Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-20
For Tie IaIIT Nfafe SeHTIneT-
a letter Addressed tn the Toys CHI.
zcns Of the tate OF Ind in ma.

AUGUrTA, Feb 18th, lcb2.
We beg leave to address you this letter as We
are convinced OF your loyalty To the Gov eminent
OF the United States, and that YOU are the deer
mined enemy OF all ytssissrss anis csasfssators
against the Cons atioa that Avu we'll ~ " e
believe in system Of public a. veil as private
correspondence. We are all Governors and must
know and understand each other, otherwise We
can do nothing towards exterminating disloyal
persons or iHfuences. Now there are grett
many Of the first named eyiIs IN all parties.
except tlre one 10 which this-1etteri is nd
dressed, and We must put an end TO them
some way other they will continue TO
make proselytes until they have perverted the
whole OF everything that is good our country :
laws be no longer respected, the Constitution
tramped under foot each tyrant will resume the
seat of his kingdom and the inhabitants be made
his slaves. he will be their master.
My friends will YOU submittO such men, Are YOU
ready to deliver up your sacred inheritances to
then,I should be glad t. know For my part
s oai rather die than to yield a single inch TO such
public plunderers What this war fory Is it Just
or unjust? Gentlemen, you are aware that part
OF mankind, citizens of the United States, are en-
gagged at present in a unjust and unconstitutfon.
al var with Their neIghbors. nIffr cnFc IL
Slavery, the curse ct AL countries where Il Is
brought, has at last proven TO be the of the
dissolution of our own,
These men OF. the North believe slavery 10 be
a monster evil, and have resolved TO put it down
ut the hazard of their lives and ut whatever cost
by means of the sword. Now this is all wrong.
when in the course of nature that a moral
Governmental reform may with safety be made
Let the Constitution he brought forward and ex
ahmed whether it will admit of said Improvement.
IT, n in this case. the Constitution did not sane
ton any such proceeding, then the only remedy
is TO have this instrument changed according to
law and then enforced vigorously. Should those
persons not believing in said reform revolt, mild
measures should be taken with them. In the first
place. they should be fully compensated for all
losses. Secondly, they should be treated as
neishbors not rs enemies p 80
Without this bloody strife slavery might have
been swept from the Southern soil. and with one
fifth the cost Neither would the Union have
been dissolved.
/ tMrs. Lincoln the Queen of the West" has, |
understand. become quite patriotic, making grand
feasts for the benefit OF the health of young Off
GERS Honest Abe" will be in great danger of
having his reputation eclipsed.
Before Leone to close let me say that all is
peace here. l am surroundedlby intellisent. kind
neighbors; among them stands the sage, George
Coble, Esq. VIM. d. Holingsworth, an inge-
NOUS man, lives TO the east of me; Jos. Clingen
smith, an amiabe man, to the south; Jeniah
Ward the tradeSman. to the west and Granny
Reveal, the companion and friend of General
George Washington in her youthful days to
the north; no man never bad more interesting
set of neghbors, assure you.
Adieu for the present JONI HoRSADAY.