Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-23
I'm. overtime. for Peace

On the 4th OF March. 1861, Mr. LINCOLN. ia
his inaugural address, said:
II have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to
interfere with the institution of slavery in the
States where il exists ! believe have no law
ful right to do so. and | have no intention TO do
so. Those who nominated me. and elected me,
| did so with the full knowledge that had made
this and many similar declarations, and have never
recanted them And more than this they placed
| in the platform for my acceptance. law to
themselves and me, the clear and emphatic reso-
( luton which now read:
Resolved, That the maintenance inviolste of
the rights of the States, and especially the right
! Of each State TO order aud control its own do
mestic institutions according to its own judg-
ment exclusively. is essential TO the balance OF
| power on which the perfection and endurance of
| our political fabric depend; and we denounce the
lawless invasion by an armed force Of the soil of
any State or territory. no matter under what pre-
text. as among the gravest OF CRIMES
In the same address Mr.. LINCOLN also re-
marks: Suppose you 60 to war. you cannot
fight always, aud when, after much fuss on both
sides. and no gain on either. you cease fighting.
the old identical questions TO terms of inter
course are again upon you.
In the elegant language of the President.
after much fuss on both sides, twice have the
rebels attempted 10 negotiate terms OF intercourse
| Once, ALExASpEK II. SrErHENs. whose ability
and purity of character cannot be questioned.
was sent on such mission, but he not per-
| United to discuss terms of intercourse 4 few
DAYS ago another effort made of IA similar
4 -l,ot ~
rebel negosiators had to submit, but certainly no
harm could arise from knowing what they we're
II appears that Mr. LINCOLN was willing to re-
ceive Messrs. Clay ana HALcoNB as the accred-
ited agents of an Independent power. but he pre-
scribed conditions in advance which he knew
could not be accepted without humiliation That
condition the surrender OF 1.-The right OF each
/ State to control it, own domestic institutions.
according its own judgment. exclusively, "a
/ right which Mr. LINCOLN himself pronounced to
/ be essential TO the balance of power, on which
/ the perfection and endurance of our political
| fabric depend
II we have read Alright the correspondence be
tween the agents of Mr. LINCOLN and those of the
! Confederate States at Niagara, there was req
sonsble prospect that terms of intercourse be-
! tween the bellgerent parties upon the very basis
which Mr. LINCOLN laid down in his inaugural "a
| law to themselves and 10 him. of those who nomi
mated and elected him. Does not, then. the fearful
responsibility foe rejecting overtures for peace
upon the very conditions upon which the perfec
ton and endurance of our political fabric de-
/ pend. rest solely with SIR LINCOLN and hi. advi:
/ sorsf Ii il not only time that the fearful
sacrifice OF blood and treasure should cease
but that the men who bar the door
to Cancellation upon tue very terms laid
down by the party in power necessary to the
+ preservation OF our free Institutions, should be
/ held to rigid responsibility? We believe that
there has never been dsy from the beginning of
the war, but reconciliation and reconstruction
could have been accomplished, if the partisans
/ in power would have permitted it, upon the basis
! OF the resolution OF the Chicago platform quoted
By Mr. LINCOLN. if faithfully and honestly carried