Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-25

IN the o., Ell n-ut D s'.,ifiee huil.sing in rlis
cit, seventeen fe'~"n- ate c'a.hlei f"r alleged
p-,itiss,l onen-e-. They ~e,e trre-te.l upon aii.
d'vit- msir IA sumo. II net s,i tie se-. by par
ii.,riA..rl ps1Sn.al eqem,es upoh VII eh ihey ,e
depr,> ell of their ebert, .thost aiy means 81 /
Te'lies: silgloat the Opportunity OF di-poving the
charges msde sgais-t them through tie judicial
tribunals of the country. right guaranteed by
the Constitution snd = hich should be held sacred
IL lHiItv OF any crime against the tiose'nn'nt
,he-e ier-uns sh0tsd be tud-hed Ii the, have
violated ia~ they -houd suffer the penalty there
for Ilus u i larabl, ~ ju-t that citzehs should
he taken from their homes aud business and
incarcerael la prison Tor eeks AMI months for
ale.ei political oil,nses, and denied tie pris /
leges granted tie meanest criminals in tie land /
Thaee of the lsisoners have very comfortable
quuters. but fourteen are couhned in ,ell- butt
for criminals. IN one cell. small room. nhe
are eohhnesi. and ia sill smaller one are i've
Neither OF them have side ~itriow-. but lighi !
anI air comes through -kslighI liz tie roof.
Here they eat slee;, AMI I've. shut cut from tle
wafid and only permitted u see the light oil
he,ven through the sm III opening IN the roof
Under no circumstances are they permitted to
leave their cells. and before the iron grated door
OF iher fri-on house, securel, fastened. ARMED
ssnIfies, day and night. watch them. One pIis
oner. ~io came here SQUAD ia body aud mimi.
for some da,s Vas insane through the effects Of
his confinement Who t~o years alo would
have anticipated that such Arrests wouli have
been nader Who would have thought ohe year
ago that the President would hive brought all
the people OF the United States under IA .rt.i
lac. to lie administers, ut his own d-c etion
AMI that in our magnificent Po-t.iice building.
in Stale loyal To the Gov eminent ami Ia which
tie administration oi the civil Las has nev,r
been INSTRUCTED. sc, eutsen OF it's citizens would
be confined. deprived IT all illeir evil ri,l l.!
And what is their ofien~,g
Que OF the prisoners il DR. THEODORE HoRrox
OF Wells County. lie VAS arrested an brought
he . upon the charge of discour,gDg enlist nehrs
D.. II is good CIT Zen. lie his represented his
county in the Legislature. His most intimate
friends upon oath say the, have e. lie ,rd him
eAPses sentiment di.ioyiI totle t'ovsrumeu'
bra, IN the other hand his olien rsai that he
would reel. x, e all lee sas worth eseu hi- n,s
il iho~e s.e,ihee~ ssaId pat do~n tie rebellion
All tie direct easrgr nude against him as i
shown IL. the sinisv,. -. luid.h III. ,l.s, IL
d-proved bs som, OF the must trustworthy chi
zen. oil his county. Yet these evidences Ut his
innocence do not release him He not let
his liberty even upon bail In confinement he
.sI. FILL Ill
TIE authorities ut Wa-hn. ton dispose of
them. The p. e>i,ent my think that the public
s,;et, requires thee exueme uleasuie>, but il
gives a power to bad men which M, be exer.
ci-ei. and ~hieh has been exercised. to ujne the
bet citizens. Wherever civil law can not be al
mnistered. martial law may Le necessary. hut in
Indiana no one en- doubt tia, all cifen>es known
g the Laws can be punished through judicial trl-
bunals
We publish The following affidavit in the c,-e
OF Dr. HuaroS. to Illustrate the workings oi mar
ii Il law. aud. in his case the arrest of all the
prisoners my have been made uiuer similar cir
eumstances aud with equd Injustice:
SrArE or INDIANA.
