The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-03-01

staff and his body guardo $50 men. had
arrived. We hazard nothing in sying. II
this WAS The fact Cove NOR Morton. Lieut..
Colonel King. and ihosein high authoriiy
treated, or caused to be ireated. Their d's-
tingu:shed visitor, ard those accompanying
him. with tire creates. consideration.
+ The -SanAsnel vdenands that this ''distin-
guished visitor be treated with the greatest
conside ration" 1t is astonishing that such
a sugge siion is tolerated in any loyal com
muni,yt OF all the kentucky traitors.
Buekner ss-played the most ignoble part.
He has arrayed father against 500. and
brother against brother. Through his sole.
individual influence. thousands of families
in our sister State have been Prostrsted in
sorrow and grief While PROCESSING loyalty.
he was working treason. while urging
peace. he was shedding fraterLal blood. He
to be treated with 1.-The greatest considera-
ton - There is the madness OF fanaiiclsm
itself rsste
The Sentinel on the authority of officers
(Rebel. of course characteristically pro-
ceeds to exaggerate our loss at Donelson.
1t puts the Rebel killed. at 600. and wound
ed at 800. and the Federal loss at 8, 500; the
the objec. being to impress the reader with
she superior 6ghtiog qualities of the Rebels
! It states upon the same authority that acres
OF ground we're covered with our dead" al
this. TOO. in spite of published official re-
! ports to the contrary.
The Sentinel has been constantly abusive
of the patriotic Gov. Morton. but now it
changes its tune The following paragraph
+. gives the reason:
s Gov Norton We understand, has signifed
: his in tention TO clolhe deeently anil provide
comfortably for the prisoners that have
reached here from the South during the
past two days. All honor to Gov. Morton.
His heart, we begin to believe, is in the
right place after all.
/ l, had no word of praise for Gov. Morton
/ when he was exerting himself for the relief
/ of the Indiana volunteers. but now that he
makes Rebel prisoners comfortable. ''all
honor to him." cries the Sentinel. Its not
altogether satisfied, however, with Gov.
Morton's arrangements. and calls on the
Masons and Odd Fellows to assist in the
work. Here is its cunning paragraph on
tina, point:
We learn that al of the prisoners in the
city, whether officers or privates. who are
members OF the Masonic Order or the Order
of Independent Odd Fellows. will be care
fully looked after BY their brethren. Nor
will the charity and kindness of the mag
unanimous and noble men belonging to the ;e.
,h~ offic IF ON han aS
tons, stop here. Their attention will be
freely, and as brothers. bestowed upon all
who peed it.
The following paragraph. however. is the
most expressive:
We are proud. we are inexpressib'y hap
Ply to have It in our power to speak Of the
manner in which our citizens. the free and
noble men of the North, received the pris-
oners from the South who have been arriv-
ing during the past two days. Not a jeer.
nor a gibe, nor jest. nor any insulting re-
mark. was INDUCED by any Que. Even the
little boys were serious. and some Of them
in tear, As they looked upon the brave bat
deluded men who are now our prisoners.
The Sentinel is "happy," proud" that
the people Of Indianapolis behaved them
selves. And it rejoices that seven the little
boys were serious, yes. aud some of them
the little boys-.'looked upon the brave but
deluded men" through their own tears
Need we quote more to prove that the sym
pathy and feeling of this Infamous sheet Is
wholly and solely with the Rebels! 1t
takes every means to convince the prisoners
of their sympathy, and they. no doubt. I'M
derstand the Sentinel fully before this time
Certainly we have produced sufficien,
evidence from the columns of the Sentinel
10 show that no one attached to the estab
lishment should be allowed communication
with the prisoners. 1t will be dangerous to
permit it. and might result in the escape Of
ut least some whom the Sentinel thinks
should be treated with ''distiu guished con-
sideration" The influence of such sheets
in The North is peruicious in the extreme
From the sympathy Of the Sentinel. for
instance, the Rebel prisoners, will take fresh
Leart and new courage, to continue their
war against the Union. The elements Of
one army impressed them with the opinion
that the Nor tn is a unit. The language of
the Sentinel is calculated to remove that
impression, and to satisfy them that there
are some in the North who do not back up
the armies OF the Union. We pray that
The day may soon come. when all such
Reb ell sympathizing journals may die on
for the want of patronage.
/ ~Ik Of the family organ at Centervillc, &C
cuses us of lliul falsehood." in regard to he