Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-06
From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
Rurning Cities.

We had perhaps a faint hope that tinge of
shame might redden the cheeks of some Aboli-
tohists when they saw the story of the raid OF
Col Montgomery and its barbarous results. To
be born in the nineteenth century and not blush
at having any responsibility in such affair. may
well be said to argue total lack of the purer
instincts of humanity. But the curse Of Aboli-
tionism makes men forgetful Of the higher i'm
pulses of their nature and leads them 70 revel in
scenes at which the refined mind is impressed
with horror and shame for our common humani-
". The Evening Post, with all the glee charac-
teristic of AboItonism, exults in the affair as q
good thing, quotes with apparent delight pas
sages from the account of the Tribune, sees 9TH
ing remarkable in them, nothing wrong or unu-
sual in the gunboats approaching the wharf Of an
unarmed village and throwing shot and shell
among its houses ridcules our protest against the
barbarism, and hopes the Government will con-
tinue these outrages. We are not mnch sur
prised. Dsunionists from the outset the Abo-
litionists approve of whatever widens the breach.
even though it be conduct which civilization ab-
hors We trust that the Administration at WASH
ington will at length awake from the stupor into
which il seems to have been lulled by these men,
and tell the world that the war is not TO be con-
Quoted on our side in the interests of barbarism.
The Post says it is all retaliation and ought
to be confined. There is no semblance of truth
adopted only AS a solemn necessity after due no.
tice The Government does not as yet propose
to do anything of the kind. Nor is il probable
that they ever will. The idea is worthy Of an
Abolition brain. Look at Chambersburg, Hs-
gerstown. Frederick and many other cities. Are
they so situated to make il advisable TO insti
tute any such savage system az the Post urges
for adoptionr If this system. so longed for by
our Abolition contemporary, we're indeed adopted
tba hlox otff dvill NJ and uot1f
light the funeral Of our nation one among the
civilized nations of the earth. and none would
mourn heriust doom. But Abolitionism cares
nothing for this. Burn and destroy" is its motto
for the war. To destroy all hope Of Unicn is its
old and ardent desire.
The radical papers are disgracing themselves
and their country by the fimsy argument that We
are no worse than the Rebels in burning and rob
bing, and that therefore are not 20 be blamed.
What have we TO do with Rebel sinsf Enough
that we repent and abandon our own. What use
to denounce sins we are not responsible for, when
we have enough OF our own to ruin us! The
United States is not responsible for the niquities
committed by the rebellion. She is responsible
for the wrong done to civilization by her own SOL
diers, unless she repudiates them.
1t is a weak avoidance. a paltry attempt to
stife conscience or whitewash iniquity. this
way of reciting Rebel barbarities 70 justify our
own OarOarity- we mgnt As wei ourn Sawyer
at the stake and plead their own customs in our
justification. Let US war like men. like civilized
beings, if we must war at all. We might long
ago have been victors, with our vast power, our
overwhelming numbers, IL we had pursued
noble war policy and avoided all semblance Of a
fanatical and barbarous crusade We might have
divided the South and united the North. instead
of uniting the South and dividing the North. We
have thrown away our strength, wasted our blood
and treasure for the sake of Abolitionism. All
our experience should warn us TO give up. and
forever the malign counssls of men who lead US
to barbarlsm in their madness. Let us recall the
glory il once was TO be an American, and have
done with these disgraceful robberies and out
RACES which are only worthy of South Sea Island
ers, and Abolitionists educated by the Evening
Post and like sheets.