Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-16
From the South Bend Forum.
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very weak and very mean partisan effort al !
over the country Is at this time being made 10y the
dainty mnons of the Lincoln Administration TO
brand Democratic Legislatures and Democrats
everywhere with Rebel sympathy and secret po-
lilical combinations with reasonable objects /
They return again IN their old partisan tactics.
What they charge upon Us, that they most indus
trously practise
Coming up recently from indianapolis, where
the heart of the Site Is beating with quickened
pulse against public wrongs, and where these
daInties are suspected of such double dealing, We
TN demonstration OF their perfily under T
nose home We finl, in all local newspapers.
advertisement, 10y "the Central Secretary OF
the Stroug Band Association, at Chicago, to the
effect that that new secret brotherhood" is pre-
pared TO establish branches" that it proposes
Ito preserve Ito secure, and ito teach" GER
tain things which men know Intuitively, ana GER
tain rights which American citizens are all born
with
The same adv ertisement is in this paper. IL
is tolerated there for pay-it is not ndorsed
The printer is not responsible for other peoples
eytravagances in connection with the drugs and
whisky and snuff aud tobacco he nay advertise
| That advertisement comes from Republican
| Sources and in the accompanying notice.
| printed also in this paper last week with the al
vertisement, il was toastingly stated that the
very name of this secret political band has reler
through our grmies.'
\ 1t is a political axiom with us that whatev er
purposes To teach the principles of self govern
meut by pretentIeus covenants, oaths, emblems
and solemn ceremonies which are cOneSsedly
unfit tor the light OF day. should nowhere receive
the countenance of good citizens. Looking no
further than To the acts of the Know Nothings,
the Wide AwakeS, the Sons OF Malta. the 1.
| Cs, the L c., &c, men OF the State ct Indiana
Ind enough 10 demonstrate that secret political
societies unlrendly To the institutions of free
government. And If their tendency is bad in
civil liie how certainly should they be deprecated
i'm the armies of this Union?
In view of the fact, then. that their tendency is
/ unirendiy to good government in ordinary times
they must be positively dangerous now and would
it not be well and " sc for the Legislature nOv in
session suppress all such organizations 10y posi-
tive lawY Ii this is not done they will continue
their wOrk-and they are not wanting all the de
lenses of money and official patronage, and the
weight and support OF selfish and corrupt men OF
influence in the church-thex will continue their
begun work in the hands of that very same class
of extremists which nave nstigated the great Re
beliion. They have instgatei rebellion, whos g
resources of strength, two years war conducted
by their counSels without restriction OF men and
meas. have only begun To deV eOp he couu
sells of the Adm instr ,ton all the time overriding
the judiciary and the Constitution. the people are
beginning to see that the rebellion cannot be sup
pressed by policy hostile To the rights OF man
and they are crying out against it, acts with a
voice that will be heard by their ultimate State
authorities.
It will therefore be the first work of State
Legislature to restore the violated laws, and &c
strengthen the fallen hands and feeble knees Of
the Judiciary. And then they must promptly
rebuke the corruptionists in high places. and al
their friends aud sbetiOrs IN every secret place
prominent among whom are these secret political
ORG mutations now 50 industriOusly seeking favor
with the honest and unwary citizen. The mel
that be gan this war CAM neither prosecute IL sue
cess uly. nor bring il to any just ami honorable
termination They can do nothing now but ex
tend the area of civil war. and the Legislatures .
the PEOPLE should put them down by lava
, once and everywhere