Daily State Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 4323, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1864 — Page 2

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1 v a I I . "I'V I I I I I Ml 1.1 ?rA 1111,1. fSSCSIoM-IT MDt BK rEKRfJtl !.rw4 THO KSDAT HORM 150. 1ÜGUS1 I e Ml p 1 1 o ii Miarhuae tu hm redoeed her enrollment of abseiis liable to draft b? taking advantage t.f the provision of the law io regard to person eiempt from military dolv Tbe effect of this will be to reduce her ruota materially, if other States do ooi follow her eiample od -harv tpoticea Wa trust She. our authorities and others j will improre upon this hint and els m 11 the exemption that we ere entitled to uoder the law Too following from a coiempbrarv will show who aro ootitlod to exemption: All psasone exempt from liability to military service under the laws of the Urn tori States, should repair without delay to the office rtt the fror oat Marshals of the respective districts atid 1 sot thai their name are omitted fr oi the urolment. The VV Department deeiree the ose roction of tht lita. and thi i tl.e proper and effectual method. There will be no delay; ani every exempted person left off the catalogue dimiuiabeo the quota of tbo district The following persons are exempted by law . All aliens; persona under twenty and over forty fire years of age; person who hare been em ployed two year- in the military ur naval .-ervi' e of the United State and been honorably dis charged; persons is the military or rural service a diaft hall he made; aUo all -who are from phy.k-al or mental 'iiMjualiBca lions. Citizens, member- of tlie'l'omtiioii Council or ward committees, will render an important - : tice to their fellow citizens and neighbors by calling ou the Provost M.ir-h il of their district to scrutinize hi lists, and indicate the enrolled pern- who hm- lewfally esantpt la ti - it several thousand 'can be subtracted trom the 'uoU N V Kvaoin Post . ww sItisllni anal Morion (overnor Morton, in b;a pee:h at the (orernoi's Circle, on Monday ereniii, makes the following reference to some ptirattJ letters published in the Journal, obt lined and published through agencies in which no honorable man would be engaged: "Some publications havebOOn made ' i y of a portion ol the correspondence of these men their secret political correspondence. Iook st -some of thee letters for a ajssjssjawjC: As an ex ample, take one written by tl.e present Auditor ot Slate, and a candidate balQIS the people fur re election to that hih and important position This letter was written three years ago. rot uj after the beginning of the war, and before the inauguration of Mr Li'icoln - an'i clavei y w.ir policy." The following is the letter to which Hid Kxcelleucy alludes, aihlre-'-el to Hon I) W oorueKS: Covixotox, June 20, 1Ö64. l)rf Daniel: You are soon to as-ume a po sitiou which is fraught a ith untold r -1 i -i "r ; 1 1 tieü. I regard the fateol hundreds ot thousuiul.of lives of freemen, and the ro:ieitieut mi sei v entailed, dependent upon the a-tion of the enduing called session ol ' :t-- I confess 1 fear it actio: The mire I look at the movement of this Administration the moir I boCOSai Satis fied that this Government, under the forrp it ha.hitherto n.-' 1 - of the things that were. Tim movemeuts st Hiltimure and St. Iui-, on the part of the military, sati-fy me that an attempt will be made to place the whole countrv under military rule; that oil the me. m of tbasOovon met: t will be employed to um the minimis ot the Administration, and to disarm all opponent', that an absolute reign ol terror will be in iugu rated, and when the mean- of resistance ot the masses are removed a ririi.: h .'!-; iism will rule until all State rights under their constitu tioual org niz itions dull have been abolished in J a monarchy, absolute or limited, catabli-lieil. The men receiving position si the hmwls of Mr Lincoln and the Kepuh m vernors of the North are not the char.u tti- to whom I would like to trust my dearest rights They arc the men whose lust for power wouM soon ovei look all eise than their own aggrandizement. The successful resistance of the Sooth I re gard as the ohIv safety for us of the Nor'h should she be overwhelmed woe betides us who bare dared to oppose the policy of this adminis- j trotioo Diniel a 1'emocrat of the North whodarOB to appose the policy of the present leaders is aa much hated as tho-e of the South and I look upon this war as much and more t a u bpoa the Democracy than anything else. This po rem ment could never be subverted under Democratic rule, and eerv appeal is now being msde to the patriotism of our pe ple to sustain the Constitution, the I'nion and the : hs and Stripe-, while the Const totJon, IBO BWI and the rights of the citizens are hem; ruVhles-lr trampled under foot In iho il n ft I iro sown to occupy, I would no saewaa eoodosj withholding the necessary supplies lor the .irruy, hut I would like to see all Democrat.- unite in an open ud bold re- i mce to all attempt- to ours a united people by the force of steel If the wi-dom of our fathers, aided t.v our own experience, cannot keep us united it is idle to talk of maintaining the l'n on A State forced to obedience at the point of the bayooot, I regard as much and nioie a subversion of the Government than seve- ielf. hence I see nothing but dissolution, and humanity, ju-tue at; 1 common sen-e to rnv in nd diet tte- i : aide separatio I have no doubt worried ou, and -lull close , bv hoping that some Mo-e may aise to extricate 1 us from our woe, that tour mission mav be a pleasant one. th it you may return to your con -ti tuet its and friends as did Noah's dove to the! Ark. bearing emblem- of te.ee to a divtracted country My respects to Ed. and your family. God ble-v you. Daniel Your friend. Signed J Ki-iink. P. S Much less excitement bete, but little said Men are beginning to talk of co-ts and consequence. J. It. His Etcellency professes to see treason in this letter It was written more than three reara .. atid oefore, as the Governor rem irks, the iu auguration of Livol.n'- aar policy. Hare not the fears of Mr Kistinl prove! tobe prophetic? He -4"I regard the fate of the hundreds of thou sinds ot lives of Ireeuien. and the coii-epient misery en t tiled, dependent upon the action of the enuing cal!cl -e-on of Congress." Since that time has not the lives ol hundred ot thousands ol freemen teen .