Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-09

sssaIse, q ratuf teass Malicious"
Under the shove caption the Journal OF yes
teriAy denies that -e correctly reported some
sentiments that Governor MoRroS expressed in
nj. speech a. the war meeting on Friday bighi
last Oar report Of hi. remarks made him
say:
warn those In the North who are understood
tor supposedly TO sympalhixe sith the rebelion.o or
Nth traitors, Ito fee from the wrath To come.
When the var WAS successfully over that class
would be outlswed. their homes would be made
desolate and their wives ana children would be
come outeasts.
That's what he did say upon the occasion. bot
he may not have appreciated il force and mean
ing until he read IL in print. We are happy. how
ever, To be advised that His E1ceency is I'M
Wiling that the people shall believe that he en-
tsrtsius such auocoss sentiments. and that he is
therefore willing that even bis political friends
shall 40 regard them.
We had no intention In references TO the
Governors speech 10 do him any injustice, nor
bad we the slightest thought when We penned
them that they would effect the recruiting ser
vice Of the State" as the Journal charges There
have been similar threats made against the
opponents Of the party in power from vari-
Gus sources for entertaining conscientiously
the opinion that the policy pursued by the Ad-
mni-,ration on the conduct OF the ~ar was unwise
and runous. and the reteration of such senti
ments from so high an official source as the Gov.
erDor of the State deserved not only considera-
ton. but censure 1t therefore gives us pleasure
fk.ft h. Of
EKcellency, "a his official organ announces.
repUdiates them The Journal. however. admits
that the Governor did say THAT those who OPP
posed the var and attempted to weaken the power
Of the Government were in great danger of being
banished by public opinion. we're the tories OF
the revolution. This he said would not be done
by law or legal authority. but by public opin-
ion" This is the modified form in which the
Governor now threatens Punishment" to those
who may differ in opinion with him and his po-
litcal friends in regard to the measures to be
adopted by the administrators of the government
for the overthrow Of the rebellion and the resto-
rotion OF the Union. Mr. LINCOLN. as a Repre-
sentative in Congress. denounced the war with
Mexico and gave at least moral encouragement
to the enemy when our army was fighting upon a
foreign soil. and 80 did THOMAS CoRwrS then
representing Ohio in the United States Senate.
aud although they opposed the war and at
tempted to weaken the power Of the government.
they were not "banished by public opinion" but
instead one is the President of that gosern.
ment and the other holds the high position of
Minister Extraordinary TO Mexico So then that
conscientious or even partizan opposition to a
are not always followed by "outlawry."
The Journal does not refer. however. to the
rcbuke that the Governor administered to the
immense and enthusiastic" meeting which he
addressed. for the apathy they manifested in the
prosecution of the war. He charged that the
prosperity of the country had caused an indiffer-
ence which was any thing but creditable to the
patriotism of the people Why this apathy un-
less the greed of gain is the ruling passion =,
stronger than the love of country? And the re-
suit showed that the Governor correctly estima-
ted the crowd he addressed Il was enthusiastic
in applause of every expression in favor of Wig
orous prosecution of the war. but the good book
tells US that faith without works is dead. and
We very much fear that the noisy patriotism ex-
hibitel on that occasion was like the sounding
brass and tinkling cymbals. In fact we may say
that there Is no earnest desire that the should
end OF the part OF those who are making money
out of il. and they will be in favor of its prosecu-
ton 20 long it puts money in their purses
The Governor said in his speech that the ave
nues to position and honor run through the ar
N.Y." we'll - wealth. When such motives are
held out to the country to favor the policy OF the
party in power. is il surprising that there should
be apathy in the public mind" aud willing
ness that the avenues described by Governor
MoRToS to position. honor and wealth should re
main open indefinitely The three years prose
cution OF the war. when such motives operate
npon the public mind. has made it almost ne
eessty. IL not To- the country il Is evidently
TO those who have the control of the Government
as means Of perpetuatIng power ia their hands
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