Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-06
Treason at w0rk"-s'A Secret Society
,"and "the Exposure at work
Already

Exposed, "and athe Exposure at work
Already"
Under these captions the Journal, of yester-
day, occupies a column and half in pretended
exposure Of secret, reasonable association,
called NJ. p. s.. organized to resist the Federal
Government and give laid and comfort to the
rebellion. 1t charges that these organizations
exist "in Madison, Evansville, indianapolis,
Terre Haute, Rockville, Sullivan, Vincennes,
Greencastle, Indiana, and Paris and Mattoon,
Illinois, The editor avows that he knows that
such organizations, with secret signs, watch
words and signals, exist in those places. He
gees farther. he states positively that "its
members are known and gives what he calls an
exposure of the objects of the ORDER "its
Officers" and its signals for calling meet
ings." At time like the present. charges
of such grave character should not be
made to influence the public mind and to
excite suspicious and hostility against individ
uals, without convincing evidence of their truth.
And if such reasonable associations are in ex
istence, it becomes public duty not only to ex-
pose the organizations, but the names of those
who compose them. The editor of the Journal
charges, in general terms, that secret treason
able Mutual Protection Society," inimical to
the Government exists in this city. Who COM
pose it? The Journal positively asserts "its
members are known" This places every citizen
under suspicion, for its members, according to
the Journal, are composed of both Republicans
and Democrats. Now the editor is bound to
make good his charge that such order exists in
this city, or else he must consent to be branded
a wholesale slanderer and villiier.
The editor of the Journal can not plead igno-
rance to evade this ISSUE He says ats members
known" Now we have one evidence at hand to
satisfy us that the Editor of the Journal, in this
pretended exposure of secret society, knowingly
aud wilfully lies. We find the following para
graph in that paper OF yesterday, in connection
with more of the same sort, seeking to iden ify
the Hon. JOIN g. DAVIS with the IN. P. s."
and charging that the exposure of the secret or
ganization compelled him to fee to the Southern
COnfederacy for safety. Here it is:
John g. Davis is reported by telegraph to have
passed through Hopkinsvile, KY, a day or two
ago, ON his way TO Richmond. He doubtless in
treason he has so long been Matching. But IL IS
doubtful if he would have chosen this particular
time for his fight, if he had felt safe at home.
The exposure of the reasonable secret So
eiety, called the an. P.'s' which we publish this
morning, it is automatically stated, was learned
by him in time to allow his escape. He doubt
less felt that this exposure insured halter for
his infamous neck. and chose to carry it to a
fer climate. But he has left good many friends
h..If ffad o,A bo
lost sight of. The people have learned thorough
ly now. that those who supported Breckenridge
in his treason last Spring, only wait the chance to
do ~ much mischief as they can 1t home before
they openly Join the rebels, and John G.. Davis
fight only adds more proofs already con
elusive. The whole batch rank. rotten trai
tors
Now we will bring the editor of the Journal to
fair and square issue. We win wager hira one
hundred dollars, to be devoted 70 some charitable
Institution, that the Hon. JoHS G.. DAVIS has not
fled the State. that he has not been outside of
the State Tor the last thirty days, that when the
infamous SANDER was penned against him he was
attending to his business in Rockville. that if
the editor of the Journal viii go TO Rockville to-
day he viii find him there and that if he dare re-
peat the charges made against Mr. DAVIS in the
extract we have quoted that he will be the best
cowhided man that ever received such punish
ment in Indiana, as the evidence of the presence
of that gentleman at his home We win not deny
that Mutual Protection Societies have been or
ganzed here and elsewhere. but if they have they
are composed exclusively of such Republicans as
the Journoi man who prefers SANDER TO truth,
filth to decency and vice to virtue. Again we
assert that the journal editor should Substantive
his charges or stand committed as ga dirty d2g
and great liar" The Editor aforesaid. in at
tempting to serve his master and screen him from
his obligations to law and duty. has put bis footn
t.and he viii find that ISLANDERS like chickens ril
come home to roost