Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-27
ssIndtapa Officers Deneunce the
TRAITORS at Home"

TRAITORS at Home"
Such Is the beading Of special dispatch TO the
Cincinnati Commercial from Murfreesboro, stating
that"a meeting Of the officers Of about all the
regiments in this army was held the 22d
inst, >" a, which Strong resolutions were adopted.
unanimously. denounciBg the disloyal course Of
the Butternnts of the Indiana Legislature; also.
complimeniing Governor MoRroS for his energy
and patriotism" The dispatch also states that
"the resolutions we're drawn BY Col. HuSTEE. Of
the 52i Indiana. "a Democrat who. with Col.
Democrats. made violent speeches denouncing
treason in the Indiana Legislature" &c. Here
Is one paragraph We give verbatim:
Col Goodng denounced the Indiana Batter
nuts as id rascals.
The Journal of yesterday reproduces this stuff
in substances but with an infnitsde Of detail. the
editor drawing upon his imagination for the in
dignat;on-the very violent indignation-which
ne SAYS the soldiers Of the army feel toward the
Democracy Of Indiana and Of the North. IL is
very careful. however, not to allude to the author
of the resolutions. whom the Commercial CORE
spondent pronounces Democrat. Col. MoRToS
G HUSrKR, who draughted the resolutions is no
Democrat He is known in Indiana as an in
tense Republican, Northumberland most
bitter and determined opponent Of the Democ-
racy. Nothing can be expected of Coz. HuSrER
but deuunciations of the Democratic party, and
resolutions coming from has pen only reflex
of Republican sentiment and an indication of the
wishes of that purity.
Who is Col GooprSo. whom the Journal saws
"is Democrat, aud never was anything eses'
When home some time ago he publicly stated
that he intended to return 10 for Sheriff
the Republican side That's the sum OF his De
mocracy; he is jus. much Democrat as the
Journal editor and no more. After he got the
appointment of Major he wrote dirty articles
against the Democracy. in consideration Of which
he VAS appointed Colonel. SO we are informed
b. one Of the mos, respectable citizens of Jen-
nngs county. A few words to his soldery
qualities: Capt LEONARD ENNIS. who was for
mery connected with the 3D. publicly stated
that this Colonel GoopISG. Eat the battle of Per
ryvle hid behind a stump and impIored the reb
els not to shoot-stating to them that they were
killing their friends. Georgia Major came up
TO him and pricked him with the point Of his
sword and told him to get up from his cowardly
attitude" Such is the man whom the Journal
says denounced the Democracy of Indiana vehe-
mentIy What else could be expected from such
a sourceg
What Justice is there in the complaints against
the Democracy purporting TO come from the In
diana regiments in RosEcRANs' army2 For near
two years the Republican Administration has had
full control Of the Government. and the party in
power has been furnished with all the men and
ali the money il demanded for the vigorous pros
ecuiicn OF the war-to use the language of one
of the resolutions referred to, with money and
supplies in all their efforts to sustain the Union
aud prosecute the war" But all its efforts thus
Ear to put down the rebellion have proven signal
failures. The people know it and feel it in the
immense public debt which has been fastened
upon the country; in the burdensoms taxes i'm
posed to sustain the war debt. and the tens. we
may saw hundreds of thousands of valuable lives
which have been sacrificed. needlessly and Grim
inally Il there any wisdom in further vigorous
ly prosecuting under snch auspices. and
with the results which have thus far attended il?
The people saw no and such is the sentiment of
the soldiers OF the army--the privates of the
army. who 90 the drudgery and the fighting.
Tens of thousands of private letters have been
received from the soldiers. and west. written
tn their friends at home in the confidence of
friendship. which best express the change in the
attitude OF the army. They tell 4 common story
IL = a. - h.. md obi
for which i, is now waged And this is rapidly
growing sentiment To use the language Of the
Journal: "The army has been outraged into
letting is opinions be known" but such men a.
HuNlER and GoopIxG do not reflect speak is
sentiments. The men of the army and their
friends at home nave interests IN common. And
il i idle to suppose that the soldiers when they
return will not vote with their friends and kin
dred Thousands of soldiers who went into the
war Republicans and were in the State at the last
election voted the Democratic ticket for TIE first
time. Their experience had undeceved them.
They had been misled BY the Republican leaders.
In this regard we speak what we know. Daily
we are publishing letters from intelligent Repub
lcans in the army. whose sentiments have under
u
of the war And when the soldiers return and
End that the men, more than one half of the peo-
pie Of Indiana and of the whole North. who have
been stgma,ized by the Republicans as traitors
for partison effect. have ever been their best
friends, and true TO the Union and the Constitu-
ton. the ballot boz Sil speak in louder tones
against the party in power than il did in October
last. At no time in the history Of the country
was there great a revolution gong on in
the public mind, and il will increase in
power until there i vestige OF Re
publicanism left in the administration of
the Government. Politicians have no, started
il. OF helped IL" The people. in the change
which Is taking place. far ahead Of the poll.
ticisns- Go into private households and in tie
farmers homes all over the S,Ate-amohg the
people she are not seeking for political influences
and Who have no wish for public position-and
there will be heard the most bitter denunciarior.
of the policy and measures Of the Administr,
ton. Taey know and feel that grinding burden,
are being placed upon them. no, TO sustain ,h,
Union" but to give mere pirtisans the politica
control Of the Government
To sho~ that estimate Of the present atti