Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-03
Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy

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There is no paper in Indiana or in the West,
according to its ability and influence, that has
done and is doing more to give and and comfort
to the secessiOnists than the indianapolis Journal
Immediately after the Presidential election in
1860 it advocated disunOn-a peaceful separation
from all the States that desired to withdraw from
the Union 1t pronounced civil war worse than
the loss of dozen States, and, in advance of its
installation into power, it condemned in the
harshest terms any act of the Administration
which should invite or precipitate such conflict
upon the nation. In July last, after the war
upon gigantic scale had been inaugurated, the
Journal stated that it entertained the opinions it
had previously expressed in favor of dissolution
of the Union, and would willingly let the States
that desired to separate, or withdraw, go in peace
upon the single condition that the citizens ofthose
States should lay down their arms. There is no
doubt but the Journal is as much in favor of a
dissolution of the Union as the rankest secession
ist in the rebel States. Day after day its columns
furnish evidence of its cisurion proclivIties And
we desire to call especial attention to the peculiar
manner, under the false guise of loyalty, it has of
illustrating its sympathy with those who are seek
| ing to destroy the Union ard strengthening the
hands of those who are in arms against the Gov
eminent In its editorials, and through cores
pondents working to the same end, day after day 4,
as it has month after month, it strives to convey
the impression to the people of the Southern
States that there is large and powerful party
in the North in favor of secession and which
sympathze with the traitors who are putting forth
/ Herculean efforts to divide the UniOn-to make
two Governments where one only can exist in
peace and prosperity. 1t knows that such state
ments are gross Misrepresentation; that they
have no foundation whatever in truth, and that
they are the coinage of wicked heart for the
basest of purposes. The Journal also knows
that the Democracy are the consti;utonalelnd
conservative party of the country and that they
are in favor of maintaining the Union at all
hazards under the Constitution. The Republi-
can organ is we'll aware there is no disunion SEN
ment in Indiana, or elsewhere in the Northwest,
except what it represents. There is no other
There never has been any other And We con
6dently express the opinion that there never will
be any other. But the acknowledgment of this
state of public sentiment would not suit the
Journal as il would deprive it of its power to do
mischief and to help its traitorous allies. We
ask every sensible and conservative man to re
fleet upon the course of the Journal in its per-
sistent Interpretations as to there beng a
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out the Northern States, and whether it can have
any other motive in so doing but to put weapons
in the hands of the disunonists of the South to
aid them in carrying out their wicked designs
These men can not have, they have not had. a
more efficient co-worker than the Journal
Could Southern man receive any other
impression after reading that print, than
that the Northern people are divided il
sentiment in regard to the value o.
the Union and their desire for its maintenance
buHe and Independent, and the Boston LiberatOi
have openly and earnestly advocated a division
of the Union, separation from all the State:
that desired TO sever their connection with til,
Government, and since the commencement o
the war by a willful and wicked Misrepresentation
of the condition Of public sentiment in the Nortl
they have been efficient allies OF the Secession
lists in strengthening the rebellion and procrasti
mating the terrible conflict, with all its evils
which has called nearly million Of men frou
the peaceful and productive pursuits of life t.
scenes of mortal strife, carnage, waste and de
struction. The Journal has assumed fearful
responsibility in disappearing the position ant
sentimeuU of the conservative people Of TIN
North, who have utilization with Abotionsm
and ere long those whom it has thus attempted Il
deceive and deIude will appreciate its true char
acter and visit 1t with just condemnation.