Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-17

house. The services for time we're conducted
very quietly, no one making any disturbance
On the outside. about one Hundred yards away
from the door, three boys. the oldest not more
than nineteen years of age made display of
butternus pins Among the three was a Young
man named DaIe The large majority of the
persons assembled paid no attention to the pins.
and no loud words we're passed or violent re
marks made until member Of the home guard,
who was present, discovered the pins aud ordered
them removed. The boys declined obeying the
order. ~hereupon short words passed. and botb
parties may have used insulting language. The
home guard when he found the bows not disposed
to comply with his order, reported them To his
Captain who ordered his men under arms. with
the command to arrest the butternut wearers.
While the guards gone after their guns the
f.ther of young Dale ordered him TO remove his
pin. which he did fully an hour before the guards
returned armed. What became ofthe other bows
who wore ornaments have never heard but
/ from the fact that no attempt was made to arrest
them. suppose they had either removed their
pins left the meeting. After time squad
Of men under their officer appeared. Eleven had
muskets with bayoneis fixed, ard one. or perhaps
two. we're swords. As they marched up the
church Young Dale was standing near the door.
and the Captain OF the squad seeing him, ordered
his arrest. Dlie saw the motion and went inside.
Al this time he wore no offensive emblem. and
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was taking place Just as Dale was walking into
church the congregation were in the act of taking
sacrament ID ,le walked hurriedly uD the aisle
and took seat near the pulpit. Five of the
guards with fixed bavonets followed him up the
aisle ming az the top of their voices ''Hahl
halti' while those who remained outside formed
a line in front OF the door, completely preventing
any outgoing or incoming The scene that i'm
mediately followed beggars all description. The
/ lpra. mi Nj and twO
| tainted Two of the church members, one of
them an elder. met the squad and endeavOred to
! turn them back. They informed the sOldiery
that they were about taking sacra ment, and
begged them not to make the arrest until the ser
vices were concluded, mo, they would not do i'll
Dale had worn bulternut and must be arrest
ed While endea vorng to turn the squad back
several made short speeches to quell the storm
Order was finally restored by Dale surrenderiag
the butternut, which was in his pocket. to some
one, when the crowd left the church, aud the
members cincluded their sacrament and were dis
missed But the pc ice was broken. After such
a scene the people could scarcely Worship with
such equanImify as before. Many citizens took
their families and lett for home during the emeee,
declaring they had come there for worship and
they would not leave their wives and children
there to be terrified with the sight of muskets in
church. fccurse very many did not justify the
wearing of offensive emblems that day. but
even though they were worn, they had been re
moved long before the guards appeared armed
Good citizens can and will not endorse the action
OF the home legion in making their onslaught
while a peaceable and pious congregation were
celebrating the Loris Supper Whatever may
have been the offense of young Dale, a spirit of
respect and deceBcy should have. controlled the
home guards until services were concluded. AT
| ter the dismissal of the congregation no farther
attempts at arrests were made q,
Such are the facts, and an intelligent people
may now judge them. lift is for the purpose OF
disturbing peaceable people that the hume guards
are organized, and displaying their arms ON all
occasions, no matter how trivial, then we had as
well know it. No people have been more sland
cred and traduced than the Democrats of Bpone
county, and no people have more forbearing
Democrats time after time, have been arrested
on the most silly charges. and with few excep
tiOns, almost Immediately discharged. Taken
/ from their homes. compelled to lose their time,
and spend their money to crafty the malevolence
OF some of their enemies Again. no matter how
| triumphantly they may be acquitted. the perse-
cutions do not cease The cry of traitor is still
snng in their ears. aud the tongue of sander still
endeavOrs to poison their peace. But so far the
shalt has missed its mark. No epithets however
insulting, and no treatment however scandalous
has driven the Democracy of Boone from the
correct path of duty, Not Republican paper
Il
nuts and copperheads. vet they are intensely dis
gu-ted should Democrat meet them in good
/ humor and wear pin. Old Democrats in this
county have been derided in their own fields
simply because the garments they wore had the
butternnt hue Democrats who pass peacelbly
along minding their own business are frequently
saluted with tire words, There goes d-d but
ternnt son of a b-h:"y yet the persons who freely
apply these epithets so excessively loyal that
/ heir nafr rith tbo lusf
for power, sadly insuited should simple but
ternut pin make its appearance. Old men have
never worn them. nor would boys do so were the
epithet forgotten. But enough. The Demo
Gratis of Boone to day patriotic and Union
loving citizens rs any Of the proud hosts of
Abraham or "Oliver." They never declared
| that 1.-The Union could not exist half slave and
half free. nor did they vote for the man for Gov
ernor of Indiana who, in 1856. was supported by
party that followed the Aig of ony sixteen
stars. If il is the intention of Gov. Morton and
his ioadies to crush all opposition to abolition
policy. and what is still worse, no longer let the
civil law protect men 'who worship God accord
ing to the dictates of their own conscience" then
we people in Indiana have fallen low in
deed c.
LEBANON. IsD.. Aug. 5. 1868. saags
-Rusu CouSrY rY-The Democracy of this
county will hold convention in the Court house
in Rushville. on Saturday. the 9Th day of Sep
tember. The elections for delegates will take
place in the respective townships on Saturday
the 29th of August. at 4 o clock P N.
The Hancock county annual agricultural
fair will be held on the fair grounds near Green
field. commencing the 2i of September, aud
continuing four days. asl bss8.esfs t
There is not single tenant in the Tippe-
canoe county Jail. .I .fai - fs 80 ..iscis
The corner stcne Of new Catholic church
will be laid at Oxford. on Sunday. the 10th inst
II will be one OF the finest church ediices in the
State afa .sas.sfa af
-CoRs.-We fear the corn crop in this ycini-
ty will not bn more than one-half what it waslas
year. The frost OF the 5th of last month com
pleteIy killed whole feIds.-[[ Lafayette Courier,
-DscHAnoE or JAMES 'PoLx. THE MuRprREa
OF STEwART-Our readers will remember the
trial of james Polk, about iour years since, for
the murder Of John Stewart near the Battle
Ground and his sentence TO the penitentiary for
twenty years. He was discharged this morning
my order of Judge Perkins. OF the Supreme
Court As the case has excited some coDsidera
Bile interest and is of great Importance to the
legal profession. we give condensed history oil
the whole Transaction: - eA- 70
} Polk was indicted by the Grand Jury aud tried
by the Circuit Court upon the charge Of murder
in the second degree there being no count iu IL,
Indictment for manslauehter. which is murder in
the third degree The verdict of the jury was al
IfolIows. i3i ftot 81 'f'f- t.