Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-11
DAILY SENTINEL.
rHg UNION ir MUST BE observation-disclosures,
MONDAY MORNING. APRIL IL.


Gov. MORTON on NatlOuai fOiiucs
We give this morning the reply prepared by
the Democratic State Central Committee TO that
portion OF Governor MoHToSs speech which re-
fers to national politics The reader should bear
in mind that His Excellency address throughout
was carefully and deliberately prepared Ii was
written and read to the Republican State Con
vention from the manuscript. His statements
must then be regarded as having been put forth
with not only deliberate forethought but malice
prepense Ii the premises. the under plnnIng oi
the Governor, are knocked from under him, as
every candid reader must concede they are, II
follows Of course that his arguments. deductions
and conclusions therefrUm are unsound ana
worthless The address OF Governor MORTON
upon both State and National affairs shows most
conclusyely that he il an intense and unscrupu
lous partizan He not only misrepresents
history and the views and actions of his political
opponents most unblushinsly. but be likewise
conceals the truth to advance his partisan
schemes He also lends his official position 10
give character To his Interpretations. ms
no man would do IN the present crisis OF public
affairs. if imbued with love Of country and
sincerely DESTROYS OF promoting its best interests.
The Governor. and the partisans he represents,
by an utter disregard OF truth. stand sell con-
victed of being willing to sacrifice their country
to promote party success and To continue their
hold upon power AMI the spells of party triumph
upon which they have surieited IL the lin
colnues cannot go before the country and stand
upon truth aud incts. We ask if they are entitled
to the confidence of the peopleg The gross mis-
concentrations contained in Govern or MoRToN's
s,eech. with the sanction of his party friends,
are one evidence they cannot. In addition every
effort made in Congress to expose by nvestIsa-
ton the rUtteuness of this Administration and Its
utter incapacity to successfully conduct our public
affairs has been stifei ny LIScoLs's adherents,
who control both branches of the National Leg
islature But the antagonsm between the diff
ferent factions of the Republican party has had
the effect TO develop, and thus authoritatively
some OF the corruptions. aud TO publicly expose
the imbecty of the men who have the control
OF the Government. From the beginning il
seems to have been the purpose of the party IN
power to retain their hold upon the government
no matter at what sacrifice OF blood and treas
ure. IL has made every effort to stimulate an
artificial prosperity and to prevent the people
realizing the immense burdens which it Is los
tering the country. Ii took the govern
ment powerful and prosperous. comparatively
free from debt. with resources far beyond the an
tcipations of any one, and their four years
term will leave il with an Indebtedness uneqralleC
by that OF the most tsx-rdden nation upor
earth How long will this derlum which hai
seized upon the public mind continue-how Ions
will the dance of de 9TH go onY We answer, jus
a long a. the people place confidence in th'
demsgogues at the head of public affairs.
But we started ont only to commend the re-
view of Governor MoRroN's speech to the careful
consideration OF the people. There Is but on
hope in the future and that is through chang
in the administration of the government. To ali
that end is the object of the exposure OF Governo
MoRroxs erroneous statements aud false reason
ing. And if the people will only read and think
a revolution in public sentiment will assuredl
take place which will save the country from i'm
pending ruin. by sweeping from power the cor
morants who have fastened upon the nation an
are controlling its destines.