Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-01


bui wiIl ash you With SCORPIONS. and ms little
finger shall be thicker than my fathers thigh.''
Prom that day forward Israel Vas divided
kingdom. shorn OF is glory aud OF its power.
This last Congress has done for u n far a. Was
ia their power the very same thing that Rehobo-
did for the kingdom OF Israel
A | have said before. one wear ago there was
a large Union sentiment IN tae South Las view
OF this fact what should have been our policy!
Shoald We sot have endeavoIed 10 convince these
people that beneath the hsg Of their country all
their rights OF property were seeurer ] do not
know how YOU are going 70 reconstruct this
Union without some basis 20 place y upou Snch
basis We might hare had IN tins strong Union
element AZ the South Who does act know that
two thirds of the seeded States carried into
the wickedness of secession absolutely without
the consent OF the people sud against their will.
The hearts OF these people were for the old
Government IN which they had always trusted,
aud the old Constitution which they had always
reyered. Suppose policy had been 20 foster
and encourage instead of driving off that Union
sentiment There would have been no armr in
the field to-day. But in lieu OF that policy of
CANCELLATION which would have been our sllyatiOn
We adopted the policy OF meeting them all with
fre and sword, aud the fatal consequences are
not vet all told.
Now. | agree that IL Is right and proper in ev-
ery government that where you pat down eDel
lion ike this you should punish the leaders, tut
no government ever adopted the policy in reia
ton to the people themselves that ours mas. A
feS wears ago, the Hunearsns rebeed against
Austria. That is one OF The most despite gov
ernments on the face of the globe.
The Government succeeded IN overthrowng
tie rebeliOn-howl They executed "a lew OF the
leaders, sent he remainder into exile and passed
amnesty to the residue Who not leaders in
the rebellion. There never WAS a Government
that has not uniformly let the burden fail upon
the leaders while the great mass OF the peOple
were permitted to return aud resume their ailegl-
ance 10 the Government. And will venture to
assert that ii after the battle of Fort DJnessOn
the Government had adopted tins policy OF con
ciiiation. there would have been no rebel army IN
the held to DAY But instead OF that beng the
case. ties are at this moment confronting us with
an army numerous AMI superior To own,
ana We are com elled 10 call Tor mUre volunteers
Now the volunteering now gong on. IN view OF
the doubt already cast upon the subject. stands
fair; but il is evident that our people are not
rushing TO arms with tie spirit and in such mum
bers they diG when the former call was made,
when there Was hope that the war Was 10 be
conducted upon more humane and conservative
princpie' In tins State aud in Illinois shall
probably succeed after awhile in raising our quota
OF volunteers, out in many OF the States they will
be forced t. draft The COngre-siOna legislation
Of late has been fatal To Us in every way.
hear "a good deal said now aud then about the
Statesmen" of this Republican party. but
have never been able 10 put my finger upon any
OF Their state, mdnshp. / have served along
with them in Congress. and | have found il inva
riab.y the that whenever any called by
their name begins 10 rise 70 the position OF true
states man. they crowd him out OF the ranks
Take Mr.. Cowan oi PENNSYLVANIA, ~ an exam
pie They hate that mIn worse, and denOunce
him more bitterly even than they do me; Tor they
SAY Richardson is an old sinner anyhow, and
they do not expect much Ot him
am afraid that when tue future historian
comes to write OF ouI times, as he will do, he
will group these men, with respect to statesman
ship, and will say" Here is a set OF One-idea
fools, who permitted the Government handed
down To them by their forefabers to fall to the
ground rather than give up absurd notion
which could never be realized Or carried out"
You cannot administer Government successful
Nv with one idea and let me tell You that these
men, when in the pursuit OF their one idea, come
To make the negro do everything and have every
thing they dwndle down, down. down. until they
become totally Incapable of anything ike true
states Denshp Last winter, when saw my
erab.e friend here from Kentucky, together with
Mr.. Csittenden-men who had been associttei in
days gone 10y with Clay and ebSter and Benton
occupying seats upon the floor of Congress
amongst these intellectual pigmies, and one idea
men, the poetry OF Moore suggested itself very
iotc:bly TO my mind, peculiarly applicable to
their situation:
al feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted
Whose lights are gone. whose guests are He'd,
And ali but he departed
When we pass into the page of history. as we
soon shall, | fear that not one of all the repre-
sentatlves of the Republican party now in Con
gress will ever have been found to have produ
ced paper-to have been guilty of IA thought
that Is worthy OF the great cause and the great
Interests that are committed to their charge.
Now, If you send these back again to
Congress, the history OF this republic Is written
Our days are numbered and numbered
with the past. UNANIMOUSLY. inglorously. without
struggle. We passed away, md bee me "a
school boys taie-the wonder of an hour "
have heard good deal said about the ICON
sentative Republicans i'll Congress" These so
called conservatives are excellent men Judging
them by what they say: indeed. they talk the
best to vote so badly OF any set of men | ever
saw We did mink at first that your Representa-
tive from this Congressional Distric, would vote
with us all the time but We were sadly disip
pointed, when the time for talking passed by, and
ne was called upon to vote That i the way
with all Of these men For time they would
mike good Union speeches, talking tOerably
conservative all the time. anu voting Just exactly
like LoveOy and his friends.
came TO the conclusion about these
conservative Republicans that Yankee once
came 10 IN regard to the Samese twins The
Siamese twins had come 20 Boston. and the old
Yankee had paid his money AMI went into the
show. Tie examined the lIsaments that bound
the Young men together. and - soon he had
satisfied himself that IL 4 real thing aud no
humbus, he snid-"Wel | rather guess them
fellows are brothers" Just So ms fellow citi-
Zens, have been compelled 10 conclude that these
conservative" Republicans and AboliIioniSts
brothers Cheers aud laughter One is just
about a. bad as the other, or If there is any dit
ference, it Is in favor oil the Aboltionsts. Love
Joy avowed his policy. | like "a bold man. Ii
he is wrong in principle. ! can at least admire
| aiways could understand L0seioy. but | never
could understand YOUR Representative from this
Congressional district Laughter Ii during
the last Presidential election these ''conserya
tive Republicans had avowed the sentiments
they expressed by their votes the country would
not have been in the condition il is At present
Now let me urge You, il YOU are going TO send
Republicans TO Congress al all, let Us have the
iuil biOoded fellows. amt none of those men who
talk one way ami vote another | know Loyeioy
will not cheat me. | hate TO be cheated. 80 |
would rather have the full blooded Aooitionists
10 deal with. | understand their position. The
danger OF the country arises not from these men.