Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-29
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The telegraphic dispatches TO the Associated
PteSs from this city in reference to the Brown
county troubles. are headed EARNED treason in
Indiana" The tenor and spirit of these reports
are to create the impression upon the country that
there is imminent danger Of armed rebellion in
Indiana against the authorities of the Federal
and State Governments. What good motive can
there be for these exaggerated and untrutbful
statements in reference to some local troubles
arising from personal difficulties and collisions,
and which may. in fact, have happened under
other circumstances and at different times? We
publish, this morning, several statements from
respectable persons, members of adverse political
parties, who bear common testimony that the
unfortunate affair which resulted in the death of
Sergeant DANIELS. was unprecedented, AID that
there has been no public gathering of armed
forces in that county to offer any resistance to
civil, or military authorities. but that a force was
called out by a civil officer to preserve the peace
and to enforce the law. All the laws of the
country can be enforced in Brown county, by
the civil authorities, without a shadow of opposi-
ton.
The Democracy of Brown county are largely in
the ascendant, and no people are more patriotic
and faithful to the Government For the Mexi-
can war Brown county raised more troops in pro
portion TO its population than any other in the
State. and for the present war it has raised her
full quota Of troops. Why then should the peo-
Pile of Brown county and the people of Indiana
be insulted by telegraphic reports directly charg-
ing that theysare uufaithful to the Government ?
We imagine any good reason. There is
a class Of people, intensely radical Republicans,
who seem DESTROYS of precipitating upon the
North civil war. or to create the impression that
such a result is to be apprehended, apparently
for the purpose of forcing upon the country a
despotic military rule. So far as the conservative
citizens of Indiana are concerned there will be no
resistance, armed or otherwise, to the lawful au-
thority of the Government. If there should be
any such demonstration it will come from those
who profess to be the peculiar friends and sup
pOrters of the Administration There NAV be
some danger from that source, but there is none
from any other.
we uncefSbduu luab Ucnerdl BURNSIDE, "Heu
here the other day, stated To the effect that he
saw no evidence of any purpose in Indiana TO op
pose the Government in the rightfnl exercise of
its power-tO resist law. The outbreaks which
have occurred he regarded as arising from person
al difficulties. liable to occur at any time. and
not as growing out of hostility to the Govern
ment. He could not see any necessity for mill
tary rule, and that there was no doubt but the
civil authority was ample to preserve public or
der and to see that the laws be faithfully execut-
ed. This lisa sensible view Of the matter, and if
the military commandants would be governed by
it in the administration of their duties, the ap-
prehension in the public mind that there is an in
tention to invade personal rights would be
quieted. All the people ask is, that their Con
stitutiOnal rights shall be respected and main
tanned.