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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10

The ~Sacred Right OF Rel@ttonso
The New York Tribune, in its day. has been .
strenuous advocate for "the sacred right Of peti-
ton" It's solemn twaddle" against the reec-
ton Of petitions by Congress, when JoHs QVIscr
ADAMS was the advocate of what WAS then re
garded by il as sacred right can not be forgot
ten. But now change has come over Che spiri
of its dreams What it once regarded as the
most valuable prerogative Of citizen, under
altered circumstances il pronounces positively
criminal. We copy the following article from its
issue on Wednesday, 10 show With what remark
able ease It can change front, when IL hes . pur-
pose to serve. regardless of consistency or prin-
cipIe: s. srs .s..-s -.
good deal Of solemn twaddle IL Just now
floating through the columns Of our cotempo-
rsries about "she sacred right Of petition" The
Congress shall make no Law sbridging the free
dom ofspeech o. of the press, or the right Of the
people peaceabiy 70 assemble and 10 petition the
Government for redress Of grievances" These.
of course, are sacred rights which may not be
abridged. But the same instrument which pro-
tects the citizen in the exercise Of the right Of
petition. also declares that 'ssre&soR against the
United States shall consist only In levying war
against them. or sdhering 70 their enemies. Civ
ing them aid and comfort I" Therefore, during
the war now existing between the Federal Gov
ernmont and the Confederate rebels, II the circu-
lating and signing Of petition by citizens Of The
United states, gives m irne 1egaf ssupe % The
terms. and comfort 70 the insurgents. the act 10
reasonable. Many persons seem slow 70 per-
ceive that a great variety Of things. which are
lawful and harmless in time of peace. become
illegal. peraiclous and positively criminal. when
the country is nj var. Pssisionlns under certain
circumstances may fall within this cstsgory, just
like trade and commerce. pH s1fte1 -sl.l
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10
THE NEW CONGRESS.
CLASSIFIED LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE THIRT'
SEVENTH CONGRESS.

CLASSIFIED LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE THIRTY.
SEVENTH CONGRESS-
Senate.
fReDublicans in Roman; Democrats in italic Reelected
members marked with an astersk
CALIFORNIA,
Milton s Latham, .lanes NcDou0al, CUn.)
CONNECTICUT.
James Dixon, Lafayette s. Foster.
DELAWARE, -sas.
James A. Bayard, Waard saulscsry.
r.- ILLINOIS, -s4I
Oh Browning, Lyman rrumbuil. =
INDIANA, ros.
J.s.s D. Bright. Henry S. Lane.
IOWA,
James W. Grimes, James Harlan.
KANSAS.
James H. Lane, sc. Pemeroy. 80
KENTUCKY, .i ~
Lasarus W. PO,oes, john o. Brecsiaridgs. -
Lot NJ Morrill,, william Pitt Fessenden.
s11 MARYLAND.
Axruoxr KENNEDY (Am-) James A. Pedrce.
= -r1 ~, MASSACHUSETTS, Fl ~ r-.
Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson.
- MINNESOTA.
Henry NJ s;s', Morton s. wilkinson
Bpsten Poas. -Johnson.
NEW HAMPSHIRE,
John p. Hale, Daniel Clark,
! NEW JERSEY.
John r. TAcmpson, John c. Ten Eyck.
NEW YORK.
Preston King, Ira Harris. 49,
80 s1rlf u OHIO. ~. o.
Benjamin T. Wade, John Sherman,
az ~ OREGON. -
Edw.rdD Baker. George W. Scsmish.
PENNSYLVANIA.
David wilmot, Edgar Cowan.
RHODE ISLAND.
James +. Simmons, Henry b. Anthony.
TENNESSEE.
Andrea johnson (Un.) A. o. p EicAolson.
VERMONT.
Slomon Foot, Jacob Collamer.
f-.e. WISCONSIN,.
ysmes r. Doolittle, Timothy Howe.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10

