Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-01
Ge, in~tous Address.

gen. Ga
We print in this issue of the Ledger the al
dress of Gen burlington on assuming command
of the Department of Indiana, AMI invite TO 1t the
attention oi our readers ~ to the necessity OF
erecting the loval State of Indiana into Sepa
rate Military Department we are not advised hut
We are willing t. assume that II was done 10y the
authorities on what thew believed To he sufficient
grounds and that the diminish 'tion OF us affairs
by the General in commtnd will rebound TO the
peace and happiness OF the people who are to be
affected by IL
The address OF Gen. burlington, we are graft
fed to saw i couched in uuexceptonable Ian
euase and inculcates much advice that : good.
and should be needed NJ this time. / he General
dcnounces. this paper has ever done. ani will
continue to do. secret political societies; and we
hope and believe his denunci alton i intended TO
reach such societies, whether gotten up under
Republican cor ID ,mocratc auspices
We denounced Ku0w-nothlngi>m. because we
honestly believed it to be inimieal TO the re &c
and well being of socie,y: AMI We saw nothing
either in the character or The early death OF t"ai
order 10 induce u to favor another oi the same
character. whatever my be its proes-el osgect>.
General Darlington gives rs 10 understand MT 1t
i no part Of his duty To interfere with the free
dom of discussion or of the ballot box. and 90
long as that is lelt open. more can be accom-
pl-he through il tatu through the agency OF
secret poti % societies
General Cartin. tons ldyice IN iccard 10 carry
Ing concealed searois l. enod. Int he should
remember thit tie Constitutions of both the
Stale AMI Nation give to the people the right 10
bcsr arms in Their own defense. 'ni thAt although
the practice of c,rrvu. concealed weapons l. IN
lawful and should npt he c0nnenanced Yet the
Constitution should not be v"atel by taking
from tie ritzsn the hight to purchase and possess
arms
WHIT General Darlington slys in regard to the
enforcement of lie enrolment Ia" AMI The duty
ct pie-ertin- petcc al tie selections viii doubt
les receive ihe SANCTION 81 every good citizen
The advice he General ives 10 The ptes- : ~
full accur.smce with the principle We h'vealwavs
acted u.a,u in the conduct OF thu paper Ne
have kuuNu iht' the country WIS filled VIII ex
citcmeI and with ia-e reports Instead OF
tinaiug tile 4 mes we have always ende1vored
10 calm aud sGbdue them. believing that was the
duty of true patriotism in these irving times
While the newspaper should be sentinel on the
watch tower 1f public Liberty. pointing out com
ug danger it should also he the conservation o
the public neace restraining rather than stimu
lating those passions which are apt TO iead met
as,ray in times Of great excitement IN A
Ledger.
ssrne Affair at Bioomingtou.
We see an article under the above caption
published Ia The Indianapolis and Cincinnati pa
pers. living an account of an att,mpt being IN ,d
in Bloomington, on saturday iusf. by SOM
''Copierheais" 10 rescue tue Rebel prisoner
that passed through here on the train that day
which they we're only prevented from doing -
the point Of the bavonet' Now, this u news &
t. u and. We presume. TO all the citizens @
Bloomington. The train passed through here
as stated. and stopped for short time. but 4"
have yet to learn of any disturbance With th
prisoners. or any attempt to rescue them. by an
narty whttevef There might have been COZ
peraeads'' in town. and they might have ha
arms concealed under their clothes. Tor all {"
know. but they certainly did not attempt to Us
them OF that occasion
\. io the meeting spoken Of that day. is ot
/ iect Vas u give our senator aud Representative
Messrs. Duuning aud Bu-kirk, chance 70 ''siN
an account Of their s;esardship' whilst II II
danspoli- Last winter. a. 10 Mr.. Baskirk
! speech. we have heard bet little said concerniu
i,--njeel We believe " was but short. owing
the indisposition Of the speaker. Mr. Dunning
speech We have heard spoken we'll of by men
both parties We should not have noticed Ia
AFFAIR" but Tor the slur that IL attempts ~ ca
upon the fair fame Of our Dlace No such thu
would be allowed in Boomington--lB lcomin:
ton Republican.