Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-01

approval and admiration Of the people Of Ind:-
dier. They are more They are worthy of
statesman.
Men Of indiana Come up to The Convention
as patriots and not a. partisans Assemble to
heal and not to open the wounds of the Nation.
This is your mission. As your public servants
stagger under the weight Of their own follies, il
is for you to uphold the temple of well regulated
Liberty and Law The Government is on your
shoulders. and you must preserve it, or il falls
This is your country. and whatever evils afflict
it, must be borne by yourselves and your poster
ity II is your duty 10 preserve il from social
disorder. As the Administration becomes reck.
less. vascillating and corrupt. you must he calm
considerate and determined Mr. LINCOLN and
his Cabinet men of Appropriations and
States exist forever Your fathers left you a
goodly heritage of free institutions You are
the custodans of that sacred treasure Neglect
nothing necessary 10 secure their pefpetuity. and
do no act which will hazard their peaceful preser
vatiOn This is a Government OF consent and
a Government Of constitutional rights. too No
man and no party can infringe upon or overturn
these rights without becoming false to the people,
and they will ultimately punish those who assail
them II j.. rs we'll Government of laws, and
they are held sacred till modified or repealed
Unlike the despotisms of the Old World these
laws. in q Republic. sre readily abrogated. and
they give way to higher sentiment of constitu
tonal Government They are subject to the III
rect control OF The citizen. Two and four years
only are requi' ed 10 undo the works of faithless
representatives and correct the edicts and proc
lamations of an unwi-e Executive. In the life
of great Nation, this is but an hour Time
hastens on. and the people must work while il is
called 70 day. The Rebels Mt Richmond and the
Radicals at Washington are fast exhausting the
Nation Another two years war will roll up
debt which generations never pay The
extreme men in both sections have their hands on
the throats of the people. and neither will listen
to the voice of reason the appeals of patriot
ism. l. there no hope for suffering countryg
All that we can peacefully accomplish is to dis
lodge those who stand in the way of an honorable
peace We want and will have no divisions of
the States, and no division of the Union; but We
demand the wise and patriotic Councils OF those
who are willing TO preserve both in the spirit in
which they were originally framed You, fellow
counirymen, want the return Of the peaceful days
of your fathers, when the whole People, from
the Aristook t. the Sabine. "dwel, together in
unity" You can only have il ty change of
Administration aud change of Congress. The
latter you have practically secured. The FIRST
you will accomplish in 1864 The balot-box
will then declare the National will Be assured
OF It's efficacy IN the hands Of a free People, and
doubt not the ultimate blessings of a restored
Union. under the guarantees OF your beloved
Constitution
GEO. McOUAT, Chairman
JAMES ID. WILLIAMS. First District.
u G. KEsR, Second District
NJ. W Shields Third District.
GEORGE HIBBEN Fourth District
EDMUND JOHNSON, Fifth District.
Jos BINeuAM. Sixth District
THos DowLlNG. Seventh District.
RS HAsrNes Eighth District
j \. TAYLOR. Ninth District
5 W SPRorr. Tenth District
J r. CoFFRorH Eleventh District
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