Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-24

This unity Of sentiment has been destroyed by
the wicked policy % the Administration. The
people have l0si faith IA its ability 10 prosecute
tae wnr successfully. and they have likewise lost
iaith 10 ~ disposition 70 prosecute Is tor the pur-
pose OF restoring the UnOn
But while thus dividing and dishearfening the
North, the same policy has 10 great extent
united the South This dissatisfaction ia The
Nert rssss be rernoced and i.is .4sss iAs SesiA
must Be troken Up. 1.-THE CaiOR Is % Be rest0rsd.
Neither o. these thugs can BE- done Esie the
eiPafioa Doltcy as parsRed Any pJiicy that viii
accomplish these two objects may sucueed any
other policy certainly viii not A divided North
never can conquer united South.
80 far IRON that being possible, do not be-
ieve that united North can sutjugate united
SDuth. History furnishes nc example Of such
people icksR The masses are ENLISTED IA tie ccuse.
being conquered. | know history furnishes many
examples Of cases where the rulers have been
OverthrOwn by an invaGlng army; but IN all such
cases the people received the invaders deliver
ers and not - Oppres-ers. IL Mr. Lincoln had
pursued a policy to make the people OF the South
hs friends and the friends of the Union. "a the
Crttenden Compromise would have done. the re
bellon would have been overthrow By The people
there long ago: and that - the only way Il can
be done. Whenever We have vigorous prose
cuton OF the 10 heiD the Union people OF the
South, and MT 10 0PDseSs them anu rob them OF
their constitutional rights by emancipation
schemes, it will bea war for the Unon-u riH
hare The undecided support OF the conservative peO
pie ot the NORTH aud S0afh. and then, AMI then
only. it may De successful. Bot the subjugatiOn
of that people united. Is utterly out Of the cues
ton, and it, attempt l. insane folly IL cannot
be done. We must divide them ii we wish to
conquer.
/ know, sir. Poland subjugated and her
territory partitoued out among her conquerOrs.
But the spirt OF liberty ami Independence l. not
vet quenched though nearly three-quarters OF
century have elapsed Siuce the base deed was
consummated, and il hrs cost the cOnquerOrs
more than the entire country Is worth To hold II
in subsection. And 20 it would be IN this case.
You may burn their towns. s,ck their cities and
lay their lands in waste, but until the spirit of
the people is broken and They are reduced TO
state al vassllaee, thew viii not be conquered.
Can this be dOneg No. sir; the history of the
var SHOWS that lt cannot, aisd the SOONER We cease
TO try to 40 such an impossible thing the better.
The second Year OF the war, rs ] have said, is
nearly completed. During al that time The Pres
ident has had given 10 him every thing that he
has asked million anu quarter OI men and
TWO thousand million 81 dollars have been fur
nsheG him. Never was an Administration 81
Nothing has been withheld Whatever the
President has called for has been freely given him
by the people The armies OF Napoleon have
been exceeded in numbers and bravery. The
wealth oil tue Indus has been exceeded III tie
measure OF our expenditures
The people and the soldiers have endured ALL
and done all which the most devoted patriotism
could demand Liberty itself has been sacri
feed. and justice de;hrOned for seison. that
success might crown our efforts. Aud vet. Sir
what is the condition? The Rebel pow er has not
been broken. The Union Is not restored; and
~ anxious a. | am To see il done | cannot see
that We are any nearer. it near. the goal of
promise as when the war began. Al the rate of
progress which We have been making. | AK gen
tIemen To pause and consider. ami 10 tell me
when are our ears To be gladdered with the
shouts of Il final SUGGEST All. sir fear this
generator will not i've to the happy day
less some other pollcy-i truly Union pohcy-is
adopted.
| But because the South has not been. cannot
be subjugaied it does not necessarily follow that
the rebellion cannot be suppressed aud the Union
restored
| We who are in favor of restoring the Union,
when we find one plan has failed, are willing to
Try another. the ''war-alone policy has been
tried aud tired etiectually, and IT has failed and
! failed deplofably. But we do not, therefore
"give up the ship. We for the old ship
long as there i a pennant flying or plank lett to
stand upon. We welded to no particular
plan. Any plan that promises u succeed is our
Iplan.
] l have party creed sentiment which
would not willingly and gladly lay upon the altar
of my bleeding country Il il is needed "A sacri
| flee save that country-to save the COhstitu
ton aud the Union as they emanated irOm the
| hands OF our veneratei fathers. II it l. neces-
sary to these. | say let every negro IN the
hand 20 Tree. ! shall let no condition OF negro
liberty negro slavery stand between me aud
my country. Ny allegiance is not 10 the nero
free or slave owe no allegiance 10 party above
that which owe to my couhiry. This believe
u be the sentiment OF every conservative patriot
in the land 1t is the policy winch | adopted
when this war broke out. 1t is the policy winch
will maintain until IL Is brou.. ht To a close, and
until life itself shall close.
| But, SIR. believe, as firmly a. | can believe
anything, that the negro policy OF the Admins
tntl0n is dsuHl0n policy and believing 80,
am bound patriot to oppose il. No man OF
even common honesty will deny that il was the
agitation OF the negro question that brought these
troubles upon the country. But do not charge
| that the Administration struck the first blow nor
do charge that il intended u do 30. ! charge
nothing upon the Administration but what the
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have ceased To make speeches Tor parIIsn ends
| All the ends | aim At are Coils truths, and
coRuti, - Tne truth IS the Northern asila
tors did begin the quarrel; but it is equally true
TINT the lrar WAS begun b, the South. as | have
already stated because they wanted war. believ
ing that through il they would accomplish the
helllsh scheme OF Gisunion.
| In all this tie rebels have acted basely and
without justification | first became acquainted
with some OF their principal. out anprinciple,
leaders at Charleston in 1869. saw them there
fteir friends Of the North. who had always stood
a. "A wall OF tire bet~ them aud the Northern
radicals They then. IN the hour Ut our triil
ba,ely deserted a. ! knew ~ >Oon ~ they did
that base and wicked act that they we're traitors
| Men who will desert their friends in the nuur OF
need will desert their government and is tag
when an occasion i presented. came home
from Charleston and told the people tiial The rad
icals OF the South were deeply ia earnest, and
would rebel il the Northern sectional party should
succeed They came To the conclusion that "A tri
umph OF AOO.iu0nism could only be temporarily
postponed. Ia couseq aence. therefore. Di the
the free States. the secession element went into
the Charleston Convention determine. Ia demand
terms and concessions which they knew We would
not grant.
Mr. March (nterruptns): Why. then. did not
tire Democr,tIc party make the CONCESSION!
Mr. Wolfe: | familiar With that subject,
and will answer the gentleman. a. was Just pro
ceeding To do There we're two re sons why se