Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-06
DAHYSENTINEL
SATURDAY NoREISe. MAY 6.
rheforetgu Policy OF
Fem The Londan tines, April ~.

The hat iaelhgepee from Nes York exhibits
that citv IN all the intoxicstion of'riumph
Bot no violent excitement can be very endu-
ring. and no people more readily recover their
faculty 81 takiuga cool and practical view OF
things. The uarssction. indeed, from the bot
a. 20 he cuid IL Often exceedingly rapid. and,
when the reaction eess 10. topics may be discuss
Cd with perfect cslmness, which 10 the excess OF
lever would have excited . psroxysm OF wrath
We. therefore, merely regret that the hrst
suggestion OF the public orators on this OCCASION
vs. that. OBe war being Terminated. the whole
nation should embroil itself in anothsr-nay' N
series Of wars. But ct that moment OF HtterAnce
much was overlooked that vii, IN q no. distant
future, ask very serious consideration. We also
regret that. next TO The idea OF war generaiiy'
he most popular suggestion vas war with Eng
land. Bot xe cannot regard these fiery cenun
Citations seriously. In a bidding for applause
there il no check to the eItravsgance Of promise.
hosever Wild IL may pc; the speaker IL always
comfortably aware that he runs little risk OF
being called on to fulfill IL. Passion ruled the
hour, add the orators would not have been lie
tened to had they not complied with the time.
aud spoken with the unchecked that
suited IL. We are not disposed 70 attach over
much importance to illusions 20 the "Fenian
brotherhood Ii Is told of in good round mum
bers. but We know enough of the apparition aud
how il mas been goa up TO deprive the threat oil
any siguifeance. Every generation has had
some political scooped turnip Of this kind helc
up 10 it. With assurances that il is very terrible.
But that the Americans will not countensnce
the imposition beyond the point OF political uiil
ity in their own elections. We may feel assured.
The much truer expression OF American feel
ing. We trust, Was given at Washington, where
the members of the governments were sum
moned, a. usual, on far less important occs
sions, to address n public gathering. They spoke
under a double responsibility, as ministers ano
the representatives of The republican party. Pub
lie enthusiasm cannot entirely carry away mel
holding such a position. They must consider
something beyond momeniary applause. Ihey
must avoid official embsrrsssueuts, aud not en-
danger the party interests The W sshingtoI
speeches. therefore. are pitched in q more noder
ate key than those OF New York. Statesmen
cannot indulge in the Csmbyses' Eein;' living
az they do. in terror OF after explanations. Mr.
Seward, therefore. did not encourage the New
York suggestions of vengeance and war. H'
adopted a lighter mode OF treatment for TN
crisis. He very skillfully evaded the perils Of
a set speech, and rather amused his audienc'
than stirred them. His address served The pur
pose He could not let England escape alto
gether, but he did not threaten her with exter
mination, or 10 annex Canada forthwith. Ii
dealt in inuendo, which. as it pleased his hearers
we have not the slightest wish 20 quarrel with
There was far less bitterness in his speech thar
in the tone Of many of bis dispatches, writer
when a European Intervention was really sppre
hended. The A mericans mus, now acknowledg'
that the apprehension was groundiess. Agains
he few reproaches Mr. Seward launched at us
we set the Instances in which. by his official acts
he checked the rashness of subordinate officer
OF the government. Ii such iBfammatory har
argues as those delivered at New York do no
affect the policy of the administration, il wouiC
be unreasonable to attach too much importance
to them. Very possibly Mr.. Seward could mo-
have spoken so temporarily to the excited thou
sands of New York. But we believe the more
moderate tone of the official addresses at Wash
iagtou isa more reliable index Of American
policy