Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-28
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Policy.
The bess from General GaAsr leaves no room
doabt that he has g.sed decided advantages
yer the rebel army under BRsse. Generally
ne teiegr.phic reports of victories over the enc
sy have proven exaggerstions, but the details of
he engagements in -hieh General GRASr has
cen engaged. have seldom fallen short of the
rat reports In the engagement between RosE-
RAMS and BzAse. az Stone river. the photographic
epot.s represented. a. they nos do, that the de
eat aud rout Of the enemy was complete. but
uch dbl nOt prove 70 be The case. IL may nov
urn out that While the rebel army has met with
decided reverse and great loss. b may fall back
o a rslIying point in APPARENT disorder aud panic.
,ut that position reached, the rebels may rally
md present again as it has done heretofore.
Formidable front. But conceding that the victory
over ths enemy Is complete. aud that his forces
are demoraIizsd and disorganitd, does il not
,resesi 20 The Administration an ercelleut OPP
,ortuairy. By ~se and magnanimous policy. to
,trke a crushing blow at the rebellionl
The Administration and Congress started out
With the proposition that the war on our part
vas waged solely for the restoration Of the ma
.ional authority and with no intention Of inter
fering with The rights institutions of the States
Il was not 70 be prosecuted for the purpose Of
subjugation. with any vindctve spirit. The
party in power has again and again proclaimed
tha, It sas influenced by no other consideration
| but the restoration of the Union. That is the
ISSUE IL presented with the most profound ex-
|pressions Of sincerity. II would not permit its
motives in that regard 70 be questioned II
|claimed 10 be exclusively party OF Union
savers, md those who could not subscribe uu
re-eTveIy u it. 'enets aud ~ policy were charged
with being. disunonsts l. the party IN power
IrcaHy anxious 70 restore she Union2 1t claims
| TO be. aud calls upon the peop,e TO discard all
| party Organizations aud affiliations. and unite
with Il to a mln for the overthrow of the rebel
lou. IL this spirit and these purposes really
of the government. the country should now de
maDd ut them that they illustrate the SINGER
| ity OF their professions II the Is not waged
In the sPrit OF conquest or for the overthrow Of
the constitutional rights OF the States. in the
hour Of victory and when il is known that there
Il decided Union feeling in the rebel States let
the Administration give some assurance to those
In opposition 20 the government, whether posi-
lively or tseitiy, that j, has no other object in
view. And by 50 doing tie entire North could
be ,.ade unit and the South. at the least divi-
del. II the President should now issue pro
clamation declaring general amnesty ard for
giveness to all the people OF the old Union for all
political offenses. withdrawing all con6scation
and emancipation proclamations and pledging to
every person their constitutional aud legal rights,
and even offering to call national convention to
settle the existing difficulties of the country to
all who would lay down their arms and cease
opposition to the government within a
period Of sixty or ninety days, can
any one doub, it would be attended
with the most successful resultsI II the rebels
refused such an overture for reconciliation. it
would unite the North completely aud there would
be no trouble in filing mp the armies promptly.
The eject Of this proposition would be to demon
alize the rebel armies. divide the people of the
Sorth, and give courage and strength to the
III Mon sentiment in the rebel States For two
years and half we have been prescott
log the war. at terrible sacrifice of blood and
treasure. upon the policy of the Administration
party Il II not just now to ask the party in
power to try the suggestions of their political oppo-
nents to end the civil war and restore the Union?
There is no armstice or suspension of HOSTILE
ties asked but simply to offer those in rebellion
terms of peace in entire harmony with The solemn
declarations Of the government If this is done,
and Il fails il will be entirely safe to pledge that
the entire people Of the loyal States will unite
with the Administration in any policy it may
suggest tor the restoration of the Union.