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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
Another SANDER.

The Journal has for some days been trying to
create the impression that the Sentinel has be
come BRECKENRIDGE paper in the offensive sense
of that term. In its issue of Wednesday, in an az
ticle upon "the causes of the war. it says:
This is the philosophy of the movement in
which the Sentinel John @. Davis and Jesse ID.
Bright have been so active for some weeks. hey
desire to retake from the Douglas wing OF the
Democracy the control of the party.
This comes from the print that was the especial
apologist of Mr.. BRIGHr during the last presden-
tial canvass. There has been no change in the
Sentinel except in its business department Its
editorial conduct is the same as it has been for
the past FIVE years. This the Journal knows rs
well as We Neither Mr. BRIGHT nor Mr. DAVIS
was consulted, or knew of the change
in the proprietorship of the paper. But
the iGea Of associating Mr.. DAVIS and
the Sentinel with Mr. BRIGHT in political move
ment IS simply ridiculous We think Mt. DAVIS
has not and we know that the editor Of the Sen
tinsi has had no communication Of any nature
with Mr.. BRIGHr for several years. it fact we have
been in direct conflict with the Senator during the
whole time We understand from the friends OF
Mr.. BRIGHT that instead of aspiring to the control
or leadership of the Democratic party of Indiana,
it has been his purpose for some time to retire
from political life. But we care not what his in
tentons may be. In reference to the charge that
we are influenced by Mr.. BRIGHT, Mr.. DAVIS, Mr.
BREcKINRlDGE, or any other man, or any set OF
men, any clique nsideor outside of the party we
briefly state tobe totally untrue, and pronounce
those who new insist upon it "great liars and
dirty dogs" We intend to reflect the sentimen,
of the Democratic masses of Indiana, as we know
from the most indubitable evidences, we are now
doing We peak not the voice or advocate the
views of NEE politicians political leaders
When the voie of the people comes up, speaking
in tones that viii be heard and in language that
can not be misunderstood, it will be found that
the Sentinel his been riding upon the ground swell
of public sentiment, echoing only the voice OF
the people, Which seldom errs in its ''sober sec
ond thought"
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
WEEKLY SENTINEL
wEDNEsDAY.....--...-.......AUGUsT e
The IournaI Inxitins Mob violence.

Since the commencement Of the war the Jour
nal has done all that it dares to do to counsel the
destruction Of the Sentinel Office by mob violence.
1t has the disposition to do any mean thing to &c
complish the overthrow of rival establishment,
but is sadly deficient in the courage to openly
avOw the design it has cherished and yet chershes
On Wednesday it suggested in lying editorial,
if it had any object at all, violence towards this
Office. If to advocate disunion and to justify
cession is reasonable act, and worthy traitors
doom, the columns of the Journal will furnish
ample evidence for the conviction of the editors
of that print of that crime and the merit of such
punishment. And this makes the cowardly and
mischievOus course of that paper towards the
Sentinel more apparent. The exposure of its
hypocritical and inconsistent positions from its
own editorials has been thorn in its side which
rankles for revenge, and its editors have not the
msnliness to take any other course than to at
tempt to excite public prejudice against us by
dirty and vIanousss lies. few days ago it
printed handful calculated to stimulate mob
violence against the Sentinel, but upon a sober
second thought it was deemed prudent to sup
press it.
We have just this much TO say in reference to
tbs course of the Sentinel We shall pursue the
even tenor of our way, regardless of the threats
designed to intimidate us. The Democracy of
Indiana intend to maintain, at all hazards, the
freedom Of the press and the freedom of speech;
not, however, for any dslOyal purposes, but to
maintain the organic law of the Government
the CONSTITUTIONAL its purity, and the Union, if
possible, in its integrity, upon the principles and
for the purposes it was formed. BIT we would in
innate to the Journal that destroying printing of
fees and private property by mob violence, is a
game that two play at, and that print has just
as much to lose, has just as much at risk by an
operation of that character as the Sentinel. And
we suggest to the Journal, whenever mob law is
inaugursted by its incendiary course, it will not
be restricted to the Sentinel office We give the
Journal notice TO that effect, and we shall hold
it responsible for whatever consequences may fol-
low from its exciting mob violence.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
sslIOhS and Treasnn., 3,

