Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-19
Entirely too many Provisos.
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Ihe editor OF the New Albany Ledger, IN con-
necton with the proposed "Union" Convention,
to be held at Indianapolis in June, says:
elf the Convention which is to meet on the
18th of June shall do that which the January
Convention ought to have done-manfully de-
nounce as enemies of the country alike Southern
Secessionists and Northern Abolitionsts; shall
repudiate all such schemes as that of setting
slaves free at the expense of the taxpayers OF the
country; denOunce as a most dangerous and
alarming doctrine that recently put forth of con-
verting eleven States of the Union into Terrific
ries or dependencies OF the Washington Govern
ment; speak in fitting terms of the inhumanity
and injustice of contiscating all property owned
by rebels, no matter what their degree of guilt;
and resolve in favor of vigorous prosecution of
the for the sole and only purpose of restoring
the Union and maintaining the CONSTITUTIONAL
they shall do this, and nominate ticket of rep
resentative men to stand upon the platform, 1T IS
not unlikely that thousands of Democrats will
support the June in preference to the January
ticket"
We should like to know what hope the editor
has of any such action from this proposed Con
vention? Does he not know that the whole
scheme is gotten up by republican leaders-by the
party which has alone promulgated these odous
doctrinesl Does he not know that this meeting
is in lieG of the regular Republican Convention,
for the nomination of their regular State ticket,
and that Republicans will be the recipients of all
the desirable offices-that the present incumbents
will again be e-nominated unless they are bought
off by promise OF better positionsf Ii sounds
like folly TO expect reputation OF the doctrines
enumerated by our friend of the Ledger, by a
body which will assuredly be composed almost en-
trely of the followers of the very party which
sustains these unconstitutional acts.
If the editor or any one else wishes to sustain
ticket formed in direct opposition to these meas
ures, they will find the bill satisfactorily filled by
the Democratic platform of the 9Th of January
last. in spite of the insifuation the contrary.
Does it not "manfully denounce enemies of
the country alike, Southern Secessionists and
Northern Abolitionists," when il asserts this
1--WE are utterly opposed to the twin heresies,
Northern sectionalism and Southern secessionism
alike inimicsl TO the Constitutionf" What
stronger language could be usedf
Again, says the editor, eli the Convention re-
solves in favor of vigorous prosecution of the
for the sole and only purpose of restoring the
Union and maintaining the Constitution" &c,
which "the January Convention ought TO have
DONE" This is another groundless insnuation.
What did the January Convention say2 Listen:
I'VE are unalterably attached TO the Constitu-
ton by which the Union of these States was
formed, and will sustain with all our energies a
war for the maintenance of the Constitution,
and of the integrity of the Union, under the Con-
sfifufion." How much further does the editor
expect this bogus Republican Convention to go?
Does be think il will enuncate better Democratic
OF National doctrine than thisf
Again, the editor wants a Reputation from the
Convention of 1.-The schemes for freeing slaves Z"
Is il necessary to wait for action from this body
on this point2 What says the 9Th of January
Convention: "That the purpores advocated to
lberate and arm negro slaves, is unconstitutional,
insulting to loyal citizens, disgrace TO the age,
Is calculated to retard the suppression of the re
bellion."