Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-02
ssNO-fsartyism."

The Springfield (Iliinois) Journal. the Repub
lican organ of Illinois. in late issue says:
we call upon the Republican press of Illinois
aud Of the whole country, to unfurl the old(D
Republican banner, and stir up friends for or
ganization and action
In New Hampshire az the late election the
cold Republican banner" was unfurIed, and no
heed WAS paid to the Republican professions of
mo party during the war" In New York the
peoples" organization has been abandoned and
arrangements made for the reorganization of the
Republican party upon its cold" issues. This
policy will be adopted in every State where the
Republican leaders think they have the strength
TO successfully "unfurl the old Republican ban
ner." The Springfield Register. the State organ
OF the Democracy of Illinois, thus responds to
the appeal of the Journal to the Republican
press of that State and "the whole country" to
".tir up their friends for organization and &C
tom
Plat treason. If there is any truth in the Jour
nal; for has it not for months, been denouncing
all as traitors, who, during the war, would dare
oppose the hollow "no party" professions of Alb
olItonisml This has been the Journals theme
by day and dream by night. To be n party
mIn, or support party ticket. clear treason
and none but traitors could lisp of party organi-
zstioni IL was not sufficient that four Democrats
To one Republican took service in the army. IL
was not sufficient that Democrats gave jealous
support 10 the Government, in its prosecution of
the war, while they were excluded from civil,
and 10 great extent. from military honors but
they must ignore name and principle. and dove
tail with AbolItiOnism under a hypocriucal party
cognomen, for the advancement OF Abolition
principles and to further the aspirations OF Abo-
lition men. Democrats could not be duped into
such an alliance. and hence were trIitors-trIit
ors in standing by principle, the Union and Con
sttution, as established by the fathers The III
aois Journal. in despair, gives up the fruitess
task. and IN turn avows its treason" by rally
ing cry for the organization of the Od Republ-
can party In doing so il repeats, in the style
of its fanatical rawlings of year ago. its charge
of treason against the Democratic party All
Illinois Democrats are traitors, including the fifty
thousand of them down in Dixie, fighting the
Journals allies of 1860. We are all traitors
again, but this time we have the Journal in com
pany, by its own record Ii Is pre- aching party"
its last years synonym for treason.
Well, neighbor. rally mp your "old republican
party" IL dates back 10 1855, we believe, and
in six short years it has become old ricketty, de
crepd. UNANIMOUSLY corrupt; so much 50 that il
attempted % relGvenate near a wear ago with an
alias. Rattle and patch up its crumbng bones.
that the Democracy, dating its organization with
the foundation of the Government. yet ever
youthful and ever true to country and To princi-
pie. may sweep it away among the rubbish OF the
hundred other factions that from time 10 time
have had brief existence founded in the cCrrup-
tons. disappontments and evil passions of ambi-
tous demagJgues. Trot out your prematurely
"oid" party, neighbor. The slogan of the Old
Democratic guard is sounding. Another round
with them will end your misery. aud bid hope tor
the old Constitution and the old Union.