Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-22
The Opposition Press upon the As
sassfnaIIon.

The Democratic papers promptly upon the re-
ception Of the aews Of the assassination Of Dir.
LlSeoLx. condemned the act 10 The stroages:
terms. and called upon the people TO sustain ibe
administration 10 the erigency which that terrible
calamity occssioned. With one accord they
made party synpsthies and partisan prejsdiees
and snimosi,les subsidiary to the 6rss duty OF tie
citizen. the preservation Of the government Ard
this spirit bas been exhibited BY those sho have
been regarded a. The most active IN their opposi-
ton to The political policy OF the late president
Will the people OF other nations require stronger
evidence than this OF the stability OF our insiiu-
tionsi In the following letter. Mr. ..McCuLLooH.
the secretary Of the treasury. mos, felicitsusiy
Celebrates this idea. lie saws:
You win preceive that the new sdministra-
ton is insuguratsd and the wheels OF the govern
nent are not stopped for a moment. Ny hope
Is. and my belief is, that this great national ca
lamiiy will teach TO The world lesson which gill
be OF the most beneficial character TO our repuo
hczn form Of govern ment: that 10 will shOs that
The assassination Of our chief magistrate does not
Affect 10 the slightest degree the permanence OF
our institutions or the regular ADMINISTRATION OF
the Laws: that an event which would have shaken
Any other country TO the center. does not even
stagger for a moment government. like ours.
We have already given extracts from the CON
nsnts OF the leading democratic papers upon the
nationsl calamity, TO illustrate he oneness OF
sentiment which pervaded tho hearts o; the
American people. not only in de,eststion Of the
great crime which caused immense grief, but in
their prompt support of those in authority to
maintain the government ~ the crisis In which
IL bad been placed. regardless OF all party or
personal considerations. 10 this connection We
desire to make one more extract. quotation
from The Dayton Empire. which has been re
garded As one OF the most extreme Of the opPo-
nents Of the administration. and ia recognized So
the personal organ of Mr.. VALLASDIGHAH. Said
that print on the morning of The assassination:
Last night was = night of horrors in Wash
ington. President Lincoln persisted by thu
baud Of the assassin. Al any time this would
have been mOnstrOus-ineIpressIoly horrible
just nov it ID the worst public calamity which
could have befaIlen the county. Great Cool
have mercy upon ~ Thi, il The beginning OF
evils. The hopes Of even tho. who opposed hii
policy earliest and s,rongest-lad begun 20 turr
toward Abraham Lincoln for deliveraLce at last.
And not vii bout reason for his course for tie
las, three months has been most liberal and con
eiliatory. But he has fallen by the most hoFri
BILE ofall crimes. and he Vho at mi. 'nomsRf doe'
not Join ia the common thrill aud shudder rhich
shocks the ishOle land g no better tsaa the asses
sia d"
Well may Mr.. McCULLocH remark, IN view Of
this and similar expressions Of popular devotion
TO the government. that an event which would
have shaken any other country to she centre
does not even stagyer for = nomen. govern
faent ike ours''