Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-10

That ssgacious observer Of public affairs. Mr.
Thurlow Weed. having expressed his satisfaction
at the withdrawal of Mr.. Secretary Chase from
President Lincoln's Cabinet Immediately on the
occurrence OF that event, was subsequently called
to explain and justify from his point of view such
expression of sentiment This he did in
letter contributed 20 the ALBANY Evening Jour
nal, deliberately reviewing the political ante
cedents of Mr.. Chase aud rejecting with much
severity on his official proceedings and political
character
So tar a. this letter of the eminent publicist !.
personal in its structures on Mr.. Chase, We sup
pose il To De a matter of private rather than oil
public interest. and therefore did not reproduce
il in our columns; but when we take into view
the conspicuous aud influential position which
Mr.. Weed has ever held and still holds in the
Republican party We deem il proper 10 place be
tore our readers a. belonging to the elements oil
opinion in that party, the deliberate conviction.
entertained by such man with regard to the ma
turc and effect of certain influences which ha VI
determined the policy of the administration in 4
line OF direction believed by US, in common with
Mr.. " eed. 10 be fatal 10 the best hopes of the
nation in its present struggle with the gigantic
Instruction. Mr. Weed says:
I'VE have been involved for nearly four wears
IN an abolition var The influences that drove
North Carolina and Tennessee from the Union
SAtofttb dh CHARACTERIZATION practical
and effective only in giving union, strength and
determination TO REBELLION proclamation to
which the FIRST slave has not owed his freedom
for !! Is only operative where our armies 20. and
without il the armies would have gone taste,
and farther. And let it be remembered that all
the while these abolition demagogues and fsnat.
ics were aiding both rebellion and slavery The
North united, and free of the incubus of abOl
tionism, would have crushed rebellion, and Will
IL tie cursed institution which struck at anC
sought TO divide the Union. Ii the South avert
the punishment due TO the great national crime
of rebellion they viii owe their escape 10 the in
sanity Of the abnlilioniSt- I, is thus that sntsg
onisms work together
And here. 10 guard against those who lay in
wait 10 pervert all. say let me exempt Gerritr
Smith with Others who have nobly given them
selves to the duty Of maintaining the Government
IN lis war against rebellion Had the same de-
gree of patriotism and sense governed Mr.
Chase. leading members OF Congress and infiu-
entail journals. we should this day rejoice in a
triumph of the Government over the vanau,shei
armies OF the Coufederacy. consigning rebellion
and slavery 20 a common grave"
Il did not, three years sgo, mistake OF msg-
nfy the evil of abolition influences. nor, thong
6ercely denounced. did shrink from the duty OF
warning the people WHAT thea was prophetic
: history. Abolition influences in Con
gress and the Cabinet have doubled the millions
OF dollars and deepened Iherver OF blood spent
and shed IN war. which. 50 long as such InfG-
enceS aud counsels sway the Government, prom
Ise nothing but al nierminable conflict or an in
gloriors termination