Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-07-17
.siysieries Of Indianapolis,

mysteries Of Indianapoiis.'
In relation to this subject we have received the
following:
INDIANAPOLIS. July, IA, 1915.
Friends Chapnaan-Your article in the State Sen
tinel, relative to the dOings in the State House
cellar seems to be offensive to some OF our citizens,
and they say, 10 least imputatons of negligence
the Magistracy and other conservators OF the
Peace in our city, For myself disclain all know
ledge that said cellar accessible to any one,
cept to the proper State officers for any purpose I'M
til on the examination of some larcenies on Monday
morning last, l discovered that stolen goods
were secreted there Since that time have dIlIgent
~ examined the reports in circulation relative TO
these vaults and find, whatever else may be true in
relation thereto. that certainly ACCOMPLISHMENT, In
fanticidc, inhumation has taken place there
small article to the above effect may be due from
you to the public, in which it would not be amss to
say that tie cellar in future, will be secured against
all evil doers and that the officer In charge had
knowledge Of snch diversion from its legitimate pur
pose. Yours, truly,
WIN. SULLIVAN, J. p.
II is true as here stated that our remarks ''rela-
tive to the doings in the State House cellar" are Of
fensive to some of citizens, and the shame
for them. We made no special imputations against
any one, however, except those engaged in the
orgics;' the contrary spoke of the disclosures
as having Just been made, and imputed delinquency
of duty to We said expressly, that ''ice
spoke Of these things to promote further inuestiga-
tion." Nor have we single sentence of what we
then said, to take back--not one. We intended to
provoke investigation, and we are glad that we have
to certain extent succeeded in so doing. There has
been by far too much of disposition in this commu-
nifty, as in all others, to attack and make great
deal of noise about practices of known unpopuarty,
while others, much worse, have been winked at, or
silently passed over, because of 'respectability
or less involved in them. For instance
it viii do very well to attack men who occasionally
go into the front door of CUffee-house for glass
of ice water, dashed with few drops of pure brandy
antidote to too much internal cold ; but if a
word should be said about the establishment of Mrs
TT, or any other of kindred nature derogatory
of its fair fame, why hornets nest is raised about
your ears at and that too by the very who
roll up the whites Of their eyes in holy horror at the
bare mention of an ce-cream, well iced brandy
and water mint juep. 1t is time that such hum
bug should receive check, and that real iniquity
should be exposed. And so far as we are concerned
though shol not take much pains TO pry into the
secrets of these mysteries, whenever by the mpru-
dence of their voares, they become proper subjects
of comment, we shall speak with freedom and with
respect persons station. We can pardon, on
the of ignorance, improvidence, natural bru
tally, as much any body. that the course by
which it developes its propensties, Is accompan
led by the sneaking vice of hypocrisy. We despise
that above all other vices, and shall always give it
thrust when we have good chance to send the shat
home We shall do this even if all the relations OF
those involved unces, aunts, sisters, brothers, OF
cousins, should find fault, cap the climax of dissat
isfactlon by stopping the paper" Some how Oh
other, like TO give hearty digs to ''rogues il
rufies," and "sinners in lawn" As the provert
says it is not the cowl that makes the frar though
the world often thinks so, and ought to be unde
ceived.
What an idea it is by the way, that, in exposing
past nquity, for the purpose of preventing its
renee, we are to be held as casting niputations o
negligence against the conservaofs of peace and viz
tuei One would suppose, that the very fact of tn,
existence and practice of such niquity, would be tn
strongest imputaton which could be made Accord
ing to the moral code of a certain class, however
is much worse to speak against such inquity than
practise it. We think differently, and speak accord
ingly; and sincerely believe, that in making tn
subject of public discussion, shall do full a
much In checking the evil as those who dare not 70
any reason, speak above whisper. We believe fur
Their, that this is the only way in which this evil ca
be checked. Tie law cannot reach it. but correC
public opinion and MUST.
So much for preface. Now to the fact stated b
our friend SULLIVAN. We are glad to learn fror
him, as we had previously been Informed by Mr. Dir
L6N the State Librarian, that thorough investiga
ton has satisfactorily shown to them that the rumor
a. hoI
gerated. The truth is surely bad enough without an
such embellishments; but in their ABSENCE perhaps
the truth itself might have been known; 8
that we may safely conclude that some good ha
grown out of little evil.
We also take occasion to say, that we learn fror
MIR. Dillon, that he some time ago ordered doors
be made to these vauits, that they be closed
BY the way, few days since, for the first time, W
explored these vaults under the escort of the Libra
rian. Had we not seen, never could have belieS
ed in the dismal, dark, and dreary character
those catacombs. They are far more revolving tina
the most gloomy prison Yet the mos
revolving Of all the arches under the north portict
where neither ray of light, breath of pure a
can enter where the dampness condenses all aroun
in big drops, and the most repusiye vermn alone ca
thrive was the den in which human beings volunti
rily incarcerated themselves, that they could pun
sue their avocations unmolested Truly they s'love
darkness rather than light" What a strange hall
cinati0n of mind must that be, which could Undue
men and womeni thus to inhabit place voluntarily
in which, had they been forcIby imprisoned, wou
have been considered an inhuman cruelty far excee,
ing all the real fictitious barbarities of SPANS
lnquisition-