-acritieed. and con sequent miser been entailed? Can this 'je dc u;elT Atid during the whole time tt.ere has not (ecu one honest effort made by the party in power to .top the war. to top this terrible sani fice of life, or to restore the I'nion. Again Mr. fcsSHJI remarkThe movements at Baltimore and St. 1. uis ou the pirt of the mjiütaiy atuify me that an attempt w dl I madet to place the whole country under militar rule, that all the means ot the government wdl le eaaploved to aim the minions ol t1 .. I n : -, i! ..n m l to d--urm all opHnentd ' Has uot this proeo true SO ta a- Mivouri, Kentuck .Maryland and Delaa.wc : I SMSVMit W heu has a free election lecu hell iu i-.ther oi those State since the Uate Mr. KiATla let tort tur go eminent i ba-eal upon the theory that all jual governments derive their powers from the con-ent of the governed If the will f the people i o-.rtered. and tl.p ad minis iration bv its cour-o toaards those Sia'cs sc knowledfcesi itiat it h t.irturf iiiry not governed by miUury rule instead of the veer ol the pro pis? And the present aspect of affa rs jusiifies the apprehension that the Administration in tends further encroachments ujam the right and liberties of ibe citizen W hat -y- Ciov Ma TXi in his spesk-h on Monday uifjlit U e qU te trom a vrrbttim report in the Journal and "hv autboruv:" "I believe that the Govemauent' of the Cniieat States is now fully aroused to a sense of the dangerous condition of things in Indiana that it is new etifaired in makinc a thorough in re-: r i

tion nf thet matters and thai it will art prompt

lyand vigorou-ly for the sop n of rebel and treason within th'S Slate " Mark well these words They haro 0 sign.fi c. I),.. the intimation of the Governor mean anything ele than to place Indiana under the same rule that prevaib in Kentucky and Missouri the arbitrary will of a military commandant? It is fast verging to that point. What the ' dangerous condition of things in Indiana ' which requires the interference of the Federal authorities? fror. Mobtox saya he not at all excited. His speech and demeanor . I Mmm . mm t , . I Am ä-f.T ta Wa RSfa Vi 9 I I grr fr ignite io iiiv v wini ma j . a. o a Wmn ting worse frightened without having j received a f cratch. His Excellency is the main cause of the troubles in Indiana Professing no psrtyism, and it is only profession, he has not had the courage, if be has had the inclination, to ! do right What he calls "my administration," has had r.o reference whatever to the requirtuents ami obligations of the Con stitution and the laws, but disregarding all. he U looked -jU!v to hi personal aggrandize ment It ha been charged, and not withou1 j pUu-ibility. that Governor MoTO! and General CasaixcTO aided and abetted the recent rd.ip ment of arm and ammunition to this city which caused the recent ixcitement. I hey pro fesa to know all about the affair from its ii.cep tion Instead of nipping it in its bud, as honest men should have done, it appeirs from His Excellency's speech they encournged it with the hope of involving his political opponent i" 'he transaction In that reqard it was a most signal failure. We quote the followlowing from the Governor's Monday night rein rk-, oftif i ally rerted to illu-trate the point we ha e made: I am sorry that so much has been aid about one mm I'mean Mr. Dodd. It is true these arms and ammunition were found upon his pre mises; and that he is guilty of a prominent and active participation in all of these infamous op erations, we all know well; but. at the same time, I believe there are more wicked men in the citr of Indianapoli than H H l)dd; men who are u.-ing hin for their own advantage; men of more ability and of a larger acquaintance'throughout the State; men who hold up their hands in holy horror at the bare mention of any participa tion on their part in the doings of this secret, treasonable order of the Sons of Liberty. Yet they affiliate with the members of that order, knowing all the while in what they are engaged; go into the .-ecret caucus and the convention with them, take them cordially by the baud ami stand willingly side by side with them in the most iuti mate political relation-; and they cannot say, in view of the-e fact.-. that they are not equally pkWkf. The la-! time we -aw Mr. Dom it was in aflU iation with His Excellency. They took each other cordial! v by the hand; they stood side by side with each other, and who can say they ar not equally guilty, if there is guilt in the transaction? If Mr DN purchased and brought arms here for individual purposes, he is no more a viohter of the law, morally and legally, thai; O. P. MuRToN Governor Morton s-ays that he trampled upon the laws to subserve what he regarded to be the public interest, and Mr. Dom will justify his action upon precisely the same grounds, but with the evidence ol a regard for the public welfare, which O P M can not exhibit The Governor says " there are more wicked men in Indianapo lis than II H. Dono." There i. no doubt of this, and if His Excellency will look into a mir ror. he will s.ec one them. We quote another remark from the Governor's speech, which, in this connection, is worthy of attention For over three years the Governor has been charging upon the Democracy treason able purposes Has he one fact to sub stautiite his in famous charges? After more than jhree years hunting, with the aid of an army of government pimps and spies, il has culminated, that' what His Excellency says; in the discovery of a small quantity i f revolvers and ammunition, which could have been purchase! in this city without exciting aaj ihrm for even the safety of Gov. Molton'- uoveinmcnt, ujon the premises of one individuil. and with all his efforts he has been unable to identify any other person with the transaction utiles- it be himself. I is our opinion Gov Morton in attempting to convict his politi eal opponents ef disloyal practices, has put his on fool in it He knows too much, by Ml own Outifessions, to be innocent. n I I I . ITC91. Fay tt i Cot my Djmocbath- Co.NVt.Mrsow. Poswa ml to a call of the Democratic Cen j tral Com mi tee, the Democracy of Fayette coun j ty, Indiana, aarcmbled at Conncrr-ville, in mass convention, on S iturday. tlu? Mi irn-tant. and was org ani zeal. b electing John S. Reid. Presi dent; James C. itca and Jwhn Heed, Vice l'roi- i dent-. .1 i.v.i I Heuon and Win C Forrev. Sec retaries Atter attending to the preliminarr bu,n 0f the Convention, and h iving spirited ,. , - ... ,, , , -"d inlere-ting speeches trom W m. 1 . Applegate and John S U cid, tkt Committee on Iiesolutions reported the hdlowing, which wa- adopts! with out 4 ihtu,iU. Voil.t.: Wherea-. i. It i- alw ivs been the mission of the Democratic partv to stand bv the Constitution and the Union, in the dajl of thoir infancy as a ell as in the perils of their mandood's darkest hours, and with unshaken confidence endeavor) to unite the StfOnt S'ate- in the bonds of peace, I we. the Democrac ot Favette countv. in rni--! convention asemblel, do now publish our enlt metits km the present alarming crisis of our eouti try. and ask d" an unbi.s -d public an impartial hearing, tlitrfforc 1 Resolved) I hat the liit duty ot au American . J'Iimi is : 1 i.iin e to hi rnuntrr and tiiJt'ütv to Constitutun. as foundevl and understood by our Revolutionary fathers; and that we. the Demöcraev ol Favette county . do pledge ourselves to -up;Hirt the same with our lives and fortut.c and our sacreal honors. J. That the Constitution .1 t: e-e I't.itcU States is a power ran ted by and resting on the sover ei pstf of the individual Slates, supreme within 1 i:s jurisdiction, yet subject to the wnl ot the oV ittl lawfully expreetl. and he who unlawful ty and willing!