Daily State Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 4177, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 March 1864 — Page 2

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SATURDAY MOK.MSO. MARCH 5. ri nifhf Suffrage to oldler. Tbt Jdunul of tb instant contains a letter writwa by HtraT F. Datto. of Company F "ik Regiment Indiana Volunteer, ia lieh th following qatstloa U propounded tu the filler: M Will the loliicri Iii tat? be iu the arm b a'.lowel lli fight of auSfrag at lh CO 0110 clwiioa or not." Iaaoiwer to that Interrogatory th Journal MTt : il. 7ill .oUitri In the fcVd be allowed lie right of suffrage T If it InJeJ on the Lmon men of the State, or on the Governor, thj would, beonJ 11 queetion. Rut the Ute Lislature, through which alone the steps o recurt tbt rtjtht could be taken, was contr.-llt-i in both Lrar.t h by Cotiibead, ho reluM to ailow anvthing to be done, juU a the fame j.rt hs dor.t in 'Maine, Connecticut, Wicot.in, hew the atiemMf ha. been mado to recognize the civil tights the citnen iu arm. We believe the soM.fr hi I ju.t the ume right to vote now that he had lore be et listed, and that in tkin up arm ilo has added to, inteid of diminished, hi clajtns to the fulleat exercise of the riht; but the tapperbeads don't think so, and they, accidentally, bad the power to do a they pleased t the only time when anything could be done. In New Jersey that party hat introduced a bill into the Legatare not only refuine soldiers the rfchl to vote. but forbidding them to po within a mile of any poll if in the city, or irithin tiro miltt if in the country. In tbia State the party, which happens fur the time to own the Supreme Bench, id "dead t" 2int aoMieir' uJTrane. an 1 zintt aoldieri in all relation, and of course tose in the Court the means to make their hostility ef fective. H we feir Inditnt aoldiers will be ui franchlsed by the Copperhead.. We do not believe that even the editor ol the Journal ever wrote a more fNe, wicked ari l malignant article than the foreoinj. We do do: doubt that Mr. DaTTO wrote hi letter in good faith, deVirin;; and expecting an honest and truthful answer. Our soldiers in the field are greatly dependent upon their Irienda at home for correct informati'n, and the utmost fairne and truthfutne ahould characterixo all of our interCourse with them. Who can conceive of the depravity and malignity of the heart that prompt a. man to deceive where confidence has been reposed, an I to utter a deliberate, willful and malicious falsehood against bis neighbors and fel'.owcitizen? The object of the Journal was to deceive and misle.id the aoldiers, and thereby to excite and exasperate them agninst the Demoer tic prty. The Journal, in answer to the question whether nldiers will be entitled to vote. says, "if I OC- I t-ciul) uu the Union meu of the b'ate, or on the Oovernor, they would, beyond all question . If this be true, then the Union men of the St ite and (Jotertior Morion are in favor of a flagrant violation oft plain and exprej proviion of the State Conftitutioii. The framers of our Constitution, fur the purpose of guarding and protecting the purity of the b illot box, declares that all voters "hall be entitled to vote in the towmhip or prexinct where be inajrresiJe." We presume that ii the framersof the Comtituliou could have fore seen the present war, they would have madcpiovfciun for the emergency. The same proviiou ia contained in the constitution, of several other States. The LegiaUturc 01 i isconsin, 1 ennaylvHiiIa, Connecticut and New Hampshire, in violation of thi.s express requirement ol their conslitiitioiis, pasoed law permitting soldiers who were absent from their State to vote. The result ha been that the Supreme CourU of each of thoe States, compoed of Republican Judges, have decided ucli laws to be uuconstituiion! and void. To remove all doubt upon this ques tiou, we will quote from thee deciiona. The Supreme Court of IVnnjMvani ja: The term ' re-idence,' in the Constitution, is the aatne as domicil word which means the ptce wncre a nun establihea hs abode, makes the e.it of his pro;rty and exercises his civil nJ political rilit.-, and tliit the riylit of the tuildier to vole, under the Constitution, is in the district where he resided at the time of entering the niditar service.'" The Supreme Court of Connecticut says: These provisions of the Coustiution, together with numerous other incident.il and accessary pnvi-ior in the SHmeinstrument, clearly imlicating mi unquestionable purpose, in lhoe who frame 1 as well as in tho.-e who adoptcl that instrument, to require electors to V(te only within the several towns whete thev have their residence. and at the lime and place within such townsofj holding ihe regniir annual meeting ol electors for tint purpose, leave t o room for construction, and alTr.l no room to doubt, that any net of the Legislature authorizing the votes ot electors to be tikeu .at any other place, or 1:1 nur other manner, does conflict with the explicit and unequi vocal provisions of the Constitution, and is there fore void." The Supreme Court of New Hampshire s'ays: As these views leid us to the conclusion th it j this bill, in its mo.