WALLS CoUNTy.
q. J.
wai-er Gevr,e j. (;ottSt hank. jviii, Goit>rlia X
Ge1ge Dusnt-k,. w'isau, Duhn~k! M,ti-"
l. ~ CNlus Maish. bthlt,iiie Sdster aliu John
A SAW er. Am.s- Geiuett. aI.d l. A Hon ton. 81
LAWFUL alc. I,sh cIt~ oi tie county aid Stale
alurtsad upon cur uails uepo,e AID NV that
or the ri aay ct October. lc62. We attended =
poiitiegi meeting "a N,ittlhr ham township, ellis
COUNTY. Indiana which SIM meeting Wa splvlnt.
Ter the purpose Uf Di~cu snn- the political
su,s h.tsIe tie vVGntrN ., one \. u JvmOie.
candidate tor ) ate ke,se.esitti,e kir tie c.,s.n
ties ct BIsrks"rl and Well; th,t ohe john
Phpgs oI Cemp,n, "A" "A n regiment iudiaia
volunteers, INT httt Ma mesviIt at s.iI meeting
f"s the p"ris'>e AT procuring volunteer; ihst
theodore Hutton, (nuw unuer aue>t UPON
chtr1e OF then there disc'nrastus euii-t
meut-, Which said char1e. s1id fhiPIS. the
oh al October, ls62 mate athda,II la be.ole ole
D~i. ht khnca. notary public IA MIL Tor SAID
county ahd Stde.) was asO ltr-ert al -aid meet
M. that SAID Horton. after JeiIioie sid
Pumps had u,IeI their efforts un Tie Oc,a
sl,'a. ctllesi Tor 10, large Hsrler present 10
si,iTes- them; that sald Horton DISTINCT. required
belole lie responded to that cali 10 std j more
ami sid PnipFs had c. nciuae,i Their labr Tor
the evening aIri not unt,i lie hid lece,sDi il.ln
Those leit.,n.n an tn M ,tlNe ie-lr,Ilse To bis
siiu INQUIRY, ulu sad Horton Iroree.i - address
80 u meeting. Aud depouehts ~ that then uu-
Outstanding of Tie purpose al -am Hottou beng
=, called To adde's rtR meeting Eis oi h re.
Spending a. stid call was answer III Jet +
mor,- political speerh au.i ivr such purpose
ONLY
Deponeurs further an, they ~eie present during
the snlIe ien,s,ks vf liollun then and There
made: q At tie, pad close atie.irn Io
tho-e trmask> that u the tatSuaie inn .aiesi to
s''d ho tuu Ia s'h Pnipp- III h.- >iti hd,,,d to.
VT: Il ALWAYS kn.~ TN. ala abolition
war-the F.s-t stts lfscla mitiuL tol- tie Apo
lltson ellusA x-sou h,Ne been a-kei 10 ii. al a.
volabfses--sili sou ao ~ NJ. You re rot +
going ~ volunteer. lie .leek.r ctllei tor
votEaleer--bos nsss.y did re .eEg None. You
not DING Ia volunteer uirler >uch l-,licN -
na. not ole Tie er-ois ~ power are al Abo.
III oni-t-. and al y hb uphotI the A.iulnStrs-
t..R IA ia is.lsss Aboiiilonl-ts- We MIL pal
the Drm"crnts IN pp~er sud theu nil shoot
duwn the AOoltta..b-t-." had b.en u>ei To- said
Horton then snd tieie. depphent- would rentm
Der Il that sar Hufiou ,iia bot u-e laid lauzu,ge
mr. any language calculated Ia d>cpura-e e.
li-tmebt-. nut on the contrary ssId Horton then
sod fhsre spske ia sail-t,nve i',lIo~.. to Wit:
That tile country hal Oeen i,.rred iuio this war
bx tie di.uhiuA Ahohtiohi,is OF the Mouth and
the hfe eating -ece-s oui-t> oi the >"uth; that
ilefe xas let u. but ole ruuTse, uamel, L.
ia, n DEF oar mu-kel~ and des'ry Tie rsti,l- II
the aI sitn i.uiiet-, sstsl To meet the Ai.,
hli. n.-t- ~ the biiiuI nVx. aId T., tie az. hts