Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28
WASHINGTON, April 90, 1862.

WASHINGTON, April 90, 1862.
The condition of things here is pitiable Con-
greSs is doing no good, but an abundance of
harm to the cause OF the Union. Instead of leg
islating as it should do to build no and cherish
love for the Union as our fathers made it, the
constant aim of the Republicans, led on by the
Abolition wing of the party-which is the right"
wing-is to pass measures which will drive the
South still more unanimously into rebellion. The
fact is that wing of the party is bent prolOng
i'm the war, partly tor the Government plumber
which it will bring them, but mainly because
they expect in the end to have slavery abol-
ished throughout the whole couctry. No sooner
has the army obtained victory as at Fort Don
eson, than some new Abolition measure is in.
troduced into Congress calculated to erasperGte
the South into still further resistance to the
Union. There seems to be a settled purpose to
gOdd the rebel States into continued acts of hos
tllity. AMI these things may be looked for from
the ultra Republicans of every shade of charac
ter from the classic Senator Sumner down to the
most stupid and unreasonng lickspittle of the
Abolition faction. This is the game of hazard
which they are playing before the country, and
they will continue to play it until the people in
terpose their authority and exile all such traitors
from the halls of Congress Some of these mem
bers of Congress openly proclaim that they have
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restoration shall bring with it the adjustment of
slavery ererylohere. They make no conceal
ments of this sentiment, and are both bold and
loud in declaring it. They want the war to go
on, and expect that Mr.. Lincoln. after a few more
victories, will issue a general proclamation of
emancipation "under the war pOwer"-that I'M
constitutional act of despotsm, quite as convent
ent for liberating negroes as for depressing white
men. Some OF the mos debased Republicans
say publicly that Mr.. Lincoln has promised as
much, and taunt conservative Union men aud
even members OF Congress with the exercise
of that power by the President. Some time
ago the Governor of Western State was
here, IndanaIl and he had something to
say on this subject of general negro emanci-
patton. He said this general emancipation pro-
clamation would be issued by Lincoln in less
than four months, whether Congress passed a
law to that effect or not. A gentleman who was
present doubted the statement; and said it was
impossible that the President could be guilty OF
so high-handed a usurpatiOn. To this remark
the Western Governor replied: at will be done
sir have just talked TO Mr.. Lincoln" The
fact is, no one knows here what is going to hap
pen from day to day, or what policy will prevail
at the Executive Mansion. Every victory OF
tanned over the rebels seems to inspire the Adolf
tionsts with fresh insolence, and their demands
for extreme measures increase as our armies ad-
vance South. They are gloating over the pros
spects of negro Instructions, and cOnfscatiOn
acts. These leading Republicans-thesee extreme
ant-slavery fanatics-hdve all the brains of the
party, and they will have their own way, or send
the Government and the Union to Tophet. IL is
for these objects that they have abored for thirty
years, and they are not the men TO abandon the
brutal and bloody dreams of this bloody fanati
cism The people will soon awake from their
delusions about the conservative policy of Mr.
Lincoln. He is, though mild hammered sort oil
man, the very material for the willy and crafty
traitors against the Constitution to mold and
fashion to their purposes.
Congress will not, l think, pass any confsca-
ton act but will leave il to the President TO use
the "war power" for the purpose of abolishng
slavery. The fact is. Republican members from
the middle and western States are afraid of the
people, and dare not assume responsibility SO
fearful. Many OF them would gladly do il, bu,
the elections stare them in the face They are
already alarmed at the ''signs OF the times, and
conclude they have quite a. heavy a load to carry
as they can stagger under. Many of them are
already begging the New England Senators e
hold up the "irrepressble conflict" and to east
the motion of the Abolition train, lest the whole
crew be switched of by the betrayed and insuted
people everywhere. How far they will succeed
in reaching the hearts of their New England
task masters, time must tell.
am proud of the conservative and high ma
tional grounds assumed by the Democrats of In
diana. and trust that the day is fast approaching
when their voice will be potent for good in the
councils of the Union-the glorious old Union
the Union founded by Washington and Madison
and upheld by Clay, and jackson, and Webster
| and DOuglas-patriOts alas, now no mOrel