-t promaietit features, ia in J contiict with the provisions :;nd the s-pit it of our I Constitution, we have not deomcd it necoi'sary to consider whether it mij:ht Nu be objectionable j as unequal iu its practical eflVrt, or, us dispensing ; with those opportunities br conference and ton- ' uililion that h ive heretofore been ueemeuim port in, if not essential, to the successful operation of our institutions: or whether it contains provisions otherwise in conflict with the funda meu.al law of the State " The Supreme Courta of several other States have decided the same way, but we have not be fore us their opinions. The Constitution of New York contained a similar provision to ours. The Legislature of that State, believing that the soldiers could not vote without au amendment to the Constitution, have proposed one, which will 10011 be voted ou by the people of that Slate. Theotilj waj in which our soldier who are absent from iheir place of residence can vote, is by an amendment to our Constitutum. How can the Constitution be amended, and how4ong will it take? ! Sections 1 and 2 of article 1C read as follows: "Any amendment or amendments to this Con I stitutiou may be proposed by either branch of the ! (Jeneral Assembly, and if the same fhall be' agreed to by a majority of the members elected j to each of the two houses, such propod amend meat or amendments hall, wih the yeas and ; nays lterou. be entered upon lhir journals and referred the General AemMv t. be i-hoen at 1 the next gereral election; and if, in the General ! ft aamW1 r. a I riMn an. re.kk a.) . a ! Altwuiuij nv u7 as v ia'r v pi vrvru Aiiitrift. ment or amendments shall be agreed to by a mtjorit? ol all the members eiected to each bouae. then it hll be the duty of the General Assembly to submit such amendment or amend ments to the electors of the State; and if a ma jority of Mil eleciora ahtll r.tify the avtae, uch '?fu nehifL',?jB,eUU ,h"1 Ucüme?4rt ivo or tuore ameodmenta hll be tub mitted at the aame time, they hall te aubniitted iu auch manner that the elector hall vot f.r or agaiut each of such atnetidraeut? separately;! d ' rtnl tie an amendment or amendment, w hier fhaii ; hvebeo agreed upon by one ueneral Avembly, i hall le waitintr the actiou of a succeeding Gen-! erat AiMerebly, or of the electors, no additional ameiidoieut or amendments shall be propos-eJ. When an amendment ia passed by one session of th LcjtUUiur it i submitted to the .next T f, j. r. I i. ucvu e,...,.,... ua u u ia appcoTCM oy that, then il ia to be aabmiiied to the people for their approbal or rejection. So it will require nearly three je-tra to amead our Constitution in this mode. We now come to the queuion whether the Democratic members of the last Legislature are responsible for the defeat of this measure. We caa aod will demonstrate that tbt j are not, but

fiat the Republican Lrgi!iture of ld U iefp..nib!e for the oldirrs not beinrf perraiUel to vote at the ap;.resc!iit g e'ectia'is. The Legislature of IfCl wa largely od intenacly llepullicau Darin that eion three propositions to amend th Cot.s'.iiuiiuti were sorted to snd were f thm liAt Legislature. Tbe

firtt related to the right of suffrage, and reads as , .. r u ...t .irif iifitiilifollow,: Ltw, my be p.ssed fixing .a a quiltßcation of votir g. the length of time ourtn which an clcitor ball have rekidel in the county and townhip precinct or ward in which he offtrs to vote under this ConaUtuUOL." See oi.tra vj wm v Acts of IfeCl, p. 1Ü. t v 1 4. a law "vvivn w ey Thi f ropoel smen Imr.t conttined a restric- of . t::...:. -..,1 rt .r, .i,,inn rr n- as

nun ma 1. m . Ibution upon tlieheadsof the real author. There

largement of the rlSr,l or suu.age. i ne einer . two nroposiiions relate.! to the school law. See AoranMCCl n I&G .. . ! v .r..- .v.f ' . ., lasi region 01 me i.rg.Mavurr. they do? The Constitution expressly declares that "while an amendment or amendments, which shall have been agreed upon by one General Assembly, hall be waiting the action of a succeeding General Assembly or of the electors, no additional amendment or amendments tball be proposed." Let us now inquire what action was taken by the lat Legislature upon this subject. On the Crat day of the session, Mr. GairriTii, of Lagrange, submitted a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to report a bill amend ing our election laws so as to permit our soldiers jn the field to vote, which was passed. The Judiciarv Committee was compoedol four Dem- " ' ocrata and three Republicans, and it uoauimoulj reported that the election laws could not be changed in the mde asked without a change iu . . .... . . the Constitution, and this report was unanimous ly concurred in by the House. See House Journal, pp. 14 aud 173. .n.i 1 v k f- . Oa the ol r ebruary Mr. Amoxrom,oi J St. Joseph, introduced a bill to amend thoeltction law mo ns to permit oldiers to vote. This Lin wra r.n lt. proi.drp ., Iir.fr referred to a eltct 1 .1 r.c I copimiitee, uuv ir. anws, wards, following the example of Jiff. Davis, Tvuiii .t (t . vinl.-ited his oath of ofiice bv va.nn hi ...,t Hb nthera. thus nieventins all . . . . .. . .... . . legislation; and the bill was, on me lastu iy u the eeesion, reported back without action. On the lC;h of January Mr. Casox, of Hoone, , . ... t ..- .r.. introduced a joint resolution "in reference to j amcuding the Constitution. 