Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-24
Another Letter from rhurioW Weed
lie Declares Continge0tiy tor the
chicago Nominee.

THuRLow WE'D il out in another letter 10 the
Albany Evening Journal. on the protest of Sen
ator wApE and Representative WINTER DAVIS,
Incorporating extracts from a letter from GrRRIr
SMITH on the same subject. Neither Mr. WEED
nor Mr.. SMITH take issue with the matter of the
protest. but both object to its publication at this
time as mpOlitic Mr.. Smith admits tina, "there
is great deal of truth in it-and generally a
very forcible presentation Of that truth"
The real pith and point of Mr.. WEEDS letter,
however, is covered up under his apparent Gliding
of WADE and DAVIS. On the Presidential issue
he weaves in this contingent Endorsement of the
Chicago candidate:
When this rebellion broke out foresaw that
it could not be overthrow by any party. II was
formidable enough To demand the united efforts
of all Union parties Hence. from the begin
ming, | have preferred country to party | ap
prised Mr. Lincoln. ia Norember last. that 1.-The
man who could go one step farther and faster in
ending rebellion aud preserving the Government
and Union, than anv other, souid be my candi
dafe for President" SUCH II STILL NY PURPOSE
If Mr.. Lncoln's opponent be. in the rnpatriotic
sense Of the term, peace man. !" or of "cop
perhead' proclivites. shall zealously and heart
y llN cuIpOii MI i4ihtolbs Duo VI CdH Sft
a reasonable probability Of eiecting President
,chO could prosecute The nar for objects declared
10 the ,corld la THE RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MR.
CRITTENDES AND ADOPTED CONGRESS.
SHOULD GIVE Ny VOTE AND VOICE
FOR SUCH A CANDIDATE &,
And again he SAYS in conclusioD
But Messrs Chase, Wade, Sumner and
Chandler. with the 'Tribunes' and Posts COM
PEELED Mr.. Lincoln go to pervert and narrow the
conflict as 10 leave us 10 day. with united
South and diuided North"
By recurring to Mr.. WEED's recent and more
remote letters. and viewing the political situation
of the present il is plain that he desires and in
tends TO support the candidate nominated at Chi
cago. He asks simply what ninety nine hun
dreilhs of the Opposition are firmly united up
on-the Crittenden Resolution, which is in these
words
Resolved. That the present deplorable civil
war has been forced upon the country by the dis
unionisis OF the Southern States, now in arms
against the constitutional Government, and In
arms around the Capital that in this national
emergency Congress. banshing all feelings Of
mere passion or resentment, will recoliect only
it, duty to the whole country; that this war i
not waged OF their part in any spirit OF oppres-
sion for any purpose OF conquest subluga
ton. or purpose OF overthrowing or interfering
with the rights OF established institutions OF
those States, but TO defend and maintain the gu
premaey OF the Constitution, and to preserve the
Union With all the dignity. equality and rights OF
the several States unimpaired: aud that as soon
az these objects are accomplished the war ought
to cease
When Mo WKEp says he has from the begin
ming held that the rebellion could not be over
thrown by any party, he means TO I've understood
that he hss never agreed with the Presidents
declaration in his first message to Congress tina,
lit il now to be demonstrated to the world tina,
those who can fairly carry an election can also
suppress rebellion" And when he says he,