IT, ro,,,~x, a. Ir,x-Th. essh .r,;v~-~xv
81 I,,.-;.., I,d.r.,d.,,.. =. .o,,,,.,r,,,,.,.d
nv r.. citizen. 81 !, ,.,r;ot;c .sv,.
| A, ..p,;.. N. .rs;,l.-x sh,.,d~r.5s. A. .;sht
.,.,o.,, a.. ,,s,,.;,., ,t..,,s,d IT,.
.,.nd ,rrocss.;on ,o,,n,neoc.s uov;ns ,bo.. n
o,cloct .nd.r n. direction az I. n v.,c.
Cb;ef Marshal. ...;ss.a nv c.p<sin ,sorre I1owe
| co,on.l Sol Me~~s;tb u p Rx,n E5x.rd
R..ch;r cans.;n z H.rtx.li c.rt.in N i
Fletcher. Captain N. North and J. o. d. LILY:
Thousands and tens of <housapds of citiz.rs sd-
nrineiy witnessed its progress all along the line
of march. The reaimental baud of The Thir
teenth Indiana. Colonel Sullivan. and the hand
Of the Independents Zouaves, COMPANY B, bril-
liantly discoursed The music.
In the procession. in carriages. were His Excel
lency the Governor, and the Officers of State;
his Honor Mayor Maxwell, and the iO6icers of
the municipality; their Honors the Judges Of the
Supreme Court of Indiana. and of the United
States District and Circuit Courts; Soldiers of the
War Of IeI2, the Chaplain and the Orators. The
r.a.......,,..,
~P-''' =,
SMALL spiehoioiy ehiof"eu' anu "@'en'n6 "hs
the pride and precision of veterans, followed.
Then came the Home Guards Of IndianapoIis--a
hodv NJ most respectable ct;ze,s Under fhe co,,-
manu- OF Seh- laws, omeI r"e Engineer
of the city, the "Wiiliam Henderson" and
the al. W. Davis" and the .Seneca Falls. !" bean
,;c,r, a..o..,.d a., no n,.r,;s,.r, -.
10y
gary c1pansoneo' ana win tne iuii force
Of the Fire Department accompanying them
came merit little Goddess of Liberty Hike AN
-, -, IL - a a.
anger Oh nope ano eiofy' smieu upon 'ne MUM
tude from ON board of the William Henderson"
A little God of Liberty waving his sword. was
v;,b her Tbese ;nnoc.ot cb,,drsn. bo~ hs.ut
- ~"
iui tney were - ~ ts
Citizens in carriages, on horseback and on
foot. followed. Owing to the order for a for
~.rd r,ox.r,sn, rece;ved trom Ca, Ncclell.r
the day before the Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Indiana, Colonies Sullivan and Kimball, we're
nrevepted from parsicipatiur in this grand and
r... -
Pa'''o''o 'eno"A'so"' l'' vas 'e'e1 ~
everyone. twenty-five hundroo Troops armeo'
equipped and warlike. would have illustrated the
sublime occasion wonderfully :, eat. -,
Provisions had been bountifuliy prepared for
these soldiers by our citizens generslly-Iades
and gentlemen exerting themselves In thematter.
Pies were on the ground for their enthusiastic
and voracious consumption IN munihcent quaint
ties. Tongue. ham and chickens ditto. These
being wsr times. y happened unexpectedly that
there was nobody there 70 eat THIS part OF the
celebration OF the glorious day was success.
Arrived at the state-house yard: and the
crowd. among whom were many lovely women,
brilliant and surpasslng'y beautiful having com
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10

KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CRcLE.-C. o. Per-
rine. the well known publisher, has just issued
from the press authentic exposition of the
origin, progress and aims Of the secret order
known as Knights of the Golden Circle. The
book is interesting True or not true. 1t is writ
ten with intelligence and care, DR.. J. NJ. Hiatt.
of this city, is the author. We understand that
large orders for it have been received BY the pub
Usher from al psrss Of the country.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10
Our Army Correspondence--Pa
lars Of the Remarkable Contest De-
tween the scouts Of the f1sh AeEf-
uent and the Secession Cavalry At
Frankfort..Burial of H0fienbeck.