50 as to allow s-ol-d:ers of this State to vote at the annual State j and county elections." On the second leadin: ..... .. of this joint resolution, air. ;.iobga, a nepuon- . . . .... . ell can member from tne noounon countv 01 iieurj, 1 il.......i'.ii.i;.iiil MiKdiinniKiiilLii mpiul. kiit i'.'u3mui r'.i 1. ....). ...... . ment could not be pronged while the amendments proposed by the Legislature or l .bl were awaiting tiie action of that Legislature, and it waa referred to the Judiciarv Committee, which, . ., ..,... ' K,nil ii.,,, .mni throunh Mr. AxnrR-Nov, a Jtenublican, nnaniu.r;u.. , j . motislj reported "tint it would be ui.cousitutional to propose an amendment to ths Constitution while there is a proposed amendment to the same ... , , ., i.i?. . peu.lmg and unu.sposeo o.; nu-. .i.v concurred in by the Houe. See House Journal, pi Ht2 222 1223, 247, 2?4 and 2S3. Wher'e"now rests the responsibilitv? If the ., . ..... , , Republican Legislature of Icbl had proposal n amendment to the Constitution so as to peimit the soldiers to vote, tho last Legislature could ... , .. i .. ,,!,, ..i,... and would have passed it, and it could have been 1 ' submitted to the people at the April election of 1 G3, and our brave and patriotic soldiera could havc voted last fall and at the elections this fall. .. , , . t i . The Journal -ays, "Rut the late Legislature. thiough which ulono the steps to secure this right could be taken, was controlled in both branches by copperheads, who refused to allow anything . , . , , i . to be done, just as the same party has done in Maine, Connecticut, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and everywhere where the alterant has been msde to recognise the civil rights of the citizen in arms." , . , . 1 he el.tor of the Journal knowg thit the above paragraph contains three deliberate lies. Lie No. 1. If the Joint Resolution of Mr. Caso.i had been pised by the late Legislature, it would r have to be t-ubmitted to tho Legislature th.it meets in January. lbG5: and if pissed bv that Legislature, then it would have to be submitted to the people for iheir approval or rejection home time in the year lt?G.'. So it could not have become a part of our Constitution until long after the elections this fall. Lie No. 2. The Journal says that the copperheads defeated the same proposition in Maine, Connecticut and Wiseon-in The editor knows that the Legislatures of all of these St ites are largelv and intensely Republican, and that the copperheads had no power to defeit the measure; and besides he knows that Mie Republican Legislatures of Connecticut und Wisconsin pased laws on this subject which their Republican judges held to be unconstitutional. Lie No. 3. The Journal says that the last Leg islature was the only time, a:id thiough it was the only way in which steps could be taken to amend the Constitution. The editor knows that to amend the Constitution in the mode pointed out therein fo as to permit the soldiers to vote this fall, it was necessary for the Legislature of lGltohave taken the first step. The editor knows that this was not the onlv way in which the Constitution can be amended. There is a much shorter mode, and that is by calling a Convention. If Governor Morton and his Republican friends are so anxious for the soldiers to vote, he and they can give them that right. Let him calf an extra session of the Legislature. Let it call a Convention to amend the Constitution. Let the Convention amend the Constitution so as to allow soldiers to vote in the field, It can all be done in time for the October election. Will Governor Mortox nnd his friends pursue ihis cour.-e? K not, they should hate the oecency to quit txnn.. rir.K nr.a aetaminp oeucr men aud purer patriots th-ti themselves Th Journal c-uld not clo.-e iu article without roinc out of iiswavtoHil and Zander the Supreme Court The liht of the soldier? to vote h-s not been anil cannot be without legislation, before that Court ThcjaJgea thereof have expressed t.o opinion or takeu any action on the subject. Then why drag thrm into tLe controverv. The only reason that can be a's'gneU i, that .the editor warted to vent his h itred and malignity agaicst the able and upright judge ot the Supreme Court, who tt.d in the way of ti.s i Republican freuda, in their attacka u-on the Con.titotion and the rieht, of the citizen of Indiana. fireatOtitraxe Iva Dur Xlie Ofllrr of the Kiuplrr UUIdled. Anttther of those act- of la w Iciies nj crime which hoe become fo frequent, and wuicu indi cate ho entirely ihe public mind hi become de t moralized and debased, took place in Davton yeaterdar. A number ot furloughed soldiers j went to the oftic of the Koipue, the Democratic organ, i.u r.uaitj it. AItt'ugn tue leaJer ol tl.A. a main iLnm.! lit. a . . i .a. K.it...!kllli m I luv 1 . " vuwiv if py.i-iwi.il oi ; thtf aC, it is nol ditllcult to see beh.nd him the real authors. The aoldieis hive derived their information of the Kmpire Iron, the mUrepre.cu ta.ion of the abolition leader, and were un I doubtedlv instigated by them to the commiiou . . ... . . . or an act tiiat tne uuer were too cowardly theo seleea to perform. We do not think any commentary is needed upon such acta as this. Every calm and rational man cuu ace where they lead, and can discover the eeetU of violence that thev are aowirif iu the

community, which will f roduce, ere long, root bloody and !e-trui tive fruit. It is very certain that all such acts of mob violence, of outrages vpon freedom of fpeech and of the pre, strengthen the pattv against whom they are directed the Democratic orgsni zition, which it is vainly supposed can. be crashed out by tl em. We warn the gentlemen of the

