Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-09
Revolution.


Revolution.
There is common effort among the Republi
can leaders in the Northwestern States to mis-
represent the motives and objects of the Demo-
cratic party. With affected gravity and assumed
sincerity, Governor MoRroN and his cohorts
charge that it is the leading purpose of the De-
mocracy of Indiana to secede from the Union
and establish Northwestern Confederacy.
There is not an intelligent and honest man
among them who believes that there is any pur-
pose of the kind proposed, or even enter
tanned by the Democracy, and the only
motive in making such charge is
to advance. in some wav, dishonest partisan
purposes. Another chargeis that the Democratic
members of the Legislature have fixed and
understood scheme to turn Indiana over to the
Southern Conlederacy. What mean these dis
honest and Infamous charges? They are made
by those who know them be false. Is it the
object to bring about the very condition of af-
fairs which these men profess to oppose2 Is it
the purpose to precipitate upon the North civil
and revolution, so that the Federal Gov
despotsm ? Certainly no good is intended
by the class of persons who wlfully give
utterance and character to these msrepresent-
ations. We notice that the Republican leaders
of Illinois are making the same msrepresent
ations in regard to the purposes of the Democ
racy of that State that are being made here
We copy the following comments on the subject
from the Springfield Register, which emf
nently worthy of consideration as showing the
combination which exists among the leading men
of the Republican party to take advantage of the
troubles of the country to continue political pow
err in their hands:
Previous to the late election, Gov. Yates de
livered speech in Chicago, in which he said,
substantially, that if the Democrats succeeded in
the election then pending, we would have civil
and blood>hed around our hearthstones
Since that time the Springfield correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune aIri Missouri Democrat,
known to he in the employ and near the person
of Gov. Yates. has been constantly procamng.
| through those papers, that we were on the eve
of civil war and revolution in Illinois We hear
prominent Republicans talking about the danger
of civil war; prominent officers from the army
make speeches in the Stale House, n which they
utter threats of bringing home the troops to be
used for some hostile purpose in this State
First comes Col. Noble. with the threat of his
regiment; next, Gen. Hulburt, who is reported to
have said. in his speech in the hall of representa-
tves on Saturday evening: at was plain that
the sure result of such treason as had disgraced
this hall of late was designed to break up the
Government, and to arm brother against brother
Rather than that this should be done, portion of
the Federal bayonets would sweep back to purge
our fathers house of the thieves who have de-
filed it " Why this talk about bayonets. rather
than a resort to the courts or the lOt-bOx2
| Why are officers OF the army absent from their
posts on the eve of expected battles making
STUMP speeches of this threatening characterl
Does Gov. Yates and his clique wish to precip-
tate civil war and revolution, SO to give an ex-
cuse to use the bayOBet2
1t is certain that no Democrat expects or de-
SireS civil war or revolution. They expect and
hope for success at the ballot box, on the ground
that the Democratic party is conservative party,
maintaining the Constitution aud the laws. On
no other ground does that party look for success.
The Democrats would appeal TO the ballot box.
Governor Yates and his clique evidently look
ing to the bavonet To show that we have not
mSrepresented the ground upon which the Demo
ocratc party relies we suboin resolution, passed
at the great Democratic meeting held in this city
on the 9Th day of January last:
'ReSOLred, That we earnestly recommend TO
/ our How citizens, everywhere, to observe and
keep all their lawful and constitutional obliga-
tons, not only as matter of duty and safety to
all but that they may not be reproached in his
! tory with having been guilty OF the same crimes
they condemn in Others"
Let US commend the foregoing to the consid
Grafton of Governor Yates. Let him heed its
wise teachings. instead of using his personal in
| fuence and official position to stir up unprofta-
BILE strife, perhaps civil war. among the people OF
his State The bullying of his creatures cannot
effect the end he seeks the driving oil the Democ-
racy from their stern determination to remedy,
by legitimate means, the public evils which beset
US. Governor Yates and his caquers cannot do
this He may, possibly do that. by persistence
in folly which may add to.the public troubles, he
and his securing due share of them.