Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-14

viii decide.
The Republican Conspiracy tn Divide
the Iniou-Tbc History of DisuuIon-
ism I'm Indiana.
There can BE- no doubt but there was an ex-
tensive conspiracy among leading Republicans
Immediately after the Presidential election Of
1860, To divide the Union, the object of which
was to fasten upon the Northern States,
and perpctuaic the rule Of the party that
had been successful in that election. These
men well knew that the Southern States,
aside from the question Of slavery, could
have no sympathy with the public policy that the
men who had got into power would attempt TO
fasten upon the Government, and while those
States remained in the Union, these schemes
could not be carried out. Hence will
be seen the object which the leading
Republican organs had in view, as soon rs
the election of Mr.. LINCOLN was known
in proposing that the dissatisfied States should
be permitted to seccdc from the Union in peace
In fact, they were invited to GO, and they were
assured by the papers representing the senti-
ment of the successful party. that the Republi-
of the Union. Thus IL will be seen that the Sc
ccssonists of the South had every encourage
ment from the leading Republican journals, rep
reseniing the Republican party, in carrying out
their wicked schemes. Day after day, week af-
ter week and month after month, did those pa
pers furnish arguments to Justify the dissatisfied
States in Withdrawing from the Union. What
motive in thus advocating dissolution of the
Union, separation of the States, as soon rs it
was known the Republican party had been sue
ccsSful in both the State and National elections,
unless for the selfish AMI unpa;riolic purpose of
securing partisan control of the Government
We do not charge the mass of the Republican
party with the purpose of dissolving the Union
and changing the character of the Government
to perpetuate Republican rule but the evidence
is incon;rovertahle that such was the object of
unscrupulous Republican leaders, and We ask
every candid Republican carefully and dis
passionaiely read the facts We shall present in
proof thereof.
On the 9th of November 1860, the Presiden-
tial election was held. On the 9th day of No
vembcr, three DAYS after the election, the New
York Tribune thus advocated not only the right
of the sececding States to set up an independent
Government, but the policy of permitting them
TO do so. 1t said:
FROM the Tribune If Nov. g. 1901
III the cotton States shall become satisfied that
they can do better out of the Union than in il
re lassa on letting them co IN peace. The right to
secede may be a revolutionary one, but il exists
nevertheless. emust ever resist the
right of any State 10 remain in the Union and
Bailify or defy the laws thereof. To withdraw
from the Union j. quite another matter: and when
ever n considerable section of our Union shall
deliberately resolve To 90 out, 'cc shall resist al
co,rcire measures designed 10 keep IN. We hope
never TO live in republic whereof one section Is
pinned to another by bayoneis.
TIE indianapolis Journal, simultaneously with
the Tribune advocated the same policy We
quote in proof thereof from it, columns:
Iron The indianapolis Journal, Nov. To- 1880
Let the two, or three, or four States which arc
bent on diSunion 20 out and 20 20 ruin. They
solicit their peril. and are willing they should
experience its virtues.
A few days thereafter when the news came
thar Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Texas would join South Carolina in secession.
il said
They know very well that il they are deter
mined TO leave the Unien. Repul(scan ,riU care
tokare htm stag. a Union preserved only by
intimidation and force is n mockery and u IS
better brct,H than trkois Ii South Carolina and
her associates in folly really want 10 leave the
Union, they 90 without a wori of objection
from any man north Of Mason and Dixon line
We do not believe in resisting anv
secession movement in the least.
Prom the indianapolis Journal. Nov. Is. iss0
There will be no collision of hostile forces
unless she (Soufh Carolinal makes il. for the
people of the North EIH Rerr RAISE or use an army
70 force any State 10 stay ~ he Uaion. Such an
Union would combine all the burthens Of Union
and all the weakness of disunion. Coercion"
we regard rs out Of the question in any case.
We call the special attention of the reader to
the following, we may say, prophetic, description
Of the horrors Of civil warfrom the same source