- trample on an of its pee vi -ions, under the plea of military necessity, will not hesitate to create a necessity for is final destruction; therefore we enter our peOOSOl saalool all sod every violation of that sacred instru tneut. A Tii it e are lu'.! Mil.. tied liotu the eiperi tnetil ot the past thiee ear- of di-astruv war. thit it i- impos.-ible 'or our beloved Union to be .-gain reitort?d by force of arms, and being wbol j Ofpoetd 10 the chief ol ie ; rc-ettwar xs open I v avowed, to wit: "for the abolition of Slavery," therefore we are in feeef of peace up on a basis honorable to all parties, South SS weil as North, and as a means of oblaiaiwg the - tuio we sre in Utor of a ceatiou ot hostintie.-., or armi-ti' e, without withdrawing our rsSSOO, until a convetition of ail the States can e assembled to settle MM ruo-t unbappy controvert andagsiu r-.-.tore our once glorious Union to its former grandeur. 4. That the r clamalion of mtrtial law in State- and sSaSWieSS not in revolt, is a gross and palpable violation o! the Constitution, and is en tirely antagonistic to the principles of a republi on form of government, and that the hypocrili cal pretext of military necessity is but an effort to deceive ti e people as to the true intent, which is a iolnic.l one, dvied and executed solely for the purpose of compelling the people to give an unwilling upport to the t raiiica! acts of the ad rnmisrratiou .V That wo regard the righ: ! -tdlcrsge af one Of the most sacred known to an American freeman, and that while we are willing to allow sll who differ vita us politically to enjoy that rn;h unmolested, we will not sutler snv power to wrest it from u b That to trio ah.j are a'-reH on e tented field te tender OOS svropalh.es for their uiauy

trial and hardships, and trut the time may soou come when peace will once more reign over

eov ditrctod country, aud restore them to aaeir fsmi.e sod friends T Tbat we regard the doctrine of President Lincoln, as defined in his "Niagars Falls I et tors." to le a poblie acknowledgment of the intention ol himelf and party to continue this war for the abolition of slsrery, thst we regard such doctrine as treasonable and a palpable violation of the federal compact of States 8 That we endorse the platform adopted by the Democratic Stale Convention and pledge our cordial support to the nominees thereof 11 That having confidence in the integrity, wisdom and patriotism of the delegates about to assemble at Chicago iu a National Convention, we abide with reliance the action of that convention, and pledge ourselves to defend its princi pies and its candidates by all honorable and law ful means 10 That copies of two proceedings of this conrention be furnished for publication to the Indiana State Sentinel, Cincinnati Enquirer. Richmond, Jeffer-oni.in, Brook ville Democrat. Favette Countv Union snd Conneraville TimeJOHN P. K F.I D, Pres't. Wm.C Foaaxv. Sec rr IbMUN Powpee We understand fifty kegs of powder were seised at the Depot last evening bv the Provo-t Mr-hal and his depu tiea. The k ess were marked to a Mr J W Dickey, of this place, who, we are told, disclaimsnv knowledge of, or interest in, the powder. Some very mysterious movements are going on in this State among the Loyal Leaguers, and the shipment and seizure of the powder above mentioned may be a part of the programme now enacting. Terre Haute Journal Oov. Morton Stizrso Arm xd Abbot IM Citizens By reference p our despatches it will be seen that Gov. Morton has caused the seiznre of a number of boxe.- containing pistols at Indianapolis, and lug also arrested three person, charged, we suppose, with being members of the "Sons of Liberty. " Now, knowing nothing about this matter except what the telegraph says about it and that of course is Morton 's own ;try we should like to kuow if it is an offense against the laws of Indiana or of the United States to be, the consignee of pistols? Mo-t . ert tit lv we were not aware that the buying and selling of pistols was contraband in Indiana, a State loyal to the Union and discharging all her duties under the Constitution. It is certaiuly a hit;h h mded measure, and we presume is the be ginning of a movement ot Governor Morton towards disarming all persons who may be op posed to himself and Lincoln. Three citizens of Indianapolis have been ar re-ted because they belong, as is said, to the ex ploded Sons of Liberty organization. Ofthat and sll other secret political soeities our opinion i- weil known We think them ail wrong; but knowing nothing more about them than what Currington ha told the public, we can see nolh in treasonable about them To arrest men, therefore, staplj bceau-e they belong to this so ciety. is. it eem.- to us, a stretch of power which could (inly be perpetrated by men who seek to perpetuate their power by other than legitimate meat:-;. We apprehend, however, that these arbitrary and illegal measure? will have an effect contrary to what those who commit them snticipate. People are not so entirely bonwttoa by party attachmentand prejudices as not to see that these acts can lead only to the overthrow of the liber tie- oJ the country. N. A. Ledger. CoN-isTKNcv. The Constitution of Indiana says "the people shall have a riqht to bear arms, for the defense of them-elve- and the State." Yet, in defiance of this plain constitutional pto vi-ion, which Oliver P Morton -wore to support, he has caused to be arre-tcd three citizens of In diaftapolis for the AiyA crime of purchasing ar ms and assaunilion for themselves ami their friends. And tlii-. too. in the face of the fact that he Morton, i- himself a member of a secret armed association, which require- each of its members to keep I phot gun, musket or riHe, together with s supply of fixed ammunition. Lvansville Times. . For ibe Slat Sentinel. uMossslef ( in o Cucftar tlic ttiing-v that arc S ncanr'a '-!N'o. , To the Editor of th Daily Sentinel: Sib: You and I have long known oaeJl other We have never agreed in our political opinions. We are. perhaps, as wide apart to day as ever before I do not suppose that either is now so foolish as to think of converting the other to his own views On the cotitrary. we have long since agreed to disagree, and both stand by the agree ment. We have co operated with parties simi lariy opposed Your position, however, has been constantly different from mine. You have conducted the leading journal of your party in the State, .u,.l have thereby been the organ of that party, while I have sustained no such relation to mine 1 d not say that it has been so; but it certainly would not be matter of .