our Army COrrespomuchce--E - 49,
lars Of the Remarkable Contest be-
tween the scouts of the 18th Kegi.
uent and the Secession Cavalry At
Frankfort..BuriaIo of Hoiienbeck.
CAM McGNxIs,
- Cumberland, June 23, 1851. y
DEAR SrSTISrL:-I sent you by yesterday
mail hastily written account of the fight be-
tween our scouts and the secession cavalry COM
pany at Frankfort, which written in the
hurry of the moment with the hope of being able
70 give you the particulars in detail to day,
but the more learn of it the more wonderful it
appears, and the less competent feel of being
able to convey to you even a faint idea Of the
reality.
Groups of soldiers and citizens are still crowd
ing around the scouts listening with breathless at
tention while they rehearse the facts and incidents
of the fight. / have heard some half dozen Of
them relate their version, each of which corrob-
able facts. and the more / learn of it the more
desperate it appears. Every one of them sa,
they were so outnumbered that they confidently
expected to be killed, but firmly resolved to sci
their life as dearly as possible. >
Yesterday evening several Of them went In
company with their comrades to the scene of theil
conflict, for then. revolvers and guns that they
had fired until they were out of ammunition and
then hid them to keep the rebels from getting
them. Some. alter discharging their revolver;
finding them useless, hid them under stumps and
threw them in the creek, but yesterday returned
to the identical spot and found them all safe but
one, and that one was borrowed from Colone
McGinnis, and suppose was found by the rebels
Colonel Wallace this morning sent a teleg.aphit
account of the fight to General Mcclellan al
Grafton, and received in reply the following
which have kindly been permitted to copy:
GKAyrox va, June %.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10


5000, 900 900 now is less sum per head than wa,
the debt Of our Revolution when we came out o.
that struggle, and the money value in the conn
try bears even greater proportion. Surely each
man has as strong motive now to preserve oui
liberties rs each had then to establish them
A right result at this time will be worth more
to the world than ten times the men and ten
times the money. The evidence reaching u:
from the country leaves no doubt that the ma
terial for the work is abundant that it needs only
the hand Of legislation to give IL sanction and the
hand of the Executive to give it practical shape
and efficiency. One Of the greatest p,rplexities
OF the Government is to avoid receiving troops
faster than il can provide for them. In word
the people will save the Governmental the Gov
eminent will do its part only indiiferently we'll
1t might seem, at first thought, to be of little
difference whether the present movement mt the
South be called secession or rebellion. The
movers, however well understand the difference
They knew at the beginning that they could never
raise Their treason TO any respectable magnitude
by any name which implies violation oflaw. They
knew their people possessed as much devotion 70
law and orler-as much pride in and reverence
for the history and government of their common
c,untry-as any other civilized and patriotic peo-
ple They knew they could make no advance
ment directly in the teeth of these strong and no.
BILE sentiments. They accordingly commenced by
an insidious debauching Of the public mind. They
invented an ingenious sophism, which. if conce-
died. is followed by perfectly logical steps through
all the incidents of the complete destruction of
the Union. The sophism itself is, that any State
of the Union may, consistently with the nation s
Constitution, and therefore lawfully and peace
fully, withdraw from the Union without the con-
sent of the Union or Of any other State. A little
disguise that the supposed right is to be exercised
only for just cause, themselves TO be sole judges
Of its justice, is too thin to merit any notice.
With rebellion thus sugnr-coated they have been
dragging the minds oftheir section formore than
thirty years until, at length. they have brought
many good men to willingness 20 take up arms
against the Government, the day after some as
semblage Of men have enacted the farcical act of
taking their State out Of the Union, who could
have been brought to no such thing the day be.
fore. This sophism derives much, perhaps the
whole, of its currency from the assumption that
there is some omnipotent and sacred supremacy
pertaining to each State of our Federal Union.
Our States have neither more nor less power than
that reserved TO them IN the Union BY the Consti-
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10

