Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-04

"rhe Union and the Govern ment.n
The Cincinnati Commercial. under the above
caption attempts TO eriticise the recent opinion Of
the Supreme Court Of THE state. in which the
war power Of the President i necessarily and
most -bly discussed IL quotes the following
paragraph from that opinion az a text for it,
comments:
The rebellion itself did not originate in an nj
tempt. as Ne have read irs history. 20 overthrow
the Governments Of the United States, and i not
nO~ ostensibIy pro-ecuted forthst purpose The
rebellIon consists in an attempt If we have read
Alright. 70 Withdraw certain portion OF the people
and territory from under the jurisdiction of the
Government Of the United states-fo dipide the
Uaioa. leaving the North under the existing
Gosernment. and placing the South under a new
~ created Government
This statements Is true. Daring the FIVE months
succeeding the Presidential election Of
1850. the leading Republican press ex-
pressed an entire willingness that the dis
satisfied St4tes-rhe States now in rebellion
should separate from the Union. The New York
Tribune, the Chicago Tribune. the Buffalo Elk
press. the Indianapolis Journal. and even the
Cincinnati Commercial were most decidedly in
favor of division of the Union 'leaving the
North under the existing government. and
placing the South under a newly created gov
eminent" Not one Of these papers then even
mooted the idea. that separation of one or
dozen States from the Union would over
throw the Government Of the United
States These organs Of the Republican
party nov so fierce for vigorous prosecution
Of the war to preserve the life of the nation or
government. then attempted tosdemonstrate the
advantages OF division OF the Union to the
North IL we recoIIect Alright. all the papers We
have named regarded the los- of a dozen States IA
less calamity than civil sar: and they have re-
pea'edly stated that all the now rebel States asked
VAS " be let alone. to be permitted to dissolve
their connection with the Union IN peace IL is
also matter Of history tbrt the Confederate
States, after the adoption of the Montgomery
Constitution sent Commissioners to to Washing
ton ca agree upon terms OF separation. and
they Instructed TO negotiate upon the
basis OF an equitable division Of the public pro-
perty aud the public Indebtedness. leaving the
North under the existing government aud placing
the South under a newly created government"
and the papers fereely unconditional
union" were willing 10 let the dissatisfied States
depart upou these conditions IL Is most absurd
to argue that the loss OF portion OF its territory
from whatever cause destroys the existing gov
eminent The history of our own nation refutes
this faIlacy. The separation of the
colonies from the British crown. and that too
BY force. did not destroy the then existing gov
eminent OF Great Britain Although by the
revolution she lost one OF her brightest Jewels,
power and even sieor that she possessed before
that event. The people of the colonies not only
rebelled against British rule but left the jursdic
tiou OF the British Government. dirided the Union,
leaving Great Britain .under its existing govern
men,." anu "placing the colonies. under
newly created government" We do not ap-
prehend. nor can any sensible man, that
the existing Government OF the United
States would be overihrown even if the rebel
States should succeed in securing their indie
pendenee They have in fact been separated
from Us about three years: yet the government
ritory il .lesseneI. but the existing government
remains in all its vigor and power to the States
which adhere to the Union The paragraph we
have quote from the opinion of the
Cour1. 20 which the Republican press how
object. is correct in every respect. The
rebellion did net originate in an attempt Ito
overthrow the Government OF the United States,
and Is not ostensibly prosecuted for that purpose.
The war would never have been commenced il
the Government OF the Unitel States would have
consented to- peseeabe separation of the States.
and to day the existing government could have
peace il il would recognize the Independence of
the Southern Coniederacy C,n it he denied
then. ia the language OF the Court. that "the
rebellion consists in IN attempt 10 withdraw
ceran portion of the people and territory from
under the Jurisdiction of the Government of the
Unite Statesg'