Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-16

10 take fLCipfcot steps N rcfattoD tntfttO. arr
calculated 20 lead to the most alaruing aud dan
gerous consequences, and that allS such efforts
have an inevitable tendency TO diminish the hap
piness of the people. and endanger the stability
aud permanence OF the Union. aud ought not 10
be counteuanced BY any friend toour political
| institutions"
That is the record of the party iG 1870. when
nv self and our friend stood together; and in ev-
| er, nationa; convention which has assembled
from that time down to this, that resolution has
| been reindorsei and reinacted by the Democratic
| party of this country.
Now let me read the resolution Of the Whig
convention of 1856. in the last g.eat struggle
! m sde by that party to hold to power:
Resolved, That the Wings of the United
States declare as a fundamental article OF polit
| ical faith, an absolute necessity for AVOIDING geo
graphical parties. The danger SO clearly dis
oerned by the father of his country. ess now be-
come fearfuily apparent in the agitation now con
| vulsing the nation. and must be arrested at once
! if We would preserve our Constitution and our
| Union from dismemberment, and tie name OF
America from being blotted out fron the family
| of civilized Tiations''
! But in 1854 new organization sprung up into
| which nv friend entered In 1860 il succeeded 10
( power, aud upon its success civil war came upon
this land. / DO not say the South waf justified in
secession. but this Was the superndncklg cause: il
not. the history of this country has tesen written
in vain. Upon this point my friend vii say that
in lS49 | occupied different ground, and accord
| ingly has read letter written By me. am glad
! he has done so.
| was candidate for Congress that year. but
will not take up much time in speaking of my
self. because in these times men are but atoms.
hope he will read it again, because BY it he
proves that | have been q conslstest man for
about fifteen years. and that Is one-tflrd of my
| life and more than ne-haif of smy man
hood. | have only to say this in regard
to that letter. if any man in INDIANA by
it has been mised TO unite hia destinies
with sectional party. TO that man | 1--WE most
| hgmble apology, AMI If could see HIN ! would
crave his pardon in any terms he himself shall
dictate. Laughter. And ! have to say TO my
friend that he fell off from the Democratic faith
on account of my letter in lS49, let we kneel TO
him and ask his pardon. Laughter But If
that is not the case ask him. in Gods same. not
| to put on my old clothes Renewed laughter. !
In 1850. being in Congress from Indiana, |
| took my stand on hisqueston along ssie OF sach
aiitators as Henry Clay. Lewis Cass. Daniel
Webster and Stephen A. Douglas, ami the whole
band Of men who battled off the sectional strife
rising in the South and North-Soutl, Carolina
on the one hand, and the Abolitonists of the
North on the other.
But the war has come upon the country
After the election of Mr.Lincoln / believe this
war might have been ayerted Governor Morton
became Governor in January. and | wish him TO
state to you-l have some questions 20 ask as
we'll as he-xhat steps be took, as Governor of
Indiana, to avert the war hanging aver this
country?-if be used words of conciliation-f
he tried TO prevent warf If he did, anything. he
kncws what it is, and, as he says in Tegerd to
myself he has DO difficulty in making himself
understood
When this war came upon the country, there
was no man who, more than myself took pride N
that prompt and patriotic effort made by the
volunteer soldiery OF the country 10 saw It. when
its statesmen refused TO save il by tie arts of
peace I say the volunteer soldiery c& Indiana
acted upon their patriotic impulses and bought TO
save. by the sword. what these men mg,ht have
saved by the pen. The question With. the Re
publican leaders was whether they w.uld lose
theie country and save ;heir party, or lose their
party and save their country, AID they chose
ia favor of their party.
But this war has now been raging ti!ee years
ami bslf. and | am asked what kind of a war
am in favor OF Theoretically am. in favor
OF no war. loud cheering. ] wis, Slim that
came upon earth to preach "peace on Garth and
good will toward men" would exercise HIS power
now. and still 'he strife nov raging s'yer the
land
The Governor SAYS there IS no difficulty ia Gn
dersiandng his position. Let US see. ! have
said from the beginning now stand knal;erA-
bly, determined that this great cOuniry. .of ours
stall not be dIsmewbered, from the :iOthern
lakes to the southern sands of the Rio 3rande:
from ocean to ocean, have never seen life jsy
hour would be willing To give claims to our
southern people as American sciiizeDs
! But he said | had undertaken 10 an
swer question, and, according 70 his view OF the
| case had not answered il. Let me call sttet-
ton to that for one moment | think can show
| that made my position much clearer than be
| made his 70 day | said and my friend. shen ne
undertook to quote me. did not exactly quote
me- although think IL unintentional,) the
| question has been asked me If was in favor OF
vigorous prosecution OF this var? To this
war as prosecuted under the ideas and policies
of the abolition minority which now rules the
present administration. ] am utterly opposed
| fApplause In reading that. my friend made me
| say: "upder the advices and policies of the Ad-
! ministration" He omitted that part which says
''ihe Abolition minority which rules" believe
| il is entaing upon the country unmixed cyils
and would be false TO my country il did not say
SO. Then quoted the resolutions of Jan lc62
adopted by the Democracy of Indiana ! was
| on the committee on resolutions that presented
them, and ! am not here to shirk the response
bility that belongs to say Of py political acts
| The resolution reads:
"Ths. xe will sustain, with all our energies, q
| war for the nsintainance OF the Constitution and
! of the integrity of the Union under the Consti-
tuition, but We are opposed TO a war Tor the emsn
cipation of the negroes or tho subiugstion of the
southern States"
/ stand there vet. Then, says my competitor,
you will have no at all, because any war will
subjugate the Southern States And fierc is
where he and | differ The States haze laws
| made In accordance with tho Federal Constitution
and the Federal Government has right TO
/ touch and no right to war against them While
4 il NAV put down those who resist the lawful au-
| thority Of the Federal Government, il has no
power to oyerrule the rights OF any State, wheih-
! South or North; and therefore say / am op-
posed to war for the subjugstiOD OF States.
But my competitor, in replying 10 this part OF
nv speech at Greencastic, undertook TO still fur
;her define ny position by quoting from q
speech delivered to the Democratic Club 10 In
dianapolis in 1862. And will not believe tha,
/ he undertook Intentionally to esrble when he
quoted il. but il unfortunate that he did so
and wish 10 call his attention TO il that be NAV
make full and complete correction. He says
in an address by Mr.. Mcdonald. delivered be
! fore Democratic association, on the 25ih OF No
sember. 1862, reported in the Sentinel OF the
next day, we shall gain a little light upon his
true position. liz that address be declared that
! the Abotionists, his former political friends and
/ associates, had forced the war upon the South,
that ;ie South could never be conquered, and
! his motto was mo war for the subjugation OF
the South. or the emancipation OF the slaves.
1 .,d <bo,a ha csonnod M me call his attention