The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-21
Treason in Indiana.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9, 1863
Whea say that Indiana is ripe for revolution
within her own borders, expect the sentiment to
be re ssived with good deal Of Incredibly by
those who are rot familiar with certain facts which
are patent to all observing men in the State. The
LOYAL people Of Ohio win be slow to believe that
there was Democratic plot laid by the Demo-
cratic leaders Of Indiana, mad intended to be car
sed into execution less than ten days ago, for the
seizure Of the State Arsenal and the distribution
Of It's contents among men who are pledged TO
the d sruption of the Government. Nothing but
,he vigilance of Governor Morton, Colonel Car
Yngon and few others, prevented the accom-
aIishnaent Of the villainous scheme. Since nay
arrival hsse, have heard men say, abiding to the
subject, that if they had once got the Arsenal, it
would have taken all the Abotionsts in the
country TO have taken it from them that they
had $4,000 men in Indiana to fight against the
Yankees, and they intended to bring them out
before long. | have it on the best authority,
that the design Of the cosspirators was, sfter
having made the seizure, to get the Republican
mem bers into The Senate and House Of Rspre'
sentalvcs, crowd the Hobbies so 80 to prevent
bolt, elect Bright and Hendricks, as United States
Senators, and pass Lii, or series Of resolutsns
denouncicg the Federal Government and favoring
tho establishment Of Northwestern Coz fedora
OF. Gov. Morton was apprised of their intentions
10 time and il they had attempted any act Of vio-
lence, they would have paid for it with their lives.
The Northwestern scheme is boldly advocated
bv the Democratic leaders of this State. Hen
dricks, Bright, Turpie and others have been
preaching for months that it 10 impossible TO re-
stsre the Union of the South with the North. and
that in the event Of the dissolution OF the Union
it will be the utter ruin OF the Northwest TO re-
xeain under enc government with the New Eng
lsnd States. The p Icy OF the present Leglsa-
sure of Indiana which is nothing but a tool in
the hands OF such men as Bright and Hendricks,
will be TO paralJze the general government, so far
az possible; by refusing to appropriate money for
the maintenance and equipment of Indiana troops
in the field and thus to render as much assistance
a possible to The Confederate arms, knowing that
upca the success Of JEFF Davis revelation depends
che chlnces for the establishment OF their Utopi a.
Tisy assert that the South, once an independent
nation. will intervene in their behalf in the event
of collision between the East and West
These political rascals are watching the course
pursued by Kentucky with great interest. Seces-
sionsts and traitors at heart they are opposed to
the actual secession OF Kentucky, believing they
eaa make more capital and sympathy by her re-
manning in the Unien, and calling upon the min
ions Of slavery in the North to assert and defend
her rights for ter. They do not want Kentucky
% enter the Southern Confederacy, bat expect
her to form one OF the glorious constellation OF
States, under the guidance of such dsmsgogass
~ Bright and Hendricks.