-ur:risc to any one to find that you hae been more con trolle! by the opinions of your party, than one situated as I have been in relation to mine, has been by the opinions ot his party. You must, iudeed. be something more or le-- than mau to have entirely OSOapOa such control. At the same time your influence has been more widely and cogently felt, in modifying and moulding the opiuions of those whose organ you have been, than anv mere private citizen, differently related to the public, can ever expect to have his own. In times like these, your position is one of great posver of great responsibility also. If I could ever experience an emotion of euvy to ward any human being, it would be toward him who, in time of great tublio peril and excite ment, had the privilege of addressing ,4 vist number of his fellow citizens daily, upon the (Junkets that surround them, and inspiring them with the temperance, forbearance, and patient fortitude and courage which is necessary to their well being and happiness I envy no man how ever. Nor in this respect have I the least occa lion; for. different as our opinions arw iu rela tion to the political tonics of the day. you have granted my reijuest to be permitted to address the public through your columns, upon the one great subject of our times the rights and duties of citizens of the United Stales u. the present critical -rate of our affairs. When I preferred this request, 1 had no apprehension that it would not be granted; lor, in a free government a9 long as the foundation of liberty is not abandoned, all intelligent men must concur in tolerating a just fruedorn Of opinion aud disfUSSSOl to those with whom they differ in relation to public affairs. This freedom of opirtion and speech is indeed the breath ot lite to all other freedom: and whenever it is denied to any people, their liber ties have perished Thev are ahead slaves. It is not my purpose, however, to discuss, in this article, the freedom of speech aud of the press, and the limit impo-ed by public morality thereon. I reserve what I have to say upon that topic for future consideration; and. on account ; ol the MOsMnltd state ot the public mind, re VOrao the natural order of ray subject the rlebta and duties ot citizens; and proceed to consider, in the fir-t instance, the dutie incident to Aruer lean citizenship in these perilous times. 1 -h ill not di-cus the duly of the citizen of a fret- government to know the laws thereof The present is au ill time to teach first principles; and I shall, therefore. a-ume that the jieople of In diana oos-e-a that jjer.eral knowledge of their i.'o ernment- xui laws, always requisite to the virtuous performance ot their duties as citizens All writers on government aree that obeJimre to the latrt nf oar's country is tht tint duty of the citizen Oaedience implies a knowledge of the law obeyed ou the part of him who renders it With the ancient free State- of Greece, it was the citizen'- htghe-t hot, or. his BBOOt enduring j:lory. The p-et Simonde- in preparing the epi taph of Lo.midas snd those wbo fell with him at Thermop he. could think of nothing so appro nriatc and honorable to the irrmortal dead, as Uns "il, strut)-et' tell it at Lacethemon, that we died here in defense of her laws Without obedience government is impossible In free countries, like ours, there can be no reason urged for not obeving the laws; for thev 1 are made by the people the very men who are to obey. 1 rue. all the people do not directly agree to the pa-sage of ever act of Congress, or j of the State Legislature Hut all do agree to the constitution-, and to the principle that the constituted njoritl -hall elect those who sre en j titled to make and execute the laws The ma joiriy. in our country is k -utijet t nererthe Mnt to !he restriction- imposed by the Constitu ; tion. Auy lineof policy adopted b those whom the ) majority may Iroiu tune to time choose to carry ou i the government, and anv Us? constitutionally parent by them to efTecSuste that policy, must be ( respected and obeyed by all citizens. To refuse i hedience is a palpable breach t the faith which i every citizen pledge- to every other in the origi j nal adoption of the Constitution, and again in the! vote which he casta for or against the adminis j tratino AU eler-tW.ijs proceed on the principle I

that every voter hall abide bj the result of the election On any other principle election are im pncticable This principle, too. makes the officer chosen the officer of the whole people invests him with all tbo authority conferred by the Constitution and laws upon the office, either for the protection of the helpless or the coercion of the disobedient The exercise of this author ity. on the one hand, and submission to it on the other, are just what is implied in oeserameai. Both are essential to every government to the free as well as to the despotic To render this obedience b to "render unto Cievsr the things that are Caesar's." But you disagree with the policy of so Admin istratlon; and fee? that the measures which it adoots. and the laws which it enacts tend to the ruin of the country. In such case what are you to do? If its policy be not in contravention of the fundamental law; if its measures and en actnwnta are in conformity to the Constitution, the case is a plain one: You must obey the laws you must not withstand the measures you must not attempt to defeat the policy, by bov di rect opposition To do so io the judgment of all parties in our country, hss been held to involve the moral guilt of treason It was so regarded t.y rh Democrats during the Mexican war, and so denounced by President folk in at least one of his ssnnul message". AH parties, except the liberty party, o held and denounced it when the fugitive slave act wss called into question, snd nullified bv anti slavery men of the North. What then is left the minority in such case? The right of constitutional opposition the right of discussion the right to criticise snd denounce obnoxious nn t-' e-; and finally the right of suf frage the right to vote for a change of administration. But while this change is sought by all fair means, all constitutional laws and all lawful orders of the existing administration must be submitted to, and obeyed Nor is there any inconsistency in obeying, a law of the land, which you seek to repeal, on sny sccount whatever. Could changes iu the will of a state be effected as promptly as they sometimes occur in the minds of individuals, it would be otherwise. But it is uot the work of a moment to change the administration either of the State or Federal Government; and uutil it is changed according to the terms