Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-10
INDIANAPOLIS, August lst, 1868.
Con. Logan ut Duauoin.

The telegraph, which seems to be principally
managed, of late, in the interest of the Abolition
party, yesterday brought us a lengthy abstract of
a speech made by Gen. John A. Logan to Il so
called Union" meeting at Duquoin. As we be-
lieve our columns can be used To better advantage
than by printing that gentleman's platitudes. our
readers will not find the speech in our telegraphic
report. We assure them that they lose nothing
whatever by a failure 70 peruse his remarks.
We fancy, however, that the AbolItionists, for
whose benefit the meeting was gotten ~, aud who
sought to make capital by securing Il man of Gen.
Logan's prominence to address it, made nothing
by his per formance. We find in the report of his
remarks no denunciations of "copperheads," no
declarations that the Administration is the
country" although the quondam dirty work.
Logan goes a great deal further in his support of
the Administration than the Democracy can
be induced TO accompany or follow
him, even although he declares that he
can not indorse the President in all respects. Too
much patriotism" seems somewhat seriously to
have impaired Johu's once vigorous intellect,
and he is unable TO see things as he once did.
He satisfies the Abolitionis,s of the most ultra
stripe in his sounducss on the negro, and out
Herod's Herod by proposing that if the negroes
can't whip the rebels, the President shall send ell
ephants South to trample them down. We sug-
gest that Gen. Curtis camels be first employed.
if the General will accept our amendment. He
repeats the stcreOtyped Illustration, such a favor
tie with the Republican press aud orators, OF the
"house being on fire." aud demands that every
body shall help to extinguisE the fumes That
is precisely what the Democracy are. and have
always been doing, General Logan, as you very
well know; but while you and other OF our Dem
ocratic brethren from Illinois have been down
South fighting the fire. we, whom you left at
nome to guard your interests while absent, have
discovered that the Administration is applying the
iucenditry torch to the proud tempe of liberty in
which you and we we're born and lmveS so long been
dwelling ia peace and harmony. aud which is so
Justly dear to us. We know General Logan, that
they would sacrifice this fair fabric TO their idola-
trous ideas of abolition; that the principles and
pl ans of the anti shareholders, and not devotion to
the Union is the prime article in their confession of
faith. We have been at home, General. with lei
sure To watch them; you have trusted us in days
gone by. trust us now when we assure you, it you
have ever doubted il. that the Democratic party is
the same devoted, unhinching supporter and friend
of the Union and the Constitution that il was when
John A Logan was one of its honored leaders,
reviled and vilifed without stint by the very men
who now fling their caps in the air ia adulation
of his newly hedged ideas; and that abolition
repubiicanism is the same hideous mnusirosity
and Zoe 20 the Constitution and the Union 70 day
that it was when the same John A. Logan de-
nounced and opposed il in the canvass of 1860
You called them then a disnnion party; they are
so still; more dangerous by far now that they
have possession OF the Federal Administration
A leopard can not change its spots, John, nor the
Ethiopian his skin; you have always believed Ab
olitionists to be the worst eDemies Of the country,
end they are no better now Read the history
they have made during the war, General. in the
light of your former professions. and you can not
avoid the conclusion that they are not waging
this war in the interest OF the nation. but in that
of the Abolition party. The Democracy of Iii
nois can not aid them in such schemes.
Go South and fight rebels, John. as you have
fought them. bravely and well: the Democracy
will bid you God speed so long as YOU war for the
Union. and will second all your efforts to restore
that sacred tie, But il you, too. have fallen be
fore the ebony idol-if you are one of the seven
thousand who bow TO Baal. the Baal of abolition.
we part from you-regretfully. il is true. and
pointing to your fall from your high prominence
as an example to Others who might oe tempted TO
do likewise -[Springfeld Register.