Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-03
FOR the Indiana State Sentinel
Our Country-Pcace the only Means of
Preserving the Union.


MEssRs EDITORS: War j. s,I,i &" be the relic
OF baibsoos sse." and YET we find ourselves
though botsting OF high state OF clvilizltun,
engaged IN war characterized by deeds ot savage
vengeance. Reason Is dethroned. and the worst
passions of the human heart rule the hour The
cry tor blood in this axe OF Christianity comes
with bid grace and vet we fluid those in our
country tho still insist war and all its attend
ant HORRORS. To them the carnage OF the b,tre
field. the ,ckins at cities and the cry of Those
made homeless by the devouring Il mes is un.
wunted pleasure For all such there Is day of
fearful refribution--i day when the voice of an
hjnIe,i people will cause them ~ tremble and hide
themselves from threatened danger. This WAY i
ours is unnecessary. here never existed cause
Tor IT. commencement. The plea that il WAS
commencei AMI is still waged To maintain the
Supremacy OF the Constitution aud the uniun
lie, ~ Justified IL. War riH Nicer secure tho
premaacy Of the Constitution restore the Union.
The ueclsrition oI war by the Congress of the
nation against the ephemeral Confederate States
only made disnnion possible. The Confederate
States, leit To themselves, would have fallen into
ruin OF their own weight. The acts OF secession
the nets oi the great majority oi the
people ol the seeding States. The major,, were
IN favor of the Union and the Constitution. and
that majority would soon have hurled from pow er
the coI,>prator> against our national anity. Il 10
wisdom prey aiesi ia the eouusels of the nation IL
would have saved millions of Treasure and rivers
at blood aad the Union u day Le what our lore
fathers nude IL
The appeal To arms and the threiienei coer
cion onI, aroused the pride of the Southern heart
alid united the loyal and di-loyal IN Il common
destiny. TIE Sl.uth aud the North are depend
EN- ulon each other. and oae cmnot prosper
without the other Thu alone If war had not
r follow Ell the of ss.ce~>ioi,. would have
pele.lra unity OF the seclous. Interest will
move nations and compel friendly intercourse.
IL has always doue Sc. and ever will. In add
tian IL that. We have common language. and
are linked together by the strong tie, vi cons,n
gtrniiy. These facts ol themselves com ,el re
Union. and IN Ike separation without iml'osS.
be The HISTORY sf the world furnishes M ex
ample whese afeupie having common ancestry.
sueakng the same isngu ,se aud wur>hippiug The
same Gysi. where there wt$rn greet geosr'ph
icaI bir1er1 ever divided On the same eiritory
into independent and sep rate nationahtles Oars
Is n common ancestry. and ia the revolutionary
stru.glethe blood os the ancestry ct the now con
tenUn4 sections mingled freely upon eN cry battle
field; and Liberty and liylel endeI,e were bap-
ti>ed IN ,he common bt,oi of the Mouth and
South. Theyaeee,ed rev baptism. aid would
have stood the shock oi tratorous arms aud
laughed to scoru those who attempted their over
throw I'M tile destruction of the Government i
the miou at the States j. desirable. (Which all
must admit then peace il the ouly means at Se
curing il. Two years OF war has 4 me nothing
towaf,ia re-toration OF the UnioB IL hats only
wIdenej The breach between the contenling sc,
tioiis.a IL MY tie continued for Years. and mil
lions OF human beings sacrificed upon it's bloody
altar. and ,es the Day OF reuiion will be farther
of. Establish Peace. aud the restoration OF
American fsa,onsiits i necessity Hence the
,ry la peace. II no longer treason 10 iavor
whsss Il tina, still dem ,ni- bloody war. and
delisi ~ ia * horrurs! Nome but those who in
augufated 10 When viii they learn that the
PEOPLE d<maad peace Shove ~ ,hing>l The cry
OF the gallant army of the republic i. Give u
pe,ce inquire cl the sick and wounded sil,iiery
, in NE hu,r,Ere,I ho yi,al- where grim visa gei
death rsis,ss supreme and the ry al the sick sn,l
diving svisrer ~. Give IA peice' Visit the he,rt-
broken niother ~bo his eivea her only SOU Go
To the house bf thlt widow. with her tsthere->
childref, whose husband has fallen victim 10
the chsnees AT war. suld their cry i. Give us
he sce: and such is the nations cry. All are
longls,. tor that hshpy day when PEACE will sup
. pant the horrors VI War AMI frs;ernal blood no
longer stain the common soil OF once srea,
= refanhilc. s
VIII those IN power not heed the public cry
Tor peacey Will they not heed the widow wall
and the orphans cr,g Viii they It'll INSIST ON
more blood. and ~tIl increase the nations sor-
row Will they still insist that tire hind oi war
= shall huid blOofN reNcl ahi tltt SetNlte h>Oftec
tion. fire and swoni shall convert the Land at the
free into a modern Gulgoilal
In the name 1T liberty. what have not the party
ia poser doneg In it, s,crei name they have
forged spke- tor ,ecmen. and made them sub
Ject 20 tyratt's ~hmg In The name al the Con
s'tGiion they have ", nplei upon u most sacred
prov sons. ana made the r,r'nt's Pile. OF nece--
sity paramount / nj In the IA me at humanity
they have made the boudsman free only to in
sse his burdens fersf 80
GIVE IA peace. and then will follow that for
which IL y alleged the wlr "a being proseeu,el
su'i Stse the ntiion deep humiliation ami an guo
m niad- de tn. Give u p-ace. and Am,ric n
nsEE,asity Hlli lac secured and tie proud ienul,
lic of Former times pat GA the high road Co thai
DESTINY which Is ultimately bees.
P,SpofPs
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