Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-15
RadicaIism COnd emned by n Leading
RepmblicAn.

The Boston Advertiser, one of the most influ
entail Republican journals. regards the decision
OF the people at the late elections as a verdict
against the course pursued by the radical
ayers, and a direct avowal of their distrust of
their policy and guidance. The Advertiser says:
Itis impossible to disguise the fact that the
impression has become deeply settled in the pub
lie mind that what usually termed radical in
fuences have by degrees obtained ascendency
in the affairs OF the nation, beyond that which
they would receive from the independent judg-
ment OF the President. The country learned,
long since, at least to distrust the wisdom and
foresight of those exercising these influences.
The great topics OF political and military man
agement agitated at the last session of Congress
gave ample opportunity for testing the judgment
and prudence of those who succeeded most com
pletely in shaping the general character OF the
proceedings We do not undertake now to pass
upon any particular measure of the session, hay-
ing had occasion to do so before. and often un-
fayorably. But we lay it down proposition
scarcely needing argument, that the general con-
duct of the controlling section OF Congress was
not such "a to command or to deserve the conf
dence and respect of the people The country
saw factious and noisy course of proceedings,
in which passion /. urped the place of reason; il
saw the widest propositions introduced and urged,
a
the impulse of the moment: the President
threatened aud cajoled by turns; military affairs
of the greatest moment were brought forward
and submitted TO the judgment of men of infer
lor standing even among politicians: aud extreme
measures. touching the gravest subjects were
carried through under pressure and by aid of
cIamor which failed to insure the fair operation
OF the judgment of those voting for them.
We think that we can safely appeal to the rec
nj af IN hear han
say that the termination of the session found the
country at large far more willing to trust its des-
TIMES to the judgment of the President, than TO
the deliberations of Congress- state of affairs
not to be seen without disquiet, in a representa-
tive Government. and which gave the country
small cause for gratitude to Congress. The man
ner in which the majority had been controlled for
the session might have served for the ordinary
questions in politics but the nation felt that it
promised no safe or deliberate counsel Ior period
of civil war like this The result was seen in a
feeling of dissatisfaction and distrust, which grew
during the session, and which was strengthened
by the months of failure which followed and
which the country-whether rightly or not, con
nected in some degree with the failure of Con
gress TO rise to the height of duty Succeeding
events have confirmed the impression the
ascendency of the influences which had been so
mlschievously active during the session, and the
fall elections have given Us the judgment of the
people thereon.
We do not undertake to cast any imputation
upon the motives of those whose folly thus cost
the Administration the avowed support of the peo-
pie. They fell under the temptation which usual
iy beSets party that Is too strong. 1t will be
seen hereafter, We apprehend, if il is not seen
now, that one OF the chief misfortunes of the
country IN the present year has been the fact that
the dominant party in Congress was so strong as
30 feel itself absoved from all ordinary rules of
political prudence Not compelled to observe
any careful policy in order to secure a majority
<upon any given question, it failed 10 weigh care
fully the great questions of public expediency
confident ia the possession of a temporary major
itv, it neither consulted carefully for tile public
interests. used ordinary foresight in securing
itself in its controlling position; but mindful only
OF present power, recklessly threw away such ad-
vantages as few political parties ever possessed.
The case is not a new one in political history. 1t
has been seen before in our own country and in
other representative Governments that the very
strength of party will work its ruin, by inspiring
1t with excessive confidence.
Ii was not then without warning that the radi-
cal managers forced their policy upon Con5ress
and upon the Republican party. Our columns
have often borne witness To the dstrust felt as TO
the tendency of their proceedings. and to the
general sense OF misfortune, in the absence of any
opposition of sufficient strength to enforce pru
dent action. But no warnings could avail, and
the result has been the defeat in most of the
fall elections of those who claimed TO repre-.
sent the influences which had governed Con.
gress, and To have secured the control of the Ad-
minlstratlon.