of the Constitution, those who desire such change mu-t "learn to labor and to wait." They must also obey. Oobiion. From the Cincinnati Enquirer, 24th. Menllnc and Pu blishinar I'rlvute (or re spend ence. If weareiu danger of not having quite as much freedom as is desirable upon one side, there seems abundant reason to conclude that the great system of rompeti-.rtion is at work, to make up the deficiency by giving us a little more than is usual upon the other; snd if men do not enjoy all their native liberties themselves, they luve the corisolatinii of feeling that they have an overplus of liberties taken with them, which, in the estimation of some, may be pretty nearly the same thing. Once, if a gentleman happeued to find the private letter of another in the street, he would have thought it indelicate to pry into its contents; now all that is necessary to expose the private correspondence of any man to military seizure, is the suspicion that he does not belong to the Administration arty ; and, when it is once in military possession, editorial gentlemen gladly embrace the opportunity to get hold of, publish and comment upon it as it this were the very calling for which they were divinely ord.tined. Seizures of private correspondence have some times taken place under other governments such as we American- have been accustomed to characterize as despotic but we are probablysupplying the first instance In which the general government has acted as the tender ot the party editor; or in which such seizures have assumed the aspect of a regular party measure. Captured correspondence, under de-potic government.-, jjoes uuviolated into the hands of the officers of the law or of the State, where it is examined. If it contains aught that is crim'mp.l, prosecution fol lows; but if not, it is returned without publicity to its proprietor. We have improved upon this practice; and apparently the first thing done by a Provost Marshal after he gets hold of a man's private pupers, is to hind them over to the neur est party editor to be published, commented upon, and distorted to his advantage. Some people uiiv think this is honorable, others may think differently. We cor fess an inclination to the latter opinion. We do not un derstand that a nvn may do honorably as a newpaper editor what it would be disgraceful for him to do us a private individual. We believe that a newspaper man who comes into illegitimate pos session and the kind of possession which we have described as illegitimate ol the private correspondence of another, puts it into his columns, and uses it as the ba-is of criminal charges, inferences or insinuations against its owner, has uo title to consider himself a gentle man, nor any right to demand recognition as such at the h inds of others. We refer particularly to letters purporting to have been written by Hon. D. W VoorboOB, and to H.H. Dodd. of Indianapolis, publi-hed in the (ia.ette We do not suppose that the source trom which the OanottO received these letters or copies of them alters the case a particle. It makes itselt a party to the proceeding by unjust commentaries upon their contents, md by head lines in which the word Traitor is employed. Under no circumstances is the public entitled to the private letters of Mr Yoorhees or of Mr Dodd through such a vehicle: not even if they contained treasonable matter. But containing DO treason nor anything like it. the act of the (Juzette is no more respectable than if the editors had stolen the letters from the pockets of the owners, broken them open, and made the use which they have ol their contents. There may be no laws to prohibit this species t conduct indeed we do not know that we h;fe any laws that, to the party in power, prohibit anything but the practice i contrary to tke rules of common decency which, in better times prevarYed; and we do not know of any party exigency sulliciently pressing to justify it at any time It is giving partv agencies a tearful power, to permit such practices to prevail. This is carrying inquisitorial proceedings to an extent hitherto unknown in American politics There ou'ht to be, if there is not, such a thing as pri vate rights: a place where a man charged with no crime, and c1 :-rgeable with fione, may be free from having his private papers ransacked, and spread before the world, to constitute the material tor party whipters to garble and employing a perverse ingenuitv to torture from them some

thirifr upon which ilejiuta'.iun. tounI ebifgs) fata! to his r Ii e Iii ' i i N . . t I o ii c Ii d . In the pulpit where we sat on the late fa-'tday, witli other t'leigymeti wlio were lamenting that so few came tu tlie house ol tiol on that solemn occ asion, one of thlfm remarked, "the heart of the people has not et been touched by the judgment ol God." Tbe war long ere this! oj;ht to have brought the people into the duet ot humiliation with re f eut.tnee for sin. and strong oryinfr to God to ap pear for our salvation. Hut s i far this hag not been the effect And we rue ;rotigly inclined to !lieve that the last ohy as ib-erved with lese interest, and by lewcr rersons, than any similar day that ws ever set apart by the PrA-ideni This is a sad assertion, and it would be gratifying to u? to receive letters, from all parts of the country, assuring u that we are wrong in this opinion. In this city we kuow that there was comparatively little attention paid io the day by tbe masses of the people. We fear it was so generally. "Tbe heart of tbe people has not been touched bv the judgment of God." Wnat evidence have we that men ere less ecu etous and dishonest ifl their deilinc? I there less intemperance or roore? Did men ever use an much profane swearing as now? Is Sabbath breaking less a common vice than it was ten ear- "1 Lc heart of tbe t-cople has not I l.een touched by the judgment of God " Hare we any evidence that the people are dis (o.-ed to look away trom men. anil to put their Iraa m Gd? They make many and lung prayers for the country, but do they pray as they would if they lielieveil that the issue of this eon diet depends on the will of Him who holds the destiny of nations io bis bands? We see and hear no e idence that tbia sense of iieretiience i general, bowerer stroog may ie the feeling of j individual Chris.ti.m- here and tl.ere on the point "1 be heart aj thepe iple ha- cot been louchee." 1 hat he.ut oiu-t be touched The people, e.ch one, however humble, and remote, ami oh eure, must break down Inns the du', of humility SD! repeutahce. and crj auito God. Now is tbe time to pray. Rut ' the heart ot tbe people has not been touched " ' . Y. Observer. S rem BSoatai. Bt. n Au;ut 24 The following captured block. ide st boouers were sold to day at publi.auction : Little Ada. was bouglit in bv tbe orernoient fi 90,000; il RtTen sold' for iLSOO. and the I'. .stou fur flr-,500.