anu tucN dccsicu dllu TcuuCtu Tie IOrt IOf- ORE
cisely the reverse object-to drive out the visible
authority of the Federal Union, and thus force il
+. to immediate dissolution. fsiI
That this was their object the Executive well
understood, and having said to Them in the inatl-
gural address, "You can have no conflict without
being yourselve the aggressors." he took pains
not only to keep this declaration good, but also
to keep the case so far from ingenious sophistry
that the world should not misunderstood it. Bv
the affair at Fort Sumter. with its surrounding
circumstances, that point was reached. Then and
there, by the ASSISTANTS of the Government, be-
gan the convict, without a gun in sight or expec-
fancy to retr-n their firing save Only the few in
the FORT sent to that harbor years before for their
own protection, and still ready to give that pro-
lection in whatever was loyal. In this act, dis.
carsling all else they have forced upon the coun-
try the distinct Issue of Immediate dissolution or
blood, and this issue embraces more than the fate
OF these United States. 1t presents to the whole
family of man the question whether a constitu-
tional republic democracy-a government of
the people, the same people--can or can not main
tain its territorial integrity against its own do
nestle foes 1t presents the question whether
discontinued persons, too few in numbers to con-
troll the Administration according to the organic
law in any case. can always, upon the pretences
made in this case. or any other pretences, or ar
bitrarily without any pretence, break up their
government, ana mus practicaliy put an end to
Tree government upon the earth. 1t forces us to
ask is there in all republics this inheren. and ia
tai weaknesss Must government. of necessity
be too strong fcr the liberties of the people, too
weak to maintain its own exstencef ~
So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to
call out the war power of the Government, and so
to resist the force employed for its destruction by
force for its preservation. The call was made,
and the response of the country was most graft
lying, SURPRISING in unanmty and spirit the most
sanguine expectation. Yet none of the States com.
monty called slave States, except Delaware. gave
regiment through the regular State organisations
A few regiments have been organized within some
other Of those States by individual enterprise and
the seeded States. so called, and to which Texas
was joined about the time Of the Inauguration.
gave no troops TO the cause Of the Union. The
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10


Is the armament sent to Canada and the fleets dis
patched to onr own waters. The Emperor puts
her forward first and then appears to follow her
lead. She goes forward first, because she is the
most constitutional and free Of the European pow
kers- The design is undoubtedly to break the
blockade. Hence agents of France are now buy
ing both tobacco and cotton in the blockaded
States. Napoleon, with his usual reticence and
neacity. did not commit himself till he saw the
North and South of your republic fairly pitted
s1ains. each other in the field. Had he declared
be purpose before il might have alarmed Ameri-
can statesmen. and they might have settled their
troubles -.a
It is the desire of the Emperor. in common
with every crowned head in Europe, to see the
Republic broken up beyond the possibility Of re-
uniting As long IL fourished il would be a
standing reproach and menace to their despot-
isms. 1t Is true that the present course of the
Emperor toward America is contrary to the ira
ditional policy Of France, which has ever been
friendly TO the United States. But this is a new
phase Of Napoleonism- The sympathies OF the
French people, as well as those Of England are
with the United States, but their governments
are undoubtedly against you, That there is an
accord between them is evident from the observa-
tons Of the organs Of the British Government.
limiting that the Emperor ought to look more
carefully after the editing Of his journals, and
prevent them letting out too soon the secret Of
the alliance with England. The advantages
which Napoleon expects to accrue to him are:
First France viii get cotton. her artisans will be
kept from starving and general bankruptcy, and
revolution will be prevented; secondly, the En-
peror expects fair division Of the spoils on this
continent il the United States should be pernia-
nentIy broken up; and. thirdly, he can pursue
unmolested his schemes u the East. %
All nov depends on the action Of President
Lncoln's Cabinet and the prompt measures of
our Representatives abroad = ! do 2 not know
whether Mr. Dayton has addressed anyremon-
stranos to tho Emperor Nspoleons soy@nment
for tho publication of the aboves note. That be
should do 50 d evident. Its matter Of great
popsusity, and one thas cannot b too frmly i'm
ps.sui upon ths oovsgznsnl that ell bockades
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-10