Kepubltcan prty of this fact. They are allow bg a policy to be pursued that I covering them wth shame and disgrace, and which the tide of f The violent snd ou?raKeoua attempU to de 6(rOT lr,e liberty. of the Democratic press, when the Republicans have two 10 our one in the Slate wui.tr j cnlj iloi the dcer.te straits their party i driven to, and will a waken the na. tural and rstrioiic emoiiona of wery true lover libertj throughout the land. It will. a sure there is a luat Gol. recoil wi;h terrible retti . . , . f , . . nQ matter bow much thev may be prejudiced In the hour of pasion. that will, in their reflective momeuta. condemn all such infamous acta It h a policv tint tends but too surelv to the overthrow of all the guarantees of life. liberty and property, by which we have been surround ed, and surrender up to unrestrained anarchy and licerJso Cm. hnq. nton vAsmGTo:t. .egro i:qunlit)' oclnll and Politic ull) Tlir; ItiKlit of .suffrage to be Clvcii to At ricaim. Special Correspondence of Ilia Chicago Tlnie. Washington. February 2G. It is worth everjbody'a while to stop and ask, Whither are we drifting? Take the following, clipped from a Washington newspaper, as an illustration: "Yesterd iv afternoon, as a colored boy named neiiry Clay , carry ing a bucket of oysters, was tooting his horn' to bring up customers, a man named James W'balen told him to '.slop a toolingV but Clav kept on a tooting.' and turning aririd. put the end of his horn into Wh vlen'a f4ce and gave a loud 'toot,' wheu the latter effectually put a. stop to the 'tooting' by slapping the 'tooter' in the face. Ollicer Hurley i , ... , . . . J arretted halen and took him before Justice U.iruace. who held him to bail to keep the peace." This is from ihe local column of the Star, a paper whose elitor, at the commencement of the waj R vc.f,w,,cr since the war. tho patro;lS0 0f the Administration has no changed his views that he now considers n white man deUerving of punishment if he resents au insult olloredby n negro . The Adniinistrat;on uow has four papers in its interests in this citv: the Intelligencer and Starreli. s of by gone days urvini; 0:1 ucpatttd glory ti(l the itropr.ir es from Ihe tables of the more . , . , . . immediate "organs," the Chronicle nd Repubicantt,c former of which is owned and controlled by the renegade Forney, and the latier by lorktTess. All thee narH't's are printtMl iu the partv OiiIt .i ftw tl.ivs :i'o. thi . nahprs united ill a - j j - - r r 8,"u,1 u ,VT ,uf oecau.c. ... u.c t,.T ofrsew tork, the street railwav companies prorie;;rt) bom ot.trn.bng theii odoriferous pet sons in the same cars with white passenger taking occasion nt the came time to deal some hils at Iloston Htnl rhdadelnl.i l for ii like reason, , , ,. , . ' e ... . . j 0jtj(, p tne c,tT 0f Washington as a b,ht a()(, sll;Ilin CX!,mle of a better state of thiols, because, in ihi.s goodly city, the negro is entitled to the first choice of seats not only in the street cars, but nt nil Llares of public resort. The pui.c l) lH)lice tlllt R, the leVees of the Frcsident. thus far this winter, the negro has been the leading person in interest and o Rising above the importance of Senators, Secretaries, Judges, foreign Ministers, or aJ otlier Uinitariest. Simbo b is occupied the highest feat and received ti e most marked atten tion from the Chit t Magistrate and his courtiers In the Senate Chamber, we find ihe distmg- . , , . r . . . ..' . uished Afuan not a bit less conspicuous. Clothed in the army blue, all covered over with gold lace and bra-s buttons, he lays off his confioua imirtance iu the galleries, while the Sunmers, and W ilsons, and Chandlers, expound to him lhe;r views of hi:4 Rupcrior greatness to the white race. To what are we drifting? , equality, in theory and practice, being already virtually established between the races, lhrt)Uj,h the machinations of the ruling power. the next ctep is amalgamation. This step must "d will follow as surely as the sun will continue u ,r.om to the 'r"ei,t h retained in ofiice. I or this, our rulers are laborjng with all their might. To this end are they pledneil. I 1 " r,r'1 sullrage will be given to the ne f, . . , . T. . t .wthere can be no oucstion. It is, a part of the programme. It is now under advisement by the almlition lexlers in Congress whether any legis,,itiou ' 'ecessary by Congtess in order to give the soldiers a vote in that election Aireaoy me wall of part t o:i n broken down. " Soldiers, means black soldiers, as well as white. It is resolved that all wearing the Federal uniform shall vote. Fifty thousand blacks will doubtless te wearing that uniiorni next fall Indeed, it is claimed by ihe friends of the administration that that number arc now uniformed. One hundred thousand more are with the various armies as leamsters and servants.and an endless nurubei are subsisting on the covernment in the various con . in,band camps and "Freemen's Homes" cattered throughout the country. If the lew who are uniformed are enabled to vote, will not the s ime' authority that is raked up to permit the outrage also permit and enable others to vote ? j The.-e points demand the attention of the so j ber, thinking masses of ihe country. Let it be j remembered that not only is a white man in the; city of Washington compelled to pocket the j grölest insult a negro may oiler him an insult j that no gentleman would quietly receive from a white man, but he tnu-t rt-coive thf ;,idic nero I and ;tll his yreay lellows into iVatertial inter j course with him, ride with liini, diu; with him, I Wiilk with him, and forever remnn with hint as i an ruual, and, if anything, c-ntitled to more con J aidcration that) a member of the unfortunate white rate. These are f.icts thrown out for the conider.ition of the people. Mounia. A ."Meav Copjcrtirad. The leading radical paper in New York h;is been converted tocoperheidi-ini. In view of audi a thange, what my not be eipected? Here is the new statement of creeil: "To a considerable extent, the