Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-19
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"intended to combat the reorganization of the
Democratic party past party issues" in which,
as is customary with that dsunion sheet. it
charges upon the Northern Democracy sympathy
with the rebellion and the rebel adherents of the
party in times past. This charge comes with i'll
grace from the Republican organ. Openly, per-
sistently, and strenuOusly it advocated disunion,
a peaceabIe separation from all the States that
desired to withdraw. and it hoped never to live in
a Union wherein one section of it was pinned to
the other by bayonets. The journal man knows
that the Democracy have ever been for maintain
ing the Constitution and the Union. For their
efforts in that regard they have been reproach
fully classed by Republicans as Union savers"
To perpetuate the Union they have ever. as they
now do. opposed the extremes of both the South
and the North. In 1882, under the Presidency
of "Old Hickory" they crushed out notification
in South Carolina, one form of disunionism, and
since that period they have enforced obedience to
the fugitive slave law in Massachusetts,, a disre
gard of and threatened resistance TO which was
another phase of disunionism. The Democracy, as
a party organization are opposed to both Seces-
sionism and Abolitionism. They have no sympa-
thy with one or the other. When "JEFF DAVIS,
STEPHENS, CoBB, and FLOYD" rebelled against the
Government and attempted to disrupt the Union,
they equally rebelled against the Democratic par
ty. The Democratic party can no more be held
accountable for their acts, than they for those
of JOIN BELL, RoGER HANSON, BucKSER, and the
party in the South which affiliated with these
men and which was as much opposed to the De-
mocracy as are and were LINCOLN, SEWARD,
SUMNER, PHILLIPS and company. There is no
party in the North which sympathises with Sc
cessionism. The North stands almost unit
against this heresy and the exceptions are to be
found in the Abolition or Republican party.
Ever since the attempt to make abolitionism
political issue, and a disturbing element in the
public policy of the country, the Democracy have
opposed it, Such has not been the case with the
various parties which have opposed the Democ-
racy. They have ever, under the various names
they have assumed, courted the Abolition vote
to secure political power. This is now the posi-
ton of the Republican party. The Republicans
and Abolitionists now cheek by joe. They
work together. They vote together. SUMNER,
Hale, PHILLIPS, BEEcHER and GARRIsoS are the
ruling spirits of the Republican party. No re-
buke to these men or their principles comes from
the Republican party. Where they lead the
Republican party follows PHiLLIPs, who
boosted in speech in Washington that
for nineteen years he had labored to with
draw nineteen States from the Union, was
feted by the Republicans and was received
by the Vice President of the United States
and the leading Republican Senators with mark
Ell courtesy and distinguished consideration upon
the floor of the Senate. The Journal, the Re
publican organ OF Indiana. is the apoogist and
defender of the abolition wing of that political
organization. With GREELEY. PHILLIPS. and
GARRISON, it has advocated disurIion-a peacea-
bic separation from all the States that desired to
leave the Union. And the party and the paper
with such record, has the impudence to charge
that the Democratic party is disloyal-that it
sympathises with Secessionsm.
The Journal argues that Abolitionists, Re
pubcans, and Democrats can construct :" III Mon
party" "can meet on the common ground OF
fighting rebels. aud levying the necessary taxes,
without giving up any opinion that may have
separated them in past times . That bright or.
gan says they can be for or against emancipation,
for or against colfscaton, for or against pro-
tective tariff, for or against a paper currency,
and thus divide upon all issues in governmental
policy. but if they do not sustain the Adminstra-
ton whatever may be its views upon these ques
tons, they Glove party more than country" Tn
D.. r a NJ.