Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-04


were introduced 70 secure unity Of sszf.neuf -
wei As policy.
They were the crooked paths-shs remote
eaases leading 10 these troubles, and agEinsf
which We had beer warned.
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~ acquire influence within particular districts i
misrepre~cuf tie opinions and aims ~ cher Districts
Toa cannot shield yourselves much against the s J.
Ou-ies and heA-tburnngs shch spring from these mis-
ePreseniAons they tend e renoer sen 70 eooh o;hes
those who ought % ee bound together By raiera aec
uOn-Fifrsre3 address.
Second by JACKSON;
Bot the Censtiiuton cannot hs rsirfsinet. nor The
Union preserved oppoiiion to pubic feerg ~ ths
eral Covernrn.nt 1he 6.rrss,rs 49, i. - h ~.
affections Of the people In the security wbtck IL give.
lite hosr snd property IN esery quarter of TIE country.
several States bear one 20 another uemhers %
political family mutually eshinbuiing 70 pFou0ss he
happiness Of each other.-FirereR Addrsss.
We ask every citizen 10 re-read the speeches
and addresses quoted from. They almost pro-
pheticAlly point Us 10 the bloody end that
would follow the pursuit Of those forbidden paths
vet men have rccklessly walked therein after
these admonitions and thus one extreme has
aroused the passions of the other. Others con-
duciing public journals, as the New York
Tribune and the Charleston Mercury, long since
deliberately entered into arguments and calcula-
tions to show the benefits thar would he derived
10 the section of each BY a separation OF the
States.
These questions had for a series of vears. aci-
taied the deliberations OF Congress; bat no law
had been passed seriously affecting the institution
of slavery; nevertheless anti slavery sentiments
had been widely disseminated throughout the
free States. under the auspices of the Abolition
societies of England can be clearly shown,
that people having become jealous of our grow
ing national fame, and knowing that no step
could be taken that would sooner weaken Us, by
breaking us in pieces. Tracts. sermons, ad-
dresses speeches. pamphlets. newspapers. and
flags of sixteen stars all contributed TO stir up
" a hell upon earth" which was made vet hotter
bv the passage, by various Northern States of
laws intended 10 interfere with tire execution of
the fugitive slave law and termed Personal
Liberty bills" and also BY the Kansas feuds
in which men were presented, by ministers Of the
gospel of peace, with Sharp's rifles, instead of
Bibles; and likewise BY John Brown raids. in
which the execution of a fanatical murderer and
land pirate basphcmousv characterized a. a
maryrdom. second only 70 that of the Saviour
of the world.
Unfortunately for the country, when many per-
sons were thus irr5iated by class legislation, and
.fred by this intemeddling with State instiu-
tions, by those who had not the right 60 do 80. a
purely sectional nomination was made for the
highest Office in the Government. Mr. Lincoln
was placed before the people, and their votes
sought on grounds in direct antagonism with the
creed of Jefferson. and the doctrines of Washing
ton, Jackson, CLAY. and Webster. Conservative
democrats appealed TO voters in behalf Of the
Union, but were secuted nj by the followers Of
Lincoln " Union savers" They power
less because ultra men of the South. taking adj
vantage Of the extremes assumed by the ultras
of the North, were insisting upon platforms that
conservative men could not stand upon. The
ultras of the North prevailed. and this success
was the
IMMEDIATE CAUSE
OF the war. Lincoln had de .larcd that between
freedom and slavery there was an irreprcssible
conflict" that "house divided against itself
could not stand" (sce his Springfield spcech)
and that a Government. could not stand half
slave and half free"
Ultra Southern men seirs hold Of The racf ina, m.n
holding these doctrines had been elected hy the people
Of the free States evidence thar they pufposed
ierferng with the rights and Of southern
and thus alarmed many IN that region for their rghts of
property -Lfer or CruendeB and others % ne Presf.
dent. Jiiv ls. lss2. SneecA Of Mr.. DOueias ga f1e
Seaafe. l5sa Of .hIrch. lssl.
The great crime Of the South was in not fight
ing these heresies inside of the Union. They
forsook the maxims Of jefferson, and would not
"abide by the decision" in the election, but
sought by revoluton-for il is nothing more,
nothing less-io cut loose from their brethren in
the North, who had thus advanced step by step
in unconstitutional and hcrctical doctrines until
they had placed in the Chief Executive chair one
OF such sectional views. Ultraism repeated
itself il had a thousand times before. The
people North gave the power into the hands Of
ultra men. To oppose them, the people Of the
South did the same thing, placed ultra men in
power.
Thus the extreme Northern and the extreme
Southern factions. which for years were looked
upon Insignificant. were, by the force Of cir.
cumstances. placed with the reins in their hands,
without much practical knowledge Of how TO
guide, and we fear without any kind of care whe-
iher they avoided serious obstacles in their course
On the 25fh of March 1861 (sec Cong. Gil,
Mr.. Douglas, in commenting upon the oppo-
renhy peaceful purposes Of the Republicans,
said:
That is very good policy much wiser and better
policy than had expected hoped for from Repubii
can Administration. do not know that should have
NO ID have acted with mnch wisdom and patriotism
Mr.. Clark-Ysu did not defeat them.
Mr Dougas-No; would have msde great Il
Mr.. Clark--You did ~ no harm. (Lauebier)
Mr. Dougias- II did not defes, you i' was not my
fault. fused my best efforts do IT,
Mr. Clark-Nou could not quite come II.
Mr. Douglas could not quite come A. and you
the consequences Seven States q the Union.
civil war impending over you commerce interrupted.
confidence destroyed, the country going pieces.
Jecauss fcoud not dere0f y0b No man IN America BE-
ieves these consequences would have resulted n had
been successful in efforts % defeat gos. You
boast that you have defeated me but v have defeated
your country with 1Ou boast that you I'M
umphed me. but eon have ;riumphed the unity
Of these States York triumph has brought dispnsohs
and God only knows what consequences grow out a
IL.
Conservative men attempted TO stem the cur
rent that rapidly carrying on to the break
ers. Mr.. Cnttenden proposed certain cuaran-
tees, by way Of amendments 10 the fundamental
law. In a grand committee of thirteen Sena-
tors, raised to consider them, they were rejected
by every Republican on il. Toombs address Of
Dec. %, 1861, to the people of Georgia
Objection NAV be made to the statements Of
Toombs authority. Outside of its internal
statements, its surroundings bear witness 10 its
truth. II was published whilst be was a men,
Der of the Senate, and member Of the CON-
mittee then. nor since has ever, that We are
aware of, coniradicted that statement.
The given for the refusal to act was,
that no attack on the rights Of Southern men
was contemplated.
The South would have been content with the
Crittenden compromise; so Senator Pugh Of
Ohio, asserted in the Senate in the presence Of