Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-02

Just sentiments.
II i 90 seldom that ce find LIBERAL sent-
ments in the Republican journals toward their
political opponents. that il Is refreshing not only
10. read, but qualification to reproduce them
The New York Tribune, of a recent date. in
commenting upon the result Of the presidential
election and its bearings, remarks:
The result being ascertaiued and announced,
the aeauiescence Of the minority throughout the
loyal States was instant, perfect. and I've doubt
mott sincere. OF course. there are secret traitors
10 the loyal as there are open traitors in the re-
VOTED States; but we are greatly deceived II
these can again attempt, with any prospect OF
success, TO control the action OF the Democratic
PARTY The public condemnation OF their past
plottngs is too decided, their ruinons influence
over the fortunes and prospects OF hat party TOO
signal and manifest.
The Democratic leaders know perfectly, tho
the truth is still withheld fsom the masses. tina,
their unexpected and terrible rout in Indiana and
Illinois is due. not TO Illegal voting. nor to any
thing else than popular uprising against the SO
cret conspiracies known ns "Order of American
knight" Sons Of Liberty" &c. which sought
20 iaaugurate a Northern revolt ia the interest OF
and in secret utilization with the slavehoders' re-
belon.
In acquiescing so generally and heartily in the
selection of Mr. Lincoln. the opposition do not
surrender their distinctive views OF the manner
in which the ear ought to have been conducted
nor retract their affirmation that il might nave
been. might still be, happily closed. They sim
ply say, THE People have decided against Us; let
those TO whom they have again ntrusted power
use il as they shall deem best. We defer TO the
popular verdict. aud await the teaching of events.
And this secures great gain OF moral power to
the national cause. The opposition will not as
a party. stand committed to a hearty support OF
the war; but neither will they. a. party, OBJ
struct aud embarrass i they did during the
year proceeding the election
The Tribune is mistaken 10 one declaration.
"The Democratic leaders know perfectly well
that The. isfeat i. Iaaisna and Illinois is due TO
the MISREPRESENTATION, frauds and illegal voting
SET on foot and justified by the leaders of the
Republican party. If there had bceu honest
vote 10 this State. and if Democratic soldiers
had been permitted to return home TO vote as
we're those on the other side. there il no ques-
ton but our State and electoral tickets would
have been elected by decided majority. Neither
MoRToS or LINCOLN carried this State by nr
honest ballot. There we're not enough legal Re
publican votes put in the ballot-box To overcome
Democratic votes cast each election Bu
while saying this. il il idle to DENY that the OK
posurc of the secret conspiracies Of iew men ts
inaugnrate revolution in the North, made Will
nice partisan calculation just sufficient length
Of time before the election to prevent them from
being counteracted OF overcome. aided materially
the Republican success This fact is admitted
by the Republican leaders themselves Aud i
was card they PLAYED most adroitly. Whethe
il was intended or not. there can be no question
but the conspirators performed just the role that
the managers OF the Republican party desired
The plot,ings of the conspirators were harmless
and that such was the case the authorities con
cede by not nipping them in the bud
Every movement in the conspiracy wa
known by them. aud il they reall,
appfehended that q Northern revolt or revolution
would have been inaugurated thereby. certainl,
they would not have been SO criminal as to lie
the conspirators run at large when they ha'
both the opportunity and the power TO have ar
rested them and thus have put an end to th,
wicked scheme! Most true is IL that the ex
posurc. with the unjus. charge tina, the Demo
cratic party, or its prominent leaders. sympa
thized with the conspiracy or the conspirators
alarmed great many tmd and conservative
men Who had heretofore been identified with tn
Republican party and would have voted with US
But il il useless to discuss this question now
The time will come when the sober. secon
thought OF the people" will place the responsi
bility of the conspiracy aud the use made of IL
where IL belongs
The Tribune Ia correct in stating that the DE
mocracy will make no fac,ious opposition to IN
Administration. We deny that Il has doue 20 i
the past. a. that prin, in,imates. Every rightiu
measure OF the party in power to preserve tn
Government will have the hearty scquiescncc O
IL. political opponents They will. In fact the
do defer to the popular verdict, but hey vii
patiently await the teaching OF events. The
have no less duty nov In maintaining thei
principles. although defeated at the polls. thai
al any time previous TO the election and the
would be fsithless 10 their manhood aud to the'
IDEAS of right. IL they surrendered their distiuc
tive views because the popular verdict. and it /
orly small majority Of the aggregate vote, hap
pens 90 he against them