The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-21

Vas known thai the demonstration would be Il
regarded as an act OF var and the men of /
The South would hare been regarded as mere
bFsssaFfs y fhes had net resisted anfo death. /
Their honor MAS az stake. IL they had I,
Welded without resistance they would have :
stood disgraced before the world.
What viii war accomplish IL the Con-
ic1erate States are not defeated. after the
contest for the mastery the same result will
follow which would have been secured with
out a resort 90 hosillities. The political
difficulties viii become subject of neg0tia-
ton and compromise, with probably re
cognilion Of the rights demanded by the
South. or else a separation.
Our heart sickeEs AZ the terrible scenes
which civil war will visit upon the country.
We can only hope that wise counsels may
vet prevail, aud that We may stop upon the
threshold Of hostilities. Ii We cannot live
in peace with the seeded States. VIC say
''let them 20 out" Il Is better TO have them
friends out OF the family than enemies ia Il
Such considerations should influence any
wise and good man. Ii sublugated, the
Government will held conquered and hostile
prov inces. Ii must not be forgotten that
fAe Confederate States hare made no hostile
demonstration upon the North. They ssnt
commissioners 60 seek an adjustment OF the
difficulties. bat they were repulsed. The
door for Cancellation. compromise or peace
ful separation was closed against them. The
Declaration OF Independence Is our authority,
that any State or nation. deliberately re-
solving that its Government j. intoierable.
has a rigkffo change H. And the C0nicdeI-
ate States. not We. have the right 20 judge
whether our Government Il oppressive u
them. But eaough for today.
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details of tue commencement OF hostilit.es
and its progress till night. Is the crisis an
artificial one;
Note in this article the full and unqual.~
{ fed assertion OF all that the rebels have ever
claimed They had made no hostile de-
munstratiOn against the North" They had
a right 20 leave the government II they
found il oppressive Here the right Of Sc
cession is most positively declared. Many
loyal men. No among them. believed before
the rebels forced Us 10 tight to preserve a
government for ourselves. that. though
there could be no right to seceds it would
be better 10 Get rid OF them THAI to keep
them But the doctrine Of the Sentinel IA a
very differen; thing. lt teaches the right OF
secession. If this doctrine is sound the reb-
els are right and the loyal men are wrong.
Ii the seeded States had right TO secedc.
as the Senfinel contends. we had no right 10
prevent them. An original full blooded Sc
cessionist is the Sentinel by is own declara-
ton.
We won't insult the intelligence of the
public by replying 10 the assertion that 1.-The
Confederate States had made no hostile de
moastratien against the North They had
been buying arms, enrolling troops. mount
ing fortifeations. preparing ammunition. and
b0dsfinq Of their hostile Intentions, for -four
months. and then when they were really set
900 men TO murder 40. but made no hos
tile demonstration !" Does treason make a
man fooI. as we'll as something worse, that
he can punish such monstrous falschoods
Take one more exhibition OF the peculiar
patriotism which the Sentinel has made Q
little notorious all through the Northwest
On Saturday, the 30th Of March, lcbl, i
quoted from another paper the following
item OF Washington news
y gentleman of high political position il
Georgia, has arrived in Washington from
that State. and brings cheering intelligence
, of growing desire TO restore iraternal feel
ing. He states that Hon. \. II. Stephens
frankly expressed a hope "for reconstruc
ton" under the Montgomery Constitution II
his public speeches, and that he i warmi,
applauded
And added the following:
"Is not this the quickest process "for re
construction" The Montgomery Consttu
, ton in many respects is a great improvement
upon the Federal Constitution. The revenu
sys TEN it provides is far in advance of an
= vet attempted since the General Governmen
was organized. The territorial question ha
ceased 10 be a practical issue. Slavery can
| - fa1 10
nestle institution; to any Of the territories
and they are all now organized upon basi
which cannot fail TO be satisfactory to tn
great majority Of the people of the Mort
and South Why should the North fight 70
the shadow when they have already achieves
the substance. II the adoption OF the Mont
, | gomery Constitution would restore fraterna
. feeling and once more unite the States upo
, permanent basis the North could we'll al
, ford 10 make the concession for the create
Z advantages they would gain by reconstruc
r ton oil ell the States in n humane Union
/ Here we have very unequivocal an
: rather eloquent argument for the submssio
of the North 10 the Montgomery govern
ment, and tic surrender of the constitutio
= OF Washington for that oil JEFF. Davis. Tn
Sentinel is warmly in favor OF IL. Steph
ems, the Vice President OF the ConfcdeFacy
/, Is willing 10 let rs submit. and would b
right glad u sec the Union restored in tia
: way. ana the Sentinel jumps at the offer.
/ i willing @ submit IL will give up Wash
ington for JEFF Davis. And do II gladl,
too. Ii j. eager 10 let the Monigomer
, | Government rule over Us "in order that Ga
\ Union may be restored" u Il 50 eager tia
: . wonders why the North holds back. II
i, ready 10 lie down IN the dir; aud let the rel
els tread on IT, Is secs nothing but mag
(. nanimIty aud sclfsacridcing patriotism J
! tho ofser of Mr.. stephens. How good,
. says ia effect. ARE our Southern brethren ,
/ lci rs have their government, which 3
much better than ours. and TO declare the
, willingness 70 restore the Union Il We vi
: oaly let them rule Il. Why wont the Mort
J, accept such very generous tcrr44 This
Z the patriotism of the Sentinel from tho 30i
OF March 70 the 18th Of April. le6l 'fheF
[. is plenty morc. but this Is enough for onrl