Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-01
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WAsHiNGroN Feb 81.
IS the time has arrived for the Democracy of
the United States TO clearly define their position
ia reference to the war. it, objects and the results
70 be fought for, il may not be nRiBter@ting 10
the readers OF tire Times 10 peruse few lines
relative to the position OF the Democratic mem
.befs oi the House Of Representatives in Con
gress.
Al Democrats IN that BODY, every one OF
them. are in favor Of the prosecution Of the war
for the suppression Of rebellion and for the resto-
ration OF the Constitution aud the Union
They more than any other men have been edu
Gated respect. obey and defend the integrity of
the one and the preservation of the other. The
Democracy always guarded with sIeepless vigi-
lance the every line, precept and letter of
American Magma Charfa, aud 10 day they are
where they we're in all past time. planted upon
the immutable principles OF that instrument, and
struggling for It's malntainence. Our armies were
raised, ayowedly, for this purpose aud tor no
other. The war must be prosecuted for this pur.
pose. and no other. unless admit that the troops
we're raised aud the Var begun under false pre-
lenses
The Democracy committed great sin though
ia the estimation of LoyejOy. Sumner, Chandler
Co, by declaring that voting first Tor an hon
orable compromise of difficulties aud differ
ence with the South in preference TO crying for
blood letting aud slave instruction as Chand
Ter. Wilkinson and other malignant and small
minded Republicans did. For this Democrats
have never been forgiven. but venal and truck
ling press has been constantly employed 10 Wilt
fy and deiame all prominent and active Demo
crats a. sympathizers with the rebellion, seees
sionlsts at heart aud therefore unworthy of pub
lac confidence and esteem. The objects of such
attacks have been many, but prominent adyan-
tage hoped to be gained by it WAS to attract at
teftiOn from the patent treason that AboltionSm
had preached Tor years, and the fruits OF which
are now ripeneJ in the practice of by jeff.
Davis & Co. They preached that the Union
could not exist part free and part slave. He,
their convert. illustrates the experimental religion
of AbOlitionism by rebellion. Lovejoy knows
this TO be true; Sumner. Wilson, Wade Greeley.
Hck man, 81 "a onHe genus, looking out from the
national Capitol. beholding devastation, ruin and
death upon every hand, must and do hear "the
still, small voice whisper in their souls, These
are thy rOrks"
A the long tred strategy of thieves is to cry
louder than all other men stop thief" so these
primal and original disunionists and traitors, look
ing and pointing at the Democracy. cry out
traitors, 'disuniOniSts, ''Secessionists." For
while this deceived the mass of the people. but
the day of illusion for the masses has passed
And these fathers in the church of disunion and
Abolitionism are being dragged from their GOV
efts and branded they should be.
Yesterday, IN this House, most unwarrantable
an COW ardly assault made upon Mr. Valan-
digham by Hickman, the notorious, of Pennsyl-
vania
1t was too much to endure, and was met. as ii
should have been promptly and well bv the ac-
cuSed, and not only by him, but by gallant "0ld
Dick" of Illinois who. rushing into the fight
struck out fearlully and deposited sockdoager
upon the black and sooty phiz of Abolitionism
that will not soon be forgotten. The fight has
already begun Democracy is the army and the
restoration OF the Union is the battle cry upon
one side; emancipation and Abolitionism are upon
the other, and disunion forever Is the tOcsin Of
the ebony cohort.