We have ever endeavored to treat the Journal
with fairness and courtesy in business and
personal associations but an article in its issue Of
yesterday absolves us from all further considera-
tons of that nature. We shall deal with it here
after with the weapons of its own choosing.
From its own columns we have proven the Jour
nal to be the advocate and apologist of disunion.
To secure official patronage it is guilty of moral
freaSon--of deserving position deliberately ia
ken, and which, day after day, week after week,
month after month, it advocated with all the
ability it possessed Now it has the impudence and
viliainy to charge upon others treason" for
expressing sentiments less Objectionable than its
own. If reasonable sentiments deserve the
halter, long ere this the editor of the Journal
would have been hung as high as Hannah. And
he probably would have been, if his dirty and
worthless carcass was worth that much considera-
ton.
On Friday, in an article under the head of
MODS and Treason" the editor of the Journal
proves himself to be either an Ignoramus or
knave He charges that we "desire mob to as
sault the Office And what reason does he put
in our mouth? We quote his own words: A de-
struction of the Office by mob. "woud
enable it 10 recouer from the city the
ralue of the establishment The editor
of the Journal processes to be lawyer If he
knows anything about law, he is well aware
that the city is not responsible for damages com
mitted by mobs. Yet he seeks to create the inn
preston that we invite the destruction of our Of
fee by mob "to secure ii a sale on good terms -
in one thing, he is unworthy of belief in all
things. Having thus shown him TO be great
liar in respect, it is fair to infer that he is
"drty dog and great liar" in all things.
The editor of the Journal says that his paper
only lives by stealing. 1t "steals" from the city,
it "steals" from the country it "steals" from the
State, and It "stealsv from its subscribers by
lying to them and giving them worthless trash
for their money What else would be expected
| from a man conceived in sin2 He calls his asso
ciate editor "fool," fellow destitute of
''brains," and his associate is goose enough to
submit to such indignities- As an Offset. we be-
lieve that the associate recprocatcs the seni-
ment. and he is justified in SO doing. A pretty
pair of birds they must be to entertain such opin-
ions Of each other and edit the organ of respect
able party If there ever was a specimen of inten-
sified meanness, and Of moral, mental and bodily
corruption and 6lthiness, it is furnished in the
person of the editor OF the journal, the central
! organ of the Republican party of Indiana.
! We shall do justice to the subject hereafter.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

The Daily Journal extra, of Friday, con-
nouncing that he is the author of the communi
cation signed at W. F." which appeared in that
print few DAYS ago. We have nothing to re-
tract in what said in response to the article of
at. W. T." We admit that he could not do
much but he has done all that was in his power
to force upon the country the evils which we are
now suffering at. W. F." intimates that he
would do US no personal injury" All right.
Discretion is the better part of valor." He
says that he will be in the city in few days
The streets of indianapolis are wide enough for
ordinary mortals, but we fear that he will attempt,
like the frog in the fable, to swell himself into
an OK, and the consequences can be easily infer
red
Seriously. The threats of T. w. F. are to
us as the idle wind. We have only to say, that
no man breathes who is more loyal to the Consti-
tuition and the Union than we. And any man
who charges us with disloyalty to the Govern
ment-to the Constitution and the Unon-know
ingly and wilfully misrepresents us 1t is lie
as black as the heart of its author. Whenever
the Government requires our services to maintain
its honor and integrity, shall be willing to
shoulder the musket in its defense, and not ask a
position of profit equal to the pay of dozen pri-
Yates. Whoever attempts to "storm and silence
the batteries" of the Sentinel unless he Tor they
does it like 'thief in the night" had better set
tie his earthly affairs before such effort is un-
dertaken.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

