Year: 1862

Ii appears that the central organ of the Re-
publican party Of Indiana is determined to keep
before the people the idea of Northwestern
Confederacy Why persistently and doggedly
discuss the advantages or disadvantages of a
separation from the Eastern States, and the
incompatability of interests between the two
sections, unless the party it represents has that
ulterior purpose in view? 1t has been for long
time trying to force controversy upon that
question, but yet it has the field Of controversy
entirely to itself. Upon such an issue it will
have. The Journal is an advocate Of disunion
In the fall of 1860 it proposed peaceful separa-
ton from all the States that desired to leave the
Union. 1t regarded the departure of a dozen
States as less evil, incomparably, than the hor
ro=s and exhaustion Of a civil war. These opin.
ions 1t yet entertains. Governor MoRroS, in a
speech in Washington few weeks ago, said that
a separation of the Northern States was newt
able if the South established its Independence
The deliberate declaration of His Excellency and
the continued agitation of the project of North
western Confederacy by the Journal, taken
together, have significance There can be no
doubt but the Republican leaders look to the
foundation of an empire in the Northwest if the
rebellion should prove a success. We have no
question but they have fully matured such a
scheme, and if the latter contingency should oc-
cur, the attempt will be made by them to carry it
out.


The charge of the Journal that any portion of
the Democracy entertain the project of separat-





ing the East from the West, and attaching the
latter to the Southern Confederaey, has nothing
whatever to justify it. Far different has been
the expression, No higher devotion to the Union,
sincere desire to maintain it in all its integrity
has been exhibited by any other portion of the
people than by the Democracy of the Northwest.
And those States have a common interest in pre-
serving the free navigation of the Mississippi as
an outlet for their commerce-an interest they
never will yield. They can not consent that any
portion OF that great highway shall be surrender
ed to a foreign power. Such is the sentiment of
the Indiana Democracy. But the Journal, Gov.
MoRToN & Co., seem to be willing to give up the
free navigation of this most important artery for
the trade Of the West, to establish a coniederacy
of the NorthN estern States, without controlling
communication of any kind to the seaboard.


Ia this connection the Journal states that il is
iavoriie project with Mr. HENDRIcKs TO separate
the Northwest from the Union and attach it to
the rebel Conlederacy. No such project has ever
been advocated by him, openly coyertly. But
Justly he has insisted that there should be
maintained the ireest communication between
tho Nnrthweeter St,tas nd tho e,root md fert;Ia
regions upon the Gulf of Mexico The Eastern
States have no interest in the free navigation of
the Mississippi. IL is their policy to make trib
utary to them the already immense and growing
trade of the Northwest. That outlet closed the
trade Of the West as it now is, would be forced
over the lines of transportation eastward owned
by Eastern capitalists, subject to such tolls as
they may see fit to impose. as they now do.
This was the sentiment expressed by Mr. HIN
bricks and it will find response with every man.
whether he come from the East or South or
froma foreign soil, whose home is in the West and
whose interests are identified with its prosperity
In the sth of January Convention he said:


The first and highest interest of the Northwest
Is in the restoration and preservation Of the
Union upon the basis of the COnstilution-and
the deep devotion of her Democracy to the cause
OF the Union is shown by its fidelity in the past /;
but If the failure and folly and wickedness of the
party in power render a Union impossible, then
the mighty Northwest must take care of hersef
and her own interests She must not allow the
arts aud fnesse of New England to despoil her
of her richest commerce and trade. and to render
her labor wholly subservient to an Eastern, sec
tional. and selfish policy-Eastern lust Of power,
commerce, and gain


Will any Western man object to such policy?
We shall never lose an Eastern market. The
sel6shness OF New England will not permit
it, And to prevent from being subservient
to Eastern lust of power, commerce, and gain
we must have Southern market, and to secure
md retain it the free navigation of the Mississippi
must be maintained at all hazards But the
Journal says no. Its policy is to let the South
erh States, if they will, depart in peace and but
the other day it said f the rebels would lay down
their arms it would concede to them an independ
ent nationality. That's the difference in the
policy between the Democracy and the Journals
party Who can hesitate as TO the interests Of
the WestG