Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-21
Thc ts,ure.

E. u ne Journd OF Saturday. IN cormentng upoc i
some remarks we made in reference 70 the hos
tilily of the adherents Of the Administration 10
the Depcrrsric party. says: ~
As soon a. the var commenced. Mr. Lincoln
and those y no elected him 1850. FASTENED 10
v-ive sll party views aud pauy interests. and
earnestly sought 70 unite the people OF all par
ties Tor the defeuse preservation OF the coun
try"
In .hst re-pec,--in feet &c might inquire in
-hst instance. have Mr. LiScoIx and the party
she elected him 10 1860. V.ised party yieus or
party intere-tsr Notwithstanding the impending
troubles Of the county al the time Of M. LIS
oorSis Inauguration a. President. previous ad-
niaiarauon bad been more partisan IN its civil az
p,intment- more proscriptivs ia is removal Of
political sdversaries from office Most thorough
" h.s is adopted IN this regard the partisan max
i'm that 10 the victors belong the spol. OF part,
triumph. We eoncede that during the past four
ve-r. 81 the rule Of the party in power that fee
.SsHsdu.l- -ho had previously been identified
9Th the Democracy have received iavors AZ its
nsuds. but in every ins,<nce the consideration
has been complete subservency to the views and
ppliey oi"Mr LrsooLy md tle party who elected
him 10 ie6O." M party opponent Of the I'D.
rani-tr.ion who would not submit 20 this tramel
upon his judgment aud conscience has enjoyed
its CONF lerce or shared ts honors And il can
not be- denied that the men who have thus been
fsvoted are the most ultra and jealous in main
tsininE the psrtis-H policy OF the party ia power
Ia fact every Democrat sho has adhered
q bis political friends. ecen while responding 20
evers demand Of the Administration = FOE tho
defense Add preservation OF he country" has
been O@tfscised and denounced ~ enemy 70
the Government Freedom Of opinion "a TO
public polIey has in no ease been tolerated. Are
Mr. LiscofN and the party shc elected bin 10
1860 :" any more capable OF judging - % the
true interests Of the country. or any gresieFin
tsrest 10 sustaining jus.. pure and equal ad
minisira.ion OF the government. han those who
then and now differ with them in opinion /!
Twenty millions of people. the late PFesiden
,ial eiegtion demonstrates. are nearly divided as
20 the policy which should govern in the preser-
vation Of the government: but those who cannot
agree with the party in power. are pronounced
by Tie ruling faction 10 be disloyal. traitor:
while they assume. par excellence. 70 ne the
s,viors Of the country. The u queer way Of
waving party views and interests to unite the
people of all parties in what il termed the de
iense and pre-erv ation ol the country
Al equally ntolerant policy has been pursued
bs the I'D administration IL military appon, men,s
and IN is conduct OF the war. great man,
Democrats have received commissions and pre-
ferments in the army. but how rare tho instances
in Which Independence OF opinion has beer iol
erateds Whit favor HIS been shown ~ he OF
fcers Sho have not submitted 10 and advanced
= the patty policy Of the administration Have
not the commanders who could lot sgree with
tho psrty views ard party Interests OF ,he DOM
nan, marty been displaced or 50 embarrassed ths,
they were forced into re iremeut by jus, regard
tor their osn manhood aud self respect
The war commenced immeiis,ely after The IN
scguss,iou Of Mr. LlscoIs. IL. as il
1, cI,imei. he aud thoss who elected bin
In Ir6e fastened 10 waive all party views
and party Interests. Why not the lesders o
the Democratic patty consulted "a 20 the policy
which should be pur-ued for the defense and pre-
servsiiou Of the country ~ this had been don,
IL would have been evidence that there ~
earnest desire 10 unite the people of all paF,ie,
for those purposes But il was not Even The
Democr ,tic members of Congress. At the com
uiencemen, Of the war. who gave 4 most heart,
support Ia all the mc,sures of the admins
trstiou. shile M ,Intainms their identity with
their purity organic ,tion. were never called int
-. ..,...t. nj -. a, I,xco, - "A The r.,,x ~
elected hiu in 1861" ID ing all IN their po~e
To defend and preserve the country. waving a.
mere puty views and party Interests TO that end
the epinions of the political opponents u the
administration a. 10 she conduct Of public affair,
IA the trying emergency OF the sovernment re
ceivel no consideration wh,terer--no more re
spect wxs paid 70 them than il thew had No
interest whatever In tie result. Yet will
these fact kno-n 90 every intelligent man IL
TIC eOuat'y. We are told. At this late dss Iha
MIR LiScotS aud the who elected him ia
ls6f" earnestly sought ~ unite the people ol 81
parties the commenced. Tbs
history Of The war will show thst never vas
party more generous ~ political opponent
thsu has been The Democratic party 20 the I'd
rninisirition OF Mr. Liscolx. Differing ~ith II
policy IN the conduct OF the ~ar, vet every de
fnand /, has made Tor resources to conduct il hGi
been cheerfuIly and promptly responded g., i
has 10, heen Consulted as TO that policy. beac,
il - IA no~ise responsible FOR the evils which i
oil entail upon the country. The Dsmocrac.
have tried TO both avoid and mitigate tbos'
evils but they have beer porcrlrs ~ do 20
day % reckoning. vii. however. certainl,
come. then the very passions which the men IL
power have evoked 20 sustain their party view,
and pirtr iaIsrests -lll be iusrei upon then vi
their destruction
- The rabii LOYALTY oi Sho iiy mty hac