Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-16

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A review ofthe history of the past three years,
and a careful examination Of the present condi-
ton of the country, leaves no doubt on the mind
Of an impartial observer that the policy of the
party 10 power has been and is deliberately OPP
posed TO the saving of the American Union. or
to The ful6llment of the solemn pledges given to
the country by the Crittenden resolutions. 1t is
impossible TO explain the course pursued on any
theory consistent with a patriotic desire to carry
out the expressed wishes Of the people. On the
contrary, If we seek an intelligent explanation of
The entire policy Of the leaders of that party, we
End il only by applying the idea that their objects
were revolutionary from the start. and that they
always we're. as thew now are. determined to de-
stroy the voting power of the Southern popula-
ton in the American Union for at least the
period Of a lifetime. There have been several
points Of time since the war began, when a wise
and conciliatory policy, adopted and carried out
by a strong Administration, woul1 have restored
the Union. At each of these times the opportn-
nifty has been thrown away, the opening for union
has been closed up, suddenly and securely, by
some radical proclamation or act calcuiated to
drive tie minds OF returning Southerners into
more desperate enmitY.
These acts have not been accidental; they have
been ingeniously devised and successful. Instead
of taking advantage of the opportunities for
peace aud union, each opportunity has been the
signal for more violent attacks on the very rights
which the Crittenden resolutions declared should
be protected. Instead of seeking to restore the
States with their Constitutions and rights unim-
paired. it has been The steadfast object of the
party in power to prevent the restoration of a
solitary State with any of its independent rights.
The passage by the House of Representatives of
the bill for reconstruction, is but a confession OF
all that We have said. The Republican party has
certainly been as revolutionary in its character
and designs as the rebels themselves. Both have
gone TO work to destroy the American Union
the one for separate power over a section, the
other for absolute power over all
What is left for the people to dO2 The plan of
he administrator is hopeless. There is no pos
sible contingency in the future which can make
il successful in restoring the American Union. 1t
does not design to restore the old UniOd, and it
cannot BY any possibility succeed i'm making a
new Union which will stand FOR a year of peace
Its theories are all disorganizing and revolution
airy, and its plans will necessarily bring US to
anarchy and chaos. IL there is any hope in the
future, il is in the calm action Of the conservative
men of the contrq in the ensuing elections. Let
them unite, Republicans aud Democrats men of
all names who are true American patriots, and
change the whole character of the Administra-
ton Let them restore wisdom TO Washington.
Let them place in office men of vigOr, intellect.
men who can be trusted; aud let them displace
men who violate, with cool deliberation, every
pledge that they make to the people. and disre-
gard all the guaranteed as well as the implied
rights of citizens. merchants, bankers, soldiers
nav, even cf women and chileren. HafF
The record of these successive violations Of
rights will be a fearful record ia the future.
When men read the history of our times they
will shrink in terror from the spectacle of free
Institutions delivered over to an unprincipled
party, to be the plumber OF every politician. Ii
is the saddest page in all the worlds history.
America. plunged iut0 war by Southern treason
and rebellion; then degraded. robbed. debauched
Ly a licentious Northern party drunk with power,
and her very literature ut last eliminating in a
second Joe Miller jest book-the jests of her
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