technically complied with. Was there ever a
more Infamous outrage committed upon the rights
of the people, more despotic party act perpe-
trated in Indiana. Yet the Republicans in the face
of such partyism ask the Democracy 70 give up
party, give up principle, give up their doctrines
and the policy which they have ever contended
were the only hope and safety of the Union, and
for whatG Do the Republicans propose to sur
render anything? Is it, on their part, anything
more than the game--"heads we win and tails
you loosef' Do these "no party men, ask of
the Democracy anything less than the dissolution
Of their party and the perpetuation of Republican
rule? If such is not the case let them prove it
otherwise by dividing with the Democrats, during
the war, the Offices of honor and of profit and the
responsibilities which the great crisis of the coun-
try involves. When they do this we shall think
there is some honesty in mo partyism." and a
sincere desire on the part of "no party men" to
unite with the Democrats in a common effort to
save the Union.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
APeace Policy.

prominent officer in the Western Virginia
army and a Leading citizen of this State in pri-
vate letter to Is, written in an earnest and patriot
ic spirit, says Advocate peace policy. 1t is
our salvation We can never conquer the peo
pie Of the South. My views upon this point are
stronger now than ever before, and feel that the
Democratic party will be the nucleus of the
peace party" These sentiments are from one
who attests the sincerity of his patriotism by
offering his body for the protection of the Gov
ernment-not say at home patriot. like VIM
WALLACE and Judge CoBuRN, who are urging on
the conflict to the bitter end, but are careful to
keep their bodies out of harms way. If
men like these are conscientious in their ad-
vocacy of a vigorous prosecution of the
war, regardless d the result, why do they
not prove it by shoudering their muskets
and aid in the WORK which they profess an anxiety
to accomplish. They are urging the laboring
men-;he mechanics, and the farmers sons to
join the army patriotic duty, but suppose
they think that Their aristocrac bodies are fartoo
good for TIE eneuFs powder We know of no
other good reason Why they stay at home, when
we consider their record, especially as far better
men and of more re,l value to society, while diff
fering with the poley Of the Administration, feel
1T patriotic du-y and necessity to respond to the
call of the Government for its protection. And
then there are the Editors and proprietors of the
Journal, why do not they offer their patriotic car
cases as targets for the guns of the enemy? That
is an evidence of devotion to principle which they
will never reach, rs long there is tender beef
steak and bottle of Rhine wine left in the Capt.
tai City fiji their voracious and capacious
] ol,e
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
ss.EuSfice.ss

EDITOR SESrISEL-Deai Sir: For truths sake
only, please correct the following errors in your
article of yesterdays Sentinel headed, factions
Speak Louder than Words" viz:
LIST. Ii was the Thirfy.frst Congress that was
in session in 1850 instead of the Twent first
ID. There is not word in page l29" OF SEN
ate Journal Of either Twenty first or Thirty first
Congress on the subject of your article.
Sd. The Senate was not in session on the "1st
of February, 1880"
4th. The petition referred to was presented on
the 7th February. 1850, instead of the LIST, and
was acted upon February s, 1880
5th The Senate Journal of that day shows no
such speech by Mr.. Webster on that or any other
subject, tor the very good reason that he was not
then member of the Senate; nor was any such
speech, any speech ut all, made then ON that
subject.
9th. This petition did not receive the votes of
anybody Messrs. Hale, Seward and Chase did
vote that the petition be recired but they did not
vote that the petition be granted. One and all OF
them would be as far from voting to grant that
/ petition yourself. JUSTICE
Indianapolis, August Ia, 1861.
Some stupid and ignorant Republican, anxious
like Dosberry, to write himself down an ass, has
sent us the foregoing for publication. The facts
are these: The article referred to was not ours
Dce cAei1tes anu 81 puDh>ncu ne ldCbe
stated in the article are true, but upon examina.
ton we find that there are some errors in the
dates. As "Justice" says, it was at the Thirty frs
Congress, not the Twenty first, when petition
was presented by Mr.. HALE for the dissolution OF
Of the Union. The petition was presented on the
7th of February, 1850, but it was not acted upor
until the eLeuenth of February. Mr. WEBsrEI
did not speak on the 9Th of February, 1850. but
he did on the 11th of that month. He ioas i
member Of the Senate. and took his seat at tina
session of Congress the 2lst day OF Decem
Der, l649. He made just the speech on tina
subject that was quoted in the article we pub
lished.
The vote In the Senate to receive the petition
was ayes 3LSEwARD. HALE and CHASE. and nay
5l-including the Pennsylvania Senators. from
whose State the petition came. The issue mad
in the discussion was that vote to receive sucl
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
An Offer.

