Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-22

Before the war broke out, Mr. Douglas. in
letter TO friend. said there were Republicans in
Congress who desired disunion, aud who were
bent upon forcing the South To secede. There
are those of the Republican party in Congress
who have declared that unless slavery be abolished
and eItermiuated they are opposed to the prose-
cution of the war any longer. They will not
accept the death OF slavery result Of the
war: they insist upon making its death the object
of the Ii has been charged time and again
that there were Republicans who sought the pro
iOngatlOn OF the war for personal and partlztn
interests. and the truth or ftlsiy of the nccuSa-
ton so far IA either could influence the public
judgment. depended upon the array of evidence
brought by the respective parties To repel sub
stantlate the accust tiOn.
The Chicago Tribune. however. rejecting all
strategy. blunderingly coniesses the truth of
what ought to be the most damaging fact IN the
horrible history OF the war. Speaking of those
Republicans who seek postponemeut of the
Republican National Convention. IL saws:
eff YOU delay the nomination. and in the
meantime the army achieves successes and vcto-
ries. YOU by no means accomplish the desired
result. for if the army should prove successful.
then Mr.. Lincoln J. sure TO be nominated in the
fall The most important thing. the only sure
way to defeat Lincoln j. 10 manage to get a few
months OF DELAY, and during those months bring
sable condition 20 Lucolu'> defeat is defeat
the army: and this beng clearly seen and ad
mitted BY those who have made up their minds
that Lincoln must be defeated. IL is reasonable TO
suppose that they ,cM do all they can 10 hace the
army deteatedi 10 put Oft the nomination only is
To leave the work only halt done, and is sure ED
in utter failure unless IL be also accernpa MED Ig
rererSes and caiamitieS 10 our forces Will
these men botch aud bungle their work in this
!
are thus indspensabeto political success, are not
politicians the men to do all they can. to move
heaven. If they possibly NAV. and earth rs they
surely will. t. bring them abouti'
Here i the plain declaration boldly made that
there are Republican Senators, Republican mem
bers OF the House, AMI members OF Mr. Lncoln's
Cabinet. no. TO defeat Lincoln's reorganization
will do all they can to have the army defeated "
Why talk about ''copperheads" Longs
Woods. Nallandigharls, and other 'dsloyal"
men. when here Is the personal organ of Mr.
Lincoln. edited nv the Postmaster of Chicago.
boldly charging that in the Official household of
the p e-ident and IN the Congress of the United
States. there are Republicans who pnssess So lit
tie love ct country, are 20 reckless of human life
aud public property. that in order defeat Lin
coins nomination they "wil DO all they can 10
have the army deeitedi' People who have
friends Il Chattsnoo-a. brothers at Knoxville
sons and husbands on the Potomac. will learn
with horror and Indignation that one halt OF the
Republicans IN Congress and out OF il will do all
they 10 sacrhee The lives of the brave men
under Sherman under Grant and under Schohed
IN order 10 produce that state OF feeling which
will induce the Baltimore Convention pomi
nate some other man than Lincoln. If there be
such men. and the tribune would not state such =
thing 81 the members ut his own party unless il
were true. why are not the names Of the con
sprators made puhlicy Why not send list OF
the members OF the House guilty OF this inhu
man and dabolical treason. 10 Speaker Colfsx
and have him move their expulsion! Why not
send list OF these Senatorial conspraiors TO the
Wee President and have him present it to the
Senate that prompt jusuce he dealt out to al the
psrtiesi Why not have Mr. Lincoln extirpate
the traitors from his Cabinet.
General Grant should be advised Of this con
spiracy. IL j. cruel. inhuman, infamous and 1
diabolcal TO permit him to move hts army when /
the Cabinet and both Houses Of Congress are
teeming with traitors who will do all they can
TO drive that army to defeat. ruin and disaster:
who Will io all they TO repeat the siaug hters
OF frederick>burs aud Chancellorslle Can II
be true that the massacre at Fort Pillow VAS
part OF his plan 20 defeat Lncoln's nomination.