Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-21

The Journal in its issue Of yesterday. contains
q homily upon the results of the recent elections.
The Republican organ thus sums up its view. or
Interpretation of that expression OF popular
sentim ent:
cit il the protest Of the country against the
insanity or crime that under the name OF peace
that would divide the nation and destroy Its
name forever"
But who have been guilty of this insanity or
crimef Is il not the very men who now are the
losdest in their professions of "loyalty"f The
Journal itself advocate Of peaceable
separation of the States. IL even argued the
advantages of separation to the North and.
months after the fall Of Sumter il avowed itself
willing 20 let the dissatisfied States withdraw
from the Union upon the single condition that the
rebels would first lay down their arms. Similar
sentiments we're expressed bv the Chicago Tri
buue, the New York Tribune, the Cincinnati
Conn ercia. the Buffalo Express and the leading
Republican organs of the country And years
ago the very men who now guide the administra
ton we're "uy in favor of dissolution Of the
Union. but dill all in their power to precipta,e
that Gala nifty upon the country. Ifit is now in
sanity or crime divide the nation. surely it was
none the less two. three. twenty or thirty years
ago. If the Republicans or abolitionists are
really in favor of preserving the old Union. most
certainly that issue could not have been involved
in the recent elections. because the members of
no other political organization are com
mtted to dsunion. If then the recent elections
are a protest against the insanity or crime that
would divide the nation that protest can have no
other reference or condemnation than against the
Republican party A few years ago. the Repub
licans characterized the Democrats in derision
as Union savers" but just now, for political
effect. they are anxious to monopolize the term
which previously they pronounced to be opprobri-
Gus
The fact is the Republican party is char
acterized with fraud from its beginning until now
The Chicago platform was intended to deceive the
country the true intentions of the pgrty that
put il forth as a declaration of principles. The
declarations of the President in his inaugural
message, the resolution of Congress on the %
day OF July. 1861 which voted for by the
Republican members of Congress with almost
entire dnanimity. must have been put forth tc
deceive the country. when the recent acts of the
dominant party. which are in direct conflict there
with. are taken into consideration, the tendenc,
OF which il to bring about the very evils which
they profess to deprecate. 1t the lesson of TIT
recent election is protest OF the country agains
the insanity or crime hat would divide the ma
ton, then il is a most whitening rebuke OF tn
principles ayowed aud the policy pursued by tn
Republican party. for both lead directly and IN
evitlbly to the division of the nation and the de
struction of its name forever The recent elec
tons have no lesson or significance other than
partisan triumph. accomplished by fraud and de
cep,on and there can be no doubt. judging iror
it, record. but the party in power would consen
TO dsunion il such policy would perpeiuate %
liIical power in it, hands