Administration is ?o ideutified with the Govertuncnt that, in times of strioua public peril, they must stand or i fall tosether. To a considerable extent onlt! Here iä a vast change of opinion; an evidence of the returu of wisdom; a cleur indication of conversion to copI . .il a.. tidm 1 he mosi vinnent of the Northern j ppiuents Gf the Administration never pretended j to any other doctrine than this, that the Adminiitratiou ia not identical with the Government, ; ' '"l? ' Wentifirt with the Government "to a j -A..wi.tor,il,lA Tt-i:t Onlv a lew wpks Atrome ; tnl , hv the ruiiCl,l me'n that the Admini. i tralion was ihe Government. Our readers will! rememter bow we propnesied tnat wnen the Presidential campaign should open the radical would repudiate their own 1 ivoiito theory, ilere is a notable instance of the repudiation we foretold. It follow, by only a few diya, a scries of article in the si roe paj.cr, pronouncing againt Mr. Lincolu lor re election, and as a Decessry part of the process of opposition. Now let u put a few plain questions for the neophytes iu this doctrine. To study and answer them will do them good, and assist them along tbe path of wisdom they are begiuning to follow. Whv is it not perfectly right for the I'resident to tot aide the constitutional provision for an election, if in Iiis judgment the rebellion can bet W put down by his continuing in olh-v? Why is it not ju?t a proper for hiui to deprive a miiliou of free Americans of their privilege of the ballot in the entire North, as to deprive oce roan of hi hbertv? Why does not the doctrine of military necessity justify the violation of the Constitution in this matter as fully as 4i the matter of seizures and searvhes of papers, suspension of newspapers in tte mails, banishin? the candid it for Governor of Ohio. dita:sif)g Mr. Edgerlv from the armv w for voting the Democratic ticket, or any similar act? Why is it not the dutv of Mr. Lincoln to 3eny the New Yotk Tribune circuUtiwu in the mails fur its recent copjcrhead coure in opposing a continaai.ee of his administration? What is the d.siiii.-tion in principle between aui one of the arb-trary p..ced'uf of the Ad-

miiitrtion heretofore, and aVo'utc feixnre of the rtins of porr for fouryesr loncer? Finally, ou.-ht not Mr. Lincoln to ue the same messure for suppressing the copperhead friendf of Mr. Che aud Gen. Fremont, that he has ud to supore other oppoueota of his administration? Would he not be perfectly justified in impiisor.ing and aflxtir.g them an 1, if not, why not? S. Y.Journal of Commerce. STATU ITE.ll. The Randolph County Journal (Republican)

urges the promotion of Col. Comaovs to a Brigadierthip. ItsiysofLim: He has spent no time at home looking after his politic il interests, bat hu been umpljr ft sol dier. We know of some men who were pro noted Ion ago, who have done a great deal more work on tho stump than in the field. Soctheix Paisox We understand that there hare been sixty one cases o! srosll-po in the Jefferson ville prison snd six deaths. The prison Is now probably clear of thi loathsome di-ease The recent sickness in this institution, and the low rate, forty cents a day, at which the contracts were let for the labor of the prisoners. in m aud 15G2, running from to to fire years, if continued, will bring the prison considerably in debt. We understand that the Attorney General his given an opinion that these contracts, on account of there having been no publication iutitinz bids, are void. At a meeting of the Directors of the Prison-Thur.day last it was proposed to declare these eld contracts void aud redet the labor, inviting competition therefor as the law directs. The policy of hiring the labor of the prisoners for a long term ot years is of doubtful utility, and should be avoided in riie fi.nr V nntir th.it the DirettOTS of the Northern Prison advertise to contract for the la bor of a portion of the prisoners in that institu tion, but state that no bids will be received for less than seventy cents a day. At that price the labor ot the inmates will make the prisons self sustaining institutions, and the prospective scarcity of labor for some time to come mikes it probable that that compensation can be obtained. It is the dutv of the Directors to relieve the State from any burdens for these inttitutions, if possible, and if the contracts for the labor of the convicts in the Southern Prison are void from any failure to comply with the hiws in reference thereto, they should be re let. It is tbe duty of the Directors at all events to make a thorough legal investigation of the matter, there nte now 211) convicts in this prison. The Republican war in the Fifth District is progressing us virulentlv and intensely ns ever. The. Delaware County Free Press pours the following hot shot ii.to Gen. MtRrniTH: To Gen. Meredith we think there is little due from the people of this Disrrict We know of plenty of mtti fully as will qualified lor Ihe position he Im occupied as he has shown himself, if not lar better, who have remained at home. who would h ive willingly exchanged places with ! him. He got ihe position of Colonel, a well as! his Riigadiership, by a svtem of fiurins, which, j to say the least of it, displayed more of the spiiit j of the place hunter than the patriot. If a militnty man must be sent to Congress, why overlook the gall mt Colonels. Colgroveand Groe, either of whom are better men for the position than Gen. Meiedith? Why are they not recounting their wounds and privations before the people, and presenting their claims to a seat in