Daily State Sentinel

Keep it Before the People,

That the Disunionists in the North represented
by the Indiana State Journal, the New
York Tribune, the Cincinnati Commercial,
and similar prints, that after the election of Mr.
Lincoln earnestly advocated the policy of
letting all the States which desired to leave
the Union, go in peace, are the greatest fools
living. If the people of the North are disgraced
and beaten in this contest the dishonor will fall
upon them and their children, as well as upon
those who are loyal. If the Union is dissolved,
the Government goes to pieces, society broken
up, and property becomes depreciated and worthless,
the misfortune falls upon them as well as
others. The poor fools, because they succeeded
in the last Presidential election, and to spite the
Democrats, are willing to ruin the Government,
sacrifice themselves, and become forever disgraced
before the world. History will write them
down as the greatest fools of this or any other
generation.

Keep it before the people, that the Indiana
State Journal, Cincinnati Gazette, Chicago Tribune,
and New York Tribune, are regarded by
the loyal men of Tennessee as treasonable papers.
That one of the ablest of the anti-slavery party
lately declared, in a public speech, that "the
anti-slavery party had hoped for and planned disunion,
because it would lead to the development
of mankind and the elevation of the black man."
That Governor Johnson, of that State, has suspended
the Nashville Banner for republishing
extracts from them, such extracts being justly
regarded as treasonable and pernicious, and furnishing
direct aid and comfort to rebels in arms
against their country. How long, oh, how long,
will loyal people forbear and continue to tolerate
this rebel pestilence in their midst?

Keep it before the people, that the disunion
sympathizers in our midst have but one cry,
which is, "Lo! the poor negro." That they have
but one duty, which is, "the enfranchisement of
the negro, placing him in the same political and
social status as the white citizen, no matter what
the sacrifice to the white man." For the blood
of our sons, which is shed by this infernal rebellion,
they have no tears to shed.

For the violation of the Constitution by the
men, who hoped for and planned disunion for the
liberation and elevation of the black man to overthrow
both Constitution and Government, they
have no word of censure, no tear to shed for the
immense sacrifice of treasure and property; for
the loss of fathers, sons and brothers; for the
agony of mothers; the heart rending distress
brought to families and friends, they have no
tears to shed. Their tears and lamentations are
all reserved for the "poor negro." Their papers,
their speeches, their letters and conversations
are burdened with grief, and moistened with tears
for fear that the negro may not be made the
equal of the white man in the progress of this war.

Men of Indiana! If you have lost sons and
brothers at the hands of rebels in arms, or by
disease, or hardship and exposure of the camp,
these scoundrels are not weeping for their fate or
your loss, for they care not; but, in fact, secretly
rejoice. Their weeping and their sorrowing are
for fear the rebel masters may not lose their
slave property; for fear some poor darkey may
not be set free. They are the volunteer overseers,
working as at Port Royal, at the expense
of the Government, to help the escape of slaves,
and to assist their masters in overturning the
Government, for as Governor Johnson and Parson
Brownlow truthfully said, the Abolitionists
of the North and the Secessionists of the South
have a common object in so doing, though they take
different roads to accomplish it.

Keep it before the people that this war would
not have occurred, that the consequent sacrifice
of health, the loss of life, the cost of treasure
which will heavily burden the people, like those
of tax-ridden Great Britain, if the Republican
party had consented to a little reassuring legislation
during the session of Congress which commenced
in December, 1860. As evidence of this
we bring forward a witness whom the Republicans
are fond of quoting, and whom they are willing
to concede was influenced by the patriotic desire
to advance the best interests of the country. We
quote from Douglas's speech delivered by him
in the Senate on the 3d of January, 1861, which in
unmistakable language fixes the responsibility
for this terrible civil war and for all the evils
which have visited the nation and which will yet
result from it. Said Douglas, and we desire to
call the attention of Republicans who profess to
sympathize with that eminent statesman, in referring
to a proposition for conciliation which he
had himself introduced:

"I believe this to be a fair basis of amicable
adjustment. If you of the Republican side are
not willing to accept this, nor the proposition of
the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Crittenden],
pray tell us what you are willing to do.

"I address the inquiry to Republicans alone,
for the reason that in the Committee of Thirteen,
a few days ago, every member from the South,
including those from the cotton States [Messrs.
Toombs and Davis] expressed their readiness to
accept the proposition of my venerable friend
from Kentucky [Mr. Crittenden] as a final settlement
of the controversy, if intended and sustained
by Republican members.

"Hence, the sole responsibility of our disagreement,
and the only difficulty in the way of an
amicable adjustment, is with the Republican
party."

Mark the language: "The sole responsibility
of our disagreement, and the only difficulty in the
way of amicable adjustment, is with the Republican
party."

Keep these facts before the people. They
should be sounded in the ears of every man,
woman and child in the land upon whom the
consequences of this war fall with crushing
weight.