Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-09
The wicked Atsenrt 20 P~recIpttate
CIVIL war In the North.

Ctttt war III tnc NoEths
There can be no doubt but thas desi guing. IN
scrupulous and ambitious partisan leaders in the
North are attempting to force a civil war to per-
petuate political power in their hands This was
the shirt Of Governor MoRros's speech at Ma
sonic Hall last Friday night-He- did-what he
the flames ofciyil war, without having the bold
ness or the courage to il. 4
In his speech he uttered the bssest and most
insulting accusations against the Democratic
party He not only charged the leaders with
disloyal purposes, as has been his custom here
tofere. but he branded all with reasonable in
~teptionss We quote from the report of his
speech 10 confirmation OF what we say: Ha1ai
His Exceilency insisted that there was a circle
within a circle ID the Democratic party, There
was a REASONABLE organization within It. The
leaders kept on the out skirts Of u. But II they
dared TO raise their hands against this Govern
ment be would promptly employ these twenty
thousand men now called for to put them down.
Their leaders might Just as well understand that
at once.
For three years the Governorbas been ~reiterat
ing similar charges, but with all the power and
influence at his command he has been unable to
substantiate them. In son neighborhoods there
may have been outbreaks, but in every instance
they have been traced to gross outrages upon
personal rights. or to collisions liable to occur
at any time and which had no connection with
the troubles Of the country.
We noticed in The Journal of yesterday, a re-
port from Col. SrREIeHr addressed to Governor
MoRroS, upon what he terms the ''Clay county
appears to have been his purpose to have brought
on an armed collision-to have inaugurated civil
war. He was there in no official capacity, but
assuming that an assemblage of men had con.
gregated for what he calls Unreasonable purpos.
es," he ordered two companies of the Indiana
Legion NEAR BraziD to assemble as soon as pos
sible. What fort The Colonel saws. to give
''the reasonable. armed mob, an opportunity to
test the sincerity Of their declarations by giving
them battle without delay" This ARMED mob,
as Col. STREIGHr calls them. had done no harm
10 any one. and had committed no outrage what
ever. unless perhaps it was to give expression tc
the opinion that they had no confidence in thu
wisdom or honesty of the men in power. This i
what the Colonel CONSTITUTES into the expression
Of the ''mos bitter contempt and hostility to-
ward the State and national authorities" L
that be crime Governor MORTON will have tC
punish u large portion OF his own party. for tn,
most bitter denunciatious and expressions o
contempt of the State and national. authoritiel
come from leading Republicans all over TIL
country. But Colonel SrREleHr coulc
find no one TO give battle" With hi
armed legion His enemy. before he got his
army in line of battle. had dispersed-as he says
= "in few moments had al left." If there wa
any such gathering as Col SrREIGHr describes
or an assemblage of any kind, we can only sa,
those composing it displayed excellent sense b,
not giving him the opportunity to make trouble
as was clearly bis intent. i ars
There is a moral in this affair to which we di.
rect attention. THERE'S no doubt but the men il
power would like to bring in a ~collision so as, Il
give them an apology for inaugurating civil war
A difficulty of that kind would be a God-send L
them. And the more desperate their politica
fortunes become. the greater will be their effor
to force a collision. In this. however. they will
fail. The good sense of the people will proven
any such issue. The conservative party will
rely upon the agencies provided by the Constitu
ton to place the Government under a differen
administration They will insist upon a FIRE
and honest ballot. aud to TINT verdict, and u
that only. will they submit. If they are cheatet
out of that by either fraud or force, then. ant
not ill then. will be the time to seek the remed,
to which an oppressed people hare the right t
ra,ot LAD.