Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-05

Court for the State of Indiana, giving the
grounds for indicting certain parties for treason
against the Government. From the Journal we
learn the following facts:
Near two hundred witnesses we're sworn and
examined. Sixty indictments were written BY
the attorney for the Government and returned by
the jury, sixteen of which were for treason, and
against the following persons:
Jesse Fuller, solomon Cocker, Nathaniel Hicks,
Theodore Apologize. Noah McCallister. Thomas
Cole, Andrew Meford. William Brownlce. John
Huest. Adam r.. Johnson. Richard Lambert,
Williams Lukens, Andrew Huston, Taylor Met
ford, Robert Slaughter, James Thompson alias
James Mcconnell.
There were also eighteen indictments returned
against persons for conspiracy to take and pos
sess the property Of the United States. and thir
teen for conspiracy to defeat the operation of this
law. The character aud objects Of a secret or
ganizaton inquired into and fully exposed
aud found To be a hot bed OF treason.
We agree with tie Journal most fully in the
sentiment that secret political societies cannot
live IN this country in time OF peace. much less
in time of war, when secrecy becomes treason"
This is illustrated in the death of the Know
Nothing order. secret political society. to which
the editor of that print belonged.
Il there are $1,000 traitors in Indiana who
have bound themselves by oaths, as the Grand
Jury charge. Ito resist the payment of the Fed
eral taxes and prevent enlistments in the armies
OF the United States" and if enlisted to treacher-
ously betray loyal soldiers in the army. it is time
the people should know il by indubitable evil
dence- The good name of Indiana is involved
in such an astounding development, and it is due
to her people, it is due to the country that such
an alleged conspiracy should not rest upon the
parte statements of partisan Grand Jury.
1t is due to the men who are indicted that they
should have prompt and fair trial and if guilty
they should receive traitors punishment. Judge
SwAYSE should promptly convene a special term
of the court, and try the accused parties, the
very best way of crushing out reasonable secret
associations. Unless this presentment be intended
for partisan purposes, there can be no excuse for
delay.
The Democracy. as a party, put their seal of
condemnation upon all secre. or open political
organizations having either anpatriotc objects in
view, in the following resolution which was unan-
imousIy adopted by the Convention of the 30th
of July:
&. That the Convention denounces unwse
and unpstriotic all organizations, secret or open,
having for their object the notification OF, or re-
sstance to, the laws of the State of the United
States-that oppressive laws aud unwise .gisla-
ton find their proper correction only at the bal
lot box. where change of legislators will pro-
duce the wished for reform of bad and odious
laws, and to that tribunal only will the patri-
OF resort IN this nour of his country's trial.
We hold sacred and binding every enactment
till repealed or declared nugatory by competent
legal authority.
We protest against the use Of the presentment
of the Grand Jury for political partisan purposes,
as the Journal has already done. 1t can not be
denied truthfally but there secret political or
CARNATIONS all over the State, composed entirely
of unconditional Union men" and they are
equally guilty with the associations presented by
the Grand Jury. for the editor of that print avows
that "secret political societies can not live in this
country in time of peace much less in time Of irar
phen secrecy becomes treason" Ii this be the
correct position. the people will inquire. "why did
not the Geand Jury extend their inquiries to the
latter assocationsl"
But this is no time for parleying. We desire to
address ourselves to the sober sense of all good
citizens. Marshal ROBINSON, although Demo
crat. placed men of opposite politics upon the
Grand Jury during hrs term of office. So did
Marshal ENGLISH. Ii remains for mo party"
Marshal 10 constitute Grand Jury without a
single Democrat upon iI. We regard this as an
insult, gross insult. impeachment of the
loyalty Of at least one half of the citizens of In
It 49, al L. .f;rf,O
all the miserable humbug declarations of no.
partyism from Republicans.
Now for the facts. secret inquistion, as
mean as the Spanish inquistion, with the power
of the Government TO sustain il, without no
tice to the accused and giving them no
opportunity 20 be heard in defense in person or
by counsel. upon parfs evidence. seeks 10 stab
the integrity and the loyalty of citizen for par
tisan purposes. Unheard this secret. partisan
body arraigns him as a criminal. In addition TO
this this irresponsible body. protected by law and
under the veil Of secresy. comes into Court with
Iabored argument. upon one sided testimony
and publish it TO prejudice the public mind and
attempt in advance to convict the accused. We
know not, and have personal sympathy with
any Of the men indicted, but we say in all bon
esty that Lucifer himself could not esince
greater malignancy than has this Republican
Grand Jury. In looking over the list OF that
body We find the name of one Judge. We ash
him. because be Processes some intelligence, il
such is the way he discharges his trust? Is it his
province TO become accuser, prosecutor, Judge
and juryl Ii so. in comparison. the memory o
the infamous JkFrRIrs should be eashrined in
virtue
More than this. The Journal Processes &c
give report OF the testimony before the Grand
Jury which we believe its members in honor, il
not BY oath, are bound not 10 diyulge Is thi.
justice. or partisanship. mean and devilish;
That print states. in CONFEDERATION of the evi
dence IL reports Of the guilt of the accused. tina
6ue hundred repoirers sold on th,
dsy the Democratic Mass Meeting was held
in this city. The editor knows that is
wicked. wholesale lie. There were no, hun
bred revolver sold on that day-tbere were moi
fifty sold 70 persons attending the Convention