Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-15


to ,h- ZANE common dertiuy. desire to sAy di
rectlv 10 you fe~ cslm and honesf ~"fds hs
soldier. are brave. they also just 'nd sener-
Gus, Aud willing TO read. and hear bolh sides oil
all questions before forming final conclusions
II have iu any capacity been untrue to you
while engaged in the perilous service Of your
country. your resentment, however severe, would
be just But il in every act. publicly and private
IL. have kept in view the true interests and
hapuipes. OF the soldier. / know by every impulse
Of the human heart hat viii be sustained oy /
your unbiased judgments, II
Within the last three four weeks most
wicked. malignant aud cruel attempt has been
made by my political opponents 10 create deep
and settled hostility in your minds against me.
To attain this object system OF the most aston
ishing and unparalleled ialsehood ever known IN
this or any other country has been adopted.
confess myself almost at q ioss how 70 meet H.
falsehood once started continues its endless
journey regard ess of all contradictions
: The newspaper which starts t will never pno-
ii.h or notice denial. and thus the false and IN
furious impression which II makes remains Tor
ever do not even know that this brief state
ment to you will be allowed TO reach and coun
teract the atrocious calumnies which have been
poured into your ears by my enemies.
You have been told by such Newspapers as the
Indiana Journal, the Wabash Express. Evans
vile Journal. and other bitter partisan papers
that in a late speech IN Sullivan county spoke
very disrespectfuly and unkindly OF you-that
called you Lincoln hirelings." Lincoln dogs,
and other approbious epithets. No more
Infamous lie was ever told. I appeal to the
Searcher of all hearts for the evidence OF It's
truth. when tell you that never spoke a dis
respectful word of the soldiers OF our armies III
nv life. There were at least FIVE thousand peo-
pie within the hearing Of my voice at the town
of Sullivan. on the occasion alluded to- and no
one. friend or foe. in truth assert that he
heard me apply such language to the soldiers
| On the contrary. as I can prove by candid mer
of all parties, in that very speech passed hisf
eulogy on the courage and patriotism OF the sol
der. and announced repeatedly the necessity and
du,y of sustaining him in the field. lid. in
deed. speak of "hireings and dogs, but ex
pressy applied those terms to that class OF lying
editors and thieving politicians who are bein'
supported BY Government plumber. and who hav
| devoted themselves to the business of manutac
turing falsehoods against their political oppo
nents.
But the best evidence of my feelings, and m
, treatment of the soldier consists in what hav
done, more than in what / now say cnal
lenge INV enemies. Who now wish you TO tax
nv lfe to the record which have made ]
Congress. Take the first speech / made
Congress, Feb Goth. 1862. and you will ther
End NV opinion of Indiana soldiers a. take
down at the time by official reporters, aud nj
"a reported bv men who have no motive e,
cept the destruction of political adversar
I think | will not be charged with vanity whe
2 say that in that speech is expressed as h's
: an appreciation of the gaantry and devotion
e the Indiana soldier YOU can lind IN car
/, speech made by the Indiana delegation duriI
J., the 9th Congress. | speak not of its mer'
= as a speech, out simply OF the sentimen
e towards YOU which it contains. You mi
y search every speech which | have ma
If since that date in Congress or out, which h
r been reported, and believe that in every one
20 them. to the best of my recollection now, y
,e will find some complimentary alusion to I
IT soldiers Of the proud and great State OF Indian
l. Would nave taken this course through all 4
IN career up to the day spoke at Sullivan. a
j. then in the face of thousands of people of bo
r parties belle nv whole record on that subet
ID Whatever you NAV think OF me as patriot y
rs do not think me fool You will feel assur
Of that did no such thing.
m Blu; there is still better way even than this
ne try my feelings toward the soldier Many app
70 priations of very large sums Of money have o.
r made to pay you. to feed you and to clothe ,
r.. while in the service of your country. They HI
e. been made while was Representative in q
Ed gress from a District which has always D.
or foremost in everv requirement of the law for
&c raising of troops What has been my course
TAT this subject! You have been told that | b
to voted against appropriations in your behalf.
ed the contrary | saw now to you. in the presence
an the record that if any man can ind one vote
Is I ever gave against an appropriation OF mo
,se for the benefit of the soldier. will resign
ets seat which now hold. and agree to 60 out
political life forever Whatever may have bt
The and still is my opinion as to the origin
fair necessity OF this war-Nhatever may be
be opinion of its management and the polit
of issues which the party in power seek to carry
We in connection with it, still have never consd'
ep- the starving Of our soldiers in the field or
lin stopping of their pay the proper means
per bringing il TO a close. Mr.. CoRwrS and OF
div who now hold high Offices under the pre-
UGH Administration. voted against supplies TO
Dit troops in Mexico. but this is no precedent
,tly Democrats ! have, therefore, in every inst'
bus where an appropriation has been made in "
mi; the soldier was interested voted for it, 7
ton Is but one exception TO this. and thit was "
and was confined TO my bed by sickness and C
not be present to vote at all. THIS Was IN
case of the seven hundred and fifty million
which had shout eighty millions in il foI
soldier and the balance for compensated er
"a cipation, and perhaps other equally ilegit'
ooo nurposes such as paving the plunderers OF