Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-23
Republican Consistency, According
10 the Record.

The acts of the Republican party, says an ex-
change, when they were "hungering and thirst
ing" for the plumber and patronage of the Fed
eral Government; and had not yet assumed the
control of Government, present a striking con-
trast to the realities of Congressional legislation,
now daily presented. When they held their sec
tiOnal pow-wow at Chicago-in which it will be
recOllected HORACE GREELEY figured as a dele
gate from Oregon. and so signally demolished
the hopes and expectations of the aspiring SEW
ARD-the following was the fourth of the resolu-
tons comprising what is generally known as the
Chicago platfOam:"
A. That the maintenance inviolate of the rights
of each State, and especially the right of each
State to control and order its own domestic insti
tons. according to its own judgment exclusively,
Is essential to the balance of powers, on which
the perfection and endurance OF our political fab
ric depends.
They were among the "Outs' then, and were
endeavoriDg to combat the assertions advanced
by the Democratic and Bell Everett parties of
their sectionalism and hostility to the institutions
and rights of the people of the South. The
leaders saw that it was necessary to do or say
6Ouctu4u1 W NlSptONC liz -tudtEts HidhC
some professions having the gloss of nationality,
and accordingly resolved in favor of Estate
rights" and the balance OF power among the
sovereign members composing the United States
of America. Did this resolution mean any
thing; or was it only composed of empty
words, full of sound, capable of reasonable
Interpretation. to be sure, but signifying nothing
not the fine and perfect grains of truth, but
rather the worthless chaff of falsehood, to be
scattered to the winds as occasion offered9 We
shall see.
So. too, they made an honest resolye-the 9th
of their platform-they viewed '.with alarm"
the reckless extravaganza that pOrvaded the
Government: we're shocked with the corruption
and fraud that prevailed at Washington, &C., &c.
Mr.. DAWES, Mr.. VAN WICK, and other Republi-
can authorities have given US plenty of informal
ton regarding the honesty displayed by these vir
tuous members of a young and pure party. We
spm mp the result in the following brief quota
ton from Mr.. DAWES:
Ia the first year of a Republican Administra-
ton, which came into power upon professions of
reform and retrenchment, there is ihdubitable
CflQcuCt dDfO1u IN the Adnu ina SOueDDuN mas
Plundered the public treasury well nigh in that
single year of as much as the entire current
yearly expenses Of the Government during the
Administration which the people hurled from
poVer because OF its corruption.
But 20 return to other professions of Republi-
can non interference. The election followed
ABRAHAM LINCOLN was chosen President, but not
yet inauguraaed, when Congress again met. At
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menacing aspect-events were h~urryiHg on rap
idly toward a threatened war-stiIl members from
the Southern States retained their seats in Con-
gress-Lnd it was hoped by Union men of
every section, that. by a wise and prudent course,
the greater danger OF civil war might be averted,
that some compromise and plan of Cancellation
might be adopted. On the llth Of February the
following resoIstions were offered in the House of
Representatives, and passed by a nearly unani
nous vote-the Republicans, having a majority
in that body, thus committing themselves TO the
constitutional declaration of non interference
with slavery in the States. Here are the resolu-
tons:
RESOLVED, That neither the Federal Govern.
ment nor the people or governments Of the non
slaveh0lding States have a purpose or a constitu
tiOnal right 70 legislaIe upon or interfere with
slavery in any of the States of the Union.
ResolUsd, That those persons in the North
who do not subscribe to the foregoing proposition
are too insignificant IN numbers and influence 10
excite the The serious attention or alarm of any
portion OF the people Of the Republic, and that
the increase OF their numbers and influence does
nos keep pace with the increase OF the aggregate
population OF the Union.
Measures Of adjustment, efforts Of coBcilia-
ton, plans Of compromise were, soon after. all
rejected BY a Republican majority. and we are
nov experiencing the sad results that have fol.
lowed the mot an-incb" and blood letting
programme Of Republication. The Republi-
cans have had complete sway in every depart
ment Of government, but what has become Of
heir solemn professions, and recorded protesta-
tions2 What has been the burden Of the interim
nable and rapid speeches that have characterize