the Union with
all the dignity, equality and rights of the several
States unimpaired." This is following out the
spirit of the Federal Constitution wthouc devia-
ton or shadow of turning. They comprise the
very rules which were enunciated by Lincoln in his
inaugural address and in his proclamation calling
upon the people to rally to the standard of their
country and aid in putting down the rebellion.
The people indorsed Lncoln's address and proc
lamaton, and they should now, for the same rea
sans, indorse the Democratic platform. The
Democracy, then, sustain the war because it is
war for the maintenance of the Constitution and
the Union. The tenth resolution, as quoted
above, is explicit upon this point. Mark its Ian
guage: That We will sustain with all our ener
gies a war for the maintenance of the Constitu
ton and of the integrity of the Union under the
Constitution Could language be more direct
and certain? Could the same idea be presented
in palmer terms? Is the language of the Re-
publican platform, which was adopted on the 18th
ult., more direct and certain? Impossible. Com
pare the two platforms and the candid will see
are right. There is no lodging or squirmng
in the platform, as has been alledged by design
ing demagogues and political knaves, and the
above resolutions are proof positive of our dec
laration.
But while the Democracy are supporting the
a means to prevent the destruction of the
Government, they declare in equally emphatic
terms that they "are opposed to a war for the
emancipation of the slaves" They take this
position because emancipation would not only in
tensify the feelings of the Southern people against
the Government, but it would not aid the Gov
ernment in the least in putting down the rebel
lon.' Furthermore; it would be detrimental
desfructiUe-to the interests of the white race to
turn loose among US three or four millions of bar
barians to corrupt society, and eat out our sub
stance The fool, if his natural vision is not OBJ
scured, must see that this would be the result
Such is the position of the Indiana Democracy on
the war question. Therefore, those who are in
favor of putting down the rebellion upon consti-
tutiona terms, and are opposed to the emancipa-
ton of the slaves of the South, are invited to
join tho Democracy in supporting the Sth OF Jan
uary ticket. But those who have regard for
the Constitution, and desire TO see the negroes of
the South turned loose among us, had better
support the ticket which nominated on the
18th of June. Choose We between the two
Lawrenceburg Register.