Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-27
sad ieetre.pect.

Sad 1eetrospeet.
Bessrs tie 6rst gun was feed at Sumter the
Indianapolis Journal advocated with zeal and
ability the peaceful secession Of all the States
that desired to withdraw from the Uacn. II
sued that this the true policy Of the
nation. And Il repeatedly stated that civil war
was worse evil than the loss Of dozen States
Months after the war had been inaugurated the
Journal in an article repeated lis confidence in the
position. il had assumed In favor Of peaceful sc
cession, and il then expressed its willingness to
perm tho Rebel States 10 leave the Union. IL
they so desired. upca the single condition that
they should lay down their arms. With such a
recorl the organ Of the Republican party Of In
diana attempts to call in question patriotism
and consistency.
Our ne,ghbor y not yet prepared to shuttle off
It's mortal coil. IL has too much to repent Of
The meanest traitor j. he Who proves false to his
own con ictions The Journal has that heinous
sin to wash ont before death We hope il will not
he called hence before opportunity il given il To
do works meet for repentance. Aud il has
great deal 10 do in that line IL would take
oceans of water 90 obIiierate its iniquties since Il
had a being. We commend To its attention the
lines Of the sacred rhvmer:
.swhie the lamp b,Lis out %
The West sinner may retnrn.'
The Joufnd thinks that the views we ex
pressed on Monday were the result Of sudden
conversion Not 80 We expressed the same
sentiments when the journal reiterating its
pious horror Of the evils OF civil war aud its
consent to disunon to secession = to
peaceful separation Of the States
that desired 10 withdraw from the
Union. No one Who is acquainted with the
record of our neishbor believe that it has
been honest in its advocacy of war tina, would
precpi,ate upon the country cnlamities to which
Il said the division Of the nation a blessing in
comparison. IL was it, Sel6-hness. its pecuninry
interest. the filthy lucre il and its friends would
pocket out Of the strife alone that has induced it
10 favorit Like vampire. long il
fatten upon the fostering corruptions which grow
Of the unnatural controversy. it is willing to
And let slip the dogs OF war;"
What spectacle does such moral deformity
present. Our neirhbor should never look
honest man in the face and say war" in view of
its record in opposition to a civil war and the
fulhllment Of its own predictions Of he terrible
calamities which would follow such contest.
We have no account yet that Vicksburg has
been taken, but we adhere to the conviction that
expressed from the beginning of the hostil
ies that il was for the highest interest of the
tion-for the interest of the people Of all sections
OF the old Union--ihat the war should be brought
to n speedy termination. In the commencement
of the struggle We expressed the belief that IL
could have been settled by negotiation and fair
adjustment of the differences between the North
and the South But blood now seems to be the
only arb,er. IL so. sound policy and the die
tates OF humanity demand that the issue should
be fought out a. sharply and quickly ms pos
sible A long war wastes treasure and blood
and develops all The savage instincts of Or
nature. IL even makes brute OF former
amsble. and gentle. and very refined neshbor 1t
/, sad RETROSPECT for the Journal to review its
/ Inconsistencies
The Journal makes some extracts from articles
that VIC have written upon the I4lition OF the
country We refer il to IN article. which we
subjoin. Published in the Sentinel ~ the 10th of
May. 1861, IA show that the views We expressed
in our article of MONDAY last are identical with
those we entertained two years aso Read:
TN ISSUE
There i 40 installing the pros oect before Us
The POLITICAL difficulties of the country viii be
settled bv the sword aud that alone. The
tending sections of the country marshslng
their forces for the contest. and civil war, with
all its horrid consequences. will soon be inaugu
rated As the New York Tribune remarks. "a
peaceful adjustment Is sheer impossbility."
and let the fully be utterly hooted of suppos ne
the Rebels will not fight They tciH fight they
mast fight and that desperately" Eastern Vir
rinia will be ths scene of the great conflict The
REPORTS Indicate thst the Confederate forces are
rapidly concentrating IN that quarter. Thew
will have large army well disciplined, well
equipped and well PREPARED fer the conflict The
Government will be fully prepared TO meet them
Aud when II comes, the conflict will be terrible
else mistaken IN the character of the
men who are engaged il the struggle What
ever NAY he the result ot the first contest the
Government must eventually triumph. She has
the resources 20 insure this result-the men, the
money, the navy and the determination TO main
tain the integrity Of the Union no matter what
may be the sacrifice to secure it.
whsever individual opinions NAV be enter
tanned as 10 the policy Of the war. or the causes
which have produced IL. the responsibility of
the crisis cannot be svadei. There "a now
no choice IN the matter. The Government
must re sustained. and the sooner the cons
test can he determined, the better for the
country. Hourly expecting IN chronicle
tie beginning of hc>tilities md when commenced
there Will be no occasion OF the struggle until
determined bs the srbitrament which has been
foTeed upon the nation The Administration has
settled is policy; and il Is that there shall be no
dismemberment of the URIoa The Govern |
meni has determined TO conquer peace and the |
sword will nos be shetthed until the issue - de-
terminei. After the issue Of force Is settled +
there will arise the greater question OF the &c
construction OF the Government. and the terms |
upon which IL shall be constructed
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