A Pattrioii t.enerni. The following letter explains itself; but we may add thst in tbe earlier part of the war tbe writer Was one of the best and bravest officers io it. Be was in all the great battles of the Poo insals HI WaLNIT StSCCTJ PuiLAPtLrHiA. July 30, 1964. ) Sib I have the honor to acknowledge the re ceipt of a communication from tbe Secretary of War. dated tbe 31st iost., informing me of mv promotion to the office of Brigadier General of volunteers. This appointment I decline to accept. In or der that my motives for so doing may be clearly

I will state that wheu those who ad minister this Government re adopt the original intention of prosecuting the war for tbe restora tion of the Union. I. together with hundreds of officers and thousands of men, st present out of service, will be found ready and willing to return Uutil that time I consider the post of honor to !e the private station. I am. sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant. Wy MoOairnajao. Kri. Gen L Thomas, A. G., U. S A A Voice f rom tttr army. From tbe Chicago Tines. The following is an extract of a letter from a soldier of a WsSCOOOSn regiment, in the army near Atlanta. Georgia, sddressed to his brother at home As indicative of the current of feeling; among the soldiers, it is interesting. The revo lution now in rapid progress in the public mind of the country is as decide! in tbe army as else where And ah -hould it not be? Who are more the victims of the imbecility and fanaticism at Wa-hirgton than the soldiers in the field? We quote. "The loss iu our regiment is two hundred snd twenty in the three days' engagement; other regiments came out with ouly sixty men after the fight Dear brother, it ?ecms as though this cruel war was never goiug to be over, as things look at present. But. 'f we keep fighting as we ' ii ivc been doing, there wou't be many men to do the fighting as they will all be killed off. Dou't fail in seudiug me some good old Democratic tickets, as 1 calculate to vote for somebody be side Lincoln the next time, for Indeed the sol diers here are in a good deal of doubt about in . olii ever making any kind of peace with the rebels, or ever granting them a hearing. "I have seen your old friend, John D. Shealey, a stiff old Democrat of the oldest die. and he sends his best respects to you He is in the 17th Regiment Wi-cor-.-in Volunteers He did not re enlist, and his time will soon be out. and he says he will go up and see you again, to cast another vote for you for Sheriff. And he tells me thru in the 17th regiment Lincoln won't got two votes for President. And I find that such is the storv of most of the soldiers now a days, as they think lhatt Lincoln can never put down the rebellion, or give the rebel s any terms that they could live under. The old veterans think that Lincoln and the rest ot the abolitionists came it on them in get ting thcrn to enlist again bv saving that there i would be peace this comint: summer, and thev are sorry enough for it now a duys; but as it is at present, they are confident, by not casting their vote for him. that he will not be the Presi dent for the next term, and I do trust he will not I wish sU his strong supporters would come down here and shoulder their muskets, and quit blowinir :.bout htm up North." and his ..)(, i administration i in , . i ;tii t liiitury Tiovcuicnta. The Indianapolis Sentinel thus notices i in portaut military movement: Ye-teiihsy regiment of Massaihust tfs sol Ownre airivod in the city , and were quartered at Camp Cirrinton It II ssisl they are hundred days men. They are to he lollowed in a few dnYfO by n similar regiment from I'enris 1 vani.i. It tt Pisa) roportod that five regiments from the N tm Eiigl.ind and the K i-tern States are to be distributed through Illinois." At a time when it is pretended that we want every bayonet in Virginia arid Secessii, the Government of Mr. Lincoln weakens our armies in those Strttes in order to move upon Illinois and Indiana. The defeat ol Lee and the defeat of Hood are uot considered as matters of much im portance at Washington compared with the reg- 1 ulation ol politics in the We-t by military force Tliis wanton display of military power is intended to aggravate the people into riots and d'fficulties that will afford an excuse for proclaiming a mili- ; tary dictatorship over those States Let the people defeat this conspiracy by refraining from t any acts than would give the semblance of an apology for such a course. The cabal at Wash- j ington is getting desperate, in view of its certain defeat if things go on quietly. Its only hope is in a popular outbreak, whu-h it will vainly seek to arevoke Cin. Knq. DIED. Cn Tue.-J.iv afo-riK vi', the 23d ii.st., Cn ari i. -M infiit Mn of fbeaaaa H. and Kate m newlaa Funeral ervkvs by Kt. Rev. Bishop UpfoM, at the reidetic' of Li parento, Xi. IO4 North Meridian tn.-t, tbi (Thursday) aftertioou, at 4 o'clock, arid interment succeeding. Friend are invited it Lout further notice. STOLEN. HOB8E STOLEN! 10 0 IC B U K I) AIIaN about 2i years old. dressed in black, hired a bors and buggy of us on Tuesday morning, the 2'ld ins!., to go a few milwe. in the country, and having not returned we are forced to tbe conclusion that the mau is a thief, aud consequently tbe horse, buggy and harnesa are stolen. The Horse is a t.orrel bob-tail, white hind lek'-. bJIs strip in the face and a gray apot on his off side, l.r. hands high, ? years old and has a heavy mane. The man, horse and bugy were een going west on the Crawfordsville road. The buggy was made by Mr. Cas ing, of Cincinnati, aud is numbered 53. The above reward will be paid for the return of the horse and buggy or information which will lead to their recovery. AI.LEN A STKWAJ.T. auge5-d5t PROFESSIONAL. UK. A. Qm HEL1HAIV, PHYSICIAN AM) 8HRGE0N, 01 VMS NO. 10 YlKtilXIA AVKMK. HKSI IKNJK, 2 14 NORTH ALABAMA ST. sugiä NEW CLOAK HOUSE. CLOAKS! CLOAKS! A GREAT VAKIETV -ATFORESTER & LENT'S, No. 17 North Pennsylvania St, Ncartbr Ial Ol lice, ILL UPfcN ON WtDNMSUAY, AUGUST Un, with a ra-w and large aort nn-ot or" w pin A ye MA UTII I & C CUAWIC AP UniXO, lYinni I ILLnOj ODnffLOj O&ly. OF THF LATEST STYLES AT Partie, wdl find it to their advantage to examine oar ' Goods before purchaiag elsewhere. augii-dtf SUMMER GARDEN. 8UMMKR fiAKDKN WILL BE 0PI3TCD üX THK Comer of Alabama & Washington St8. un Use i en nar IStj Floe shade treei and nice ihruhbery The very eftveaaveat, alway on tasbd myT-tttt - UN HL'tfEl.K

PROPOSALS FOP LOAN. RESTAURANT! SU.imiN AM RESTAURANT.

