Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-08

The conventions or celebrations, or whatever
they are to be called, at Utica, seem to have dis.
appointed the managers. There were several diff
6culties, all OF which may be summed up in one
difficulty that they could not agree on what was
loyalty. There were some people present who
were very ANXIOUS 20 indorse the arbitrary arrests
and the supremacy Of martini over civil law, but
there were aboutas many who thought otherwise.
Half insisted that loyalty demanded an uneondi
tional Endorsement of all the acts of the Admin
~istration, while half proposed TO hint to the Ad.
ministration that free speech and a free press
were dangerous subjects to tamper with. Hence
arose some bitterness and long debate, and finally
A total failure of u%nanimity in the convention
which met on Tuesday. For il must be borne in
mind that there are two kinds Of Royalties among
The LOYAL Leagues. one Of whom held the con-
vention on Tuesday, the other managing the eel
ebration on Wednesday. Censorious people as
sert that one is in the interest OF the Chase poll
ticians. and the other of the Seward wing of the
Republicans. Both are intent on preserving vi
tality in that party, and reviving it for future
spoils. 1t was, therefore, with great chagrin to
the members that the convention Tuesday broke
up, having in fact done nothing but disagree on
the main question of loyalty. As to the war,
and the soldiers, and the Union, they knew very
well that the Democrats were as ~"loyal" as they
we're; but on arbitrary arrests, and questions on
which the Democracy condemn the Administra-
ton, they were astonished to find that they had
doubting men in their own convention. In fact,
they suspected some of their own members of
"copperheadism," and there were some hard
words spoken and some bitter feelings engen
dered.
The celebration Of W ednesday was deprived
Of its anticipated effect by the presence of the
the soldiers, who got up all the enthusiasm, but
got il up for Mcclellan Cheers on cheers rent
the air for the favorite General. Soldiers even
shouted that the meeting was an Abolition ga
thering," and interrupted many of the ~''loyal'
speeches by vociferons demonstrations for the
young and brave general whose name is every
where loved. All this was decidedly in opposi
ton to the views and expectations of the politi-
clans who had invited the soldiers to be present,
hoping to make political capital by their presence.
Ii is a curious fact that the New York managers
desired to have the soldiers armed. aud made ar
rangements to that effect-a course which was
fortunately checked. This plan of taking armed
soldiers to a political meeting Is a very bad plan
Who can tell what might have been the result, il
this very imprudent plan had been carried out,
and the soldiers indignant at the Ab0litionism
which they abhor, and the partisan character OF
the assembly through which they saw distinctly,
had used bayonets instead of cheers? The LOYAL
Leaguers might have been spitted on the very
weapons they had prepared. Let them take
warming from this occasion for their future con
duct.
Here then is the verdict of the truest loyalists
the soldiers of the army, on the Loyal Leaguers
1t is a verdict against them, most emphatic and
severe. They cannot say these soldiers were
traitors or copperheads. or anything but their owr
invited guests, the brave soldiers of the Union
arm. And they expressed themselves clearly
and decidedly against politicians and the political
management of the war. and in favor of General
Mcclellan, soul and body.
Will the Loyal Les guers take the advice of the
loyal ~soldiersf Will they give up politics and
political intrigues, and devote themselves to The
Union and the Constitution Will they accep'
the Judgment of the men who know, because
they have fought With Mcclellan We arr
afraid they will not. But the country will
N. Y. journal of Commerce.