Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-18

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For almost eighty years tho States Of this
Union lived together in peace. Advancing in
population and increasing in number with grand
and rapid movement. the United States extended
the privileges Of freedom and it, attendants. ed
%ucation, self respect and virtue, Ia individuals
and races before bowed down by ages of privi-
legged oppression. bestowing upon all its citizens
the blessings of a rule So mild aud beneficial ~
h ,rlly to Ice felt. and yet affording n protection
such ~ no dcspoIism ever gave to is citizens at
home and abtoad. United America thus Offer ell
to- the world the -ubIimesi aspect of civilized
humanity that mortal eyes have ever beheld.
"A years rolled ON. aud The generation Of brave
and good men which secured aud settled the basis
OF all this prosperity and happiness. passed 10
their honoied graves. their children gl0ried In
their heritage yhuntcd Il with even too great self
satisfaction before the world. and never doubtei
but they should hand II down, beautihed aud per
fected by their own laborr a. a p%ostctity Ne hap.
~ "a prosperous aud as peaceful "a themselves
All that grandeur. all that happiness. al that
glory. two bfiei years have seen "a aink "in din
%u,lipss' under an ocean Of blood Where once
IN fertile field. the pillow prepared The lanl iut
peaceful hatsesls. shot aud shtiekinE shell tenf
open the bosom Of the earth IN hoftible burrows
The groves once vocal with the voice OF birds,
adjoining the hill tops With their v%eflufc, aud
bleaaine tho me ,huw aiHl the valley with their
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rft, Ilumesieils and humble cottages, bat late
" the abodeu of peace aud sweet domestic Joy,
lie dusni,ie. iootiess, 90 burned to aahes, With
hut their nab OIL rhimnlea 90 mark the spot, and
theft harry inmates scattered, ruined, dead ~
starvation, disease or Htiel, 90 perhaps ct wounds
Inflicted hy lfalefnhl hands al THE, net Ia is0
lated spots, but oyet areas that stretch lut
league. and leagues, are nov IA be beheli Va a
h Dad belt vi fuin from The shuius OF tho Allan
lie a. the slope. of the Rocky Mouut,ius Mar
shalled over the scene ~ desolalipn, monhding
Tho land with Qualifications that viii boar Witness
~ This time o. fempteat generations, 0r Crap
plug ia Fitanie strife, aud covering The earth
and illl,g lha soil with their bodies aud hluud a
million aud - half Of the fathers, brothers, hus
bands, sous, OF tho happy people We have pictured
49, hut nov living in peace aud plenty are each
day making wider and more hopelessly dezolale
The deaelt that surrounded them,
IN every ulty, village anl h~amiet-alm0st IN
eyery household o. this broad land from tho prai
fies uf Texas 10 the lakes Of Maine, The vail 0t
desnlsllon IN heard, anl robes Of mourning lesti
~ To tho he%re,vemenls the horrible strife has
wrought What made ~ Why are American
brothers, one la blood, one In faith, one Ia nation
Al traditions aud we'll earned glory, thus offering
each other in multiplying heealumbs ON altara
raised In the midst OF a Christian country o. the
heather god Ut wnri
IL Is because certain men, from selfish me-
tives-not toreseeing. We must believe. where
their teachings would lead-lmve been for years
preaching to this people. a people by far tho most
homogeneous at ANY great nation on the globe,
that an irrepressible conflict existed between the
Institutions OF those of them living north and
those living south OF n certain geographical line,
By skilliuI appeals 10 passion. 20 moral feeling,
to the spirit OF Independence and State pride. 10
the mean passion of envy. To spiritual pride and
self righteousness, these deceiyers have east n
glamour over the land and made the people of IL
To believe n lie.
Ii Il hard 10 disentangle oneself from the in.
tcrests. the passions and the excitements at IA
time like this. and to rise to a point of mental ec
walton whence this question can be calmly viewed
But arrived at such ~ point-and we hope there
arc but few who are absolutely incapable of
reaching it-nothing can be palmer than the
f,lAehood contained IN the assertion of any essen
tial conflict betwten the Northern and Southern
sections Of the Union. On the contrary. such il
the essential unity both of territory aud people.
that no man can draw u line which could posi-.
bly, be a permanent boundary between two IA
tons. or which the absolute necessities OF he
people would not compel them tn ignore IN every
daily pursuit. II i s,lo to say that the
permanent division OF this country is %iinpossi
bio.
This being the case. aud strife being vain
Tor any other end than that of mutual dc
strnction. IA II not time for all. on both
sides To- throw of the authority aud 70.
nouncc the leadership of th0sc self seeking
i~nttlguers who have kneadei their bread
with the blood Of \ deludcd peoplef We
who are fighting for nnion-ean We ever
have a union with those whom We hate aud
who hate ua7 Must We not tenounec all bitter
feelings. and. maintaining our Ieilt, IN
shaken Ia tho national unity, extend to the mia
guided people ct The South an honeai hand of
brotherhood. saving 90 them. "Las iosn youf
arms. abandon your leaders who have brought
such misrfy upon your land, aud return 10 The
tniouS We will guarantees 10 ,ou and your
States every tight which u yours under our com
mon bond. ever, right which No assume lor onf
selves" THIS ofiet cannot be made through the
General Government fallen, Ne u u. to the con
dillon Of ,ncfe organ OF the part, which elected
H.. but " may DO nude nv the people ~ the State
and local %eleclious A Democratic majority ~
tanned nv pc,c-sblc votes. will spaik ~ tones
that will not tail 20 reach the south snd feinvig
crate there The old love OF the Union, upon which
alone We can count for any success other than Of
bloody military conquest, witch would yoke the
South 10 vs., not IN bonds Of peaceful amily, but
only rs \ corpse chained to our cid. - Boston