Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-29

lie, Us look a little further NJ the oath which
citizens of the loyal States arrested and imprs
oned 10y order OF the Secretary of War or some
underllng ct that officer aud "hon0rably dis
charged by the same authority. are compelled to
tike the condition OF such ..hnnorable dis
charge We suhjon the oath in iull:
II. - DO sOlemnl, swear that will sup
port, protect aud defend, the Constitution aud
Government Of the United States against al en-
emies. either domestic or foreign, ami that | will
bear true faith. allegiance and loyalty 10 the
slIne; any ordinance. resolution or law of any
State convention or Legislature g the contrary.
notwithstanding; and, further. that 10 this with
the full Determination, pledge and purpose. with
out any mental reservation or evasion whatso-
ever and. further. tina, will neither enter any OF
the States Now in Instruction against the author
IT'S OF the Federal Government nor hold any cor
re-pondence Whatever with them. with any
person IN them, during the present rebellion, with.
out permission OF the Secretary OF War; aad that
| will. in all things. deport myself : "a good ana
loyal citizen of the United States: and that will
not, at any future time, commence or cause any
action suit against the officers al any ioyai
State. or OF tue United States, Tor causing nv
arrest or i'm rispnment. so help me God -
There i OF course nothing Objectionable in the
simple oath OF allegiance. Every good citizen
stands ready to take tiat. provided the circum
stances under which be be required to take il DO
not impugn his loyalty The objection 10 il in
the case of 4 citizen arrested without cluse held
contrary To law. and "h0norlbly discharged
without tial. i. that the requirement L. take Il
does impusu his LOYALTY. The smallest fe,mra
ton which the Government could make for the
wrong done the citizen. ia hts arbitrary Illegal
and causeless arrest ard Imprisonment. would be
his honorable discharge without any conditions
whatever But, - j. seen, IL j. not alone the
simple oath oi allegiance tl,.t he i required To
take HIS loyalty ! still further impu.ned by
the requirement that lac shall swear that he takes
the oath without mental IL ervation or evasion
and that he viii not hold communication with
the rebels Nor l. this all The most shameless
insult and outrage added To the grossc,t ia
jury by the requirement. ~ a condition of his
release from arbitrary. illegal and cau>eless i'm
prisonment that he shall swear that che will not
al any future time. commence or cause any ac-
ton suit against the officers OF aay oval State
or of the United State>. tor causing his arrest or
Imprisonment. 30 help him Cod"
Ii. in the annals of de>po,ism. ia the old world
or the new. there be anything which excels The
iniamy OF this de>peti>m. are not familiar
with IT,
There i now confined IN Fort Warren citizen
of Philadelphia. named William d. Windef
whose imprisonment j. Of more than a ye,r'~ du-
ration; the responsibility iot whose arrest VS.,
shortly after t had been made attemsfed 10 b.,
shGilled oil 10y both tle Secretary oi VIZ and the
Secrelar, oil State; shp is cauies.el,, guilty OF
olleuse: = inst whusc-fokait 10 truthful al
Legation has been uur eau be nude. who hts been
peF,lsiently denied trial: 30 presen a writ of
habe - corpus. issued by a Judge of tae Supreme
Court o. the United States. reaching whom. the
keeper of Fort Warren hssShat h mself NJ within
the walls o. that ba-iile-ihis citizen ct Phila
dephit. We say J. sill coufue IN Fsst Warren
solely because he re.u -es 10 ,ske iiis oath liz
honorable discharge hss been offered 10 hinl
on the cnnsliflon that he would tlfe il Uei.
held for no otlr,r reason tRas, that lie will not
take Il. he Is held iof no o;ae reason tllan that
he vii not. hs TIE geui1ts-t implication. impg-n
hisowu LOYALTY, ana because he vii tot surrender
any - lreSs which he law eise> him .os the great
AMI unprovoked wrongs which have been done
Inn
Never was there mhr;sr In a more glorious
ctuSe. NoboCy knows what suffering : inflicted
upon him Ia COME han % take thi- oath. cor ne
= immaresi Geef "a az che Fcee-~es ct tie FieraI
bistiie ia tie harbof - boston that 10 sOgni OF
hsNolce : heard >sye hy al, fellow PRISONERS aud
solitary keeper. He may Weld Oithe alietua
tives of ruined be,lth md compliance he may
AZ l,,t aeceqs the latter. Bus We 10 not believe
II. Aud u he shall not. woe woe 10 ~ tsr.nt-
when outraged justice shah. by ana bs. o,ertake
them Chicago frses