Doctor THoaAs W. Fay, in his last card to the
Journal says:
Ifleaving large practice com ortable home
and family for the dangers of the battle field
and the duties of the camp, for small salary, be
serving my country for pay-then is the assertion
of the Sentinel true-but otherwise he simply
lies
Now if this Doctor Fry had went into the ranks
and shouldered musket we should have had
some confidence in his patriotism. But that he
don't do He gets the position Of surgeon or as
sistant surgeon, and we believe the compensation
for that office is equal to the pay of half a
dozen privatcs. There is no necessity for DIR. Fay
"leaving large practice and u comfortable
home and family" to serte his country in the Ca
pacity of surgeon. We will guarantee to get a
hundred surgeons whom a competent Board Of
Medical Examiners will certify are far better
qualified than Doct. Fry, to take his place and
face .the dangers of Il battle field and the du-
ties of the camp for the "small salary" of a
surgeon. There is not particle of necessity for
Doct Far making the great sacrifices to which
he aludes. The Government will have no diff
Guilty in providing surgeons; in fact, we venture
the assertion that Gov. MoRroS has fifty appli-
cations for every appointment within his gift. 1t
will have difficulty, though, in raising men for the
ranks Whenever Doct Fry volunteers as pri-
vate, we will then admit his patriotism to the
fullest extent--concede that he makes great sac
riices and that he does not serve his country for
mere pay. And if he should happen to fall. we
shall take great pleasure in writing fitting obitu-
ary in which his patriotism and sacrifices shall be
duly exalted.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
ADRAn AN LiNOOLN-
WV. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Our Army Correspondence - Letter
from Captain Bracken.


August Il, 1851.
J. j. Bingham, Bsg.:
DEAR SIR-I came down the mountain yester-
day with Prof. Fletcher, who starts for home in
the morning. l would like to give you an intel
ligent account of the position of the brigade. so
that it could be understood by our friends at
home, but have not time to do so. would
request that Mr.. Fletcher, who has examined the
several positions of General Reynolds command,
and has met and cOnversed with the men. be
called upon to give an account of his trip of the
scenes he has Witnessed, the condition and pros
poets Of our little army, and of the absolute
necessity of being reinforced. Ii will do
more good than TO publish dozen letters. as they
can not give details or do justice to our stu
alton.
The part of the company under my immediate
command has had a rough time of it, We have
had FIVE men wounded out of my party of forty
two, one horse killed and two wounded, and the
balance of the stock worked down. The orders for
the future, however. are not 10 scout in advance
of the infantry, and We will have little better
show hope
Harry Chayne. formerly of the Sentinel, was
shot on Friday and very severely wounded. His
thigh was broken and he got a flesh wound in the
arm. He is not out of danger. VIM. H. Han
thorne was shot through the right lung at the
same time, and will in all probability die. They
are both brave and good men. The day before
two Others of nv men were shot, one NORTH in
the side, dangerous wound and the other (Nye)
on the ankle. They are both doing well.
From every indication there will be a fight at
Col. Wagner's position in day or two, and we
may be attacked at different points on the line.
but think our little force will hold the positions,
until reinforcements could reach US.
! have nothing more. Give my best respects
to all friends, and aid the Professor in getting
hearing. Yours truly,
r. BRAcKEx
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
Proclamation.