U.S.7-30L0AN Th Secretary ef the Trmwj gtw net ice tasl sahcrlpti. will b recei red for Coupon Traury 5:e. payable thrte year from Sag. lith, 14, wiiSi swat-annual inierrs at tbe rate f seven snJ tSree-tentb per ceat. per an. am print ins 1 aasl interest Ws to be pafcl in lawfnl money. These wote will beacon vert ible at ibe option of Ute bolder at matunty, int.. U percent M bearing bonds paysbl- not l- than five nor more than tweuty years from tiVir dae, as tbe Government rosy elect. They will . iui in denomination of fifty, one Uundred, five hundred, one thoassral, and five thousand d liars. sn.1 sll -ubicripticns niwM be for Ofty dollar or M.ne multiple of fifty dollar Tb- notes will be transmitted to thr .'wnrn free of trän-Donation rhtrre as soon after the receipt of the oritriusl Cenificatrs of Deposit as tbey can be prepsred As the ri'te draw interest from Auipi-t 15, persons making deposits subsequent to thst date mu.t psy the Int-.-rest accrual from date ot note to dat.- of deposit. Psrt'es depositing twenty -five thousand dollar- snd upward- f t tbe-- now. at any one time will.be allowed a commission of onc-qttarter of one per cent., which wiU le paid by the Treasury Department upon the receipt of a . i 1 1 for the amount, certified toby the officer with Loa; tLr deposit - made. No deduction f..r commissions mu-t he made frm the dj..itSPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS LOAN, It is a National Savtsos Bamk, onVhoga higher rate of interest than any other, and the rVf security. Any savings bank which pays its depc-itors in I". S. Not, considers thst it ie paying in tbe est circulating medium f the country, and it mm pay in anything better, for it. o n aaset are either iu Government ecuritifs ar in n:-s or bonds payable in Government paper. It is equally convenient as a temporary or perntametit j investment. The notes can alaay- bo sold for within a fraction of their face and accumulated iait rest, and ' are rhe le-t security with banks a- collateral for diI cotitlts. CONVERTIBLE INTO A SIX PER CENT. 5-20 GOLD BOND. In addition to the very libersl interest on tbe note s for three yar. this privil.-pe of conversion is now worth about three per cent, per annum, for the current rate for.r-20 Itonds i, nut les, than nine ir , rnt. jm-mium, aud betcre the war the pr mium on six per cent. I". S. Stocks was over twenty per cent. U will be seen that the actual profit on this loan, at th pr. sent market rate, is not less thin ten per cent per annum. ITS EXEMPTION FROM STATE OR MUNICIPAL TAXATION. ltut BSMt from all the auvantagts we have enumerated, a special Act of Congress cxnnjf all and Treas ury tf-trn roia local tajtatitm. On the averace, this exemption is worth about two per cent, per annum. according to the rule of taxation in variou parts of the country. It is believed that no securities offer so great inducements to lender as those itsued by the (iovernmeur . In all other forms of indebtedness, the f.iith or ability of private paiies or stock companion, or eparate communities only, is pledged for payment, while tbe whole projierty of the country is held to secure the discharge of all tbe ol ligations of the United States While t.e Government oflers the most liberal terms for its loan-, it believes that the very strongest appeal will be to the loyalty and patriotism of the neople.MM Subscription will be received by the Treasurer of the United Staii-s, at Washington, the several Assistant Treasurers and designated IVpodtarie and by THE FIRST NATIONAL HANK, IiMtiniiit polit-i, Ind., and by all National lls nk which r. nVpHarfe .f public money, AND Aid. hSIV( TAI'.I.K BANKKkS A Nil BANKS Throughout the country will five further informstiori and AFFOKU tTSKT KAC1LUTY Tt SUB8CUIBRRS MERCHANT TAILORING. NEW MERCHANT TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT: Ill ii; ihm um,' R BSPKCTFÜLLT CALL THE ATT1 NTiUN H IHK citizens of Iiislianapolis to the fact, that they have opened at No. 19 Viriuiu If cniic A lit'fxular TI'i haul Tuiloi Csiablisluiieiit. And solicit a share ol the patronage f the community THEIR STOCK OF GOODS Is complete, aod being Iii charge of a gentleman obeme sbility an a Cutter rank a Mo. 1, they are prepared to U order which in every respect they will WARRANT equal in quslity, tyle snd workmanship to aaytbin found in auy similar establishment in tbe city. HT" Remember the place, Ko. 11 irinia Avt line. ug24 .Jtf OYSTERS, CAME. &C. Oyster and Game Depot I OJ HANI) AT WHOLE SALE and retail Riiif. Oyster. Veuiwon, Ducks, Qimils, lii ous, Fruirie hirk'Bi, Ar., Ac Abo a cheace lad well ol.trl afjajfe of Famiiy Urocrrits Miiriions. Remember I aa sole Agent foe Mahoney'8 Celebrated Oysters, Te best tly-tem in tb market. They are Isrr. free rrm heil, of rich sitd delicious flavor, sjmI siwav wsrranted fresh and tbe caaa well filled. Send orders, accompanied by cash, to . C.'c. WILLIAMS. - jrc-aiy : n. 3 jforth UlUiola street. In lunapallr $10, A DAY AII) for t:ing new WAR PrBLlCATlONS ltd 1 I -- r. ta ofUeas. URAXT, McCUILLA5, Ac Areats wanted 1b every town and count) I) B. CHAUBCRI.1Ü, General Publishing Armory. 32 West Washinfiou St i nor, Inoianapons, lad. as

Hezeldah's Restaurant No. 13 North Illinois Street.

