Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-06
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Hon. Dawn G. lSssxHax. we'll me anirg an }
no doubt very patriotic gentleman. by consent o.
MS political friends il made the leader and ch m
pion Of his party in the lower branch Of the Leg
stature The Republic an party PROCESSES TO be
very bitterly opposed 20 secession. Its Leaders.
lie papers It's orators. and its preachers are eI-
eeeingly eloquent In sheir denunciation Of this
modern political heresy. They talk against IL.
write against IL. preach against il, and pray
against It, but IL Is little remarkable that in ev
cry State which was carried by the Democracy at
the elections last fall. these very loyal Republi
cans ore Of the opinion that the minority not the
usjority. should rule. ~
'fhe great crime Of the Rebels. in Republican
estimation. - their refusal TO submit 20 the ex-
preston OF the popular will in le60-the rule OF
the Republican party. To compel the Rebel
States TO submit thereto We are engaged in the
most gigantic civil war ever waged. The true
doctrine shy the Republicans. is that the majority
must govern The refusal to do so. says the
same authority. l. rebellion against the Govern
ment. Notwithstanding these lofty professions
Of loyalty. IL is very remarkable that none but
Republicans in the present Legislature have
countenanced and justified the beresy of seces
sion. Mr.. BkaSHAx. the Republican leader
aforesaid. IN a speech n short time ago. declared
with great emphasis and earnestness aud JUNCTION.
that minorities had the right, the constitutional
right. to defeat the will OF the minority when
ever the former thought their rights were in
vaded. In debate yesterday the same distn-
guishe.I gentleman declared that he would not
sabmit 10 the will Of the majority upon certain
measures.
These are the very grounds upon which the
corner stone of secession is in jus, the arguments
or sentiments expressed by the Republican leader
OF the House. The Rebels could not ask for a
more complete vindication than that presented
By Mr. BRASHAN. but we suppose he stated his
positions without comprchendng their logical re.
suits. And the acceptance OF them by the Re
publican members commit the party to the here
sizes Of seccs<ionism.
In his speech. yesterday. Mr.. BRANHAM stated
that the resolutions offered 10y the Democrats
during this sessinn Of the Legislature. Federal
nfairS, we're calculated to nfame aud unsettle
the public mind 1t IS pity that the Repub
lcan leader cannot see himself Others see
him. The docri mes he has uttered during tie
session. and his speech Of yesterday. could not
have been outdone by the most violent Jaco-
bin of the French revolution Ii his sent-
menis were practically carried out. reyolu-
ton. civil war aud anarchy would prevail
throughout the North. Mr. BRASHAM no doubt
means right. but he belongs to class in this
country who prefer to see the Government over
turned rather than the defeat OF his party, the
principles upon which il is based, and the policy
il is nov attempting to enforce. This is the Re
publican leaders idea Of the moral power to
which he 80 often aludes as controlling the des-
tinies Of the country. and il is about luminous
IS bis notions Of constitutional government.