Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-07

ton has been corrupt-that il has been extrsya.
gant-that il has been dishonest-thAt It's negro
policy has been unwise. ubsound, mischievous-
that il is nov seeking to compel the citizens Of
the free States 70 purchase and pay for the ne
groes Of the Souih-that the New England and
Reserve" AbDlitionists have tainted the name
of RepubIican-aIl these things you admit. and
yet you expect that Democrats will join a party
which. selfconfessed. il both dIsgraced and dis
hon1redl This. sir. Is your story, AID not
mine. II what you say about the Republican /
party Is true. neither you nor have any right to
invite any honest man, under the deluson Of a
new name. to Join IT, If il Is incapable Of con-
Quoting our public affairs. il should abdcate in
favor of those who are For Heavens sake. Mr..
G., let be honest with ourselves, and no longer
do violence 20 the sentiments Of true love OF
country. Names are nothing, as you say but
they do mean good deal when you ATTEMPT to
deIude sober minded into n political trap by
their use. am yet an unbelieyer in your doc
trines of expedi1aey-
Mr. G.-I see that you have not vet learned
how 20 accommodate your conscience to the Po-
litcal necessities Of the times But you will
have to come To il. or separate from the Repub
leans. There is, in fact, no idea Of giving up
the Republican party at all. You misunderstood
me, and all the leaders Of that party. This
Union party is only intended tor Indiana. Iii
nois, Ohio, and the Northwest. New England
and New York will maintain pure and unde
filed Republican organization, because we have
the votes there. without going out after the
Democratic boys at all. LINCOLN will remain
"sound" on the Chicago Platform-fOr he says
il is law unto hm-and when we return good
Republicans TO Congress next fall, "all our meas
ures of freedom to every human being (and
that means the negro. of course) will be faithfully
carried out You need have no msgivings that
we are going to give up or abandon our policy of
emancipation. Why should wet Our measures,
to be sure. will have to be taken cautiously; but
our leaders know what they about. BE rs
sured. sir. that slavery must die LINCOLN
said so. month ago. to the Kentucky members
of Congress. when they attempted TO badger
him against the Columbia emancipation bill.
Again beg you not to be too CONSCIENTIOUS The
Chicago platform is nv bible for the present.
Mr.. K.-Well, Mr. G., can't get rid of my
conscience as easily as you do of yours, and. for
that reason am in great doubt about this policy
of cheating the Democrats out of their votes 1t
is my deliberate judgment that we should be hon
est and if principles right. they should be
presented in honest way. / have been at
heart an abotionist for twenty years, and have
suffered some Inconvenience for the sake of my
options It's different with you. When knew
YOU first. sir, you were Democrat, but as your
party would not give YOU ofhce-or could not
you joined the Know Nothings cursed the Dutch
and Irish, denounced the foreigners of all
tionalti-s, and finally when that party "wel.t
under" you took to the new Republican Organi-
zation, and became one of its leaders. Cur party
now becoming odious. from its "corruptions,
frauds and stealings." you say,it is now propO
sed by yea, and those like you, to change its
name again, and TO do indirectly what the people
will not permit you to do directly. You adopt
the tactics OF the pirate and buccaneer, and change
the name of your vessel to escape the detection
and punishment which the laws of civilization
would enforce against you Really, sir. am quite
unable to comprehend the extent of that political
depravity. IL is too deep for me. You polit
clans can understand il. no doubt, for YOU have
twisted and turned so often that you look to me
as if gou were never to stop your changes. The
people will surely lose confidence in men who
are governed 10y expedients, and not by any hon
est principle, and who aspire to cheat men out of
their votes by false pretences. want no fellow
ship with such, and will pursue my own course,
leaving to you and other leaders OF the Republl-
can party, the unmanly resort of The trckster
and the subterfuges of the demagogue. Thank
Heaven. ] have some conscience Left, and
though you make light of it, AS you have often
done of some other virtues. that is no reason why
should abandon common honesty, and become
sharer in your guilt. Good morning. Mr. G.
Mr.. Good morning, sir. Soto UOce
That man will bear watching He talks like a
sympathizer with the rebels. Will be traitor
in less than six months-the rascal!--or Dem
Ocrat, which is worse-the vilainl