Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-02

The Journal of Yesterday in commenting upon
the Convention of the Goth of July. says:
The whole affair was. therefore, an expression
Of hostility to the Administration. without any
expression of hostility To the rebels
The best answer TO this lying declaration is the
action of the Convention itself The third reso-
luton reads thus:
That the Constitution. the American Union,
and the laws made under aud by the authority of
the Constitution must be preserved and main
tanned in their proper and rightful supremacy
that the rebellion now In arms against them must
be suppressed and put down. and that il j. the
duty OF all good citizens to and the General Gov
eminent in all measures necessary and proper TO
that end.
The rebellion against the Constitution. the
American Union and the laws made under and
by the authority of the Constitution. must be sup
pressed and put down. says the Convention. Is
that not expression. most decided expression, of
hostility 90 the rebelsf Did the so. called
Union" Convention express itself in terms more
deciledf
The Convention also declared that il is the
duty Of all good citizens to aid the General Gov
eminent in all measures necessary and proper to
put down the rebellion Yet the Josraai charg.
e that the entire proceedings OF the Convention
were an expression of hostility To the Admins
tration. We fail TO see any foundation Tor its
charge.
But the Journal Is dissatisfied because the De
mocracy will not furnish all the men necessary
to I'LL Indiana's quota under the recent call OF
the President. OF the sixty or seventy thousand
men Indiana has sent TO the field. at least four
ffths are Democrats Ia il certainly no more
than right that the Republicans should furnish an
equal number. especially as in oihcering and
contracting. in the positions of honor and profit
they have had the lions share
The Republican organ. while protesting mo
partyism." looks at the war. and the means for
it. prosecution. only through partisan spectaeles
IL says:
III the army l. not recruited. the rebels will be
strong enough 20 defeat the Government. II i,
Is recruited. IL will be solely from the ranks OF
the Union men. and that increases by thousands
OF votes their chances OF acquiring power which
they mean to use a; once to give the rebellion
free course ANA final success.
Aud then il adds:
We don't believe. We kaour, that the mel who
are leading this movement -ould use the hrst
moment OF power to give the rebels all they &c
manded, and that Is their purpose as surely a. God
lives.
What i the meaning of these lying declara-
tionsl Nothing less than 10 advise the Repub
cans TO recruiting and stay at home to re
tain partisan power. That is the sum and sub
stance OF its appeal. IL would like To see the
army filled up entirely with Democrats, to have
them make all the efforts and sacrifices necessary
20 overcome the rebellion. and let such Republi-
the editor of that print stay at home TO be
benefited thereby IL is high time that the men
who talk the oudest upon street corners about the
necessity and duty OF SURPRISING the rebellion,
should illustrate their boosted patriotism by facing
the foe and taking part in the toll and privations
necessary to accomplish that result. The logic OF
the Journal is a much at fault a rs facts. Ii
charges disloyalty upon the Democracy and SYN
pathy with the rebellion aud then eensures them
for not recruiting. rather Tor not filing up the
ranks so thatits party may stay at home IL knows
that it utters a most infamous filsehood when il
says the Democracy would the first moment
of power 10 give the rebels all they demanded
Whatever difference OF opinion may exist to
the cause and necessity of the war. they recog-
aize The fact that war exists" and that il i the
duty of all good citizens to aid the General Gov
eminent ia all measures necessary and proper To
pu, down the rebellion. This duty they will. a.
they have. cheerfuIly render.
What constitutes the rebelonl l. it not dis
obedience To the Constitution and the lawsg II
We disregard the Constitution and the laws DO W
not become equaRs criminal with the rebels
The Democracy want to uphold the Constitution
not overthrow IL; they desire to preserve IN,
Union, not destroy Il, and they wish 20 secure q
the citizen that individual liberty and freelom o
opinion that until now has been the distinguish
ing and attractive feature OF American inslitu
ions. To secure these ends they will make
every sacrifice. but they have sympath,
with policy which looks TO the destruction o
constitutional liberty.
The Journal. as representative Of the publ,
sentiment like il. is unable To comprehend TN.
motives of the Democracy. We knec that bu
one consideration influences them and that Is e
preserve both liberty and the Union-the incom