Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-14

the DEMOCRATIC NEErIxe AT RENssrIArR-
ARREST oF II Il DopD AND HIS SPttpY Re
LEASE The Democrats nf jasper and Newton
mer at Rensselaer, on Saturday tho 5h inst
pursuant tn notice. and Organized their rneetino
by choosing Thomis Lampson President and T
j. Splitter Secretary After few nreli urinary
remarks by Alexander SHARP. Mr. II Dodd
ct Indianapolis. WAS introduced To the audience
which was large. and variOuSlv estimated from
twenty FIVE bundle tn three thousand persons
We have spoken of Mr Dndd. rs 4 speaker unon
former occasion; this. he was more than
ever interesting His Sneech was plain and
tnrrihle. and ~ times severe and sarcastic He
handled the Administration and its friends with
considerable severity. but, IT, our opinion. no
more so than Justice and truth demanded Mr.
ID I'D was followed bv j B Spott>wood in few
brie' but pertinent remarks The speeches we're
listened To with profound attention The meeting
WAS conducted throughout in orderly msnner
much TO the credit of our political opponents.
considerable number Of whom were present
Indeed, the Democrats had received on assurance
from some nf the prominent members Of the
Administration party. in the early mart Of the
day, that The meeting should not he interfereI
with in any way. and that there need be no appre
tensions
Our homes would have been reazed and the
pledge of our opponents fully redeemed had il
wolf in s'eenS clothing"-bv the name of
Huffmnn or H"ffman. This long faced. sancti
moniOus hvpOcriie fir, after the peorle had
returned 20 their homes 10 lodge a complaint
vi the Provost Marshal against Mr. Dodl
charging him with having uttered reasonable
sentin ents and demanding his arrest in Justice
IL mlnv Of the cit zens of Rensselaer, and con
siderable portion of the Milrov Guards We would
state that they we're opposed to making the arrest
I = II 9
to participate in the arrest
The ground of the charge. as we have been in
formed Is this: In the course Of his speech. Mr.
ID I'D had occasion To alludc 20 the election in
Kentucky. and incidentally remarked that the
ballot box wss the last hope for the pre-ervation
of the liberties OF free neople, and when de
privel of that sacred right. il would be time to
make resistance. We do not pretend to give
Mr.. d : exact language. hut We remember dis
tinctly that such was the import of his remark
We have not seen the complaint. but we have
been informed that IL Is a complete perrersion Of
the language and meaning of the speaker We
had quite rs good an opportunity Of knowing
what Mr. Dodd said as this long faced scoundrel
who no doubt was present for the exnress purpose
of manufacturing falseh0oj and making mischief
We know of no class of men who have done
more to produce the present state of affairs in
this country than just such men as this Huff.
manner who have "s,olen the livery o heaven
to serve the devil in" and the quicker they are
consigned 10 the infamy thew 80 richly merit the
better il will be for Christianity and the peace of
community There need be M fear of mistaking
their real chsracter-by their fruits yOu NAV
know them. They ''busybodys," "hvpo
critics" bearing a marked resemblance to the
Pharisee Of old. who ''for pretense made long
prayers. and thanked God he vas not as other
men " &c.
The word went forth that our SPECS ker had been
arrested. and that the town was tarded an none
permitted TO pass the guard coming or going
The PARTICULARS. Of course, could not be sscer