Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-15

the battle ground Of the nations century after
century. They had attempted % absIrb Der, but
her people sefe re-oluiely bent Of their own IA
tonal exi>teure. and Belgium isireer Ia day than
ever ] might cite Portugal and other exemli 4
6cations. bot YOU know Il FIeemeu. bred 10
arms aud IN possession OF their soil, can ISver he
sutdued bs arms. Never Then what i TO
be ioDef Just the other courser No. no J
Too late for that. That was wise advice before
the hrst fraternsl blood WAS shed by brothers
hands. but IL il TOO late now for that IL - nov
not to be done by settlement OF affection, out
OF cool calculation, OF common sense IA this
Union is To be restored. IL is never going To be
because Of any sympathy in politics. or from
affection existing between the different sections,
but ~ IL ives patent the convention that formed
! The Cpnsiunion IL hrst that these States can
i never contiune independent without being con-
usually AZ with each o'her. Now sente
men we nre the representatives OF the polio, oi
! stopping the lighting Aud Who are me repre-
sentatives OF the ,i,n Of citing the States GOT
They are the New England AbOlIuonists What
they want j. smaller territory heir leg are
not hong enough 10 reach round so h'g horse n'
this In on; 50 lie want to swap IL Tor smai
/ Canadian ppny, aud il. unier any plea Whatever.
they eau ger a saddle upon the back OF these /
Northern people aud a bride in their mouths. and
get their precious Yankee corporate carcass on
that saddle, thev think they have got it Tor alt
time They think they have got Canadian 20 |
nv that will never throw them fbey are willing
all anxious tor separation. Gentlemen, u you
do not know nv wayS | wish 20 tell YOU.
never. in the heat of any canvass. viii yield ny
reputation for uathfuness: have had, nat ont.
among nv friends hut among those wh"
were not my friends but who knew n the char
acter thit n,vs- will iell untruth; nor will
saw lie ieve thing ill have reason 10 bel'eveit
Now tell YOU have reasons To believe that the
| Al. apAT inn p .pNGu fl al
determined that the South shall never come back
: excepr as tree States into this Union. Certain
correspondence that has latev come out bet"e cen
Fernando Wood. OF New York, AMI the Pres
dent n which Nc Wood asserts that he had
from r,.-tausbe and high sources in the Southern
u Confederacv. that they were trying If they could
not come back and take their places by represen
T ,a,ives in Congress Washington. II mn offer OF
full amnesty WAS agreed upon, though whether
e that is so or not ! do not know, am not III
the confidence OF Mr.. Wood. and never de
sire to be- | say. then. ] charged IL in print,
and here charge it by word OF mouth. and
t. am ready subs antiate it by intercepted
communication from the Southern Con
fe eracy ~ the world. that Nj Lincoln :
A, ministration made acquainted with the
fact, one month before he came. that hexander
H. Stephens about to visit W ashington with
y, wer to treat for peace. They had that inior
q nation by intercepted correspondence. ana the
IA n an to whom il was addressed imprisoned
no Tor receiving it. 1t ia, was in the State De
Iartment. unless mnli'aiel or destroyed; but the
communication sent. And therefore "u
free TO say more | myself heard before th'
rernd that Stephens reported to have oeeI
oh turned back. and not admitted TO an audience
- with the great powers OF the Administration "a
~. Washington: that he was about to come aud wa
% only arr angling the terms with jeff Davis. ol
he which on the highest patriotic aud American
- grounds, he To come to Washington, Az
IN Ike Propositions that would overwhelm IN
zee North with astonishment His plei was his
re that they had come To the lowest point that NOV
err or never they must make friends with the North
No. make up their quarrel. or the American Un'o
: was gone forev err. tor France was at their door;
ne claiming close alliance, offensive and de enSlvS
ng with the S,uthern Conteleracy Alex Stephens
,or we knew gallant, truly patriotic and u mo
"a man and AS true an American. and rs worthy {
w. the name freeman "a draws the breath of lite o
". this continent His plea was: We can not al
,ch and leave our names TO pos er'ty as GU
.ed destro,ers OF this Union We must smoth'
:, our passions; must put down our preJ'
VIZ dices: forget wrongs and woes; We nlu
ect make I'D this quarrel, tor this American Unic
to- must be preserved And with that high. patriot
IDEA Overwhelming jeff Davis with the obloqr
" with which history would stamp his came II
ra- re-isted he came with full powers to ueat
his Washington for the cessation Of this on 81
the ground of u reasonable. sincere and firm purpo
10 reconstruct the Union. | could multip
y" proofS-but there i in your own hands enough
,art 10 prove that the Administration. to mike use
the Ahraham Lincoln's WORKS. persists thntthe Sou
shall not lie permitted to crme back But 70
high and gallant representative. he holds out
MY his progrlmme. the Union. it must he preserve
The we can MT part with IL That man who. seeii
be a. statesmen must see that force can nos reSio
and il; that only consent, only argument, ony n
the petls TO reason aud TO common c
or ever restore this Unoa-he is the man who
e,r been sent into exile. but whom Won Ia
be named as the man whom YOU intend 10 make
sls, G. vernon OF this State next month nm
lie n Older mn than your gallant Vallandigham; b
m a confess my hope is not rs large as hls
hen not see with the eve that he tells me he e
itu that this Union must be restored. But in talk
die Of the matter said: "Sr, you NAV see furtt
Their through this dark cloud than (; but for NV pi
he | can not see through it | see thus much--tt
nuld it is the duty of patriotism to try 10 believe
Mon you do; and whether bring mvself To believe
What or not 10 struggle and act il did. when il
And the only possible way in which this Union can
YOU restored" You will have done more toward "
e in act when YOU have made Vallandigham Gov
npt nor Of ihe State ot Oaio than if you had e eel
ties, him President OF the United States This On
nam ton is one that must be settled 10y the States
rled can never he settled by the Federal power-il
. in is confessed Ii has violated the charter of
leila own existence. IL has got 10 be done by
What States: and something more, it has got 10
Lee done By the people of the States