Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27

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would have been pronounced by our Republican
brethren The vilest of copperheadism; but nova
DAYS il makes vast difference to who cores
the OK. Ia the light OF passing events. especially
the recent call Of the Western Governors for
as 900 one hundred days men. we ssk the sup
porters Of the Administration to read the fol-
lowing scathng review Of the policy. past and
present. Of the individuals who have been manag-
ing public Affairs for the past three years:
The MARIN that "compsrrsons are odous. Is
true only with those who sink in their rcbuke
With the general hearer. comparisons are very
handy mode Of reasoning. and often accelerate
an argument more rapidly than any other form
Of illustration.
An able writer. TO whom for the last three
weeks Including this) we have relinquished our
first ptge. is convinced that Mr.. Lincoln has Of
late been laboring TO protract the war: and his
deduction is. that the sooner we serve notice Of
eiectment" upon an Administration capable OF
such policy. the safer will become tue pros
poets Of the future.
We entirely agree with him. Indeed. we early
detected that the bent OF Stewards mind was 70
temporize with the revolt aud as long back a.
eighteen months ago, proclaimed. through these
columns, that Mr. LincOln's cOunseors had de-
termned that prolongation Of the war should
buoy them into the next Presidential period
At every step since, We have had these fears
confirmed Nay not only established. but e1-
tended; and comparing them with results more
recent we fall 10 the conclusion that the Juntl
which now sways the Government, prefer taht
this war should be settled ty negotiation (even
after recognition rather than il should be ended
by direct subugauon through the sword Every
symptom exhibited by the Administration since
the war began. tends 10 this conviction, aud
irresistby invites a comparison with the acts and
instincts of the Administration by which IL was
preceded.
Poor old Buchanan, who now stands execrated
of all loyal men. commenced handling the rebel
lion under the advice OF Seward. He however,
did not receive the Rebel Com missioners-Sew-
ard did He did not notify Charleston TO open
her bombardment upon Sumter; but Seward did
Feeble and bewilderei and passing out OF power.
il was his timorous doctrine that rebelious States
could not be coerced Lincoln, Immediately on
coming in. proclaimed they never should be sub
jugated. Buchanan had doubts about the power
OF the Government to undertake the war Lin
coin ordered the war on but proclaimed that it
should not interfere with rebel property. To the
Border States Lincoln granted "a long and in
famous neutrality and when Congress threatened
10 make treason somewhat per0uS, by general
con6scation bill. he boldly usurped the functions
of the Legislature. and warned it not to- venture
such an act on pain OF his displeasure. In short
rather than exssperate the rebels, he subjugat ed
the National Legislature, and by threat OF his
veto, united it, functions with those of the Ex-
ecutive Never did equal degradation fall
upon this nation; aud the marvel II, it was sub
mitted 20 at the hands OF humorous clown, who
il not chartered with one attribute of terror In
the hands OF Bonaparte or Cromwell such -
p0tism hnds means OF apIeaslng the imagina-
ton. The dignity Of the tyrant compensstes for
the humiliation OF his vassals; but our picture is
one common sense OF shame.
Congress knuckled. knet down. humbly re-
called it, intended severity against "our South
ern brethren" Abraham took the brand of
"Imperator" aud Seward felt that he at
last master of the nation. The war was in his
hands from that time forth so he Welded TO Con-
gress little line in order that il might recover
sham self respect; but he took good care TO
emasculate all subsequent confscation pastImes.
BY adroit amnesty aud reconstruction acts. BY
every movement OF the Administration, the reb-
els were encouraged and protected; and in no
way have they been more signally sustained,
than by the deliberate formation under the pat
ronage OF the White House. of a Conservati, e
party, to- head of and restrain the aggressive pa
triotism OF the people
Such IA party could, of course, be nothing more
nor less than practical ally Of the rebellion.
War represents hatred and extremity. Its first
object is the subjecrion death of its opponents
Being understood properly; on the other side IL
il constantly and unscrupulously waged and any
division. hesitation, or subtraction OF purpose
upon ours, u so much contributed To the adyan.
tage of the enemy Mr. Seward and his associ-
ates know this: he and they hourly watch its
consequences; they rejoice AZ the equipoise OF
arms. which the Confederacy is able 10 maintain.
and their main hope is that the relative balances
will not be much disturbed, until they have
hoated TRANQUILITY over the bar OF the November
contest They will then, doubtless. address
themselves in earnest TO the task of ending up
the war; but they will depend still upon Negotia-
ton. rather than the Sword IL is not difficult.
from what has gone before. and what we have
seen OF the character OF Seward to conceive the
turns which things would take on the recurrence
of such a national calamity. Truce. compromise.
and what would be termed "A temporary recOgn-
ton, would speedily ensue; and having thus put
the Coniederacs in negotiable attitude. the shall
low optimist of the State Department, would try
to exhibit the transcendent superiority of his tall
ents as politician. by negotiating them back
into the Union. This is the role which Seward
has reserved for Observation-Disclosures the whole OF
the rebellion. He expected 20 exercise it sue
ce.siully. and be the great figure of the scene
during the first sixty days. His next attempt
was wheu ne induced Mercier to say. in Rich
mond he would welcome the rebel chiefs back
to their places in our Senate, il they would only
trust the thing TO him His final experiment l.
TO be reserved until Lincoln shall be re elected.
and then he doubtless will cOneede them the at
titude OF independence, in orier to catch them in
the merciless grip of hi. superior powers of ne
gotiaton
Such is the vanity Of man, and none who, with
us have watched Stewards course in this rebel
lion. from his tampering with the rebel commits
missoners 20 his creation of a party TO divert the
too earnest purpose of the people from the suffice
ton of the South, can doubt that we have truly
traced his scheme Every act of his Secretery
ship has been to convince the rebels of his imper
turbable good will He has not failed them at a
single pinch: and lastly. by way of giving an un
mstak able proof of the rational adhesion of the
Administration 10 their cause. he has sustained
their mouth pieces. Messrs Long and Harris. in
in the seats they unwOrthily retain in our Con
gress Not only did every Lincoln member of
the House vote with the copperheads To protect
these traitors rom expulsion. but the special or.
gan OF Mr. Lincoln earnestly entreated them not
TO take the vote of censure 80 deeply TO heart.
as to induce them TO resign.
All these things not accidental capri
cious thew betray consistent aud deliberate
method: and our settled apprehension Is that -
soon a. the prOlonga ion OF the shall have
performed it, part. bv floating the Administration
once more into power il will DE settled with un-
seemly haste, aud IN full accordance with the
dogmss of the copperhead Oracles who MeSsrs
Lincoln and Seward 40 unblushingly defend.
The far i moi let II he hOrpa IN