Congress? Simply hecaue they went into the armvf.from patriotic motives, and not for the purpose of making capital out of which to foist themselves into political positions. The same paper, rabidly Republican, gives tho following account of the proceedings of the j Wayne County Republican Convention held on the 13th of February : j A motion was niadebv a Meredith man that a central committee be appointed by the chair. A j Julian man mo veil that the members from each j township present, select their own nimitteernaii, which was carried, to the utter confusion of the Meredith party. The Julian men evidently had the strength in the Convention, and every trick of the Meredith men were promptly defeated After adjournment for dinner the soldiers were marched outside of the town, and drilled how and when to vote The afternoon session proved to be no better for the schemes ot the Meredith party ihan the forenoon, and they were badly discomfited. Alter the adoption of the resolution?, one gentleman offered a resolution endorsing the course of Mr Julian iu Congress, and explained that he did not desire it to be understood as operating against Gen Mrreikith, or in favor of Mr. Julian. The resolution would evidently be carried and something had to be done Gen Meredith at once sprang to his feet and declared that it should not pass that the Convention was for him and he knew it. The Julian tne.i pressed a vote, wheu the Meredith men kicked up a row yelled and raed like madcaps. A scene of utter confusion ensued, during which the Convention biokeup. Ilmual Arujsts A few dats since, our county was disgraced by one of the most wanton violations ol law, a most wirkeJ and dastardly outrage upon personal rights, that has befallen anv people claiming civiliz ition and the observance of law. An olficer deputed by proper authority to artest deserters, with a number f others visited a neighborhood in the southern part of the county, and succeeded, as we learn, in at resting two persons charged with desertion: not satisfied with their snctess, houses of citizen D?mocrits were entered bv this lawless mob and robbed of arms j anJ amn-UI1i(un. Two citizens, both farmers. Jacob Teetrarden who is an elderly man ot C!) r 65 vors, and Dtvid Teear len his son, were arie?ted, tiel together i h tojrs. and, I ke lelocs, driiKcel from their lamilie. diiveu t- Lifayeite, ! and tnken before l'rovost Marshal P.trk. l'.irk, as ;i jut olhcer should have done, discharged the;n loth; he found iiotbing with which either wa charge:dde under any law. At Lifatette, both were loo-od Irotn their bonds xvsthout a cetit in their pock eta (having been allowed to mike no provisions lor their expense before being torn from their home-) to trudge thtir way 5J miles ' home, us best they could. It i a burnii g .harne to hue such outrages committed in ur midt, we who boat of the highest intelligence and "the best government the sun ever hone upon, to allow such things to go utrtiiithed; ami the wronps thus committe!, although upon the humlde-l individuals, is a lasting dNgrtcc and marks us a depraved and demoralized people. Macuiby, the Etc'liih historian, says of the Eniiso people: "We live in a hichlv civilized society, in which intelligence is to r ipidlv d'uTued by means of the pros and of the post office, that any gross act of oppression, committed in any part ol our inland, is in a lew hours discussed by millions. If an Englih sovereign were r.ow to immure a subject in defiance of the writ of habeas corpus, or to put a conspirator to the torture, ihe whole nation would be electrified by the news." Macaulay in the foregoing but reiter-ites the truth of hi.-torv a tru.h that ought to make carlet with shame the face of every American citizen who claims the rights of a freeman, who has not the courage to resist, wiih force, open and wanton agression. In the case we refer to, no authorized monarch, no despot clothed with ' imperial power, comes to chain together father and s n, to be carriej at h's bidding to a bastile or guilotine, but an armed, lawless mob, without any authority sive the power cf brute lorceand the supposed Mixtion of Abraham L.ncoln, who imagines, as doe the King of Dihomey, that ro one ha a riht to speak or cat ur.f.l his official sanction is hid. It is lamentably true, that there are thousands of our people, who regard themselves as tLe mere serfs of Mr. Lincoln, little satiUitea revolving around the his majesty to do h:s will, w ho are too Ignorant and too illy trained to know that will. Their mid pions are their only guide, by these such are governed, to w reck their personal vengeance up?n what they regard their offending neighbor, whose only offence is opposition to their political views. We ate glad to seo Provost Marshal' occisiocally do their dutv; we are gUJ also to see the court, once iu a ahile, arising from thesubjugation which at one time appeared accomplished, and asserting iheir legal prerogatives. The?e thing to oar minJ bodes a better day and we trust the Teegardens will claim iu our courta, a just puiahment upon those who have

outraged their persona and the tnsjesty of the law. and that courts ai d juries will visit all such out law with such verd.cts and judgments, as will learn them to know that law aud order prevails, and not mobs, controller by lawless madmen Covington, Friend. Got. Seymour. iohis speech at the opening of the Sinitary Fair in Albany, declare! that 1. it.. a!.i..i in the couutrT. next to

