Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-26

ulCts mere Is growing cOnNlcuon IN the pup
lie mind. as foretold by Mr.. DoueLAs, that "war
is die union"-that it must result in dsunion
Already large majority can only see evil con
sequences to follow its further prosecution, and
that majority is daily growing larger. wealthy
banker in this city who has acted and sympa
thized with the Republican leaders until recently
informed friend of ours few days ago that he
was for peace. even it it was necessary to ac
knowledge the Independence of the Southeiu n
COnfederacy to stop the war. Its farther con
tinuance, in his opinion. must result in renewed
disasters and inflict still deeper injury upon all
the material interests of the country. The de-
moralization occasioned by the war will never be
comprehended until it shall have ceased, and the
evil consequences OF that decentralization spread
over the North, as they will be. These consid-
erations are fast becoming convictions with the
conservative men of all classes, and we mean by
conservative men those who give and have given
the country its prosperity and wealth, and thus its
power.
We concede that there is a growing hostility
in the North west to the selishness of New Eng
land. 1t was said by some Republican or Abo-
liton orator recently. in Massachusetts, that this
was war between South Carolina and Massa-
chusetts. In other words, that it was a contro-
versy for the supremacy OF the contending sec
tional interests represented by those States.
From Massachusetts has sprung the Abolition
doctrines which, upon one side, have forced this
crisis upon the country. Viewed in this light, it
is Massachusetts, in which the North is en-
gagged, and we have been dragged into this terri
BILE contest to give supremacy to the political
dogmas which prevail in New England, and per-
manency to her material interests. New Eng
land has prohted by the war. She is growing
rich, while other sections feel its blightiDg infiu-
ences. Now the policy, as avowed in speech
by the neiarious BuTLER at Boston the other day,
is to subjugate and exterminate the white race in
the South, seize upon their property, distribute
it, and as subjugated provinces make them to
contribute to the further aggrandizement of New
England. Is il probable that the people OF the
North west will with Indifference look upon these
schemesl Will they be willing that the war
shall be prosttuted to the upbuilding, to give adj
ditional power and authority the manufactur-
ing aud commercial interests, of one, and that a
small, section Of this country We trow not. Ii
yer the people of the Northwest seDaE,te frome
New England. it will be from similar considera-
tiOns that induced the colonies to separate from
old England The people OF the North western
States will never consent to become the hewers
of wood and drawers oil water for either South
Carolina or Massachusetts,. An individuality
and State pride will hereafter make them a
power To this end Governor MoRToY has
unintentionalIy, but none tue less successfully,
labOred.
1t is not the radical Democracy" as Gov
ernor MoRToN charges, who will, by some hOcus
pocus, and without anybody knowing it. separate
the North western States from New England. 1T
it is ever done, il will result from the conviction
of the people of the North west that "A continued
affiliation is detrimental to all her interests. And
this is all there i in the silly charge of Governor
MoRroN that anybody in Indiana is using either
open or secret agencies TO separate 1.-The North
western States from the Union and attach them
to the Southern Coniederdcy" The fact that
he il using every means to impresS the conviction
upon the public mind that there powerful
secret organz tt'ons at work to accomplish those
objects. is doing the very work which he affects
To oppose We Wesometimes think he is in the EN-
ploy of the Southern Confederacy to produce dis
Affection at the North by the grossest and most
ridiculous misrepresentation. for upon no other
ground can satisfactorily explain his course.
SO much seriously Governor MoRToN occupies
nearly two columns in the Journal. with the most
contemplate nsinuations and inuendoes and the
vilest Interpretations in the attempt TO prove
that "a society is in existence. the object of
which is to prevent enlistments. resist the collec
ton OF war taxes. procure deSertions from the
army. and assist ia separating the North Western
States from the Union"
We will briefly examine his proofs. One is,
that the Democratic members of the Legislature
refused to raise a committee to investigate the
matter They did not for the reason that they
coulI not be made parties to such farce. They
could not he induced to give character, and thus
aid and comfort to the enemy or 70 the conspira
tors, by becoming party to MoRToS's bugbear.
Another proof that the Governo- offers is, that
Judge, Democratic Judge, upon the application
of responsible parties and for proper cause, has is
sued wrts of habeas corpus. and this he insists is
throwing the protection of the courts around this
secret orderl Bah But when court exercises
its power, as it should do, to protect the rights of
the citizen and hold the military subservieut to
the civil power, the Governor UNANIMOUSLY con
strues its action an interference TO protect de-
serters. and to resist the only authority that can
punish them, or prevent their crime. Throw
away the barriers Of the court and oil civil law
for the protection of the citizen. and soon we
would have a grinding military despotism. Strike
them down and constitutional liberty is gone.
The Governor degrades his Office and his man
hood. and knowingly misrepresents the action
and intentions of the court BY stating that is had
put the habeas corpus between deserters and
their deserts.
What mean these labored efforts to produce the
impression that there are extensive secret organi
cations in existence, whose object is to assist in
separating the North western States from the
Unionl Either that the Governor has become
demented upon the subject. or else mischief is in
tended. If he has the proof of the existence oi
such organizations. and he says he has, and if he
desires legislative investigation of the matter
why does he not submit the evidence for that pur.
pose? II is duty he owes to the public to dc
this. and it is criminal il he withholds it. But
this not the purpose in view. 1t is evident thai
one object is to get up all the excitement posi-
BILE upon the subject, to be used as justification