Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-08-16


The Sentinel raves-it is prolific Of hard
names. and terrible in threatenisgs. Very well.
ftneither frightens Us, nor induces US to handy
spithets with il. Its conductors are at perfect
liberty to take whatever course towards US they
rlease. We shall allrays treat them as gentle
men. when they conduct themselves as such,
whether they really deserve it or not. But
Whenever the Sentinel, any other paper that
ia he recognized organ Of large and influential
party. counienances lawlessness and violence,
and not oaly eounlenances it, but advises it,
even TO the taking of life; when It publishes
tissue Of misrepresentation and falsehoods and
scarters them a. thick as The leaves of the forest
in autumn, among the foreign population, with
she evident purpose of melting them to yIo
lenee, we shall speak of the Transactions IN Just
such terms as We think they deserve, regardless
whether, IN consequence OF our dong so, the
perpetrators Of them shall or shall not use to-
wards Us respectful language" And II wri-
ter expresses his regrets that others have not
been murdered BY rioters If We do not speak of
han. as having the spirit of murder itself rank
linz in his heart. it may be because that fact is
too obvious 10 need mention.
But we should do violence to our own convic-
tons, If we should not express, in this connec-
lion. our belief thai neither Of the responsible
editors of the SeRfiRel ever wrote or approved
abe reasonable articles that have appeared In
It's columns the past few days. We feel conf
dent that they have been inserted by some de-
signing enemy of good order and good morals,
who has taken advantage OF their ABSENCE
We have certainly greatly mistaken the char
aeser Of NessTs Walker and HolcOnlbe, u they
car cOuni enance any such infamous proceeding
The Proprietor Of the Sentinel who is also
one of its responsible editors has, it is true,
been absent from the city; but his colleague
is always at his post and holds himself PER-
soSAIIY ANswERABLE for whatever appears in
the paper which he conducts, whether writ
ten by himself or not The editorial which
accompanied the letter of an Eye Witness"
was however, written by himself, and also
tie editorial called "That infamous Journal
in reply to the charge plainly insinuated
against him OF fabrcating bogus letter for
the purpose Of instigating our foreign popula-
ton to bloodshel The public will sustsin
him in thu assertion that he was authorized
by the provocation in deviating from the Ian
guage of courtesy.
The charges against the character of GER
tain articles in our local column, are unjust
and unreasonable, misrepresenting their gen.
eral scope and spirit, and torturing the Ian
guags used by the writer into meaning
never intended by him.
The Sentinel has never countenanced law
lessness and violence, nor has it advised the
illegal taking of life. But when man at
tempts an unlalcful act injurious and offen-
sivs to our person, property and feelings, we
have a right to make him desist, and to use
as much violence as Is necessary for that pur-
pose This we hold to be sound law and
good morals, BUT WE HAVE no HESITATION
IN SAYING THAT IF WE FOUND A MAN PRowL-
ING AROUND OUR PREMISES IN THE NIGHT
TINE AND PEERING INTO OUR WINDOWS, AS
MEN HAVE DONE II THIS CITY, We WOULD
FIRST ORDER HIN TO LEAVE, GIVING HIM FAIR
WARNING THAT HE WAS TREsPAssER ON THE
PRIVACY OF OUR FAMILY AND IL he DIS
REGARDED OUR WARMING WE WOULD MAKE HIM
LEAVE AND SHOOT HIN IF NECESSARY FOR
THAT PURPOSE
This Is our doctrine and we will stand up
to it.