St. Aogu.tine. Florida; to have been ihe seat 01 th r,.nr.nt;nn which, under Benjamin Franklin n chalrm.n. first took into consideration a union of the colonies; and to be the c.ty in Pul" - t tmm firat tin for whoe defense the niuoiw furled. The rebel General Frice has received a per petual furlough and gone to Mexico. DIED. At th rraUenc f f Fi:u Ston. BIoomiPKton. Ind., ea Monday, tbe lt day of Marth, at a 'dock r. ii., Mr. Mata Gomav, wtfa of General W A. Gorman, (rd yar. I month and IT day. Society has lot an orasuent worthy of Imitation. Few equalled tier iu Bound JudRtnect. r.one eacelled In high fc:al virtu ; a devote 1 wif. tnotkrr and danhtr. In lifo he exercised a wide influence, and elevated and dijrniOd Ihe locial circle, and lew were more otdvertall 1 be'oved. Ve deeply ajiopithise with her nameroia frlnda and relatives la this ad bereavement, lire last audible w nl were, "Lord be with tne In this my lat great trial, and aave roe in tby Kingdom, for Christ, tbe Redeemer's tke." FOR SALE. Ey & JPJNN ea SMITH VT IK O'CLOCK T. M ,OX TUESDAY, THE liih day or March, we will eil at Xnlli Auction, 0a the premises, one-half tn le west of the City, on tha Lfajette Iiol, TOUKTEEX GAKDEX LOTS, Varying from 3 to C Acres eacb, Beinu the south part of tb north-west quarter. Section 3, Town 15, lUnge 3, and north part of Out-Lot IS, west of White Kiver. and knowu aa the D. U. Fatout Urdeu an l Iruit Farm. See platEvery foot of this land ii either in cultivation or tim-kr-the is tbe rk liet in the country. There are good building i-pot, and more or l?ss buildings arid valuMe fruit ana timber, on nearly all the lots. There is on the premises a good Tiro sTon i f'K.i.ve iiouse, Of nine rooms, with Kd cell.tr, porch, well, SO barrel cistern, pumps, wood bouse, barn 50 by U feet, good stable, A.c., situated on a tine bu.ldiiifr spot in a prove of about Wl tine forei-t trees, beside anout i50 choice apple trees', nvarlv all bear'iig; 2WI pear. 'M) cherry aud UK) plum tree.-; SJ,(K0 currant and Rootberry bube; lüi prae vines all bcariüK. 5Iot of the Una ir in ciover. Over 8 acres of f.ne timber. Title poo:t. Ti kms O:e-fourth cah iu band; balauce in efjual annual uyincnU, with mien ft and uiortg.vo t-ecurity, w ith Ft-r.-on wlhin5 to aittnd the wie are requested to exaiinue the premise bef re that ti;nFor further particular apply to D. It. Fatout, on the premise;, or to the undersigned at their ofiice. SPANN 4 M1TH, Kcal FbUte lroer. mar5-dtilll5w2w PROSPECTUS. rr ii is CHICAGO TIMES. I'L'BL SHKD DAILY, TRI-VVEEKLY AND WEEKLY, BT -AT TVo. 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No Card, fl. Adver dement in.erted eery otter dv, every third day, and ice a week, will b chargfd 75 Cents pet Stju ire euch i'-rtion. Advertiem"nf 'tier't-it unVr bead of "New Adrertisenieiits" will be cb irr-d 1 iet Sq'inre each insertion. Pu ine Noiic k nn ler h' a I . "City Ifem," IS Cent a Hoe f.r ach iirr:i-n. No noil t letLan 91. hpecial Notice- Urpfl tl per Square for each infer- I tion. j Notices in Nonpareil s--lid, Tast Item readinir ma'ter j second puire. r.0 cer.U pr Sine fach inertlon. o notice less than 52. vi:i:ki.y. il 53 per Sqnare earh n.-ertin. P.u-in ?- Noticea .V) cent per line each Insertion No notice levs thar. Cut, five-eich'b to ne inch squar. chared double rate; exten '.-.uz aci os the colutnu, charged trtLlc rates. Legal Advertisements whl te charged regular rale. all kixps nr ISoole ami Jol i'rinlhisr Evented with neatness and dispatch. fel27-d0tw4A3t McCLELLAN'S REPORT. CENERAL MclLEbLANS REPORT. A CHEAP EDITION. T HE PROPRIETORS 0? THE CHICAGO TTJIE5 1 are about to isne .V CliEAP BOOK FOIJJI (Pan Covzaa,) GENERAL M'CLELLAN'S REPORT, At recently aeot to Cnres by the War Iepartment. A th: ii a dfs.-nr.iett cf tbe Most Extraordinary Public Interest. It ccgbt to Lave UNIVERSAL CIRCULATION. It oubi to te read by every man, woonan and child In tie country. We oiieit early order that we niaj know tow large tte Cr ed.tion ball be. It will b tnpplied a foüow 1 copiea 2. copies 50 copiea 3 CO . (X) . tl OO It will alo be farnlhed by our city new dealers at tbe above rates. STOkET 4 WÖRDES. U)K ae:AA"Jt

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Tl KT IS O r O la IT A ' H AIjIj. STAGE IfASAüEB. Mr. W. II. EILET. Saturday Evening, March 5th, 1864. NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS. 11 O U E II T T.f Cl M 11 E. SCAIK OK PKICES. Private Bxe.fcrix popl fa no TS Cent bO Celt IS Ceats Orchestra Seal lreMi Circle and rarc.r.ett G!'t or Fam.le Circle o txtrit ck-trj for rttrrxtd wdi. "PKox c ilice oy-n rom 10 o'clock A. M. till 12 M. flKxra open al 7 o'clock. Curtain rie at preciaeij. inTßeoerved teata retained or.ly till tie end of tfca Er. a. FOR SALE OR RENT. SAULT STE.-MARIE, CANADA WEST. fIV BE SOLI OH LET A moht delightful re Wet ce, J itut-) on tbe banksof the beautiful Kivcr St. Mry, and nearly ppoite "The Sjut," in Michigan. Tbe House i built to th ciufortUe Kn;lib ktjrle, and rvn tains, cmtbe itrouB'1 flvHT. a pciou dining room, two parb ra and tlree bed -room , wiia an excellent kitchen ant other convenience attach. 1. Ite upper part constsia f five bed-romc, commatiJina. iu.t extenMve iew. A capital cellar i. underneath the houce; and atablinr, a wood shed, amoke hou.e, and other eful outbuilding'' are ontLe premises. The wbole bave been ere.-tei within tbe lai-t three year. There are ai.o between .'-0 ar.d 6U acrea of m adow an-1 pa-ture land, beautifully ornament" with evergreen, maple and other treec, included in the premise. Trice, if t.ol-1. $5,(HH; 2.U0 to be paid down, and the remain ftf.OO la annual InMalmeuu ot fl.OnO each, wiib tntere.