By th< President Of f1e Lsifed Stats Of america
Whereas, a joint committee of both Houses
of Congress has waited on the President Of the
United States and requested him 70 recommend a
day Of public humiliation, prayer and fasting, TO
be observed by the people Of the United States
with religious sOlemnities, and the offering Of
fervent supplicatioDs to Almighty God for the
safety and welfare of these States, His blessings
on their arms and speedy restoration of peace !:
And whereas. il is fit and becoming in all people
at all times TO acknowledge and revere the SUI
preme government of God, to bow in humble
submission to His chastisements, 20 confess and
deplOre their sins and transgressions in the full
conviction that the fear of the Lord Is the begin
ming of wisdom, and 20 pray with all feryency
and contrtion for the pardon of their offenses,
and for blessing upon their present and pros
pective action:
And whereas, When our beloved country, once,
by the blessing of God, united, prosperous and
happy, is now afflicted with faction and civil war
it is peculiarly fit for ms TO recognize the hand of
God in this visitation, and in sorrOwful remem-
brance of our own faults ard crimes as a nation
and as individuals, to humble ourselves before
Him, and to psay for His mercy-to pray that we
may be spared further punishment though justly
deserved; that our arms NAV be blessed and made
efTectnal for the re establishment of law order
and peace throughout our country and that the
inestimable boon of civil and religious liberty,
earned under his guidance and blessing by the
labOrs and sufferings of our fathers may be re
stored TO all its original excellence: Therefore /
Abraham Lincoln. President Of the United States
do appoint the last Thursday in September next
as day of humiliation. prayer and fasting for all
the people of the nation, and do earnestly recon-
mend to all the people, and especially to all min
listers and teachers of religion of all denomina-
tions and 20 all the heads of families TO observe
and keep that day according TO their several creeds
and modes of worship in all humility and with all
religious solemnty, TO the end that the united
prayer Of the nation may ascend to the Throne of
Grace, and bring down plentiful blessings upon
our own country.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the crest seal of the United
States to be affixed. this 18th day of August, A
ID. 1861, and of the independence of the United
States of America the eighty sixth.
By the President:
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

LET THEM Golf ever "seven or eight States
send agents to Washington to say, 1--WE want to
get out of the Union" we feel constrained by our
devotion to human liberty to say, LET them co."
And we do not see how we could take the other
side without coming in direct conflict with those
rights of man which we hold paramount TO all
political arrangements. however convenient and
advantageous.-Nes York Tribune, December L.
The paper which used this language in Decem
Der, now, in August, denounces Democrats be-
cause they will not coalesce with it.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21
wThe Cincinnati Commercial, in its issue

rE-T The Cincinnati Commercial, ian its issue of
Saturday, publishes the following lie:
Jesse ID. Bright, we are informed has at pres
ent TIE most considerable interest in the Indi-
annapolis Sentinel. There is plenty of internal
evidence of the fact.
If the general statements Of the Commercial are
no more truthful than the foregoing. we can only
say that it is totally unreliable sheet. We can
only say that tie charge that JESSE d. BRIGHT
has any interest in the Sentinel directly or indi-
rectly, or that he has given any aid to it what
ever, or that he knew or was consulted in refer
ence to the recent change in its business manage
ment, or N any other way, is a lie manufactured
out of whole cloth
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

NEWSPAPER CHANeE-Charley Cotton, well
known throughout the State as sprighily and
vivacious writer, has taken editorial charge OF
the Rockport Democrat.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

At the present time, when not States only, but
counties and town corporations are purchas-
ing arms for military purposes. a few popular
details touching the general character, the
varieties, the capabilities and the cost of the
improved rife. whether it be the gun for infantry
or the carbine for cavalry, may not be unaccept-
bic to some of the readers ofthe Sentinel. These
are derived partly from observation, partly from
subject. And may not be amiss to preface
them brief explanation of the great principle ~
ing at the base Of all modern improvements in the
rifed gun.