Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-19
SrIettr0 sNistrlIanp.


The New York Argus, in noticing the charge
common in the Republican papers that the Ad-
miristration encounters the settled hostility of
men who claim to be Democrats, remarks:
Let us bring this vague accusation down to the
test of facts. What has the Federal Government
demanded for the preservation of the Union and
the restoration of the power and authority of the
Constitution Money, credit, ships. arms and
men. Ii has received unlimited votes of money,
unTestrained resort to credit navy suddenly
created ample armament, and men flocking in
such numbers that the Government has again
ano again felt compelled to refuse more recruits.
Nothing has been refused it; and no Democratic
votes can be found recorded against measures of
public safety. since the crisis took the shape of
contest for self preservation by arms.
lt is true that Democrats have differed as to
70 the mode in which money should be raised.
Bus the Republicans have also differed on these
points The Morrill, tariff is everywhere con
deIaned as calculated 10 defeat the object Of rev.
enue. Our State assembly (and it under
stood the State Oficers) we're opposed to an issue
of legal tender notes. and in favor of preserving
the specie standard of currency. A large num-
Der of Representatives in Congress and some of
the members of the Cabinet, took the same view.
In regard TO the tax bill, Democrats may have
differed as to the mode Of levying the impost, but
not as 20 the duty of meeting the requirements of
the nation by the fullest taxation. Differences
of this kind among Republicans still delay the
passage of the law.
Democrats have voted against abolition in the
District of Columbia. The President signed the
bill uLder disclaimers The Democrats oppose
sweeping measures of confscatiOn and euancipa-
tion because they fear they will protract the war
and consolidate the power of the COnfederates.
The representatives of the loyal men of the South
are united and earnest in this view and the Presi-
dent Is understood to share in it.
As to such measures as the censorship of the
press and the suspension of the right of trial in
civil cases, the protest of Democrats has been
confirmed by the reflection of most men, and by
the assent Of the Administration. Neither House
of Congress could be got TO pass laws authori-
zing Government Interference with the press
with personal liberty. When the censorship was
extended so ali presses equally, the plea of
cutting off sources of information to the enc
my, the Republican journals raised a clamor over
their loss of profits that exceeded all that Dem
ocTats had vi ged in defense of principle
NO-the Administration has been sustained in
every measure il has asked for TO uphold the Con-
stitution and restore the Union. 1t has been re-
spOnded to by free grants Of money and men and
credit as no Government ever before was. In
the war with Graat Britain in 1912, and in that
with Mexico, the political opposition refused to
vo1e taxes. discouraged enlistments. and invoked
defeat on our armies Now for the first time in
a crisis of national danger, the old opposition
in power, and the Democrats in minority. The
former main.sin the full rancor of partisanship-
while the latter have sustained the Administra
ton, better even than its avowed supporters, in
all necessary steps tor the preservation of the
imperiled Government.
1t is pure SANDER in the pretended no-party
men to make this accusation against the Democ-
raoy; and there is no Democrat that has any self
respect that does not resent it.