Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-16
The Abolition Programme

Mr.. SEWARD has been regained a conserva
tive-more so than any member of the Cabinet
except Mr.. BLAIR. but the sentiments he express
ed in a speech at Auburn the day before the
election in New York show him to be as ultra in
bis views as the most radical of his party We
quote an extract from that speech to exhibit the
purposes entertained by the party in power. Mr..
SEwARD says:
The result to be attained is as important to our
opponents as il is to us. What if, through battle
and suffrage, the President who was elected in
1860, should by his opponents, be kept out of the
Presidency of the United States until another
electionf What il they should then succeed
in electing President in 1864. against the
jority who elected Abraham Lincoln in 1902
Can that majority be expected to acquesce, with
out voting, and without bloodshed, in the cleo
ton of HOratio SEYMOUR Certainly not; and
then you shall have perpetuated civil war, which
is nothing else than perpetual anarchy.
What is the meaning of this expression unless
il be. that the present Administration will not
submit to the verdict of the people at the COM
ing presidential election if it should not perpetuate
power in the hands of those who now have con-
troll of the government The premier of the
Administration entertains the opinion that the
defeat of the party which elected Mr.. LINCOLN
in 1860 would be a great calamity, hence he
counsels resistance, TO bloodshed. if the
election should result in popular verdict against
the Republican party.
Mr.. SEWARD says it was great crime
for the Southern States to refuse to submit TO
the election of Mr.. LINCOLN in 1860, but he mt
mates the Republican States will rebel if the
election in 1864 should result in the choice of a
Democratic President. He inquiries: "Cxn that
msjority," the majority which elected Mr.. LIN
coin, "be expected to acquesce. without voting.
without bloodshed, in the election of HoRATIo
SEYMOUR 2" And then he replies Certainly
not, and then you shall have perpetual war,
which is nothing else than perpetual anarchy"
The issue that Mr.. SEWARD presents 20 the coun-
try is either the continuation of the Republican
party in power. or else perpetual civil war. and
as a consequence perpetual anarchy. Does not
Mr.. SEWARD, in expressing such sentiments, jus
tify the Southern rebellion7 The rebels refused
to submtto the election ofa Republican President.
and Mr. SEWARD says in advance that the so call
ed Union" party will not submit to the election
of Democratic President without an attempt
at revolution. The Northern Democracy submit
ted to the popular verdict in 1860, while. having
the control of the Government. but Mr.. SEWARD
declares in advance that the party in power, if
the elections in 1864 go against them. will not
surrender without resistance and bloodshed
This il the exhibition that Mr.. SEWARD gives of
Republicanism-of the ''lovalty'' Of the Admins
tration party. Their professed UniOnism begins
and ends with the continuation of power where it
now is In power, Mr.. SEWARD says, his party
will stand by the Union. but if the people decide
against them, then they are for revolution. Such
is the Abolition programme