f v.lK as . fTwoaVJ rssMctfatly atS -m l - Pste H aaTta tL " WM He ha saawdsea tbe bar wm lwTrt WINES. LIQUORS AND CIGARS. He baa entirely reaioee'ed tbe Hssartaf. sa4 having easaged tbe aaaet roeipeteat Cent ana ti wsaat ewaneeas if waiters, can c n Mentl Invite all tjs vbaa, a sanies' that they will he well pbaaai. GAME IN SEASON'. FRESH iOYSTERS, In fact every cVbesrt y snd MabstanSial hvs L or.-- t.r aLroad fum-.-h be ordered or. hi Übte served iu tt. m .t His sin is to keep a Irst class can lt wltb t -fsotWt. He in thankful for the li'.e-,! Laben be stowod uro bim and rill .in hi Unusnee of tbe ame. easts-dtf HF.KKiatf BOOTS AND SHÖES. FALL AND WINTER TRADE I I Inu i unci lf-stfl! Ilms. FAINS a M'MILIRN ah. : , Weal ualtinajtoatr Kireel, i INIM VN irOUS, INDIAN nAVK JIST KKCi'IV K I VYINTKK SfiK K iK BOOTS & niKil;, IUI. ANII j SHOES! Comprising in part th- f. ll. wfi,; i:i!e, ir ÖOO Cases Men's, Bo. Youths' sndjchlldr. and Kip Boots, ;lOO Ca-es Warn ns', J1, W and Cldldn-uV- lieat. Calf, Morcco Kid and lsttng Boot and Ttalm.iraN :MX Cases Men's, Bys fouths' and ChiMr. . a : and Kip Brovaiii snd Balmoral. i at ties Serge Congress '.alters and Ba ! La lies' (iost. Kid and llu&h Slippers. laulie' Fine Ulove KiSCoojrress and Balmorals. Ladies. Misses' and CbitoWs CotovM eVrff Congress Gaiters, and everything t Is ususllyjkept in a Boot and Shoe Hons. We bsve the lsrarest slid t-t4 sebsrtxMok of g" iu tbe State or West, and respectfully cdil the attention of Country Merchants to tbe same. july . HAWKS, i VAN'S 4 MrMII.I Jt5. r MEDICAL. vmmm A Mi STRICKLAND'S i Anti-Cholera Mikture! IS A COMPOSITION ! ASTRIKiiKSTK, ABSORB ents, stimulents and carmiustives, wSlch every physician acknowledges is th.- only preparation (bat will effect a permanent cure of diarrhea and lis -emery. Tela A riti -Cholera Mixture i non in us m viral of iair army hospitals where it give., the greatest satiCaction. It bss saved the I ve- of thousands of our solditS-a and citiaen-. aud we will guarantee it to be the I.e4 niiilj ii tLworld for Diarrhea avd D sentery. Mr. Wood, of Covitigtoi., K , will ln most bsppy to satisfy any one of the virtue of fcrlcklsnd Ann-Cholera Mixture; in fact we have s great numter-of testimouisi from patienU who have ben ur-d aC-r lieiug pr. Bounced incurable by their physician, some after taking only one bottle of Strickland' An:i Cholefra Mixture It yon nffer with tbe Diarrhea or D -entervj 1 1 v one bor tbOLDIERS! Tea ought not to be without such a valuable raediciu Tbe Cincinnati National Union, of Arril '.'4th. aays tust tn-msands or our aoiiiiers nave beau savel by tin Use ot MncKIaixIs . riti -Coolers Mixture. Sold by Druggists arid prepared only I land, 6 Fast Fourth street, Cincinnati, O. For sale by W. I. Hsskit 4 Co., In, Dr. A. Rtrlck fcniiiK S Sloan, Stewarts Morgan, J k Wocher. l . nour, Totnliusoi a Cox. ggnr ni.v IT-lilyeodAwly Price 50 cents per bottle. It I Ml. nifilTltll, BXCHANOK BTOKBnt, T OAN8 MONET ON ( "I.I.ATPRAIÄ BUTS AND I j sells (Ml and Silver, and negotiated Loans. ' ' Ne 10 South Me: llaa s;.,,., Indtjansooli. I nS i it...... k. . ... f -. m a W . m Mi mm . . . ruir uiiuis uvui i i. m. iu m m jesIMIYSHI AN AND SI HdKdX. OFUCI 0. 30 F.AST MARK KT STMFFT. K -..Ie. . No. 93 North Teunease street, unice hour ? to 9 A . M ., I to 3 and ? to V P.M. Special attention given to the treatment of Cbrot.i. Di-easr s. . Ill- ..,u 1.1 i it i n i ahi.i;. HFNRY ALLES, New York IJvery and.Ssle Stable, 12 and U F.at Prl 'r.st,io the rear ot (item,-- lilucdc. (Oil s U. M I lit IV LIVERY, SALE AND BOARDING STABLE, Mo io l.uat I'earl Street, In rrar ef r.tinel lluildlBC toerll dly LIQUORS. C K.lllirTT. i: Ms I OTT Janas ft Rrss. KV HHOLKSALV I V I.ARS IS ALL INK OF LllllDKN. SOLD AT UiK Cincinnati Daily Quotations. OS HANDS AT ALL TIME:) Pare krntitfk) Bourbon , S hisk . ALSO, BRANDIES ANO WINES f lifleretit Hi and We .iiviie those anting I'm - call and examine r i lor tlM-uis. , Corner ot MERIDIAN Sta., Indianapolis, lud oi MAKVLANO FOR SALE. AN OPEN BUGGY FOR SALE. Sok SALE, aa op. u top Rnffty. , aatjr iMm mmJ ... aab. apiv st oieasBS cesMittea. Cbeaa fee c snglt IU

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