Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-18

admit:
There have been rnisiakes There have beer peoula-
ton, have s,is.rscel I'D I'D men lave te-
r. Jabs hd.sufufrr- have faEIsd fhe ne Il
private gan Aeiai drPrrasOes hase aocked siolt TIE
a.ti,s capital sd si - y Al for prey he Gun q
Ted thr b rex and offensive odor. There ha- been
nlslnanazs naenI IN The Department.; Inismanasenent
responsibilities de diving. AeueseH Presidents Cab
met ocers and CommaRiln 6snerals-have erred be-
cause taey eoDh not crap he tail .gniIcanes Of the
untFooden paths Bee Jour.
Hear the voice of leading Republican orator:
declare upon my rcspOnsb ity Senator Of the
Untd states (.ai John y. Halr that the Liberties vi
this country danger to-day FROM tn eorrsp-
tom and from the proigaey Prectied "a The v.r,o, de-
parments 81 the Government than they are from the open
enemy IA the held.
The New York World exrlaims in an agony
Of remOrse:
II Is with di-nay and unsreakable harne that who
have Administration from the brgsnning
lis abuse OF It's power Ot arrest There such
thing either justify NJ extenuai :g is conduct in
thi- particular Every principle Of liberty,
every ard the 10. al cause eyey Of jhs
tcr every impulse OF manhood cries against il. be
thinks all ab-oiuteIv staggered that these
thing csnbe. They seem like hi ieous dream. One
almost fancy that Mephs0philes himsef had got
into the councils Of the Government and by some
device, freh from the pit had diverted energies from
the repression OF rebellion 10 the suppression OF liberty
The New ork Times demands change in the
Administration aud ia the conduct of affairs.
have thus carefully set forth the declarations
and named the witnesses TO this aw ful indictment,
against our rulers, for We mean to proceed with all
the care and ca..dor and all the solemnity of a
Judicial tribunal.
IL Is with sorrowfu heart point TO thesed dark
pictures. not drawn by journals OF the Democratic
party. God knows THAT rs member OF that pat
would gladly eff,ee them il could But. ala
they are grounded upon truths thai can not he
gainsaid. Once mnre. then, our Republican fell
low citizens, ia this day oi our common humilia
ton aud disgrace, We implOre YOU, "a respectfully
a. IN the hour OF your political triumph listen To
our suggestions We do not come with repsoa ches
but with entretties. FOLLOW the pathway marked
out by the Constitution and we sh III DE extrc:-
ted from pefilous position. On the other
hand. If you will still be governed 10y those who
brought Us into our present condition, YOU will
learn too late that there yet deeper depths of
degi radiation before Us aud greater niseries To be
borne than those winch now Cypress Us Nav
more, the President OF the United States appeals
to US all. in his communication with the loyal
men oil the border States. when he says he is
pressed TO violate his duty. ms oath of Office and
I The Constitution of the iand-pre>sed by coward
/ ly and hesrtleSs men. living far away from the
i cCtllt- VI WIZ litltlilli- uUtU tue NttllN
from the blood and misery of the land and living
/ IN those localities where official Investigations
\ show that this people AMI Government have been
/ robbed by fraudulent contracts. Such men lie
ninnd that those Who have suffere, most in this
/ contest, who have shown the highest and pure I
patriotism uuier the terrible trials OF divided
families. % desOlaied homes, of ruined fortunes
and OF bloud stained fields. should have a new
and further evil intl,ctei upon them by the hands
f.t
BY the help oi Gud AMI the people We will re.iey e
the President from that pressure
NECESSITY FOR PARTY ORGANIZATIONS.
An attempt is made to close the e,rs OF our
Republican friends To our appe,ls Dec tuse We act
n political organic ,tlOn Cn We 40 otherwsel
Would not the dispersion OF this ancient party
/ Identified il is with the growth. greatness and
glory oi our land. be looked upon u CALAMITY,
even by our opponentSy DID not SHADOW fall
upon country when lt torn apart AT
/ Caarlc-ton; and do not men OF all parties paint
t. is disruption one of the causes Of this uii-
natural WARP l. il not just should have a
repre- entatiun in tie State and National Govern
ment proportioned To our contributions Ia our
mies and the reasur,f Ii We eject all of our
ticket a. this time. shall have than
our proportional share OF political power. IL may
be said We should meet wituout regard to political
organic ,tionS. and nominate officers. This &c
stroys the object OF such organizations. They
! would cea>e Ia be projections against abuses OF
| power or the inroad- OF corruption. Let the two
| great parties he honest and honorable enough tn
meet la fair and open discussion with we'll de
| fined principles aud policies. Then each will
serve country well out of power as in
power The vigilance kept alive by party con
| test guards against corruption oppression
This watchlulness is most needed when unusual
expenditures OF money present unusual tempti-
tons To the corrupt aud selfish.
For another reason We can not disband our or
ganiz ,ton. The Union men OF the border and
! more southern States without distinction oi par
ty, imp one Us not 10 DO They tell "A tri-
umph of our party now would he worth more
than victories upon The b,tte field. 1t would re-
assure their trends, II would weaken their oppo-
nents Every advantage gained over Abolition
ism puts down tie rebellion. While they and we
know there are m'ny just and patriotic men III
the Republican party, lt Is still true that It's
Cess give power aud influence to the violent and
fanatrci, and that their purity action always goes
beyond their party platform.
Every iar man admits there is no way OF cor
rectius abu-es but by n change OF political lead
ers The Republican party demanded this when
they charged abuse, upon Democratic Admin
i,trations. They should concede the principle
now.
Experience shows that frauds praciiced by no
/ litcal friends ale not punished by men IA power
/ Ii is conceded that gross frauds have been COM
United IN different departments OF Government:
that they have brought distress upon soldiers,
/ defeat upon aud disgrace upon our peo-
I pie. But not one man has been punished or made
10 feel the power OF that prerogaiite which is
claimed 10 be- AN incident cot war-coru'ton, that
has done more % DESTROY the national power than
armed rebellion h - gone uilscathed. The sentI-
mel who slept upon his post. mas been sentenced
10 delth-the official who closed his ewes 10 frauds
which destrOyei armies, l. quietly removed, by
and with the advice oi the Senate, and represents
the nations character ~ the capital OF friendly
power Citizens of loyal States who become the
objects of suspicion of mali enant assaults have
been seized their homes. dragged 20 distant
prisons without Trial and without redress while
etch convicted pluuderer walks freely aud bold
/ Nv among the people he ms robbed and wrunged.
administration demands change of Admin
istrati0n.
At this time issues should be fairly and boldly
made. Ii Is nu di-honcr To he mistaken. but il -
disgracelul not to be outspoken Let thi, war al
least settle questions of principle 4 Few months
will decide Who = rig lat and " no is wrong now. rs
the past two wears have shown who were Int
and who were Nr,ng heretofore. Wenre in I,
of the ii hts OF the St,te as well a. OF the
General Government; ae are in favor Of loct
self gov ernment ~ VI a. al the national juiis-
dictlon mlthln lts proper sphere.
While we thus meet a. political Organization,
II y not tor partisan purposes We can hest Z
our country m this reiatiau>bp The President