Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-07
From the Detroit Free Press
The Alleged COnspi racy in Michigan.

From the Detroit Free Press
The alleged Conspiracy i'm Michigan.
In the debate which we published, which took
place in Congress, in the existence of conspira-
cy against the Government in Michigan, il will
be seen that Mr.. Chandler stated that Ito his
tain knowledge the Knights of the Golden Circle
did succeed III getting large number of the worst
traitors in the United States into the Federal ar
my. and they are there now" large number
OF the worst traitors in the United States not one
or two, or twenty, but large number. and Mr..
Chandler knows who they are, and vet he allows
them TO remain where they can blight the coun-
sells of the brave Why has he not denounced
them long since? Why has he not exposed them
to the iDfamy they so richly deserve? He has
the certain knowledge of their treason he knouos
that they are plotting the ruin of the country. 1t
is within his power 10 bring them TO punishment,
and yet IL is by mere accident that the fact is
brought to light that he has this knowledge, and
still allows those foes of the country to plot their
treason. without taking one step to protect the
| country against the danger. II he allows trait
or to remain, knowing him to be such, without
denouncing him, he is an accomplish, an acces-
sorry after the fact.
We think this speech of Senator Chandler re-
quires the Senate to raise committee at once
to thoroughly examine this whole subject If
there Is conspiracy against the Government in
Michigan, let us know il. Let il be ferreted out
and exposed. and let the leaders be brought to
the most condign punishment. If there is such
a society, the.iact should be known Who exerted
the influence? Upon whom was il exerted? Who
are the men thus foisted upon the Government?
All this Mr.. Chandler "knows," and has known
for long time, according to his own statement,
and yet this is the first time he has intmated
that he had any knowledge upon the subject.
We insist il is time this mttter was investigated.
These charges are constantly made against Dem
ocrats, who can do nothing but demand of their
accusers the evidence, or investigation and trial.
fhev dare not give either, because they know il
is fraud and lie, concocted by themselves for
political purposes.
The courts, the prosecuting officers, the Fede-
raj and State governments, and both houses of
Congress in the hands of the Republicans.
Why don't they prosecute? Why don't they ar.
rest and examine somebody? They d. re not do
it, Again we challenge them to prove their
charges.
Mr. Chandler is a Senator; he is prominent
member of the commit on the conduct of
the war" quite appropriately termed the "smell-
ing committee" Why has he not attended to
these traitors before7 There is but one possible
solution for this inexcusable conduct. Charity
might plead that he was drunk when he made
that speech, and was, therefore. talking at ran
dom. If not that, then. he must have deliber
ately lied. He and bis friends must take one or
the other horn Of this deimma for no one who
knows Mr. Chandler will for a moment believe
| that if he knew what he says he has known for
SO long time he would have kept silent until
now. Again, we challenge them to the inyesti-
gssion.
The foregoing comments upon the charge from
high sources that reasonable secret associations
exist in Michigan will apply with equal force to
Indiana. The Republican central organ in this
State has over and over asserted that similar as
sociations existed in this State, and this informa-
ton it professed to give of its own knowledge
1t even goes so far as to state that the names of
the conspirators are known. The object of the
Journal and the Republican leaders making these
charges is to create the impression that Democrats
have gotten up reasonable secret leagues The
demand has been made time and time again for
the evidence Of the existence of these assoca-
tons and the names of those who belong to them
If the Journal man has such evidence and
fails to communicate it, SO that the guilty parties
may be published, he is thereby aiding and abet-
ting treason. He is DO better than a receiver OF
stolen goods--in fact just much worse as the
crime of treason is higher and more Infamous
than that of larceny. But there is no such evi.
depre The charges that such associations exist
in Indiana or elsewhere in the Western States
are manufactured out of whole cloth, to advance
partisan and political purposes. The motive.
too, in making them is malicoas-deviIish. and
no punishment be too severe for the men
who have hearts wicked and corrupt enough thus
to Islander their neighbors and libel whole CON-
munties-for il is gross libel upon any commu-
unity to charge it with tolerating organized con-
spiracy against the government. The political
prohigates who invent those vile ISLANDERS will
find out that they will return to plague them.
cE-General McCIellan's recent address to his
army contains about eighty per cent Of words Of
Anglo Saxon origin. and Of the 427 words in the