Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-29

oer hearts against item and strengthens our
arms for their destruction. - thatthey are wagng
war for the destruction Of the Union We differ
or many other subjects We have quarreled
aud are ready 10 quarrel again upon questions
Of infinite importance To them and 10 u. But
this Is one thing which, so long az u lasts,
renders 4 utterly impossible for Us ever TO be
friends All other differences We can discuss.
The Newburypoft Mass Herald another
leading Republican paper, ssys:
What We want 70 secure i not emancipation
OF slavery: not the success. OF this party or that
but the nafion's integrity-the Union it
All other considerations are Of no consequence
not worth name Give "a the Union in peace.
and Ne shall be fully capable OF taking care Of
al else slavery will settle itself; il was doing
80 as rapidly a. It could -aleiy before this war
commenced Give Us Union in peace aud the
national debt would De nothing IL II was two
thousand millions more than IL Is 10 DAY the M
tional stock would a. once advance 80 per cent
above par. and gold would sink. I'LL both would
come near the level Give Union in peace.
and Ne should present such front TO the world
a. 10 be ever after secure against enctOschtnents
and insults from abroad aud We should hold the
destiny Of the Western Continent IN oGr Own
hands
These suggestion. are Interesting to Gov efn-
ment bond holders particularly II the goes
on a it is going now. ioF abolition, THrR
low WEEo saws either al "intermnable conflict
or an inglorious termination" Is inevitable. How
much will Government bonds BE worth in one
ease or the other
The Ner York Commercial Advertiser also
says:
This letter To Whom il may Concern, cut
of the ne COLLATION. IL once Is curt address and
the statements of the conditions which alone
/ an interview would be granted moved the rebel
Commissioners TO the reply Hhieh Is published ia
the correspondence.
/ IL il very evident that the whole affair was
+ manipulated at Washington after the first expo
siton of it TO the President Dir. Lincoln was
/ then favorable 10 a hearing of the South He
subsequently changed his mind. and named con-
ditions which precluded any further advances, aud
shut OF the Commissioners as efectually a. Al
/ exander Stevens cut of last year On the
/ 18th OF July Mr. Greeley informed the COmmis
siOners that he authorized by the President
! To tender them safe conduct 10 Washington,
and nothing was said as 10 the conditions prece
dent. The Commissioners, seeing that Mr.
/ Greeley had msapprehended their position, ex
/ planned il TO him, and waited for the reissue oil
| their safe conduct Mr. Greeley then telegraphed
/ to Mr.. Lincoln To procure the necessary authori-
zition This dispatch, il is said. was seen by
two members of the Cabinet who induced a
change in the programme, aud on the 18th the
! President sent the hard, cold Dispatch ito whom
il may coucern," and virtually refused to see the
Commissioners unless they agreed in advance to
| negotiate upon a certain aud fixed basis. which
involves the very points in regard 20 which the
negotiation was solicited
IT Is certainly a mistake that the conference
desired by the Commissioners did not take place
II wac virtually granted once By the President
aud then revoked without reason. Ia places him
IN the attitude OF cOquettlng with rebel emmlssa
ries, and of withdrawing precisely when he could
/ have learned something OF their plans. At some
time or other We mus. begin to treat. There
must be a commencement of negotiations, anC
no one can say that the time is not now. The
nations Of the world will not endure this iciter-
ated and logged determination To fight on anC
fight ever without wish or thought of settle
ment
We have been involved for nearly four year
in an abolition war; saws THuRLow WEED. AnC
being involved in such a war. although it A. iii
rect blow against the Union and the Constitu
ton as the rebels are aiming. the people hay
sustained it because the Administration wagin!
it was legally chosen, aud To overthrow il woul'
be to plunge the country into vortex OF evil
even worse than those We have borne and ar
| now bearing.
But let ABRAHAM LINCOLN be elected for an
other term and what will be the consequence
Four years more ri abolition war in the future
National bankruptcy, certain disruption aud IRE
trievable degradation Then the nations OF Eu
rope as the New York Commercial suggests
will TO longer stand alooi. They may be aske
by people North and South to step III anu sto
the strife and they may then not hesitate to il
teryene in the interests Of humanity and in tn
certain assurance that the whole world with TN
, exception of the party which stands upon til
abandonment OF slavery will applaud thei
|; action a4a