-t at 8 percent per annum. If let, the rent will Le t&W p r annum, payabla quarTho premises are aituatc on the north lank of tbe tietutiful end picturesque river St. Mary, aud in Ibe healthiest part of Tpper Canada, The icenety i mo lovely and romantic. Speckled trout and oti.er choice fli-h abound in tbe river and neighboring atreama, and pood b.o:irK ni4y also be bad Ibe property 1 really one f tbe mot delightful aiid valuable in North America. References mav be made to J iJpe Trince, Saalt Ste. Marie, O. W., or 'to Col. Itolrt ltrklaw, Cmclufiatl, O., orJ. W, IkhIJ, Kq., Indiaiiapoli, Indiana, or U. VT Alexander, F.q ,St. Ioui . Mo., V. S. Sai lt SiE.Maaie.C. W , Jan. 2id, 164. fet.23lllt NOTICE. Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. TfinF 'CII AMHKR OF COaf'EKCE" WILL BK I opened djily for buinesa, on and after Monday, February lolb, lßl ('indsys excepted) at 2 o'clocit I. M. 'Chan are hours from 2 o'clock ii 4 o'clock P.M. fehn dim J. BAUN AM. Secretary. BOOTS AND SHOES. NEY WHOLESALE BOOT & SHOE HOUSE A.C. DAWKS, VTX. N.EVAN, JAS.T.McMlLLIN. DAWES, EVAXS & M'MILLIN, Wholesale Dealers in 71 West Washington Street, INDI.aXAI'OMS, HI),, VRK NOW kFCFIVING TICOM TIIK T.KST MANUf icturers in the country, and hae in atore, tba following ouda to which tbey invit the attention of Country Merchants: 20f Cae of Men's and Iiovs'Calf and Kip Doota. 0( " " Itroiran-and Flow rboea. IO() " Calf. Pejnd and Setei Balm' ral. " " 0 ttord and scotch Ti. 300 ' ofWomens Ca f, 5 oat and Calf Pejrjd i Bmi and Bahn Tl. 1 tfOO Cases of Women's lioat, Kid and Morocco Mk. Well Hoot and Italmorals. ' 2K) Cases Wotr.eu'a lree Cor?. Gaiter. 500 of M.sse, Children's, Roy' and Yot:tL' j Shoe of all kinl, t-i f, varietiea aixl etyles, suitable ! for Indiana and Illinois tra c. Having made our purchase before the late advance, we f.- assured iu -sayliig we can offr superior inducements to any Iloue in the tat. We cordi a ly invite yon to examin our atock before makixe; purchase. JtQf Prompt attention paid to ordera. Litra files always ou b rd. IUWH. KVANS St McMIU.IN. feblT DRY COODS. a L 1 M rt 8 Ü A Ü u i 0 n i I r , a D m Hi in Pi in w H o h 0 H s ffl ti H 01 o o a A M o X eV7 X X 0 i Ü a a i t m PROPOSALS. CONVICT LABOR, FORTY COOPEilS TO JLET. SEALKD PROPOSALS WILL BK ttECEIVID 05 THE f.rt Mowlay in A-ril. by tbe or.4rrjrnei, t tbe ofiice of the ladiana Pnm iu attcLigaa CH v, for tb la bor of forty (rood Cooper rr Iba term of two or more vears to be workrd wiiaia tie prijn walU. Tbere i a Vood "work hop larff nis;b foe 100 m-n, with all the D-ceary cowTHueoce. Tbe location U a one fot bunorai, a stavea and hoop po!e ar abondant and ran be procured on favorable term If deired the labor cf the convicts may be ed for any other cecbankal pur-poM-. atnt teara power caa be bad for propeilicg machinery. jo ttda for !ea than 0c ter day will b received. By ortWr of tbe Hoard cf CoatroL SKki-diw TEOi- WOOIi, Wirdu.

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NEW FANCY SPRING mil mm 1 3 S ATHULIE, LORD & CO'S., 26 and 28 West Washington St. XTt ARK NOW KFCFIVINQ OCTl SETT 8NUSO V S:yles of La.lfe' Fancy I)rea (1- oda, comprialnf 3Ioirc Antiques, Plain and Far cv. Extra Vnt. Silks, Rich Fancy, Silks, Rich Plaid, Silks, Plain Black, All Widths anl Qualiiied. Plain Silks and Satins New Styles for Party Dresces. Rcpl Silks, Corded Silks, Seeded Silks, Doublen! FaceJ, very fine. Mourning Silk, Poul de Soie, Plain and Figured. Poil de Chevers, (Full line. S Ik S'rlrMv.) mtll letter. Talle t a de Anise, Corded Pique, Plain Black Taffetas, Chene Taffetas, Alpacas, Full line, all grades. Poplins, Princes Alice, Brocade, and Light French. Mohairs, Challis, Princes Alice Foulards, Ofomniis OrgiiucIHs Jnckonel Cambric. Chintz, lrlnt. .HiiKliiiH, Ac, Ac. WINES, LIQUORS, CtC. HAHN & ROSE - No. 11 South Meridian Street, STATE SENTINEL DUIEDIXCi., WIIOLFSALF. DLALKKS I3t. Foreign and Domestic WINES, LIQUORS, GIGA RS, TOBACCO, &C. We call particular attention to oar Una atortmect of (enutne iisporte4 Aloor I.ari;e .iock f OLD BOURBON VHISKY AND TOBACCO, All bought before tKe rie, which naMe n to aell a tbe very lowet price. We Invite Dealers to eaaruin wr tork efore parchaiRg elewbre. II All. V & UOE. Jau6-dem ASTROLOGY. 5 ASTB0L0GY! 5 10 A5D8EETHE IfATCRL GIFTED ASTR0LOa -I Jf GLR.rrofeaeoT LI05AW0CS. Be ia tie aereoth ec-B of U arreatb an. bn with a tatiral f ft, be ea into fatcrliy with aach eiactoeaa that i. ia really atocihtrijr. He is the bona fid Attroioftr of tbe ineteenth Ontury. vTjb tLe ai cf a mrK plaaa at4 tbe card of tbe eminent rreKh foreerea, Madame Lenorriarid, be can tell ertrytb ; that i evil wrapt la oUirion. He will tell tbo h comIi bin wbe akey will wtarry, tb tinmW cf cbl !ren tbey will bae, aad the length cf their Urea for a few day. Orljr cotat aod conttlt the Aktrolofriat. at No. 5 Kettacky A vena. Crrt booae beicw tbe Kuk. Perona wihri; tocoattilt tbs Profeaaor by letter caa doaoby statiuf their a;e. ctnpxio8, ard tbe nU they were born in. sx-toeir; tbe lee of $1, and poet 4 tamp. Addre Bex 147, ltxiianapolia. Pric of eonsnluMon t fb?-dlm. WANTED. AGENTS WANTED. WJCTAJCTED. AtilSTS IKOM iTJ TO tS PES W MMUb. Tbe L'nttrd5tateew1nj(Mar-biM Company want an acute Aa-ent (male ee fvwtale) in every Cbanty te aolKit order foe tbelr rew tlS llacbine, witb aut-e. rew driver and extra ueedlet, or five tarew cotamiaioO. For parbcalara, term a, Ac , eocloae a tae aa4 a)" 4rea CaUbXkS H Cleeled. Obts, feb3r-d3 General Ag ewt for tL U&iled f.ritt

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