Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-07-24

Gross Misrepresentation.
The Cincinnati Herald of July H. contains the fol-
lowing:
'THE Mon AND MURDER IN INDIANAPoLIs.-The
other day, we copied brief paragraph from the In
diana Sentinel, concerning brutal murder commit
ted in Indianapolis, the 4h of July. The Senti-
ne the State Democratic paper represented the col
bred man murdered, as a. steady, inoffensive man,
who had purchased his freedom many years ago in
Kentucky.
Wei have just obtained from an authentic source,
further particulars of this most horrible outrage.
The poor fellow murdered by gang Of drunk
en- rufans In the presence of taoo hundred people
multimdnous voices excaiming at the time, 80 Kill
the id niger, kill him. They beat him after he
icas dead. And as he lay with the blood bubbling
round him, the cry for more blood ''The mig
gers getting too cursed thick and they ought To
be thinned OUT would as lief kill nigger as an
ox"-''Damn them-I wish every was shot, and
the AbOiltionists too'-were the EXPLANATIONS which
broke from infuriae lips. No effort was made to stay
the mob, though at any moment there enough of
good society to arrest the violence. In about two
hours, of the murderers was seized. Another re-
manned In town pa hours after the deed, when,
warrant being issued, he slipped off.
When the first arrest made, as the crowd was
passing the Post Office, of them, member of the
City Council, brutality assaulted De Puy, the amiable
editor of the Indiana Freeman, who abandoned his
party last fall, because of its devotion to slavery
Other violence was threatened, when christian pro-
fessor told him, he must leave the street he would
be murdered. De Puy exposulated, but the reply of
the man was, ''You have friends here" De Puy
escaped, and it was well he did, as the mob made dill
igent search for him, for hour afterwards.
The Councilman who mad assaulted him, in order
to forestall all complaint, got fellow, of his own
Kidney to complain of him, and he fined two
dollars As the justice filling out the docket,
he requested him to make it three dollars, and let
him give the Abolionist another whaling;' p and
L .lort IL
cost to whip an abolitionist." The brute! Perhaps
he may be mistaken.
During all this time, it is stated the good people
ofthe city INDUCED in the most inammaory language.
On the following Saturday, however, becoming
ashamed of themselves recollecting probably the
use which might be made of the outrage and their
conduct. against themselves, they raised subscrip-
ton, and hired two lawyers to prosecute the murder
er. Deputation,. consisting of the Rev. Henry
Beecher and lawyer, waited De Puy to advise him
to say nothing about the murder - =.
: This is so strange, so Notifying, so gross Of
fence against JUSTICE minister of Jesus Christ a
professed Anti-Slavery man too interposng to pre-
vent the exposure of an of Internal atrocty and
the denunciaton of conduct the part of respecta
bic citizens, utterly disgracefu-that we could not
believe it, it not for the character of infor-
mant
trLet De Puy stand his ground He has friends
out of Indianapolis, if he has in it. The time
will yet come, when some of the discreet there
will think even him respectable man, as those how
who not fair-weather friends, deem him noble
spirited one."
Every citizen Of this city, conversant with the I'M
fortunate circumstances of the 4th of july will bear
witness to the great exaggeration of the statements
made in the above article To say the very least the
informant of the Herald must not only have been mis-
informed but unquestionaby labored under strong
excitement, at the time of making bis communica-
ton to the Herald. The only Misrepresentation,
however, which shall at this time particularly al
lude to- that in relation to the Rev. Mr. BEEcHER.
1t is the first we have heard of any such imputation
against him. Indeed, far this community is
concerned, we have never heard Mr.. Beecher's name
mentioned in connection with the subject at all This
silence would not have been kept if the charge made
in the Herald had any truth in it. The ultra aboli-
tonists at least who very free in speech, would
have had something to say about it. But in addition
to this crcumstantial evidence of the untruth of the Inn
putatons, have the positive personal denial Of M
Beecher himself He assures us that there is not the
least ground for the imputations made. The Herald
therefore has been made the vehicle of unjust and
calumnious charge-the more grevous, because giver
to the world in terms which assail the professional
well as the personal character of MIR. Beecher.
The Editor of the Herald cannot fully repair th,
injury he has thus inflicted; but he will Of cours'
make all the reparaton which it is in his power L
do. Common justice demands nothing less at hi
hands.