Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-29
rhe Attempted Revorut,on.

If We can place any confidence IL the revela.
tons of the Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Gazette, and other outgvngs in the
the recent effort to break up the Cabinet. was the
development of a schema upon the part OF the
ultra Republicans to force the President to Weld
the government to their CONTROL and complete
surrender to their policy. 1t was attempt at
revoution--the overthrow of the institutions un-
der which this government was established-the
destruction Of that complex but perfect system
of government under which our free Republic
was established and has grown and strengthened
The only hope Of the corspirators is in the cen
trazation of power, and the destruction OF indie
pendent State governments, with their reserved
rights, which thus far have proven a sufficient
check upon the usurpation of unwarranted and
despotic power by the Federal authorities. This
was the issue in the adoption of the Constitu-
ton. The then opponents of an everything cen
trail power trium2hed. The issue is again before
the country. perhaps more strongly marked than
it was then. The schemes OF the Abolition
fanatics cannot succeed unless by a destruction
of constitutional rights--nay more, the sub
version Of the Constitution itself. Whoever,
then. has any scruples in thatregard-any respect
for constitutional obligations-the radicals look
upon as barriers to the success of their schemes.
This is the secret Of their opposition to AcCLEL-
LAS--to every man in civil or military position
who, while earnestly laboring TO overthrow the
rebellion, is equally anxious to preserve and
maintain constitutional liberty. This is probably
the cause of the recent outbreak against Mr..
SEWARD. 1t cannot be denied that he is thor
oughly anti slavery, but he has probably enough
of craftsmanship to foresee that the emancipation
of slavery by the means proposed by the ultra
Republicans involves the overthrow Of our repub-
lican institutions and the substitution of IA strong
central Government like unto those of the Old
World, where the will of man is the
law to the people. But few of the party in
power even profess respect for the Constitu-
ton. They care not for the restoration of the
Union under that chart of Government. Loyalty
with them is no longer fidelity to the Consttu-
ton. but blind obedience TO every behest. and
to the policy whatever it may be. of the ruling
party. Fidelity to the Constitution is regarded
! by it as the evidence of disloyaIty. Every true
citizen pronounced the crime of the rebels to be
their disregard violation of their constitutional
obligations, but now the leading representatives
'of the Republican party proclaim that it is evi
dence of disoyalty TO insist that the Constitution
is living, binding instrument. The great strug-
gle now before the country is the preservation of
the Government under the Constitution in the
spirit and for the purposes it was organ
ized- The States have rights. 1t was intended
they should have They parted only with
those which are enumerated ia the Federal Con-
stitutiOn All Others they possess equally now as
before they entered the Union OF the States Strike
these down, and justify the attempt to obliterate
State lines aud destroy State Governments, then
our free, constitutional Government will be mt
an end Ii the people desire to preserve consti
tutional liberty. they must insist upon the main
tenance of the Government il constituted.
The old Constitution and the old Union are the
only arks of safety. The scheme TO revoutionize,
to change the Government, must be blocked. If
the conspirators who proclaim that revolution is
their object permitted to sway the Govern.
ment, if it is surrendered them, anarchy will
soon prevail throughout the land. Under the old
doctrine of Stale rights, and Federal Govern
ment of limited and specified powers, freedom
was secured to the people and prosperity to the
nation. The blessings of a free Government,
su h as ours has been, can only be perpetuated
by rigid adherence to the principles upon which
it was founded. That has secured it in the past.
and it is the only hope in the future.