Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-19

/ tneir pOchcss. Dey are the men VINO. urge the
vigorous and eternal prosecution of the war.
Their patrotism is measured by the number of
dimes they can make out of what the Indiana
polls Journal calls 1.-THE unholy war"
False Charges and their object.
The leaders of the Republican party since their
advent to power, have sought to retain their po-
stion and justify their policy by the grossest mis-
representations of the principles and purposes of
their political opponents. They assume virtue
and patriotism which they deny to those who do
not entertain their political tenets, or who they
think stand in the way of their continuing the
political power which by accident they attained.
To the Democracy of the loyal States they apply
the terms of TRAITORS" and ''sympathizers with
rebellion" without particle Of justification,
and for the purpose of casting odium upon those
who they know have the true interests of the
Government at heart but who differ with them
as to the best means of preserving its integrity,
and maintaining the Constitutiop-the great
chart which defines the rights and secures thelib-
erty of the citizen-unimpared. Now we ask
every candid Republican if the humblest Demo
crat-the humblest citizen, no matter what may
be his party predictions or political sentiments,
has not just much interest in securing for him
self and his posterity a just, a stable and free
Government, such was won by the valor and
framed by the wisdom of the fathers of the Re
public, the men who now occupy the highest
positions in the nation? Has President LINCOLN
any more interest in these objects than the most
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Gle? What higher motive OF greater interest can
he have2 Under free institutions, such as we
have enjoyed, all power is derived from the peo-
/ ple-from the consent of the governed. The
ruler of to-day tomorrow becomes the private
citizen and he who is governed to day may become
the governor tomorrow. Aud all who are not
influenced by unhallowed ambition and lust for
power, certainly have other desire than to
maintain and promote wise, just, and pure adj
mnstraton of the Government This is the
highest motive which can influence and control
the good citizen.
A convention of citizens met in this city on
the 9th of January last to consider the state of
the country and the best means of preserving the
Government from the dangers which threatened
its overthrow They expressed their sentiments
in series of resolutions, in which there is not
thought or purpose but which breathes the high
est devotion to the Union and Constitution,
most hearty condemnation of all who in any way
seek to suovert them, and the utmost willingness
to make ans sacrifices to preserve hem. But in
advance the assembling of that convention was
declared by the Republican leaders to be traitor
Gus in purpose When it did convene and gave
utteranee to its sentiments upon the momentous
issues of the day, the Republican press, great and
small, declared it to be nest of traitors. obi
um was attempted to be cast upon it and its IN
huence neufrazed by falsely charging that it
was convention composed Of the adherents of
"BRIGHr" and "BREcKSRIDGE," when it was
well known to those Infamous slanderers that
with but few exceptions the delegates were the
political friends and adherents of Mr.. DouGLAs
in the Presidential canvass of le60. and that they
controlled its action. And the Governor of the
State well knowing that such was the character
OF that body, that it was composed of citizens, to
say the least, just as honest. just as loyal, and
just as true to the Government as he or any CT
the party associated with him. in preparing a cali
fora Union Convention" had the audacity to
refer to it as the ''disloyal 9Th of January Con-
vention." We ask that distinguished parsonage
to point to a member of that Convention who is
not purer in heart, more exemplary in morals,
and more unselfshly devoted to the preservation
of the government than he2 What possible mo-
tive or interest has he. or any of his political
associates, superior to the humblest member of
that Convention in perpetuating the institutions
which made us powerful and happy nation, with
individual liberty such as no other people had
enjoyedf And but few days ago. Henry S.
LANE, in speech to a regiment of Indiana SOL
ders about to be mustered out of the service re-
echoed these Infamous ISLANDERS against portion
of the people of his own State; who differ from
him in politics, but who governed by as much
higher patriotism, as is the soaring of the eagle
above the grovelng Of the bat, to advance par
tisan schemes and perpetuate the present corrupt
dynasty in power.
The people are not too blind or prejudiced to
see and appreciate the motives which dictate
these infamous ISLANDERS against the Democracy
of Indiana and the Democracy of the North.
BY these means and by organizing new party
> a "Union party" they term it the men who have
brought the present terrible evils upon the coun-
try hupe to escape from the just responsibility of
, their acts 1t is desperate struggle to retain
power, and the more desperate their cause the
: more INSCRIPTIONS tie means they will employ
/, to hold on to It, They afraid to come before
the people upon the issues they Iiade TO secure
5 power and their administration Of the govern
nent since the Inauguration OF Mr.. LINCOLN.
Their great crime consists in having per-
! sistently refused honorable adjustment
of the sectional difficulties of the country,
D which would have made Mr.. LINCOLN the Presi-
ent of an united Government and saved the
terrible c&lamities OF the war TO this ard future
!. generations, for which. as Mr.. DousLAs charged,
; the Republican party are solely responsible.
{ They hope also by change of party name and
false charges upon their political opponents to