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

"A SPECIMEN BRICK OF REPUBLIcASIsM IN
FOUNTAIN CoUNrY.-Editor Sentinel: 1t will
be remember ed by your readers that one hundred
soldiers were recently sent into jackson township.
in this county, to '.entorre the enrolment I his
was brought about by the misrepresentation of
tie enrolling commissioner, one Jefferson Baily,
notorious for his hostility to common honesty.
but;ernut emblems, &C., &c Now, sir. in order
that justice may be done to the citizens Of that
much abused locality. Jackson township, and the
public mind. .ldisabused in regard to the alleged
delinquency. propose to briefly state few facts
in connection therewith-
After much talk and guessing among The "elect''
of this county as To the desperate hazard to be
incurred in enrolling said township. the aforesaid
B tilY was selected for the sacrifice who. after
fOrtifying his courage with the proper quantity
Of whisky, proceeded upon his mission and
penetrated at least mile and Il half within the
borders OF said township. meeting with no resist
ance. but taking the counsel ofhis base and cow
ardiy nature. he returned to Superior with ter
rible acr ount of his miraculous escape from the
bloody Jaws OF - murder and some
thing desperate. Upon this representation the
aboFe force sent, the result Of which was the
capture Of one man, whose innocence will appear
should the matter eper be Investigated. Having
thus secured an arrangement by wi ich he sup
posed collision would be brought about and
blood would flow on the soil Of Jackson town
ship, Baily's next step to enlist in the six
months service. under Captain Knapp, of this
plAce. after submitting to being Indignantly
booted of the premises OF our worthy city baker,
Michael Mayer for irving to slip out the back
way without paying his bill. But the hooting did
not end his troubles on last Friday Baily being
in town in company with his father, found him
self brought to halt by Lieut. Jones and his
squad, who forthwith arrested said BAily AS de-
seTtrr, and had him locked up in Jail until yester
a - IL
file of soldiers on his way to headquarters.
The father Of this honest loyal young man, was
present aud saw his sou. his son thrust into prison
under the charge Of desertion, and this in his
presence This indignity visited upon him who
had howIed himself hoarse in laudng uncle Abe,
and denouncing . II Democrats as copperheads,
secessionists, traitors. butternuts, &c and who
bad done valiant service in the lcar against but
ternut emblsms, and to be thus trelted, treated
ike vile copperhead, it was too much tn stand
The old man in his wrath forgot his loyalty to
the powers that be- ard turned his batteries
full upon the Government" meaning of cerrse
the .sAdmnissration.,' % hurting grape and CAMS
ter so thick and fast that many began to fear the
"Gsvernment" would never recover from the
shock He cursed the :. whole concern" from
"Oid Abe" down to the 9th Corporal, as a
I'D despotism," and wouIi see the "Govern-
ment-.in 1h--Ii before ne would support it,
These are the kind of men selected by the au
tnOrities TO enforce the laws, but when those
laws bear upon them or their friends they curse
them; but as they are loyal" they of course
excusable. Had Democrat uttered such Ian
guage, dozen secret spies and informers, with
which this land is cursed. would have clamored
for the blood OF the Odd copperheads;' but the
delinquent being 'loyal" man, his '1oyaP
friends could see no treason there. and thus the
matter will rest IL they would "do unto Others
as they would have others do unto them" al