better reason why the Government, which has
conferred such benefits on both them and us.
should not be broken up. a
Whoever, i'm any section, proposes to abandon
such government would do wen to consider in
Difference to what principle il is that he does ID
whether the substitute viii give or be intended to
give, so much good to the people. There is some
toreshadowing on this subject. Our adversaries
have adopted some declarations of Independence
in which, unlike the good old one penned by JEFF
ferson, they omit the words "are created equal.
Whyf They have adopted temporary national
constitution, in the preamble OF which, unlike our
good old one signed BY Washington, they omit
Eve, the people," and substitute I'VE. the dep
uties of the sovereign and independent States. =
Why this deliberate pressing out OF view the
rights of men and the authority of the peopley
This is essentially peoples contest on the side
of the Union. II is struggle for maintaining in
the word that form and substance of government
whose leading object is TO elevate the condition
of men, to lift artificial weights from all Shout
ders, to clear the paths of laudable pursuit, and
to afford all an unfettered start and fair chance
in the race CT life, yielding to partial and tempo
rary departures from necessity. This is the lead
ing object Of the Government for whose existence
we contend. ! am most happy to believe that
the plain people understand and appreciate this.
1t is worthy of note that while, IN this the Gov
cfulucns uouf VI tfihfs iaitc uuuioetr VI tSr< ~
the army and navy who have been favored with
the Offices have resigned and proved false to the
hand that pampered them, not one common sol
der or common sailor is known TO have deserted
his flag. Great honor Is due to those officers who
remained true despite the example OF their treach
erous associates. But the greatest honor and
most emphatic fact Of all is the unanimous firm
ness of the common soldiers and common sailors.
To the las, man, so Gar as known, they success
fully resisted the tratorous efforts of those whose
command within an hour before they obeyed as
absolute law. This is patriotic instinct Of plain
men. They understand without an argument
that the destroying of the Government which was
made by Washington means no good for them.
Our popular Government has often been called
an experiment. Two points in II our people
have setfied-the successful establishment, and
the successful administering Of it. One
still remains. its successful maintenance against
a formidable internal attempt to overthrow t. II
is now for them to demonstrate 70 the world that
those who can fairly carry an election. can also
suppress a rebellion; that ballots are the rightfui
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The FArLr.FINpERs II it be true that the
first duty OF :, soldier is obedience, we may be
permitted to remark that this great truth is 4
lesson WI ich many hove yet to earn. II every
man would at once make mp his mind to 90
his duty, and do it chCerfdlly. without stop
ping to inquire why it had not been imposed
on some one else, we should get along much
better. There is something ter every man to
do. II he can't take the field, let him pat his
hand in his pocket or otherwise do something
in AID of a cause III the result of which he is
equally interested.
1t is no USE for any to attempt 10 sllUlk their
duty. We are happy to believe that there arc
but few ii any such characters IN cur CEN mu-
nifty and if there be any such, let us tell them
that they may rs We'll pnt on the harness III
once for, sooner or later, they wilt be forced
to face the music. Better show their hand at
once.
1t is an easy matter to walk the streets, and
fret, and liout, and complain OF all men,
we consider them she most useless and con-
t"mptitle Aud il they coGid but them
selves rs others see their, they would think
so, too. Doing nothing themselves, they com
plain of others for not doing what they them
selves should do. They carp and ind fault
with neutrality-suspicious. the powers that be
BE cause this, that, and the other hiss not
been done: when, in point of fact, the very
things of which they complain. and Il deal
more than was ever dreamed of in their phi
loSophy, had been doGe six weeks before
And yet they seem to be good enough fellows
in their way but We confess we don't like
such Wavs. If :. battle is fought aud lost. it
is Just what they expected they knew it
would be so when such II step was taken or
move made. On the other hand, if !, victory
is wen, it is no more than what they expect
ed but still they are not satisfied. They i'm
agine they see at u glance where the fatal
mis- take WIS made. II such Il column had
been placed III 4 different position, more of
the enemy had been killed, aud OF those that
were not killed or wounded not Il mother =
OF them would have oeen perIuitted TO
escape TO tell the story OF their defeat
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sCRFIcrEYcy OF PORK The RSoUrH.--Slecu-
lators in bacon VIII lind that as winter ;tp-
proachts their chances for ma king large
profits from that source will become prec
rious. and that they will be obliged to betake
themselves to some more honest calling If
they wish to "Sava their bacoa - For some
reason unknown, the general run OF people,
spectators included, imagine that every
thing of real necessity is only to he found and
only to be had in the North, and especially
is this true in regard to meatstuHs. Hereto
fore a farmer in Tennessee, or Missouri or
Kentucky, would sell his beeves fat hogs to
the Northern sDeculator, who would have
Them siaugh tered and dressed, and then sent
TO New York or Philadelphia and in due
course Of time the meatstutf thus procured
would find its way to Charleston, savannah,
&c, under the name of prime Northern" ="
The blockade has put stop to This kind If
traffic, and hereafter the extreme South Will
be supplied through the means of railways
but recently completed, with meatstufs direct
from fountain sources. 1t will no doubt sur
prise many of our readers to learn that ac-
cOrding TO the statistics of the "hog crop of
the United States as given In the census re-
port of 1859, tha Southern States includiny
Kentucky ana Missouri raised upwards of
twenty millions of hogs against ten millions
In the Yankee States.