Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-12
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The Republican papers holding up one
DANIEL s. Dickinson as "model Democrat. "
Scripture DIcK," as be was formerly designated
by the Republicans. has queer record He was
so "sound" Democrat that he coald not vote
for DOUGLAS for the Presidency, and he itiuerated
the country with the traitor YANcEY, stumping it
for BREOKNRIDGE. large Union meeting was
held in New York City few days before the
secession of South Carolina, which DICKINSON
addressed His speech on that occasion, as re-
vised by himself, was published in pamphlet form
shortly after. We reproduce an extract from il
to show DIcKISsoS's sympathy with the Southern
States, and his belief in the justice of their
cause:
The South may well fear The sentiment of
the entire free States will sweep their institutions
away. And hence it is that they take alarm
hence it is determined that they are now, while
they have some power and some strength, unless
they can have additional guarantees to protect
and sustain them, TO secede from the Union.
| They are forewarned, and intend to be fore
warned, and unless they can find safety, security,
equality, repose in the Union they intend to seek
il outside, whatever fate may await them.
know there are those among US who say that the
South do not intend to secede. they say this is an
unnecessary alarm, they say they can be coerced
and driven back in their position. All that is
necessary is frmness But the South have seen
for years these little rivulets of opposition form
ing upon the hills and forcing down through the
gorges until they form The black and bitter waters
| of one great sea of abolition, which threatens to
overwhelm and engulf them. | have alreadyre
marked that this Union was a nation of good feel
ing iraernal union of equals, of good fellowship
| and that he who supposes that these States can
be continued as members OF the COnfederacy by
coercion-that they can be fought, defeated and
subdued into equal and faithful members of the
Confederacy-should go home to his domestic
hearth and there breed jealousies, distrust and
anmosify between himself and the partner of his
bosom-she who pledged herself to love. honor
| and obey him, who is the mother of bis children,
who has attended him through the vicisstudes
| Of life and the bereavements which have awaited
him; and, after he has created this disturbance.
let him then attempt to chastise her and make her
love him. And when he has succeeded let him
attempt to chastise State, until il becomes a
faithful member of the Confederacy Ali the
paper laws we have-all the strength, force and
power of the Constituton-the army and navy,
the national legislature and the executive power
| of the Government, are all not worth a single
rush 10 compel State to remain one hour in the
Confederacy longer than it chooses to remain
If the allegiance of State can be secured to the
lieves that it is its duty the sister States upon
the great principle of equality upon which the
Federal Government rests. Will the children of
| common father, who should sit down at the
family table equals, consent TO being degraded by
being driven to submission? Let those who be
lieve that this evil can be averted, and that the
Union can be preserved by force, attempt that
method; but let good men, every patriot. set to
work carrect the public sentiment Of the North.
The South have not offended US.
We cannot say that they have ever laid finger
upon They have not invaded our domain.
They have ndt interfered with any interest be
longing to US as sovereign States But they read
in our newspapers that their slaves have been
run eff by an underground railroad, and they see
it set down in derision that one more Southern
individual has been robbed OF his property In
ssead of having been returned according to the
compact of the Constitution, has been run off in
to the province of Canada. They have deter
mined to bear these things no longer
Ibeeve that South Carolina will secede so far
as the movement of her invention do it,
the l7th or 18th of this month"; and events must
transpire shortly which will bring all the cotton
States in association with her, and eventually
every State which is a slave State, and intends
to continue such, will go along together. This is
as the laws of gravity. and he is a blind man and
"A mad man who cannot see il.
1t is true these sentiments we're expressed be-
fore the Inauguration of Mr.. LINCOLN and the
fall of Sumter, but month after the latter
event, in May, 1861, !, he thus wrote to a secession
friend in St. Louis, affirming all he bad said in
December previous:
al am favored with yours of the 9th inst,
enclosing slip from the St Louis Republican
saying in relation to myself, among other
things: he is reported to have said recently he
necessary, to wipe the South from the face OF
the earth
''You state that you have denied the accura
cy OF the report and inquire whether YOU are
right in doing so
MY answer is that the sentiment expressed
in that report is at war with every impulse and
|, emotion of my heart, well of every word
1 have uttered on the subject of the in
human and unfortunate controversy between the
contending sections of the Union. / have
spoken upon the subject, but in sorrow, not in
/, anger: / have deep and settled convictions upon
: it, but they are neither unkind nor vindctiye
Il disregarded and disobeyed the instructions
: OF my legislature, when Senator in Congress,
for six years in succession, that | might not,
by implication even, permit encroachment on
D the constitution.
! IT there is any man who aided and encouraged
the rebellion, it is DANIEL s. DICKINSON. Yet
; the man with such record is denouncing Demo
Gratis who were always for the preservation of the
V Union, as copperheads and traitors. He wrote
: to the so-caled War Democracy Of Indiana to
c keep the Democratic party pure, or, in other
words, to give aid and comfort to the Republican
party which is laboring to fasten upon the country
Il partisan measures under the thin disguise of no
y | partyism 10 which the Democratic party stands
Numerically opposed as fraught with evil to the
best interests Of the nation and the liberties of the
" people.
Consistency.
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