Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-20
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don. and his asa.sns for 90.
The telegraph informs US that A. SrtrHEss
is an applicant for pardon. and enters at length
into an apology. OF sin;ication Of hIs position.
Among other reasons for hi. course. IL IL stated
that he "cite- the fact that the New York Tri-
buae sdvocstei the rights OF the Southern peo
pie TO Independence and he vas led 20 believe 10
vosId be accorded to them siibou, war We
kno~ not whether the report 10 correct. but II be
has made an application for pardon upon the
ground named. IL certainly u entitled TO consd-
GRAFTON. Immediately after the Presidential
election Of 1860. the leading Republican press
OF The country expressed q willingness TO let the
dissatisfied States withdraw from the Union. AMI
they even went 50 far as to say they would aid
or help out all that desired TO 90. The New
York Tribune repeatedly asserted that our Gov
eminent Was based upon the right OF revolution.
and il declared that "~benever a considerable
section OF our Union shall deliberately re
solve % 60 out. We shall resist all CO
ercive measures to keep IL in" These we're
strong words. and coming from the source they
did. the Southern people bad a right to believe
their Independence would be accorded them With
on, war And the Tribune was not alone in the
views IL expressed. The Indianapolis Journal,
the Cincinnati Commercial. the Chicago Tri
bune. the Buffalo Express, and many other lead
ing Republican journals. expressed similar sen
tigents. bat We believe all but the New York
Tribune now advocate the hanging Of the men
Who acted upon their advice or expression OF Re
publican sentiment in regard TO their Withdraw
ing from the Union ana establishing an indepen
dept Government That We may not be charged
with misrepresen,ing the position of the Tribune
We quote the following extracts from one Of ts
deliberately expressed editorials Immediately
after the first election of Mr.. LIscoLS to the
Presidency. Ii said:
" The telegraph informs Us that most Of the
Cotton States meditating a withdrawal from
the Union because of Liocoln's election. Very
we'll. they have right to mediate. and medirs-
ton is profitable employ ment OF leisure We
have chronic, invincDe disbelief in disunon
a. a remedy for either Northern or Southern
grievances; we CAT not perceive any necessary
relation between the alleged disease and this
ultra heroic remedy: stiIl. we say, If anybody
see- ft 10 mediate disunoD let them do
moesfed That twas D ,se aud hvpocrtical row
that the House once raised, AZ SDuthern d'ta
ton. about the ears Of John @ Incy Adams. be
Cause he presented peiition Tor the dissolution
ofthe Union. The petitioners nd the right to
n he the request; IL was the members duty 10
p.essnt IL
And nov. il the Cotton States consider the
value of the Union deb ,teaile, We maintain their
pc, feet right To discuss IL. Nay. we hold with
jefferson 10 the in-liennble right Of commuuite-
20 alter or abolish forms % government that have
become Oppressive or irju'iou-; snd II he Coz
tor States shall becnme ss'i-hed that they DO
better OUT of the Uhion than in il. We insist o.
letting them 20 Ia peace The right u secede
nav be q revolutionary one. out il exists never
theles-; and We do nOt see how one party can
have right to de-. What auo'her ptrty has the
right 70 prevent We must resist the
serted right OF any State to remain in the Uuion
and nnIIify defy the laws thereof: TO ~ithir-~
from the Union IL quite another matter. Aud
whenever a considerable section of our Union
shall deliberately resolve To 90 cu'. We shall re-
sst all measures to keep IL in We hops never
TO live IN Republic ~hereof section 3
pinned to another by bsyoheIs"
This a complete eniorsem. nt of the celebrated
Ken'u- ks Il solu,ions Of 1893 written by JEr
right 70 Judge for them selves "a well of the in
fractions the mode aud manner OF redress .
The language of the Tribune ia, I'VE hold with
Jefferson to the inaIienable right of communities
to alter abolish forms OF government that have
become injurious and oppressive" The Tribune
il consistent end manly in opposing the trial of
JEyrxssos DAVIS. and those who have operated
with him 10 asserting the right Of the Southern
people to Independence FOR treason. for if. as it
admits. the right TO secede exists. aud they re
solved to Withdraw from the Union. they cannot
bs held guilty of that crime-ihe highest known
to the laws
IL mus. not be forgotten that the Tribune was
arepresentstive paper OF the Republican party.
and the people who we're meitsting dissolu-
tior OF the Unon had the right to accept its
declarations the sentiment Of the party il rep
resented. And car there be any other conclu-
sion than that the rroune. aud We nay add the
Republican party generally. after reading the
record of that paper and kindred prints upon the
question. are clearly responsible for encouraging
aud justifying the attempted secession of the
Southern States aud the evils which have re-
suited from III Looking upon it 10 the light wc
have presented. there is force in the apology or
vndieA;ion which Nc. STEPHENS offers in bis ap-
pestion for pardon. and be had the right to infer
from the tone of the leading Republican press
after the Presidential election of 1860, that il
any considerable section Of our Uulou shall de.
Ii lsratelv resolve to go oat. the Republican party
would "resist coercive measures designed to
keep IL in :" for the pledge to do so could not be
more unequivoeslly expressed