Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-06

The Republican central organ busies itsel
from day to day in misrepresenting. malciously
and knowingly. the motives and purposes of the
charges them with shaping legislation TO aid dis
union schemes and to assist in establishing a
Confederacy of the Northwe stern States. All
such insinuations have as little foundation as the
baseless fabric OF dream Such charges come
with Ill grace from a paper which persistently
advocated separation of the States as the true
policy of the North In fact the Journal invited
aided and abetred the secession movement which
has brought upon the couuuv the terrible calami
ties and evils OF civil war, We call the attention
oil all who place any confidence in the presen,
declarations OF fhs journal to brief review OF
Us record in favor of peaceful separation of the
States After South Carolina had passed its Or
din'nee of secessioa and il was expected tina.
five other States would follow her lead the Indi-
annapolis Journal said:
They know very well that ii they are deter
mined TO leave the Unisn M Republican riu
care TO Asoe theirs stay. \ Union preserved op,y
os intimidation and force il asmoekerv. and IL is
better broken than ,rhoie. If South Carolina and
he.
Union, they can 20 without a word of obie.rion
irim any man north OF NJ ,son and Dixon,s line.
We dot believe IN resisting any seces-
sion movement in the least -.
In an article few days afterwards. Nov. I9.
lsoo, the Journal pronounced secession revolu.
ton and il thus graphically described the evils of
c'''i "ar-a calamity ias greater than the at
tempt to preserve the Union by coercion. or the
value OF an Union teld together by links OF bayo-
nets and bullets:
There are higher considerations than the ipter
rItN Oi The Constitution. and they enter into the
caSe when We are called upon decide upon
competing State To submit. To it nv force g,
etssloa IS reroiafion. and the first &C, of il lif
the whole case above all questions of forms ana
laws We are To decide. then. not ..Wha, i le
gal aud constitutionaif" but =. What is best3, II
may be best to follow the Constitution 10 The
last. and enforce it at all haz,rus. But il may
also happen that this will not be best. In the
present case it seems clear that if the en- !
ioreement of the Constitution lends To civil war
We shall be better off u let the Constitution lao
broken. anu save sseesished All history proves I
th't no war Is 80 relentless anu cruel as war of
relatives Aud war between relatives so irri,a !
bic. high spirited and cours seous as the A meri |
cans. will certainly be the most cruel ,rer kooro
Ensl.n never fought the French 80 ipaniesoos /
as she fought the En- ylish when Cromwell an
couniered Prince hubert And Americans ne, pr /
fought EnS'ishmen with the ierocity with whic
they viii hight each other when Gen Scott shall
encounter JED. Davis We can magiue no evil /
equal To an American civil war The separation
o. the "noie eoniederacy into independent ma
tons would be harmless beside il
We cannot endure the thought of il The main
question. therefore, l. the con-titutonality of
recession. but the blood and horror of coercion
7" III coercion produce civil war; To our mind
Is beyond question. Bot this is not the only
eison WY secession, II IL i resolved upon sh.,,,
rot oe checsec by force. 1t coercion means
n,thing u means to preserve the Union orr
wat value Will an Union be that needs links OF
'sNonets and bullets 20 hold IL To. efherr Wb,t
e'ter on shall We be with South Carolina in the
lnion than OF it. il she As 20 tester vitb The
founds inflicted by our hands chaie with rho
'em''s oil defeat and degradation. and seek the
- opportunity OF revenge. l. a family better
win member N u Who has 10 be watcl,ed
-fpe'u'i'y TO keep him from firing the aou..y
cay no common sense and humanity S,y
II any State r'A 80 from W. let it 70. The
&C "a '''@in,ne u, y u l. to be paid IN blood.
Tar greater Than the worth ct il when We h.ve
d II We are. therefore. clearly Of m. o,,,.;,.'.
II any attempt Ia resist by f,,s[.e ,he seres-,o,
any State. or combination Of States. from rhs
a'on. would he UNIV Sc and Gala ni,ous h. az,
4 degree IL IS better To rre~efve i've r'.
OF iriendiness NE en- with seced.ua .s..-
rs, than 20 preserve the Constitution at COS, o,i
A.
1 not only discussed the folly of attempting
Jagaicn. but il elaborsseIy argued the advan
: 81 separation. nran article ucon the sub
U'er. 81, Is60. We extrac; the following AZ
ent. - favor Of separation:
. N 40 of it, evils or its u~eiessness III.
The :, Ssatlshed sections ,csu not agree 70
tooe, tsr, they should gree 10 part peace
osr,.. ~such treaties tor the continuance
l. bes. a. them exist between other
and = vie the national property and
iri,. r.. 10 not only practicable. bu, il is
r ina, pthG course. y And II il is