Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-21


suffer him. through his mistaken policy. TO strike
down those Institutions utterly ruin the country
md enslave "a Of the North!
Again. il va clear that il worse than
dleness 10 -, up Intellectual oppositon-it
would have been folly. and would have brought
ieplorable results a reference 10 history will
show that tyranis-by that term | mean those
vho disregard established laws and profess 20 be
governed by the laws OF neeessify-are always
more OF les malicious. and can very easily find
= nso,ssity for Furnishing hose who may attempt.
TO oppose their will. In The
emergencies which were upon u IL appeared
clear that il VAS worse than futile 10 set up that
which might prove 20 be unsuccessful opposition;
because vengeance would sooner or later follow
Up 20 this time vengeance has assumed the form
Of unjust imprisonment- and exacfions Give
the author OF those wrongs new power. and an
excuse nv having opposed his will. and who can
say that it NAV not assume the shape OF pEATH
Tor opinion sake This is no fear Of sickly
Imagination. a. witness many martyrs who have
suffered and died. A. witness the fact that
within few days past the country has been
flooded with the printed speech OF LIScoLs
official. in this State. in which he urges the
continuance OF the war until the last peace
Democrat who polluies with his tread the soil of
freedom finds an asylum in a country more con.
genial to his treason"
Thus il is seen that LlxcoLN is succeeding 10
- a. f.tt -.
that spirit which has often drenched the Old
World in the blood of those who dared to eI
press opinions different from their rulers. With
out doubt. Mr. LfScoLS. the Republican gov
errors OF the Northern States, and the fanaticsl
part of the priesthood have been. some time
since. wrough, up to the point where they were
willing to see the slaughter for opinions sake
commenced but their followers, with the eKcep.
ton OF here aud there an Office holder. not
ready; the people recoil from such horrors, and.
therefore, they must bde their time. and educate
them. by misrepresentation and falsehoods,
the doctrines and acts of their political adverse
ries. But. notwithstanding all these things, IL
would not do To surrender. without an effort,
that which cost our sires 4 seven years war; il
was Of too priceless a value We would he un
worthy sonsif we did so-unworthy of our faith
ers and the institutions bought and sealed with
their toll and blood, but worthy OF the burdens
and shackles prepared for US by Mr. LINCOLN.
We were not entirely without lights TO guide
u; examples, which taught that. in grave emer
gencies even great men did not seek to effect al
entire change of policy, aud of public opinion
suddenly. but proceeded with caution, were con
tent with directing that public opinion into the
the right channel and did not risk the loss of all
by asking too much at once
When the country was overwhelmed with pa
per money. and all financial operations controlled
and directed by fortunate few. General JACK
soS determined to throw open the channels of
trade and bring US back 10 a specie standard. He
did not make on ali paper money. but to a
certain extent for the time being, fostered State
banks, but struck at the head monopoly. the L
5 bank; and in the contest fastened public atten
ton upon the evils Of the system, and was thus
enabled. in time. to give the Government spe
Gle currency alone, under which for years we
greatly prospered
When. during the French revolution. the car
niyal Of blood and the oppression of terrorism
were At their height; when the guillotines were
dripping and the streets OF Paris we're slippery
with human gore: when the executioners were
worn haggard, weary and pale with continuous
exeriions in beheaGiag political prisoners-men
4 4 Do a.
ton the moving spirits of that terrorism-the
people arose and displaced those two terrible
monsters. But to those who led the opposition
it was success or the guilotine. Therefore. the
men proposed in their stead were not of extreme
~ different vews--in other words, il might al
most be said that they terrorisis the mselves
Yet the success in putting out of power the
chiefs of terrorism and persecution was such All
evidence OF the reaction of public sentiment a..
at early dsy. led 10 the re-establishment of
order
So il peace men could not alone put out OF
power those wicked conspra,ors against per
sonal and constitutional liberty who have for
three years reveled in corruption and blood,
IL eecutu uct' tua', hOatiuS cohc'uiuS VI Nuet
extreme views, they should unite with oil good
men in accomplishing that hudable work. For
in attemptin: 20 gain that much mems minds
will, for a season. be made TO dwell upon The
beauties. the benefits and the glories of peace
The policy of Mr. LINCOLN is ,rar' r0r.' His
opponents. no matter what their position NAV be.
will be charged as peace men. and therefore PEG.
pie will necessarily talk and think OF peace: and
gradually LINCOLN men will drive them to advo.
eating il, and thus the defeat of LINCOLN will
be considered the overthrow of his everlasting
war policy
There wasa fearful re-ponsbiiy-not the mere
care of ordinary times. resting upon every man.
Should each interpose his views and stubborn '
require the candidates 10 come 40 to his standard
OF principles-perhaps the right one. | am not
discussing that: or should each weld, for the
present. something for the sake Of unity-oi
success IL appeared that peace in our councils
aud unity IN our actions we're demanded by the
excessively taxed capital ofthe country; by over
burdened labor; by the ever recurring calls for
more men. b. the three hundred thousand men
and women whose snow.whte heads are bowed
in ,rel. by the four hundred thousand mournin =
widows: by the one million fearful orphans, each
FROM whence sPrang all their burdens and woes