Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-09

the fundamental principles Of our government TO
command the respect even Of the most devoted
followers Of those sbO invented a.
What sort OF = free government will the United
States be wl.en reconstructed on this plang New
York, with her million OF freemen. will find her
sell out voted and out-weighed in both houses OF
Congress by other States With one-tenth OF her
own numbers and that tenth will be partly or
wholly negro. it the dominant party carry out
consistently its present ayowed policy. Does any
one imagine that that will be a Union which
Northern men or Southern men will love, will
cling 70, will eight fort Was il such Union as
that. which we have poured out our treasures of
money and life TO saver
How will such a Union pay the interest on
thousands of millions OF debit How pay the
debtf
II the present policy is pursued the war will
last for yesrs a3d only terminate in armed
occupation, equivalent to constant war, with
expenses annually footing up hundreds OF mil
lions We want unwilling union. no mere
conquered submission to carry out such debt as
ours will be We must have cordial, hearty.
willing union or bankrupt. ruined Our
nation, united willingly, can carry more debt than
any other people and car pay it. Our nation,
pacifed by the conhscation of Southern property.
the extirpation or disfranchlsement Of Southern
men. cannot carry that debt The first element
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States unpledged 10 pay the debt. and mortgaged
to il only by one-tenth of their people. The fu
ture is big with other forms of discOrd with other
elements of national disease, and if the nation
be not healthy and willing they Will breathe out
| as ulcers here and there Ii is vain to close our
eyes to these truths The rebellion must be put
down, but il must be put down in such way as
to leave the nation with vitality, energy and
hope Under the present policy there is no fu-
Il GffaFl
stitution, new form Of Union. new principle
of unity-all these go into the radical caeula-
ton, but all these fail to show anything but a
wreck OF the old American Union in the radical
| view of the future Men of America, rouse
| yourselves to the truths we have set before you
| Awake before il is too late. The opportunity to
return to the safe policy is before in the com
! lug election. Let go back. Let us present
to the vast population Of the South the old Unior
and old Constitution for their acceptance, with
| the rights of the States unimpaired. Let the
principles Of the Crittenden resolutions be studies
carefully and adopted heartily. The present dis
ease Of the nation is rebellion. Let that disease
be eradcated without introducing new forms o
internal suffering and complaint. Let US act al
millions Of men talking to millions of men shOul,
| act it they would exercise ordinary common sens'
based on the experience of nations in all the cen
| turtles.
/ Out of this terrible strait the nation may b.
brought, free, enn0bled strong. to resume her OLE
pathway OF glory and benefcence Rebellion
will have received lesson which will prevent it
hideous form from again rising for "A century
either in New England or in the South. But
we 90 on as now, the very principle established
will be IN favor of new rebellions whenever an
part of the people become insane over some IA
natical notion of reform.-lN n. Y. Journal o
Commerce.