Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-12

What fort
Several military officers have issued an address
Ito the Democracy of IndiAua.'' in which they
assume % teach the citizen bis duty 70 the Gov
ernmeut This IL rather doubtful propriety IN
men whom the people are taxed heavily to sup
port Bat these very patriotic individuals are
excessively sensitive in regard 70 the courage and
valor Of Northern men. They place the prose
cntion Of the war upon a new basis. What Is IL?
Shall twenty three millions Of Northern men al
NIT that they are unequal To nine millions of the
soashf So. in their judgment this war must 20
on. regardless Of the cost in blood aud treasure.
until that problem il solved. Thus the war must
be prosecuted With vigor until il il demonstrated
that % Northern men are equal or superior TO
Southern men That. according to Hover and
company. is the great issue involved in the gigan
tic civil war which is rapidly wasting the wealth
and energy Of the nation. With them il is an
issue Of brute force-whether a stout, well built
six footer can whip an opponent Of at least one
liant gentlemen. shame on the State that
would entertain the disgracefgl proposition that
the little fellow can whip the big one" and
shame upon the Democrat who would submit
% it, and raise his cowardly voice and proclaim
that he was an Indianian.'' That's the great
principle for which the war is waged. these very
wise and valiant men say. and they insist it must
not be stopped until that issue is determined.
Mr.. LINCOLN says making history. and
will not such an elevated and dignifed record
read well upon its pages 7
Such sentiments as these find cordial en-
party Of Indiana paper which declared that
a civil var an evil Of greater magnitude than
the loss Of dozen States to the Union, and that
it never desired 20 see Union which could only
be pinned together by bayonets. 1t preferred to
have peaceabIe separation Of the States--to let
all the dissatisfied States go in peace-ratLer
than attempt to coerce. to force. Union. Simi
lar sentiments were expressed by the leading Re
publican journals of the country, and even Mr..
SKwARp. the Premier Of the Administration, adj
nitsed IN bis correspondence with the representa-
lives or this Government abroad that " would be
in direct conflict with the letter and spirit of the
Constitution and our nstitutions-that il would
be an exercise of despotc power. to prosecute
war for such purposes.
But In the face Of these declarations the Jour
nal and it, adherents now say the war mus. 90
on. not for the restoration of the Union and the
maintenance OF the Constitution. but to determine
whether twenty three millions OF Northern men
are equal to nine millions Of the South-whether
the Benicia Roy or Tom SAYREs can whip Tom
THuMB
We regret that Messrs HovEY and company
cannot appreciate the object for which the Ad-
ministration is insisting upon the vigorous prose
cution of the war. Ii is for nothing more or less
than the supremacy of The Republican party.
That is all. If JEFF. DAVIS would to-day pledge
the Administration that the South would give the
Republican party hearty support the war would
be brought to a speedy close. and all the protec-
ton that the Rebel States might ask for their
peculiar institutions. would be cheerfully guaran-
teed to them by the Republican leaders.
These are not idle and unmeanng assertions
r. the Republicans party had looked solely
60 the best interests of the country and to the
unity of the nation. and the preservation of con
sfitntional liberty, regardless OF party supremacy
IL IL exceedingly doubtful whether civil war
would ever have been inaugurated. or even If
that issue had been forced. the contest long ere
this would have been ended. Colonies in the
army who are expecting Brgadierships may be
50 wilfuliy blind not to the DRIFT of the
war. but it is evident to plain people who are un
influenced by fat contracts. or who not look
ing for promotions from the powers that be, that
il the Republican leaders were not striving to per
petuate the control Of the Government in their
hands. peace and union would bless the
land.