Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-29
Prom the Springfield CIIl.l Register, sept.
The Arbitrary Arrests.

Return Of Hon. VIM j. Allen from his Captivity
at Washington The Infamy Of has Prosecutors.
This gentleman arrived here on Saturday even
ing, from Washington, where he has been pris-
oner for several weeks past, held upon some
vague, underlined charge OF dsloyalty. He has
been unc0Hdti0B0lly released Thus. By the act
OF the Government. have the vile charges heaped
upon him BY the Jacobin press of Illinois been
virtually repudated and the injustice of his arrest
admitted
What spectacle does this present, in a land of
liberty and law. Here l. loyal citizen, the
chosen Representative in the National Congress
of Congressional District, which has sent, and
Is sending, by fifty per cent, more soldiers to the
war, IN proportion TO population, than any other
in the State, ii not in the Union, ruthlessly drag
ged from his house, surrounded by his wife and
children, rushed to Cairo held in duress, while
secret inquisiton here trumped up evidence
against him, dictated by an abolition attorney,
denied the privilege of confronting MS accusers
or OF having an attorney present To cross exam ne
their witnesses-thus, with closed doors, the sit
ting Star Chamber sums up his case and remands
him to prison, out of his State. thousand miles
away. When shown the record made up against
him, he offer to give a bond, in the sum OF
SlUO,OO0 TO disprove, in three days, every charge
made except One and this involved the proving a
negative. and as to this he would bind himself
10y the oaths of fifty of the best men in South
illinois, 10 show that the witness was utterly un-
worthy of credit This was denied him. and he
was hdrried OF, to Springfield, he understood at
starting, but when he got TO Centraia he was told
that has destination was Washingtoi--the Capitol
Prison. Owing to his liz health the authorities
there paroled him TO the limits of the city, and
there he was kept for weeks, away from his home,
ms family and business, and Is now released,
TO return home. without any investigation of
his known To the law or TO principles OF
common justice. with stigma of arrest for dis
loyalty resting upon him. He returns to his
home, 10 his wife. children, and friends, unac-
quilted OF the Infamous crime laid TO his door, in
manner guaranteed by Constitution and law to
the most humble individual la the land, but to
yindicate himself to the world as best he may.
That he can and will most triumphantly Go it,
none can doubt. More too; he can and will show
10 tue people the Infamous partisan and personal
malice which instigated this prosecution of him
self
The curses of all honest men upon the craven
scoundrels who consplred to effect his arrest.
Shame upon the State authorities who permitted
one OF the most loyal and prominent citizens to
be dragged from without the States jurisdiction
10 be incarcerated in prison a thousand miles off.
misunderstanding an investigation of his case
by some judicial tribunal within the State; and
shame upon the national Government for the
adoption of a policy involving such injustice
SO Migrant, so palpabIe, is the injustice OF this
persecution of Mr.. Allen, so glarne is the fact
that it IS founded in partisan malice that il can
not effect him injuriously a man, or his char
acter "A loyal citizen. When arrested, he was
engaged in canvassing for denomination 10 the
position in the national councils which he now
honorably fills. Ii was apparent that he would
again be chosen--that he had the highest regard
of his constituents. His arrest was intended to
crush him in their good opinion and to terrfy
them, that they might be deferred from further
countenancing him. The inla nous game has
proven futile, and, contrary to the usual rule of
this journal as TO interference in the choice of
Democratic C indicates in other districts than oul
own, we sincerely express the hope that the De
mocracy of the Egyptian District will again pre-
sent Mr. Allen for Congress and triumDhantly
elect him, thus vindicatng his reputation ~ il
loyal man, and rendering him that justice, by the
popular voice, denied him by the State and ma
tonal authorities In not giving him hearing as
guaranteed him by the laws of the land.