Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-24
Iaxa,tx and i,isIoyalty.

The New York Journal Of Commerce says:
We have a remarkable state Of affiirs now ex-
hib.ted in this country That party sprit against
which all the great and good men OF old time
warned the citizens of TIE American Republic,
but which humanity. ,seTbaps, must Tan into' mas
led us % the opening of a campaign IN politics IN
which one party witiou hesitation pronounees
the other tEaitOrous sId Tebell'0ns. l. his - the
highest fever Of patty spirit II would iead Al
the next step 70 battle for personal safety, since
the party thus announcing ~ opponents must
necessarily insist on the propriety OF lmprsonlng
and executing the traitors, while tie latter, u
they believe themselves loyal, must necessarily
demand that their trial be held IN due form OF
law and Justify resistance TO all attempts at ex
cutting them without regular process, conviction
and sentence
There stands the fact in the history of Amer
lea, that two great portions were engaged IN civil
war, and one of these portions being divided into
two parties on the questions growing out OF the
war, one party pronounces the other reoellious
and traitorous party.
But the next fact is more startling still 1t
appears at the election that the party thus brand
ed traitors aud rebels are in large majority in
the three great States of Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana, and this leads To the belief that they
will be IN vastly larger majority IN the Empire
State. What. then, becomes OF the purity which
boosted its loyalty and abused It's OpponentsY
Can a majority of the people OF the United
States be reasonable in a mere matter OF opinion
as to the policy which should control the war!
Never was more tremendous rebuke given 10
the madness of radicalism than II mas received in
the result of these elections. Now as hereto
fore, the radical leaders have endesyored to keep
back all real issues out of sight. and persuade
the people that the question before them was
question of loyalty or treason But with that
issue offered by the radicals the people have
chosen the side which these politicians called
treason, and the terrible truth states these men
in the face that they have been telling Europe
and the South that majority OF the men OF the
Northern States we're actually in sympathy with
treasonl Fortunately the world places no conf
dence in these radical sanderefs They have de-
ceived the nations too often, and their character
is known and READ of all men. Hence they have
not yet done much harm, and their voices are
now hushed We shall not hear, except from
some incorrgbe radical here and there, any
more accusations of treason directed against the
great majority of the men on whom the safety of
the nation depends
We are not given to prophecy, but there is one
thing in the future which may be looked for with
confidence We shall see radical men becoming
furious conservatives now, and rapidly. Beware
of such men. Better that they be kept aloof
cation is complete, and reflection has given them
ample time 10 choose a steady line of principle
Ii may be better for party success to encourage
them TO come over, but party success ought not
TO be achieved on such terms or with such help.
The man of principle is the man for party sue
cess on either side Radical men who are such
principle will not come over now, but we all
know we'll that there are hanging on the skirts Of
the radical party, apparently leading its forces,
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and spOiis, and such men will begin now to desert
the ranks OF their party. and seek refuge and pay
in other associations. They are the offscouring
o.; political life, the men that no man trusts in
business lite, to whom no would lend money
or entrust property with any hope OF recovering
again; men OF hopeless reputation personally,
yet who prominent in political organizations,
of every party. Look out for them-for the ma
ton has been let Into ruin by the spirit which per-
mits such men to be--and to be party men and
party leaders or workers.
he light that few weeks ago j.
breaking over the mouGtainsl We can see il
Frightening hour by hour. Let Us all be faithful
to principle and not TO party Let US labor b.,
principle and not Tor given object. The man
who works only for an object to be attained. be
comes reckless OF the means of attaining il.
This is the reason why radical newspapers ana
orators so often contradict themselves and con
denim their own previous words "Any means
for the end" is their motto. The man who lives
by fixed principle, who works, fights, or votes for
principles That he understands and loves, will
never have occasi2nIk as{ himself whether what
he now says 6rdees nsadicts his former life
and teaching.
The day which witnesses New York restored
to the guidance of conservative counsels, will be
day for the future historian to mark with white
chalk. aud our descendants to celebrate with re
joicngs.