Indiana State sentinel., 1863-02-23
WEEKLY SENTINEL.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY %.
a Misfortune.


ArepOrt appeared in tie Journal. of Thurs
day. of a SC called Union" meeting in Masonic
Hall on the evening previous Among the
speakers was one "Hon. Dawn BRANHAM"
According TO the representations of the Republi-
can organ he was as furious as bull in a china
chop and about as sensible. The only points we
noticed in his speech. excepting its malevolence.
were good opinion of himself and bad opinion of
all who we're unwilling TO follow the lead ofa blind,
pTejudiced ,vindictive narrow minded and ignorant
Republican leader. In the course of his re-
marks he is reported to have said: "He had the
misfortune to belong to the lower House-how
much lower could a man gO?" The only re-
spOnse that can be made to such an inquiry
is, can there be lower depth of infamy, of
treachery TO the principles upon which the
Federal Union and Government were founded,
than to follow or justify the stupid and
malevolent spirit of the leaders of the party in
power, who, to crafty their vindictive partisan
ship, would destroy the Constitution and popular
Government. even if they were overwhelmed in
their ruin.
Ii is little singular that man who has openly
and persstently advocated the doctrine upon
which the Rebels justify their present position
the revolutionary right of the minority under the
Constitution-shOud have the impudence to talk
of treason and traitors. 1t is the idlest mockery
for men advocating such principles to even assume
the garb of loyalty-uness it be the loyalty to
party and. partisan platforms rather
than the Constitution and the principles
upon which civil liberty are based. Men who &C.
cupy such position, to use the expressive Ian
guage of the "Hon. DAVID BRANHAM," are either
''infernal traitors internal fools" And the
Distinguished Republican leader of his party in
Indiana illustrates his own folly, when he states
that THE true plan of an armstice is to call out
euery able bodied man, and crush out traitors
everywhere Ifthis policy was adopted, against
whom would such an army operate? Says Mr..
BRANHAM il would be to eight traitors in the field,
and take care of those at home" But if every
able bodied man was called out, where would be
found the TRAITORS at homer" If any, it would
be among the women, children and infrm
men. And it is against weak bodied men and
helpless women and children, whom Mr. BRAN
HAM might suspect of traitOrous sympathies, that
he would array an army composed of "every
able bodied man" Brave, valiant and gallant
BRANHAM We must Judge man by what he
says, and such is the uncontradicted version of
Mr.. BRANHAM's speech in the organ which reflects
his sentiments and those of men like him. Said
wise man, "answer a fool according to his
folly" BRASHAM answers himself.
Mr.. BRANHAM belongs to a class of patriots
who elOquently discourse about the duty of every
able bodied man going to the field to suppress the
rebellion. This is the burden of their song. But
such ''patriots" very careful not to place
their bodies in a position to stop the
bullets of che enemy They may, as Mr.. BRAN
HAM said it was their duty, "pledge their lives
their all for the Union, but they are very careful
rot to give drop of one or a mite of the other 1t
is time that the malicious gasconade of the BRAN
HAME school of politicians should cease Their
mission is ended The people are determined
that the waste of blood and treasure-exhausting
to all sections of the country-shall cease. And
their voice viii be potential to that end In this
sentiment and feeling the people are far ahead of
the politicians. The families of Indiana, regard
less of party affiliations, who have fathers, sons
and brothers in the field, are unwilling they
should be sacrificed in an Abolition crusade or to
continue party in power which has demonstrated
its inability to wisely and successfully administer
the government Politicians like BRANHAM are
the misfortune of the nation. More than this
they are its curse.