Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-19
WEEKLY SENTINEL.
MONDAY. JANUARY 10.
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Under this head. the Journal of Saturday last
alIudes TO some comments which appeared in the
Sentinel few days ago. ia reference to the story
of the threatened assassination'of Gov. MORTON,
and with great virulencc denies the truthfulness
of our comments thefeupon. The special tele-
graphic dispatches from this city to the Cincin-
natl GaseRe and Commercial which it is well
known emanate from the Governors Office. also
express great Indignation at our alusion to the
fears of His Excellency or His Excellencys
friends We certainly had intention, in our
brief paragraph to wound the dignity the Gov
ernos or to question the courage and daring he
has exhibited during the war-the fame of which
has covered Indiana all over with glory and
given her a name throughout both the civilized
and Pagan worlds.
s6ories, like glow worms, afar of shine bright;
But looked too near, have neither heat light"
But in what constituted our offense, and which
called forth such expressions of dire Indignation
from HIS Excellency2 The Cincinnati CONNER
eiai. one of the Governors buffers aud blowers,
published to the world with startling head lines,
that plot to assassinate the Governor had been
brought to light. His Excellency, it stated, had
received anonymous communication. detailing
the schemes of the consPiratCrs ami warning him
of his danger. OF course this information must
have been received from the Governor directly
or indirectly, and therefore authortatiyely pub
lshed. The object in giving this startling in
formation to the world we know not, unless it
was a eommendsble desire on the part of his
special friends to keep his name in some shape be-
fore the country and prevent it from subsidng into
obscurty. We thought IN republshing the story
from the Commercial, that doing His
Excellency kindness, and it appears that we
have, for our brief paragraph has given him an
other opportunity. through his organs here and
hi. organs elsewhere, to make known his fearless
daring in the hour of his danger.
The Governor d,nies most emphatcally that,
after he received the intmation or information
through female that there were deep laid plots
to end his mortal career, he had military guard
placed around his house At night for his protec-
ton. That ne did so street rumor We
were so informed by his political friends, and up
on their authority 50 81 d. Military gentlemen
inform US that his Excelency, Commander
in-chief, is entitled to a military guard. And a
gentleman informed yesterday that he IA
guard around the Governors premises on Satur-
day night last. 1t NAV have been voluntary
guard put there unknown to the Governor by
some of his friends who feared that violent hands
might be laid upon him. but our friend says his
eyes could not have deceived him. We do not
object to the Governor having military guard
His life is too precious at this critical period in
the nations history for him to be taken off, and if
any such preeaution prevent such terrible
calamity it ought to be exercised.
We did not intend to impeach the Governors
courage by mentioning that guard had been
placed around the Executive mansion, but
rather to show to the world how deeply enshrined
is his Exeellency in the popular affection, and
what anxious care is exhibited to preserve him
from any hrrm We hope this explanation will
be satisfactory
One statement in the Journal we must deny
in toto The Governor neither one time, two
times, or three times, it charges placed guard
cover the property of the editors of the Sentinel
at the request OF the editor himself" We never
made such a request of the Governor directly or
indirectly 1t came from others, and it was
made not so much to protect any special proper
ty as to prevent public outbreak. The Cover
nor well knew that attack upon the Sentinel
Office would have resulted in similar retaliation
upon the Journal Office And the use ofa mill
tary guard was as much to protect the property
OF the latter the former, and prevent the serious
consequences which would have resulted from
the reign of mob law.
We owe an apology to our readers tor giving
SO much space and prominence to the foregoing
matters.