Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-28
IFrom lhe LoulsvIIlc Journal


Tho New York Tribune opens with this inter.
rogatory very elaborate article on the question
OF the true purpose OF the war. Immediately pro-
cecding Go say:
when the long-brewng conspiracy for n
Southern rebellion eliminated IN the secession of
eleven States from the Union, backed by the
sympnthies counses aud positive efforts OF the
ruling caste In four moro States. encouraged by
tho more OF less opeuly avowcd sympathetic de-
monstrationa OF the political, commercial, aud
social allies of that cnste throughout the loyal
States. there were tour possible results of the
fearful struggle thus inaugurated. namely:
Il A complete ultimate triumph and resiora-
ton Of the Union through the discontinue aud
overthrow OF tho rebellion aud its parent,
slavery.
80 A reconstruction Of the Union through
new concessions. assurances and guarantees To
the slave power. such were stipulated In the
Crttendcn Compromise, with an understanding
that hostility To slavery. no matter how exhibit
ed. should henceiorth be prohibited throughout
the whole country
y, A complete triumph OF the rebellion, di.
vding the country permanently on the line of
the Potomac. the Ohio aud the Mi 'souri, or such
other ~ the yictors should sec NJ TO prescribe;
"a Such defeat and encouragement OF the
rebels that they would finally be willing To return
To the Union ~ IL was. asking TO guarantees, or
at least receiving none. but accepting an amnesty
and act OF oblivion"
The article la question l. very elaborate; but,
elaborate "a IL Is, Il fails TO inform the public
that 1.-The long brewing conspiracy for Southern
rebellion was IN its culminating hour "encour.
aged 10y the more or less openly avowed sympi-
thetlc demonstration" of the New York Tribune
Itself and That. although the Tribune now de-
clares Tor the first OF the four results il enumer.
ates in the extract above. II then declared for
the third. and subsequently, when the Northern
people. in spite of the Tribune, rose To arms Tor
the restoration of the Union AS II was, il repudi-
ated the the third and declared for the fourth
adherlng more OF less apparently To this declara-
ton until the armies of the Union we've in the
teld and the fate OF the rebellion was assured
when Il repulisted the fourth aud declared for
the hrs' Let all this is not only true, but emf
nently 10 the point. II certainly is true.
The eliminating point ct the long -brewing
conspiracy Tor Southern rebellion was reached
during the tour months that followed the 9th ot
November. 1850. Let us ste what "the more or
less openly avOwed sympathetic demonstrations
OF the New York Tribune were throughout this
critical period
On the 9th November, 1861. three DAYS after
the Presidential election. and when every South
ern gale WIS laden With the notes of preparation
for the rebellion the Tribune said:
."If the cotton States shall become satisfied
that they can DO better out OF the Union than in
&c. insist letting them go in peace. The
right TO secede may be revolutionary one. but
exists nevertheless. Wemust ever re
sist the right OF any State to remain in the Union
and Willy and defy the laws thereof To with
draw from the Union u quite another matter:
and whenever considerable section OF our Union
shall deliberately resolve TO go out. we shall re-
sist all cOercive measures designed to keep il
in. We hone never 10 live in republic
whereof one section : pinned to another by bay
onets.
On the Doth OF the same month, the Tribune
sand:
If the cotton States unitedly and earnestly
wish to Withdraw peacefully from the Union
We think they should and would be allowed to 10
ANY attempt to comoel them BY force 10 re
m ,iu would be contary tolthe principles deuncil-
ted in the immortal Declaration of Independence
contrary 20 the fundamental ideas which hu-
man liberty j hiSet
On the l7th of the ensuing December. the
day whereon the Convention OF South Carolina
met 10 declare the secession Of the State, the
Tribune said:
1T Il (the Declaration Of Independence iusti-
fed the secession from the British Emiise of
three millions OF colon>ts m l176 We do not
see why it would not justify the secession c;
five millions Of SOutheIners from the Union OF
1851"
On the 23d of February. in 1861 the very day
President Lincoln arrived at Washington, and
two days after the organization OF the Provis-
ioual Government OF the rebellion. the Tribune
said.
We have repeatedly said and We once more
insist. that the grta principe embodied by JET
fersoH Ia the Declaration OF American Iudepel-
dence. that governments derive their Just powers
from the consent OF The governed. sound and
just, and that IL the slave States, the cotton
States. or the Gull States only, choose TO form
an independent nation. they have clear moral
right 20 60 80 - When
ever II shall be clear that the great body OF the
southern people have become conciusiveiy alien
ated from the Union. aud anxious 10 eseApe
from il, We will do our best 10 forward their
views
Such i the encoara cement which "the long
Dressing conspiracy for southern rebellion" re-
ceiyeai ia It's eliminating hour from the New
York Tribune. which nov has the unspeakable
GOODNESS to talk Enthusiastically OF the encourage
ment the secessianists then received from ''Ihe
more or less openly avo~ea sympathetic demon
STATIONS OF the political. commercial and social