Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-20
Republican Logic-W IL Re
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Republican LogIc-who IL re
sponsibIe!
The vincenes Gazette, in referring 70 Demo
cratic paper. which it saws is fair type or repre-
sentative Of the Democratic party inquiries
Did any of YOU ever see in its columns any
plan suggested for putting down the rebel
lin 2" IHffsI
Do the Republican officials consult and advise
with the representatives. Of the Democratic party.
those recognized as such. in reference TO the
means To be employed in putting down the rebel
lion During the extra session Of Congress in
1861 the Democratic Representative who were
voting all the men and all the supplies land all
the laws asked BY the Administration for the
prosecution Of the var. not taken into the
councils If the President o< the leaders OF the
Republican puty-to advise in reference to the
dangers and difficulties OF the Government
Never has A Administration been treated more
generously by opposing party than has the
present From tie commencement Of the strife
in Congress aud every State Legislature, the
Democracy have voted the liberal supplies
to prosecute the war. which under the sole
control and management Of the party in power
Under such circumstances, what propriety in
asking whether the Democracy have suggested
any plans for putting down the rebellion Their
advice not asked by the party in power, nor
would their councils have been needed Fully
equal to say tie least, to the Republican party
in numerical strength. they had not the power
in either the legislative or the administrative
branches of the Government to carry on, plan.
even If they had proposed one. What mockery
then 10 ask. whether they ever suggested any
plan 70 restore the national authority and unity
What did Mr. LINCOLN and Mr. SEWARD say
TO the country during the winter OF lS60-6l? ID d
not tho former repeatedly declare that the crisis
was artificial one. and the latter predicted. in
n speech at dinner. in New York in December
1860. that the then impending troubles would
pass away before the expiration Of sixty days
And how many times since the fall of Sumter.
has the country been promised that the rebel
lion would be put down in the succeeding ninety
DAYS? Richmond have been captured by
the 4th of July. 1861 The country Icing thus
assured of the early overthrow Of the rebellion.
and of the most ample means having been se
cured to accomplish that desired result. why
should the Democracy be tauntel with not
having suggested any plin for putting down tie
rebellion. especially when their alvire neith-
er asked or desired by the party in power
This is one view of Republican logic Let US
look at another side. The Republican, papers
and orators constantly charge that the Demo
CIV sympathze with the rebellion and tat the
only hope the rebels have for success finally is
through and from the Democratic party of The
North The Richmond Enquirer the leading
organ Of the Confederate cause. in unmistakable
language takes an opposite view of the matter,
and pronounces tive Northern Democracy the
worst foe of the South. Ii says:
:. To ne plain. we fear and disfrust far more
these apparently friendly advances Of the
Democrats. than the open philan thropiSs OF
Massachusetts. That Democratic trrtv was al
w1vs our worst enemy; and but for it, poisonous
enbrsce. these STATES would have been free and
clear oi the unnatural Union twenty years ago
IL Is the Stewards AMI Summers. tine Black
Republicans ant AbolifonistS who have hurt US
Aud yet Republicans. in the face OF such tes
timony. the men whose only desire is that the
war shall be so conducted as to advance partisan
purposes haunt the lie. dav after day, that the
Democratic party sympathze with traitors and
rebellion For two years the party In power has
been prosecuting the war upon gigantic scale;
gigantic not only in the forces and agencies en-
ployed in its prosecution but equally gigantic in
the frauds aud swndes upon the public treasury
which have marked its progress That party.
with he whole power and resources OF the Gov
eminent placed at its disposal. has utterly
failed in accomplishing the purposes for which it
was TO be prosecuted. The National authority
has not yet been restored in the rebelous States,
and 10 day the rebels are rs bold as defiant. and
apparently confident of success as when they
first bid defiance TO the Federal Government
Who is responsible for the failure thus far Can !
Il be Others than those who have been furnished
with the they have asked TO pot down the
rebellion Senator TRUNRuLL. the Republican
Senator from Illinois. of the abest of his
party remirked in recent speech in Chicago
" that the Administration was invested with all /
the powers possible TO be bestowed By Congress.
aud must nov be responsible Tor success or defeat
IN war his has eeen the fact from tie be
ginning OF The var. aud such must be the tesii
mony Of every fair man. as ii will be the record !
OF history
The Democracy have thrown no imoeiirnen,
in the way OF the Administration. In it, inan,re
nent of the war. All they have demsuhe IS
that he liberty and rights OF the citizens and ruK
Govern ment for which We are 6ghdng shall he
preserved luyiolate
As the Gazette Is anxious for the Dem scraey
20 sugges, plan for putting down tie rebellion.
there Is which cannot fail 10 strike tile daest
Republicans comprehension Let the party ID
power turn over the Administration o. the Gov
eminent 10 the Democratic paris-tbe party
vh ca has successfully carried the country through
every crisis which has heretofore imperiled II.
and We all guarantee that the will be
brought 10 speedy and honorable close-a
termination which will rebound To the glory al J
secure the perpetaiiy of the Government.